Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Chess: Understanding the Elephant Gambit Part II

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d5 3 Nxe5 Bd6 4 d4 dxe4 5 Bc4 Bxe5
6 Qh5 Qe7 7 dxe5 Be6 8 Bxe6 Qxe6 9 Nc3 Nc6
10 Nxe4 O-O-O Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 2 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Elephant
Gambit Part I

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d5:



3 Nxe5



3 exd5

3 ... Bd6



3 ... dxe4
3 ... dxe4
3 ... dxe4
3 ... dxe4
3 ... dxe4
3 ... dxe4
3 ... dxe4
3 ... Qe7
3 ... Nf6

4 d4



4 Nxf7
4 Ng4

4 ... dxe4



4 ... Qe7

5 Bc4



5 Qe2
5 Nd2
5 Nc3

5 ... Bxe5



6 Qh5



6 dxe5

6 ... Qe7



6 ... Qf6

7 dxe5



7 Qxe5

7 ... Be6



7 ... Nc6

8 Bxe6



8 Bb5+
8 Nd2
8 Na3

8 ... Qxe6



9 Nc3



9 Qg5

9 ... Nc6



9 ... Nd7
9 ... Ne7

10 Nxe4



10 O-O

10 ... O-O-O



10 ... Qd5

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posted by ChessCoach1977 at 7:22 PM 0 comments

Chess: Understanding the Trompowsky Opening Part XIX

1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 c5 3 Bxf6 gxf6 4 d5 f5 5 e3 Qb6
6 Qc1 Bg7 7 c3 e6 8 Nh3 Qd6 9 Qd2 Na6
10 Na3 e5 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 4 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Trompowsky
Opening Part I

1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 c5 3 Bxf6 gxf6 4 d5:



4 ... f5



4 ... Qb6
4 ... d6

5 e3



5 c3
5 Qd2

5 ... Qb6



5 ... f4
5 ... Bg7

6 Qc1



6 b3

6 ... Bg7



6 ... Na6
6 ... e6

7 c3



7 Nc3

7 ... e6



7 ... Na6
7 ... d6
7 ... O-O

8 Nh3



8 Bc4

8 ... Qd6



8 ... d6
8 ... O-O
8 ... h5

9 Qd2



9 Qd1
9 Nf4

9 ... Na6



9 ... O-O
9 ... e5

10 Na3



10 dxe6

10 ... e5



10 ... O-O
10 ... Nc7
10 ... Qxd5

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posted by ChessCoach1977 at 6:46 PM 0 comments

Chess: Understanding the Trompowsky Opening Part XVIII

1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 c5 3 Bxf6 gxf6 4 d5 d6 5 e3 Bg7
6 c4 b5 7 cxb5 a6 8 Nc3 f5 9 Bd3 O-O
10 Nge2 Nd7 11 bxa6 Ne5 12 Bb5 Bxa6 Line



For explanations of moves 1 through 4 please
refer to Chess: Understanding the Trompowsky
Opening Part I

1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 c5 3 Bxf6 gxf6 4 d5:



4 ... d6



4 ... Qb6
4 ... f5

5 e3



5 Nd2
5 c3
5 Kd2
5 Nc3

5 ... Bg7



5 ... Qb6
5 ... Nd7

6 c4



6 Nc3
6 Nd2

6 ... b5



6 ... Nd7
6 ... Qb6

7 cxb5



7 Nf3

7 ... a6



7 ... Qa5+
7 ... f5
7 ... Nd7

8 Nc3



8 Bd3
8 Qa4

8 ... f5



8 ... Qb6

9 Bd3



9 Qa4

9 ... O-O



9 ... axb5

10 Nge2



10 Qa4

10 ... Nd7



10 ... e6
10 ... axb5

11 bxa6



11 Qc2

11 ... Ne5



11 ... e6

12 Bb5



12 Bc2
12 O-O

12 ... Bxa6



12 ... Bd7

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posted by ChessCoach1977 at 6:30 PM 0 comments