[Event "USCF Rated Game"] [White "DashCancel"] [Black "NN"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C21"] [WhiteElo "1580"] [BlackElo "1550"] [PlyCount "65"] {C21: Danish Gambit} 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 {The Danish Gambit is an important gambit line in the Open Game (1.e4 e5). White offers two pawns immediately in return for complete central domination with his bishops. If Black chooses to accept one or both pawns, he must play carefully, as Black's kingside becomes extremely vulnerable after seemingly normal development moves.} (4... d5 $11 {is an important variation that gives Black immediate equality.}) 5. Bxb2 Bb4+ (5... d5 {Is the main line, returning the pawns immedately and trading off queens in order to diffuse White's initiative. } 6. Bxd5 Nf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qxd8 Bb4+ 9. Qd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Re8 11. Ngf3 Nc6 12. O-O) 6. Nc3 $5 {Kf1 and Nd2 are more common. Having previously played Kf1, I find that it's hard to complete development if Black plays accurately.} Nc6 7. Nge2 $5 {More accurate is Nf3, but I like the idea of keeping f2-f4 as an option.} Nf6 8. O-O d6 $5 $11 {A strategic inaccuracy; Black should aim to play d7-d5 in one move. At this point, Black is two pawns up, but White's initiative keeps the position equal. White will attempt to mount an overwhelming kingside attack, while Black aims to safely complete development and trade down to an endgame with a winning advantage.} (8... Bd6 {is a favorite of Houdini, but would be difficult to find over the board.} 9. Nb5 Be5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11. Rc1 $15) 9. Qb3 {Nd5 right away is just a tiny bit better as it complicates matters more for Black.} (9. Nd5 $1 Bc5 (9... Nxe4 $2 10. Nxb4 Nxb4 11. Ng3 $1 d5 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Bxg7 $1) 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. Rc1 Ne5 12. Nf4 c6 $11) 9... O-O 10. Nd5 $1 {Threatening the bishop on b4 and ultimately disrupting Black's kingside pawn structure.} Bc5 {objectively the best move Black has.} (10... Nxe4 $4 11. Nxb4 {Despite having 3 pawns for the piece, White's initiative and domination of the entire board secures the advantage.} Na5 (11... Nd2 $4 12. Qg3 $1 $18) 12. Qc2 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 Re8 $16 (13... Nd2 $4 14. Qc3 {Threatening mate on g7} Qg5 15. Bc1 $1 {Pinning and winning the knight } c5 16. Nc2 $18)) 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Qg3+ {This queen transfer to the kingside allows White to exploit the weak pawn in Black's position immediately. } Kh8 13. Qh4 {There's now the immediate threat of 14. Bxf6, winning Black's queen.} Ne5 {Forced.} 14. Kh1 $1 {The bishop on c4 is taboo as the Black knight is the only piece preventing Bxf6.} Be6 {Black would love for White to cede the bishop pair and fix his weak pawn structure, but White has a great resource to prevent this.} 15. Bd3 $1 {Again playing on the x-ray on f6. White now has ideas of f2-f4 and e4-e5, exploiting the weak h7 pawn.} (15. Bxe6 $2 { A strategic mistake, as Black's weakness can now be dissolved.} fxe6 $15 {The pawn on f6 is now defended by the rook, killing White's attack.}) 15... Rg8 16. h3 {A quiet but necessary move, preventing Rg4.} Kg7 $5 {An interesting attempt to bring the Black king to safety. Houdini doesn't take much issue with it, but it certainly looks ugly.} (16... Rg6 $1 {An exchange sacrifice is another way that Black can stay in the game.} 17. Nf4 Kg8 18. Nxg6 fxg6 $11) 17. Nf4 Nxd3 $4 {Black misses a critical tactic that allows White to exploit the weak f6 pawn.} (17... h6 $142 $11 {keeps the position equal.}) 18. Bxf6+ $1 $18 Qxf6 19. Nh5+ Kf8 20. Nxf6 {White wins a queen and a pawn for two minor pieces, giving him a winning game.} Rg6 21. Nd5 (21. f4 $142 {is objectively better, but there's no need to take risks with such a clear advantage.} Nf2+ 22. Rxf2 Bxf2 23. Nxh7+ Kg8 24. Qxf2 Kxh7 25. f5 $18) 21... Bxd5 22. exd5 Kg7 23. Rad1 {Removing the pesky threats on f2.} Ne5 24. f4 Ng4 $2 {Black is hoping for 25. hxg4?? Rh6!} 25. f5 $1 Bf2 {Desperation.} 26. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 27. Qxf2 Rf6 28. Rc1 c5 29. dxc6 bxc6 30. Rxc6 d5 31. Qg3+ Rg6 32. fxg6 hxg6 33. Qe5+ (33. Qe5+ Kg8 34. Qxd5 Kg7 35. Qe5+ Kg8 36. Qf6 Rb8 37. Rc7 Rf8 38. Rxa7 g5 39. Qxg5+ Kh8 40. Ra4 f5 41. Rh4#) 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nd5 Qd8

[Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"] [Site "Main Playing Hall"] [Date "2012.02.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Alkaid"] [Black "Edop"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "1981"] [BlackElo "1972"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2012.02.07"] [TimeControl "180"] 1. e4 {1} c5 {1} 2. c3 {1} g6 {4} 3. d4 {1} Qa5 {2} 4. Nf3 {4} Bg7 {8} 5. Bd2 { 1} Qb6 {11} 6. Na3 {2} cxd4 {26} 7. Nc4 {1} Qd8 {5} 8. cxd4 {1} d5 {4} 9. exd5 {1} Nf6 {1} 10. Nce5 {3} O-O {4} 11. Bc4 {2} Nxd5 {5} 12. Qb3 {1} e6 {1} 13. O-O {6} Nc6 {1} 14. Nxc6 {2} bxc6 {1} 15. Bc3 {2} a5 {2} 16. Qa4 {5} Ba6 {6} 17. Qxc6 {5} Bxc4 {3} 18. Qxc4 {1} Rc8 {4} 19. Qb3 {1} Qd7 {21} 20. Bxa5 {6} Nf4 {18} 21. Bc3 {8} e5 {11} 22. Nxe5 {21} Bxe5 {4} 23. dxe5 {1} Qg4 {11} 24. Qb7 {3} Ne2+ {18} 25. Kh1 {2} Nxc3 {3} 26. bxc3 {1} Rxc3 {1} 27. a4 {Èas ' 2} 1-0

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.b3 Nd7 4.Bb2 e6 5.Bg2 Ngf6 6.O-O c6 7.d3 Bd6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.h3 Bh5 10.e3 h6 11.Qe1 Qa5 12.a3 Bc7 13.Nh4 g5 14.Nhf3 e5 15.e4 Rfe8 16.Nh2 Qb6 17.Qc1 a5 18.Re1 Bd6 19.Ndf1 dxe4 20.dxe4 Bc5 21.Ne3 Rad8 22.Nhf1 g4 23.hxg4 Nxg4 24.f3 Nxe3 25.Nxe3 Be7 26.Kh1 Bg5 27.Re2 a4 28.b4 f5 29.exf5 e4 30.f4 Bxe2 31.fxg5 Ne5 32.g6 Bf3 33.Bc3 Qb5 34.Qf1 Qxf1+ 35.Rxf1 h5 36.Kg1 Kf8 37.Bh3 b5 38.Kf2 Kg7 39.g4 Kh6 40.Rg1 hxg4 41.Bxg4 Bxg4 42.Nxg4+ Nxg4+ 43.Rxg4 Rd5 44.f6 Rd1 45.g7

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 e6 4.Nbd2 Nf6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Bxe4 0-0 10.0-0 h6 11.Bc2 e5 12.Re1 exd4 13.Qxd4 Bc5 14.Qc3 a5 15.a3 Nf6 16.Be3 Bxe3 17.Rxe3 Bg4 18.Ne5 Re8 19.Rae1 Be6 20.f4 Qc8 21.h3 b5 22.f5 Bxc4 23.Nxc4 bxc4 24.Rxe8+ Nxe8 25.Re4 Nf6 26.Rxc4 Nd5 27.Qe5 Qd7 28.Rg4 f6 29.Qd4 Kh7 30.Re4 Rd8 31.Kh1 Qc7 32.Qf2 Qb8 33.Ba4 c5 34.Bc6 c4 35.Rxc4 Nb4 36.Bf3 Nd3 37.Qh4 Qxb2 38.Qg3 Qxa3 39.Rc7 Qf8 40.Ra7 Ne5 41.Rxa5 Qf7 42.Rxe5 fxe5 43.Qxe5 Re8 44.Qf4 Qf6 45.Bh5 Rf8 46.Bg6+ Kh8 47.Qc7 Qd4 48.Kh2 Ra8 49.Bh5 Qf6 50.Bg6 Rg8

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 Bxf3 5. gxf3 e5 6. Nc3 Qd7 7. Bb5 c6 8. Ba4 0-0-0.

[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2012.02.08"] [White "JamesonMelo"] [Black "filosofisto"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1420"] [BlackElo "1258"] [TimeControl "5|0"] [Termination "filosofisto won on time"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bg5 Nc6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bb5 a6 9.Ba4 h6 10.Be3 b5 11.Bb3 b4 12.e5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Na4 Bb7 15.O-O Qc8 16.Nb6 Qc6 17.f3 Rd8 18.Qe2 O-O 19.Rad1 Bc5 20.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 21.Kh1 Qxb6 22.Qxe5 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Rd8 24.Re1 Qf2 25.Rg1 Bxf3 26.Bc4 Bxg2+ 27.Rxg2 Rd1+ 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Rb8 10. Qe1 Nd7 11. b3 e5 12. f5 gxf5 13. Nh4 f4 14. g3 Bf6 15. Nf5 Nb6 16. gxf4 Bxf5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Rxf5 Kh8 19. Bf4 Nd7 20. Qd2 Qh4 21. Rf1 Rbe8 22. Ne2 Rg8 23. Rxf7 Qh3 24. Ng1 Qg4 25. Nf3 Qh3 26. Qf2 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 Rg6 28. Nh4 Rg5 29. Nf5 Reg8 30. Nxd6 Ne5 31. Nf7+ Nxf7 32. Rxf7 R5g6 33. Rf8 Qh5 34. Rxg8+ Rxg8 35. Qf6+ Rg7 36. Rg1 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nd5 Qd8

[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "2-7-2012"] [Round ""] [White "Chess Network"] [Black "Waelag"] [Result "*"] [ECO "oft "] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 b5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. O-O e6 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Kh1 Rc8 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. Rae1 O-O 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nd5 16. Qe4 g6 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qg4 Qb7 19. Bh6 Nc5 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. a3 f5 22. exf6ep Rxf6 23. Ne5 Nxd3 24. Nxd3 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Qc7 26. Nb4 Bc4 27. Re1 a5 28. b3 axb4 29. bxc4 Qxc4 30. Qxc4 bxc4 31. axb4 Bxb4 32. Rxe6 c3 33. Rc6 Kg7 34. Kg1 Kf7 35. Kf2 Ke8 36. Rc7 h6 37. Rg7 Bc5+ 38. Kf3 Bd6 39. g3 g5 40. Rh7 Ba3 41. Rxh6 Bc1 42. Rh7 Kd8 43. Ke4 Bd2 44. h4 gxh4 45. gxh4 Ke8 46. h5 Bc1 47. h6 Kf8 48. Kd5 Kg8 49. Rg7+ Kf8 40. Rg6 Bxh6 41. Rxh6 Ke7 42. Re6+ Kd7 43. Re3 Kc7 44. Re7+ Kb6 45. Rf7 Kb5 46. Rb7+ Ka4 47. Rb3 Ka5 48. Kc6 Ka4 49. Kc5 Ka5 50. Ra3# *