Sunday, August 13, 2006

Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano Opening (Two Knights) Part III

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 O-O Nxe4
6 Re1 d5 7 Bxd5 Qxd5 8 Nc3 Qa5 9 Nxe4 Be6
10 Bd2 Bb4 11 Nxd4 Nxd4 12 c3 O-O-O 13 cxb4
13 ... Qf5 14 Rc1 Bxa2 15 Rc5 Bd5 16 Bg5
(Canal's Variation)




Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano
(Two Knights) Part I

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-giuoco-piano-two.html
Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano
(Two Knights) Part II

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-giuoco-piano-two.html

For explanations of moves 1 through 3
please refer to:
Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano
(Two Knights) Part I

http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-giuoco-piano-two.html

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 d4 exd4



5 O-O



5 ... Nxe4



Initiating Canal's Variation.

6 Re1



(i) Threatens 7 Rxe4.
(ii) Pins the knight to the King.

6 Nc3? Nxc3 (not 6 ... dxc3? 7 Bxf7+! Kxf7
8 Qd5+ Ke8 9 Re1 Be7 10 Rxe4 d6 11 Bg5 cxb2
12 Rae1, with a powerful attack for White)
7 bxc3 d5 8 Bb5 Be7 9 Nxd4 Bd7 and Black
is up a pawn.

6 Nc3
6 Nxd4
6 Bd5


6 ... d5



(i) Attacks c4.
(ii) Protects e4.
(iii) Frees the c8 bishop.

6 ... Be7
6 ... f5


7 Bxd5



Black gets an advantage after: 7 Nc3 dxc4
(7 ... dxc3 8 Bxd5) 8 Rxe4+ Be6 9 Nxd4 Nxd4
10 Rxd4 Qf6 11 Nb5 Rc8 12 Nxa7 Bc5 13 Rf4 Rd8.

7 Nc3
7 Nxd4
7 Bb5


7 ... Qxd5



8 Nc3



8 ... Qa5



8 ... Qh5 9 Nxe4 Be6 10 Bg5 (10 Neg5 O-O-O
11 Nxe6 fxe6 12 Rxe6 Bd6) 10 ... Bd6 11 Nxd6+
11 ... cxd6 12 Bf4 Qd5 13 c3 Rc8.

8 ... Qh5
8 ... Qd8
8 ... Qf5
8 ... Qc4


9 Nxe4



Thus, White regains his piece.

9 Rxe4+? Be6 10 Nxd4 O-O-O.

9 Nxd4
9 Rxe4+


9 ... Be6



9 ... Be7
9 ... Ne7


10 Bd2



10 Neg5 (10 Bg5 h6 11 Bh4 Bb4 12 Re2 g5 13 Bg3 O-O-O)
10 ... O-O-O 11 Nxe6 fxe6 12 Rxe6 Bd6.

10 Neg5
10 Bg5
10 Nfg5


10 ... Bb4



10 ... Qd5
10 ... Qf5
10 ... Qh5
10 ... Qa4
10 ... Qb6
10 ... Qb5


11 Nxd4



11 Bxb4
11 c3


11 ... Nxd4



11 ... Bxd2
11 ... O-O


12 c3



12 Bxb4

12 ... O-O-O



12 ... Be7
12 ... Ne2+
12 ... O-O
12 ... Qb6


13 cxb4



13 cxd4? Bxd2 14 Qxd2 Qxd2 15 Nxd2 Rxd4.

13 Kh1
13 Rc1
13 b3


13 ... Qf5



13 ... Qd5
13 ... Qb6


14 Rc1



14 Bc3
14 Qc1
14 Qa4


14 ... Bxa2



14 ... Kb8
14 ... Rd5
14 ... Bd5
14 ... h5
14 ... Qg4


15 Rc5



15 Qa4
15 Bc3
15 Ng3


15 ... Bd5



15 ... Qg6
15 ... Bb3


16 Bg5



16 Bc3
16 Ng3


By ChessCoach@care2.com



















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