Thursday, August 17, 2006

Chess: Understanding Bird's Opening Part I

1 f4 d5 2 Nf3 g6 3 g3 Bg7 4 Bg2 Nf6 5 O-O O-O
6 d3 c5 7 Qe1 Nc6 8 h3 Qc7 9 e4 dxe4
10 dxe4 Rd8 11 g4 Nd4 12 Rf2 Bd7
13 Ne5 Be8 14 Nc3 Nb5 15 Nd1 Nd6
16 Bd2 Line




What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

1 f4



1 ... d5



1 ... b6
1 ... b5
1 ... c5
1 ... d5
1 ... d6
1 ... e5
1 ... e6
1 ... f5
1 ... g5
1 ... h6
1 ... Nc6
1 ... Nf6




1 ... d5 2 Nf3 Bf5 3 e3 e6 4 Nd4 Bg6 5 Be2 Qh4+ 6 g3 Qf6
7 Nc3 Ne7 8 Ncb5 Na6.
1 ... Nc6 2 Nf3 d5 3 e3 Bf5 4 Bb5 Qd6 5 Ne5 a6 6 Bxc6+ bxc6
7 d3 f6 8 g4.
1 ... Nf6 2 Nf3 d5 3 e3 Nc6 4 Bb5 Qd6 5 d3 Bg4 6 h3 Bd7
7 0-0 0-0-0 8 Nbd2 Bf5.
1 ... Nh6 2 Nf3 d5 3 e3 Nc6 4 Bb5 Qd6 5 d4 a6 6 Be2 Bf5
7 0-0.
1 ... d6 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nc3 Bf5 4 Nd4 Bd7 5 e4 e5 6 Nde2 Be7
7 d4 0-0.
1 ... e6 2 e4 e5 3 d3 exf4 4 Bxf4 Qf6 5 Qc1 Bc5 6 Nf3 d6
7 Bg5 Qe6 8 Be3 Bxe3.
1 ... h6 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 e3 d5 4 Bb5+ c6 5 Be2 g5 6 fxg5 hxg5
7 d3 Qd6 8 Nbd2 Nbd7.
1 ... c6 2 Nf3 d5 3 e3 Nf6 4 Be2 Nbd7 5 0-0 e6 6 b3 Bc5
7 Bb2 0-0.



Position after 1 ... f5

2 e4
2 Nf3 Nf6 3 e3 e6 4 Bc4 Bc5 5 0-0 0-0 6 Qe1 d5 7 Be2 Nbd7
8 d4 Bd6 9 Qg3.
2 e3 Nf6 3 Nf3 e6 4 Bc4 Bc5 5 0-0 0-0 6 Qe1 d5 7 Be2 Nbd7
8 d4 Bd6 9 Qg3.
2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Nf3 e6 4 e3 Bc5 5 Bc4 0-0 6 0-0 d5 7 Be2 Nbd7
8 d3 Qe8.



Position after 1 ... f5

2 c3 Nf6 3 Nf3 e6 4 e3 a6 5 Be2 Bc5 6 0-0 0-0 7 d4 Be7
8 Nbd2 d6.
2 b3 Nf6 3 Nf3 e6 4 e3 Bc5 5 Bb2 0-0 6 Bc4 Ne4 7 0-0 d5
8 Be2 Nc6.
2 d3 Nf6 3 Nf3 e6 4 Nc3 Bc5 5 e3 0-0 6 Be2 Nc6 7 0-0 d6
8 Qe1.
2 a3 Nf6 3 Nf3 e6 4 e3 Be7 5 Be2 0-0 6 0-0 d6 7 Bc4 Nc6
8 d3.
2 g3 e6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Bg2 Be7 5 0-0 Nc6 6 d4 0-0 7 c4.



Position after 2 e4

2 ... fxe4 3 d3 Nf6 4 g4 exd3 5 Bxd3 Kf7 6 g5 Ne8 7 f5 Nc6.
2 ... e6 3 e5 Bb4 4 Nf3 Ne7 5 c3 Ba5 6 Na3 0-0 7 Nc4 Bb6
8 Nxb6 axb6 9 d4.
2 ... Nh6 3 e5 e6 4 d4 Bb4+.
2 ... Nf6 3 e5 Nd5 4 d4 e6 5 c4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7 Qh5+ g6.
2 ... d6 3 e5 e6 4 Nf3 Ne7 5 d4 Ng6 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7 Be2 Be7
8 0-0 0-0 9 d5.



Position after 2 e4

2 ... c6 3 exf5 Qa5 4 Nc3 Nf6 5 Nf3 Qxf5 6 d4 Qg4 7 Qe2 b5
8 Ne5 Qh4+ 9 g3.
2 ... c5 3 exf5 Nf6 4 Be2 d6 5 Bh5+ Kd7 6 Nh3 Nxh5 7 Qxh5 Kc7
8 Nc3 Nc6.
2 ... d5 3 exd5 e5 4 Bb5+ Bd7 5 Qh5+ g6 6 Qe2 e4 7 Qc4 c6
8 dxc6 bxc6 9 Ba4 Qh4+ 10 g3 Qf6.

2 Nf3



2 b3
2 c3
2 c4
2 d3
2 d4
2 e3
2 g3
2 h3
2 Nc3




2 Nf3 Bf5 3 e3 e6 4 Nd4 Bg6 5 Be2 Qh4+ 6 g3 Qf6 7 Nc3 Ne7
8 Ncb5 Na6.
2 e3 Bf5 3 Nf3 e6 4 Nd4 Bg6 5 Be2 Qh4+ 6 g3 Qf6 7 Nc3 Ne7
8 Ncb5 Na6.
2 d4 Nf6 3 e3 Bf5 4 Bd3 Ne4 5 Nd2 e6 6 Ngf3 Bb4 7 0-0.
2 c3 e6 3 Nf3 Bd6 4 d3 Nd7 5 e4 dxe4 6 dxe4 e5 7 g3 Qf6
8 Rg1.
2 a3 Bf5 3 Nf3 e6 4 e3 Bd6 5 Nd4 Ne7 6 Bb5+ c6 7 Be2 Be4
8 0-0 0-0.
2 d3 Nc6 3 Nf3 Qd6 4 e3 Bf5 5 Be2 Nh6 6 0-0 0-0-0 7 c3 Ng4
8 Qb3.
2 g3 Bf5 3 Bg2 e6 4 Nf3 Nf6 5 0-0 Bc5+ 6 d4 Bd6 7 Nbd2 0-0
8 Nh4 Bg4.
2 b3 Bf5 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 e3 Qd6 5 Bb2 0-0-0 6 Bb5 Nf6 7 d3.

2 ... g6



2 ... c5
2 ... e6
2 ... Bg4
2 ... Nc6
2 ... Nf6




2 ... Bf5 3 e3 e6 4 Nd4 Nh6 5 Be2 Qh4+ 6 g3 Qf6 7 Nc3 Nc6
8 Nxf5 Nxf5 9 e4 dxe4 10 Nxe4.
2 ... Nf6 3 e3 Nc6 4 Bb5 Qd6 5 d3 Bg4 6 h3 Bd7 7 0-0 0-0-0
8 Nbd2 Bf5.
2 ... Qd6 3 e3 Nf6 4 Nc3 Nc6.
2 ... Nc6 3 e3 Nf6 4 Bb5 Qd6 5 d3 Bg4 6 h3 Bd7 7 0-0 0-0-0
8 Nbd2 Bf5.
2 ... e6 3 e3 Nf6 4 Be2 Bd6 5 0-0 0-0 6 d3 Nbd7 7 Nc3 Re8
8 Qe1.
2 ... Nd7 3 e3 Ngf6 4 Be2 e6.
2 ... Bg4 3 Ne5 Bf5 4 c4 f6 5 Nf3 dxc4 6 Qa4+ Qd7 7 Qxc4 Qc6
8 Qc3 Qxc3 9 Nxc3 e6.
2 ... Bd7 3 e3 Nf6 4 Be2 Nc6 5 d3 Bf5 6 Nh4 Bd7 7 Nf3.

3 g3



3 c4
3 d3
3 e3




3 d4 Nf6 4 c4 Bg7 5 cxd5 Qxd5 6 Nc3 Qa5 7 Qc2 Bf5.
3 c4 d4 4 b4 Bg7 5 Bb2 Kf8 6 Na3 a5 7 b5 Qd6 8 Nc2 d3.
3 e3 Nf6 4 d4 Bg7 5 c4 0-0 6 cxd5 Qxd5 7 Bd3 Bf5 8 Nc3 Qe6
9 Bxf5 gxf5 10 0-0.
3 d3 Bg7 4 e3 Nf6 5 Be2 0-0 6 0-0 Nc6 7 c3 Qd6 8 Nbd2 Bf5
9 Qe1.
3 Nc3 Nf6 4 e3 Bg7 5 Be2 0-0 6 0-0 Nc6 7 d3 Bf5 8 Nh4 Bd7.
3 g3 Bg7 4 Bg2 Nf6 5 0-0 0-0 6 d4 Bf5 7 Nbd2 Nbd7 8 Nh4 c5
9 dxc5.
3 c3 Bg7 4 e3 Nf6 5 Be2 0-0 6 0-0 c5 7 d3 Nc6 8 Nbd2 Bf5.
3 a3 Nf6 4 e3 Bg7 5 Be2 0-0 6 0-0 c5 7 d3 Nc6 8 Nbd2 Bf5
9 Qe1.

3 ... Bg7



3 ... c5
3 ... c6
3 ... Nf6




3 ... Bg7 4 Bg2 Nf6 5 0-0 0-0 6 d4 Bf5 7 Nh4 Be4 8 Nf3 Nbd7
9 Nbd2 Bf5 10 Nh4.
3 ... Nf6 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 0-0 0-0 6 d4 Bf5 7 Nh4 Be4 8 Nf3 Nbd7
9 Nbd2 Bf5 10 Nh4.
3 ... Qd6 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 d4 Nf6 6 c3 0-0 7 Nbd2 Ng4 8 Nb3 Bf5
9 h3 Nf6 10 Nc5.
3 ... c5 4 c4 d4 5 Qa4+ Qd7 6 Qa3 Qc7 7 Bg2 Bg7 8 0-0 Nf6
9 Ne5 Nbd7.
3 ... Nh6 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 0-0 0-0 6 d4 c6 7 c3 Nf5 8 Qd3 b6
9 Na3 Ba6.
3 ... c6 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 0-0 Nh6 6 d4 0-0 7 c3 Nf5 8 Qd3 b6
9 Na3 Ba6.
3 ... h6 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 0-0 Nf6 6 d4 0-0 7 Nbd2 Qd6 8 c3 Nbd7
9 h3 Qe6.
3 ... Bf5 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 h3 Nf6 6 Nc3 0-0 7 g4 Be4 8 d3.

4 Bg2





4 Bg2 Nf6 5 c4 dxc4 6 Qa4+ c6 7 Qxc4 0-0 8 0-0 Qd5
9 Qxd5 cxd5 10 Nc3 Nc6 11 Ne5 Nd4.
4 d3 Nf6 5 Bg2 0-0 6 0-0.
4 c3 c5 5 Bg2 Nf6 6 0-0 0-0 7 d3 Nc6 8 Nbd2 Bf5
9 Qb3 Qc7 10 Qb5 Nd7.
4 Nc3 Nf6 5 Bg2 Nc6 6 Ne5 0-0 7 0-0 Bf5 8 d3 Qd6
9 g4 Nxg4.
4 d4 Nf6 5 c3 0-0 6 Bg2 Qd6 7 0-0 c5 8 dxc5 Qxc5+
9 Qd4 Nbd7 10 Qxc5 Nxc5 11 Nbd2 Bf5.
4 a3 Nf6 5 Bg2 0-0 6 0-0 c5 7 d3 Nc6 8 Nbd2 Bf5
9 Nh4 Bg4 10 Nhf3.
4 Na3 Nf6 5 Bg2 0-0 6 0-0 c6 7 d3 Qb6+ 8 e3 Ng4
9 Re1 c5 10 c3 Nc6.
4 e3 Nf6 5 Bg2 Nc6 6 d3 Qd6 7 Nbd2 Bf5 8 h3 Qe6
9 Qe2 0-0 10 c3.

4 ... Nf6



4 ... c5
4 ... c6
4 ... Nc6
4 ... Nd7
4 ... Nh6




4 ... Nf6 5 0-0 0-0 6 d3 c5 7 Nc3 d4 8 Ne4 Nxe4 9 dxe4 Nc6
10 Qd3 Nb4.
4 ... Qd6 5 c4 dxc4 6 Na3 Qc6 7 0-0 Be6 8 Rf2 Bd5 9 Nc2 Be4
10 h3.
4 ... c5 5 c4 d4 6 Qa4+ Qd7 7 Qa5 Na6 8 0-0 Nb4 9 Na3 b6
10 Qb5 d3 11 e4.
4 ... Nh6 5 0-0 0-0 6 d4 c6 7 c3 Nf5 8 Qe1 h6 9 e4 dxe4
10 Qxe4 Nd6.
4 ... Nd7 5 0-0 Ngf6 6 c4 dxc4 7 Na3 0-0 8 Nxc4 Nb6 9 Nce5 Bf5
10 d3 Ng4.
4 ... c6 5 0-0 Nf6 6 d4 0-0 7 Nbd2 Qd6 8 c3 c5 9 h3 Nc6
10 Qb3.
4 ... h6 5 0-0 Nf6 6 d4 0-0 7 Nbd2 Qd6 8 c4 c5 9 cxd5 cxd4
10 Nc4 Qxd5.
4 ... Bf5 5 Nh4 Be4 6 Nf3 Nc6 7 c3 Nf6 8 d4 0-0 9 Nbd2 h6
10 0-0 Bf5 11 Nh4.

5 O-O



5 c3
5 d3




5 0-0 0-0 6 d3 c5 7 Nc3 d4 8 Ne4 Nxe4 9 dxe4 Nc6
10 Qd3 Nb4 11 Qc4.
5 d3 c6 6 c3 0-0 7 0-0 Qb6+ 8 Kh1 Bf5 9 h3.
5 c3 c5 6 0-0 0-0 7 d3 Nc6 8 Nbd2 Ng4 9 Nb3 Qb6
10 d4 cxd4.
5 Na3 0-0 6 0-0 Bf5 7 d3 Qd6 8 Nd4 Qb6 9 e3.
5 c4 dxc4 6 Qa4+ c6 7 Qxc4 0-0 8 0-0 Qd6 9 Nc3 Be6
10 Qa4 Nbd7.
5 e3 c5 6 d3 0-0 7 0-0 Nc6 8 h3 Qd6 9 Nc3 Rd8
10 Nb5 Qe6 11 Nc7.
5 d4 c5 6 Nc3 cxd4 7 Nxd4 Qb6 8 Na4 Qa5+ 9 Nc3 Ne4
10 Bd2 Qc5 11 Nxe4.
5 a3.

5 ... O-O



5 ... b6
5 ... c5
5 ... c6




5 ... Qd6 6 d3 0-0 7 h3 Rd8 8 c3 c5 9 Nbd2 Nc6
10 Qc2 Bf5 11 g4 Bd7.
5 ... 0-0 6 d3 Qd6 7 h3 Rd8 8 c3 c5 9 Nbd2 Nc6
10 Qc2 Bf5 11 g4.
5 ... c5 6 d3 0-0 7 Nc3 d4 8 Ne4 Nxe4 9 dxe4 c4
10 e5 Nc6 11 e3 d3.
5 ... c6 6 d4 0-0 7 Nbd2 Qc7 8 c3 c5 9 Qb3 Bf5
10 Nh4 Bg4.
5 ... h6 6 d4 0-0 7 Nbd2 Qd6 8 c4 Nc6 9 cxd5 Qxd5
10 e3 Qf5 11 h3 Rd8 12 Qb3.
5 ... Nbd7 6 d3 c6 7 c3 0-0 8 h3 Qb6+ 9 Kh1 h6
10 Nbd2 Rd8 11 d4.
5 ... Bf5 6 c3 0-0 7 d3 Qc8 8 Nbd2 Nc6 9 Qb3 Rb8
10 Nh4 Bh3 11 e4 Bxg2 12 Nxg2.
5 ... Na6 6 d3 0-0 7 h3 c6 8 Nbd2 Qb6+ 9 Kh2 Nc5
10 Ne5.

6 d3



6 c3



6 d3 Qd6 7 h3 Qb6+ 8 Kh2 c5 9 c3 Nc6 10 Qc2 Rd8
11 e4.
6 c3 c5 7 d3 Nc6 8 h3 Qb6 9 Nbd2 Rd8 10 Qe1 Qb5
11 a4 Qa6.
6 h3 d4 7 Na3 Nc6 8 Nc4 Bf5 9 g4 Be4 10 d3 Bd5
11 e3 Ne4.
6 d4 Qd6 7 c4 c5 8 cxd5 cxd4 9 Nxd4 Nxd5 10 Na3 Nc6
11 Nxc6 Qc5+ 12 e3.
6 Ne5 c6 7 d4 Bf5 8 Nd2 Nbd7 9 h3 Qb6 10 c3 c5
11 Nxd7.
6 Qe1 Qd6 7 c3 h6 8 d3 Nbd7 9 Nbd2 Ng4 10 e3.
6 Na3 h6 7 d3 Qd6 8 c3 Rd8 9 h3 c5 10 Qc2 Nc6
11 e4 dxe4 12 dxe4.
6 e3 c5 7 d3 Nc6 8 Nbd2 Qc7 9 e4 dxe4 10 dxe4 Rd8
11 Qe1 h6 12 c3.

6 ... c5



6 ... b6
6 ... c6
6 ... Nc6




6 ... h6 7 c3 c5 8 Nbd2 Nc6 9 e4 Ng4 10 Nb3 dxe4
11 dxe4 Qb6 12 h3 Rd8 13 Qe2.
6 ... Qd6 7 h3 Rd8 8 c3 Qb6+ 9 Kh2 c5 10 Qc2 Qe6
11 Ng5 Qd6 12 Nd2 Bf5.
6 ... Nc6 7 c3 h6 8 d4 Bf5 9 h3 Qd6 10 Nbd2 Qe6
11 g4.
6 ... c5 7 Nc3 d4 8 Ne4 Nxe4 9 dxe4 Nc6 10 Qd3 Nb4
11 Qc4 Qd6 12 Bd2 h6.
6 ... c6 7 h3 Qb6+ 8 Kh2 c5 9 c3 Nc6 10 Qc2 Bf5
11 g4 Be6.
6 ... Nbd7 7 Nbd2 c6 8 h3 Qb6+ 9 Kh2 Rd8 10 c3 h6
11 e4 dxe4.
6 ... a6 7 c3 Nc6 8 h3 d4 9 Qa4 dxc3 10 Nxc3 Qd6
11 d4 Bf5 12 g4 Bd7.
6 ... a5 7 c3 Qd6 8 h3 a4 9 Qc2 Rd8 10 e4 dxe4
11 dxe4.

7 Qe1



7 c3
7 Nc3




7 h3 Nc6 8 Nbd2 Re8 9 e4 dxe4 10 dxe4 e5
11 fxe5 Nxe5 12 Qe2 h6 13 Qe3.
7 Qe1 Nc6 8 e4 dxe4 9 dxe4 Nd4 10 Rf2 Ng4
11 Rd2 Qb6 12 Nc3 Nxf3+.
7 Nc3 d4 8 Ne4 Nxe4 9 dxe4 Nc6 10 Qd3 Nb4
11 Qd2 Qd7 12 a3 Qa4 13 axb4.
7 c3 Nc6 8 Ne5 Qd6 9 Nxc6 Qxc6 10 e4 dxe4
11 dxe4 c4 12 Nd2 Rd8 13 Qf3 h6.
7 Nbd2 Ng4 8 Nb3 Qb6 9 c3 Nc6 10 d4 cxd4
11 cxd4 Bf5 12 h3.
7 Ne5 Nbd7 8 c3 Qc7 9 Nf3 Rd8 10 Nbd2 Ng4
11 Nb3.
7 e3 Nc6 8 Qe2 Qb6 9 Nbd2 Rd8 10 h3 h6
11 c3 Bf5 12 g4.
7 c4 dxc4 8 dxc4 Nc6 9 Nc3 Qb6 10 Na4 Qb4
11 b3 Ne4.

7 ... Nc6



7 ... d4



7 ... Nc6 8 e4 dxe4 9 dxe4 Nd4 10 Nxd4 Qxd4+
11 Kh1 Rd8 12 Nc3 Be6 13 h3 Bc4 14 Be3 Qd7 15 Rf2.
7 ... Qb6 8 e4 c4+ 9 Kh1 cxd3 10 cxd3 Nc6
11 e5 Ne8 12 Nc3.
7 ... h6 8 e4 Nc6 9 e5 Ne8 10 Nc3 b6
11 Qf2 a6 12 h3 Nc7.
7 ... Qc7 8 e4 dxe4 9 dxe4 Nc6 10 e5 Nd5
11 Nc3 Rd8 12 Nxd5 Rxd5 13 Be3 Nb4 14 Qc3 Bf5.
7 ... Bf5 8 Nc3 d4 9 Nd1 Nc6 10 e4 Bd7
11 Bd2 Qb6 12 h3.
7 ... a6 8 e4 Nc6 9 e5 Ne8 10 h3 h6
11 a3 Nc7 12 Nc3 Bf5 13 Be3.
7 ... Be6 8 e4 h6 9 exd5 Bxd5 10 Nc3 Bc6
11 Be3 Nbd7.
7 ... d4.

8 h3



8 c3
8 Na3




8 e4 dxe4 9 dxe4 Nd4 10 Nxd4 Qxd4+ 11 Kh1 Rd8
12 Nc3 Be6 13 h3 Bc4 14 Be3 Qd7 15 Rf2.
8 h3 Be6 9 Qf2 d4 10 e4 dxe3 11 Bxe3 Nd5
12 c3 Nxe3 13 Qxe3 Bf5 14 Rd1.
8 e3 h6 9 e4 dxe4 10 dxe4 Nd4 11 Nxd4 Qxd4+
12 Kh1 Rd8 13 Nc3.
8 Na3 Qb6 9 e4 c4+ 10 Kh1 cxd3 11 cxd3 Qa6
12 Ne5 dxe4 13 Nxc6 Qxc6 14 dxe4 Rd8 15 e5 Nd5.
8 Nc3 Nd4 9 Nxd4 cxd4 10 Nd1 h6 11 e3 dxe3
12 Nxe3 Re8 13 Qb4 e6 14 c4 dxc4 15 dxc4.
8 a3 Nd4 9 Nxd4 cxd4 10 h3 Qc7 11 c3 dxc3
12 Nxc3 d4 13 Nb5 Qc5 14 a4 Bf5.
8 a4 Nd4 9 Nxd4 cxd4 10 h3 Bd7 11 Qb4 Qc8
12 g4 Qxc2.
8 c3 d4 9 Na3 Nd5 10 cxd4 cxd4 11 Nc4 Bf5
12 Nh4 Bg4 13 h3 Bc8.

8 ... Qc7



8 ... d4



8 ... Bf5 9 a3 Qb6 10 Nbd2 c4+ 11 Kh2 cxd3 12 cxd3 Bd7
13 e4 Rac8 14 e5.
8 ... Qb6 9 c3 Rd8 10 Nbd2 h6 11 e4 dxe4 12 dxe4 c4+
13 Qf2 Qb5.
8 ... Be6 9 Ng5 Bd7 10 e4 dxe4 11 dxe4 Nd4 12 Rf2 h6
13 Nf3 Qc7 14 Qe3 Nxf3+ 15 Rxf3.
8 ... d4 9 e4 dxe3 10 Qxe3 Nd4 11 Nxd4 cxd4 12 Qf3 Qc7
13 Na3 h6 14 Nc4 Re8.
8 ... h6 9 e4 Be6 10 e5 Nd7 11 a3 Qb6 12 Nc3 Rad8
13 g4.
8 ... Nb4 9 Na3 Qb6 10 c3 Rd8 11 Rf2 Nc6 12 e4 Bd7
13 e5 Nh5 14 g4.
8 ... a6 9 e4 h6 10 e5 Ne8 11 Nbd2 b6 12 a3 Nc7
13 Qe3 d4 14 Qe4.
8 ... Re8.

9 e4





9 e4 dxe4 10 dxe4 Be6 11 Nc3 Rad8 12 Qf2 Bc4.
9 Na3 h6 10 e4 Be6 11 e5 Nd7 12 Nb5 Qb6 13 Nc3 Nb4
14 Qf2 Bf5.
9 Rf2 c4 10 Nc3 cxd3 11 cxd3 d4 12 Nb5 Qb6.
9 e3 Be6 10 c3 Rad8 11 Qe2 h6 12 Nbd2 Rd7 13 Rf2 Nh5
14 Kh2 Bf5.
9 Qf2 d4 10 e4 dxe3 11 Bxe3 Nd5 12 c3 Nxe3 13 Qxe3 Qb6
14 Rf2.
9 c3 d4 10 Na3 Rd8 11 cxd4 cxd4 12 Nc2 Qb6 13 Ne5 h6
14 Nxc6.
9 Nbd2 Nb4 10 Qd1 d4 11 Nc4 Nbd5 12 e4 dxe3 13 Nxe3 Nxe3
14 Bxe3 Nd5 15 Bc1 Bf5 16 Ne5.
9 a3 Nd4 10 Nxd4 cxd4 11 c3 dxc3 12 Nxc3 Qb6+ 13 e3 Rd8
14 g4 d4.

9 ... dxe4





9 ... d4 10 Nbd2 h6 11 Nb3 Qb6 12 Bd2 Be6 13 Rc1 Rfd8
14 Qe2.
9 ... Qb6 10 e5 Ne8 11 Qf2 Nc7 12 Nc3 d4 13 Ne4 h6
14 Rb1 Bf5 15 Bd2.
9 ... h6 10 e5 Nd7 11 Nc3 Nb6 12 Qf2 d4 13 Ne4 Nb4
14 a3.
9 ... Nb4 10 Rf2 dxe4 11 dxe4 Nh5 12 a3 Nc6 13 Kh2 Rd8
14 Qe3.
9 ... dxe4 10 dxe4 Be6 11 Nc3 Rad8 12 Be3 b6 13 Qf2 Bc4
14 Rfd1 Rxd1+ 15 Rxd1 Rd8 16 Rxd8+ Qxd8.
9 ... a6 10 e5 Nd7 11 a3 h6 12 Qf2 e6 13 c4 dxc4 14 dxc4 f6
15 exf6 Bxf6.
9 ... Qd8 10 Ne5 Nd4 11 Rf2 dxe4 12 dxe4 Qc7 13 c3 Nc6
14 Nxc6.
9 ... Rd8 10 e5 Ne8 11 Qf2 Qb6 12 Nc3 d4 13 Ne4.

10 dxe4





10 dxe4 Be6 11 Nc3 Rad8 12 Be3 Nd7 13 Rd1 Qa5
14 e5 Bf5 15 Rf2.
10 Ne5 Nd4 11 Na3 exd3 12 cxd3 Nd7 13 Nf3 Nxf3+
14 Rxf3 Nb6 15 Nc4 Bf5.
10 Ng5 exd3 11 c3 h6 12 Nf3 Bf5 13 Nbd2 Rad8
14 Qe3.
10 Nfd2 Nd4 11 Na3 exd3 12 cxd3 Bf5 13 Qe3 Rad8
14 Re1 Be6 15 Qe5 Qxe5 16 Rxe5.
10 Nh4 exd3 11 c3 Be6 12 Be3 b6 13 Nd2 Bd5
14 f5 Rad8 15 Bf4.
10 Nh2 Nd4 11 Qf2 exd3 12 cxd3 Rd8 13 Nf3 Nd5
14 Rd1 Bf5 15 g4.
10 Nbd2 exf3 11 Nxf3 Nd5 12 c3 Rd8 13 Qe2 h6
14 Rf2 Bf5 15 g4.
10 c3 exf3 11 Rxf3 Be6 12 Nd2 Qd7 13 g4 Bd5
14 Ne4 Qc7.

10 ... Rd8



10 ... e5



10 ... Be6 11 Nc3 Rad8 12 Be3 b6 13 Qe2 h6
14 Rfd1 Rxd1+.
10 ... h6 11 Nc3 Be6 12 Be3 b6.
10 ... Nb4 11 Qe2 Rd8 12 a3 Nc6 13 Nc3 h6
14 e5 Nd5 15 Nxd5 Rxd5 16 Be3 Bf5.
10 ... Rd8 11 Nc3 Be6 12 e5 Nd7 13 Qf2 f6
14 exf6 exf6 15 Re1 Re8 16 Nb5 Qb8.
10 ... b6 11 Nc3 Ba6 12 Rf2 Rad8 13 e5 Nd5
14 Nxd5 Rxd5 15 Ng5 Rdd8 16 e6.
10 ... Qb6 11 Nc3 Nd4 12 Qf2 Nxf3+ 13 Qxf3 Bd7
14 e5 Bc6 15 Qe3 Bxg2.
10 ... a6 11 Nc3 Be6 12 Be3 b6 13 e5 Nd5
14 Ng5 Nxe3 15 Qxe3 Bc4.
10 ... Nd7 11 Nc3 Rd8 12 Qf2 Qa5 13 e5 Nb6
14 Ne4 Rd5 15 Bd2 Qb5 16 Bc3.

11 g4





11 Nc3 Be6 12 e5 Nd7 13 Qf2 f6 14 exf6 exf6
15 Re1 Re8 16 Nb5 Qb8 17 Be3.
11 c3 b6 12 Qe2 h6 13 Nbd2 a6 14 Rd1 e5
15 Qe3 exf4.
11 Rf2 Nh5 12 Nc3 Bxc3 13 Qxc3 Nxg3 14 Ne1 Rd1
15 Qxg3 Rxe1+ 16 Kh2 Nd4 17 Rd2.
11 Kh2 h6 12 Nc3 Be6 13 Be3 b6 14 Qe2 Nd4
15 Qf2 Bc4.
11 Bd2 Be6 12 Na3 Nh5 13 c3 Qb6 14 Bc1 h6
15 Kh2 Nf6.
11 Na3 h6 12 c3 a6 13 Nc2 Be6 14 e5 Nd5
15 Ne3 Nxe3 16 Bxe3 Bc4 17 Rf2.
11 Qe3 Nb4 12 Na3 Be6 13 e5 Nfd5 14 Qe2 Bf5
15 g4.
11 Qe2 Nh5 12 Kh2 e5 13 fxe5 Nxe5 14 Qe1 Nxf3+
15 Rxf3 Be6 16 Nc3.

11 ... Nd4





11 ... Nb4 12 Na3 h5 13 g5 Ne8 14 Qe2 Be6 15 Nb5 Qa5
16 a4.
11 ... h5 12 g5 Ne8 13 c3 Nd6 14 Nbd2 a6 15 Qg3 b6.
11 ... Nd4 12 Na3 Nxf3+ 13 Bxf3 a6 14 c4 Nd7 15 e5 Nb6
16 Qh4 Be6 17 b3.
11 ... h6 12 Nc3 Be6 13 e5 Nd5 14 Ne4 Ndb4 15 Rf2 Qb6
16 a3 Nd5.
11 ... Be6 12 e5 Nd7 13 Nc3 Nb6 14 Qf2 Bc4.
11 ... Bd7 12 e5 Nd5 13 Qf2 c4 14 Ng5 Bc8 15 Rd1 Ndb4.
11 ... a6 12 Nc3 Be6 13 e5 Nd7 14 Qf2 f6 15 exf6 exf6
16 Re1.
11 ... Nd7 12 Qf2 Nd4 13 e5 Nb6 14 Nc3 h6 15 Ne4 Be6
16 Nxd4.

12 Rf2





12 Nxd4 cxd4 13 c3 Qb6 14 Kh1 Ne8 15 e5 Be6
16 cxd4 Bd5 17 Qh4.
12 Na3 Nxf3+ 13 Bxf3 a6 14 c4 e5 15 g5 Ne8
16 Qg3 Rd3 17 Rb1.
12 Rf2 Ne6 13 f5 Nf4 14 Bf1 gxf5 15 gxf5 N6h5
16 Nc3 Ng3 17 Nb5 Qb8 18 Qa5 Bd7.
12 g5 Nxe4 13 Nxd4 Bxd4+ 14 Kh2 Nd6 15 Nc3 Be6
16 Nd5 Bxd5 17 Bxd5 Nf5 18 Qe4 Rd7 19 Rd1.
12 e5 Nxc2 13 Qf2 Nxa1 14 exf6 exf6 15 Be3 Rd3
16 Na3 f5.
12 Nc3 Nxc2 13 Qf2 Nxa1 14 e5 Nd7 15 Be3 Nf8
16 Rxa1 b6 17 Nb5 Qd7 18 Nc3.
12 Qf2 Nxe4 13 Qe1 Nxc2 14 Qxe4 Nxa1 15 Nc3 c4
16 Ne5 Qb6+.
12 Be3 Nxc2 13 Qe2 Nxa1 14 Nc3 Nb3 15 axb3 Be6
16 Qb5.

12 ... Bd7





12 ... Nd7 13 e5 Nb6 14 Nxd4 cxd4 15 c3 d3 16 Nd2 Bd7
17 Ne4 Bc6.
12 ... h6 13 Nc3 Be6 14 Be3 Rac8 15 Rc1 Qb6 16 f5 gxf5
17 gxf5 Bc4.
12 ... Ne6 13 Nh4 Nd7 14 e5 Nd4 15 Nf3 Nb6 16 Nxd4 cxd4
17 c3 d3 18 Nd2 g5 19 Qe3.
12 ... h5 13 e5 Nd5 14 gxh5 gxh5 15 Nc3 Nb4 16 Nxd4 cxd4
17 a3 dxc3 18 axb4 Qb6.
12 ... Nxf3+ 13 Bxf3 Be6 14 Nc3 Nd7 15 a4 a6 16 Be3 Nb6
17 b3 c4.
12 ... Be6 13 f5 gxf5 14 gxf5 Bc4 15 Nxd4 cxd4 16 Bf4 Qb6
17 Nd2 Bb5 18 e5.
12 ... Bd7 13 e5 Ne8 14 Nc3 Bc6 15 Nxd4 cxd4 16 Ne4 Rac8
17 Qe2 Ba4.
12 ... a6.

13 Ne5





13 e5 Ne8 14 Nc3 Bc6 15 Nxd4 cxd4 16 Ne4 Bd5
17 Qb4 f6 18 Qxd4 fxe5.
13 Nxd4 cxd4 14 e5 Ne8 15 Nd2 Qxc2 16 Bxb7 Rab8
17 Be4 Rb7.
13 c4 Qb6 14 e5 Ne8 15 Nc3 Qb4 16 Qe4 Nc7
17 Nxd4.
13 Nc3 Nxf3+ 14 Bxf3 Bc6 15 Rb1 Nd7 16 Be3 h6
17 Rd2 Bxc3 18 bxc3 Nf6.
13 Ne5 Ba4 14 b3 Be8 15 c3 Ne6 16 Be3 g5
17 fxg5 Nxg5 18 Bf4.
13 c3 Nxf3+ 14 Bxf3 Bc6 15 g5 Nh5 16 Qe3 c4
17 Be2 b5 18 Bf3 Ng3 19 Nd2.
13 Nh4 Bxg4 14 hxg4 Nxg4 15 Rd2 Qxf4 16 c3 Bh6
17 Rxd4.
13 a4 Nxf3+ 14 Bxf3 Bc6 15 Nc3 h6 16 e5 Nd5
17 Ne4 Rac8 18 c4.

13 ... Be8





13 ... Ba4 14 b3 Be8 15 Nc3 h6 16 Be3 b5 17 Rd2 b4
18 Ne2 Nxe2+ 19 Qxe2 Rxd2 20 Qxd2.
13 ... Be8 14 Nc3 h6 15 Nd5 Nxd5 16 exd5 Nb5 17 Qe2 Nd6
18 f5 Bb5 19 Qe3 gxf5.
13 ... Be6 14 c3 Nb5 15 Nf3 Nd7 16 Nbd2 Qxf4 17 Nd4 Qxf2+
18 Qxf2 cxd4 19 c4 Nd6.
13 ... Bc8 14 c3 Ne6 15 Nc4 h6 16 f5 Nf8 17 Bf4 Qc6
18 Ne5 Qb5 19 fxg6 Nxg6.
13 ... h6 14 Nxd7 Nxd7 15 c3 Ne6 16 f5 Nef8 17 Bf4 Ne5
18 Nd2 Qb6 19 Nf3 Nd3.
13 ... Bb5 14 Nc3 h6 15 Nxb5 Nxb5 16 Nf3 Nd4 17 e5 Nxf3+
18 Bxf3 Nd5 19 Rd2 Nb4.
13 ... Rab8 14 Nxd7 Nxd7 15 c3 Ne6 16 Be3 c4 17 Bxa7 Nxf4.
13 ... Nc6 14 Nxd7 Nxd7 15 e5 Nb6 16 Nc3 a6 17 Be3 Nd4
18 Rd1.

14 Nc3





14 Nc3 h6 15 Be3 b6 16 Rd2 g5 17 Rad1 Ne6 18 fxg5 hxg5 19 Rxd8 Rxd8 20 Rxd8 Qxd8 21 Nf3.
14 c3 Ne6 15 Nc4 Bb5 16 Nba3 Ba4 17 Be3 b5 18 f5 Nf8.
14 Na3 Ne6 15 c3 h6 16 Rb1 a6 17 Nc2 b6.
14 Kh1 h6 15 c3 Nc6 16 Nc4 Rd3 17 e5 Rad8 18 Ne3 Nh7.
14 Be3 g5 15 c3 Ne6 16 fxg5 Nxe4 17 Bxe4 Qxe5 18 Bxb7 Nxg5.
14 Nf3 Bc6 15 Nxd4 cxd4 16 e5 Nd5 17 e6 f5 18 gxf5 gxf5 19 Qe2.
14 Nc4 b5 15 Ne5 a5 16 c3 Nc6 17 Nf3 a4.
14 b3 Nd7 15 Nxd7 Rxd7 16 c3 Nb5 17 a4 Rad8 18 Bd2.

14 ... Nb5





14 ... h6 15 Be3 Qb6 16 Rb1 Qe6 17 Rd1 Qb6 18 a3 Rab8
19 Nd3.
14 ... Nb5 15 Bd2 Nd4 16 Be3 h6 17 Rd1 Qb6 18 a3 Rab8
19 Nd3.
14 ... e6 15 Be3 h5 16 Rd1 hxg4 17 hxg4 Nh7 18 Nf3 Nf6
19 g5 Ng4 20 Rfd2 Nxe3 21 Qxe3 Bc6 22 Nxd4.
14 ... Qb8 15 Be3 Nd7 16 Nxd7 Rxd7 17 Nd5 e6 18 Nc3 f6
19 Na4 b6 20 e5 fxe5.
14 ... Kf8 15 g5 Nh5 16 Nd5 Qb8 17 c3 Bxe5 18 fxe5 Ne6
19 Qe3 Qxe5 20 Bd2.
14 ... Qa5 15 Be3 h6 16 Nd5 Qxe1+ 17 Rxe1 Nxd5 18 exd5 Ba4
19 Bxd4 cxd4 20 Nd3.
14 ... Qd6 15 Nf3 Qb6 16 g5 Nd7 17 Nd5 Qd6 18 Nxd4 Bxd4
19 Be3 Bg7 20 c3 c4.
14 ... Ne6.

15 Nd1





15 Bd2 h6 16 g5 Nxc3 17 gxf6 exf6 18 Nxf7 Bxf7
19 Bxc3 Rd7 20 f5 Qg3.
15 Nxb5 Bxb5 16 Bd2 Nd7 17 Nxd7 Rxd7 18 e5 Qb6
19 Ba5 Qe6 20 Rd1 Rxd1 21 Qxd1 Bc6 22 Bxc6 Qxc6.
15 Nd5 Nxd5 16 exd5 c4 17 a4 Nd6 18 a5 h6
19 Qb4 Bb5 20 Be3.
15 Ne2 h6 16 Be3 Nd7 17 Nc4 Nd4 18 Nc3 Nb6
19 Nxb6 Qxb6 20 Nd5 Qxb2 21 Nxe7+ Kh7.
15 Nd1 Nd7 16 Nc4 Nb6 17 Nxb6 Qxb6 18 Ne3 Bc6
19 Nd5.
15 Nb1 Nd7 16 Nf3 Nb6 17 e5 Nd4 18 c3 Nxf3+
19 Bxf3 Bc6 20 Bxc6 Qxc6 21 e6.
15 Na4 h6 16 Be3 b6 17 Rd1 Rxd1 18 Qxd1 Rd8
19 Rd2 Nd7.
15 g5 Nxc3 16 bxc3 Nh5 17 Ng4 Bc6 18 Nh6+ Bxh6
19 gxh6 e6 20 Rb1 b5 21 Be3 Rab8.

15 ... Nd6





15 ... Nd7 16 Nc4 Nb6 17 Nxb6 Qxb6 18 Ne3 Bc6
19 c3 Qc7 20 Nd5.
15 ... b6 16 a4 Nd4 17 Ne3 h6 18 Ra3 a6
19 c3 Nc6.
15 ... h6 16 Ne3 b6 17 c3 a6 18 N3c4 Nd7
19 Nd3 Nd6 20 Nxd6 Qxd6 21 Rd2 c4.
15 ... Nd6 16 Nc3 Nb5.
15 ... Rac8 16 Ne3 h6 17 h4 Qd6 18 c3 Qe6
19 g5 Nd7 20 N5g4 hxg5 21 hxg5 Nd6.
15 ... a6 16 Ne3 h6 17 h4 Qb8 18 g5 Nd7
19 Nxd7 Bxd7 20 Nd5 Qd6 21 f5 gxf5 22 exf5.
15 ... Kf8 16 Ne3 h6 17 c3 a6 18 h4 Nd7
19 Nxd7+ Bxd7 20 Nd5 Qd6 21 f5.
15 ... Qc8.

16 Bd2





16 Bd2 Nd7 17 Nxd7 Bxd7 18 e5 Nc4 19 Ne3 Nb6
20 Rd1 Bc6.
16 Nc3 Nb5.
16 Rd2 Nd7 17 Nf3 Nc4 18 Rd3 Nf8 19 Nc3 Bc6
20 Qf1 Rxd3.
16 Re2 h6 17 Nxg6 Bb5 18 Rd2 fxg6 19 e5 Nf7
20 exf6 exf6 21 Bd5.
16 Rf1 Bb5 17 Nd3 c4 18 Ne5 c3 19 Qxc3 Qxc3
20 Nxc3 Bxf1 21 Kxf1 h6.
16 a3 Nfxe4 17 Re2 Nf6 18 Bd2 Rac8 19 Nc3 h6.
16 Ne3 Ndxe4 17 Re2 h6 18 N3c4 Nd6 19 g5 hxg5
20 fxg5 Nd7.
16 Rf3.

1 f4 d5 2 Nf3 g6 3 g3 Bg7 4 Bg2 Nf6 5 O-O O-O
6 d3 c5 7 Qe1 Nc6 8 h3 Qc7 9 e4 dxe4
10 dxe4 Rd8 11 g4 Nd4 12 Rf2 Bd7
13 Ne5 Be8 14 Nc3 Nb5 15 Nd1 Nd6
16 Bd2:




16 ... Nd7 17 Nxd7 Bxd7 18 e5 Nc4 19 Ne3 Nxe3
20 Qxe3 h6 21 Rd1 Be6 22 a3.
16 ... Nb5 17 Ne3 h6 18 Rd1 b6 19 N3c4 Nd4
20 c3 Nc2 21 Qe2 Nd7 22 Nf3.
16 ... h6 17 Nc3 Nb5 18 Nxb5 Bxb5 19 Qe3 Ne8
20 Rd1 a6 21 Qg3 Bxe5 22 fxe5 Bc4 23 a3.
16 ... Nc8 17 Ne3 h6 18 Rd1 Nb6 19 c4 Na4
20 Bc1 Nb6.
16 ... Bh8 17 Nc3 h6 18 Rd1 Nb5 19 Nxb5 Bxb5
20 c4 Ba6 21 b3 Bg7 22 Qe3 Rd4.
16 ... e6 17 g5 Nh5 18 Be3 b6 19 Nc3 Bxe5
20 fxe5 Nc4 21 Rd1 Qxe5.
16 ... c4 17 Nc3 h6 18 Nf3 Nc8 19 a4 Bc6
20 Ne5 Be8 21 Rd1.
16 ... h5.

By ChessCoach@care2.com