Anthony D Brown (143 BCF) - Spanton (156 BCF)
Highbury (London) Rapid 1991
Giuoco Piano
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.b4!?
A rare continuation, although it was played by Morphy, Staunton, Marshall and Tartakower, and is closely related to the Evans Gambit.
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| How should Black respond? |
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5...d5?!
Black has the upper hand after 5...Bxb4, according to Stockfish18 and Dragon1.
6.exd5 Nb4 7.Nxe5 Nbxd5 8.d4 Bb6?
This lets White trap the black king in the centre. The engines suggest 8...Be7 or 8...Bb4.
9.Ba3 Be6 10.Re1 Nf4?
Better is the engines' 10...c6.
11.Bb5+?
White has a big advantage after several moves, especially 11.Qf3.
11...c6 12.Nxc6?
Black is only slightly better (Dragon1) or has the upper hand (Stockfish18) after 12.Bxc6!? bxc6 13.Qf3.
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| Black to play and gain a winning advantage |
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12...bxc6?
Correct is 12...Qd5!, one point being 13.Nxa7+ fails to the simple 13...Kd8 as Black threatens the a7 knight as well as mate in one.
13.Bxc6+ Nd7 14.Qf3!? Rc8 15.Qxf4 Rxc6 16.d5 Rxc2?!
Probably better is 16...Qc7.
17.dxe6 Nf6? 18.Qa4+ Nd7 19.exd7#
LESSON: tactics are easier when you have the safer king.
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