Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Some French Games with 4 Ne2



C15 main line.   1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 Ne2 de 5 a3 BxN (5…Be7 is slightly preferred to this move) 6 NxB Nc6 (almost universally preferred to the alternatives) 7 Bb5 Ne7 8 Bg5 f6 9 Be3 0-0 10 Qd2 f5 11 0-0-0 a6 (11…Nd5 has much greater success, but 11…a6 is slightly preferred by Black players) 12 BxN NxB 13 f3 ef 14 gf e5 15 d5 Ne7 and now there are several moves for white, but overall black, who still has his extra pawn, scores well.

chessart-harvos, 10-25-14   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 c5 (only one data-base game with this move !) 5. a3 (the  move the computers recommend) Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 Nc6 (computers do not mention this move) 7. Bb5 (comp. gives 7 dc with a healthy 1.59 plus for white) cxd4 8. Qxd4 Qf6 9. Qxf6 Nxf6 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 O-O 13. O-O a6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rfe1 Bf5 16. c3 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Re6 18. Kf1 Rae8 19. Rxe6 Rxe6 20. Re1??

A horrible blunder. 20 f3 is roughly equal, though I have the better chances due to my better pawn structure. But look at 20 c4! He can't take the pawn due to the back rank mate, and neither can he effectively guard it. So, it looks like I can win the pawn and, time permitting, I should be able to grind him down.

 Bd3+ {White resigns} 0-1

chessart-Juntsu, 9-24-14   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. N2g3 ( 7 Qd3 is played equally often) O-O 8. c3 Bd7 (8...Nbd7 is usual; 8…Bd7 is not played at all) 9. Bd3 Bc6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. O-O b6 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. Rad1 c6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qe4 g6 18. Nh5 Qe7 19. Re3 c5 20. Qg4 Bg7 21. Rg3 g5 22. h4 f5 23. Qe2 Qf7 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Rxg5 Kh7 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Rxf7 Rxf7 28. Nf4 Bd5 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Re1 Rg7 31. Nxd5 exd5 32. Bxf5 Rf8 33. Be6+ {Black resigns} 1-0

chessart-daskapitallesen, 9-24-14   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 f5 7. f3 exf3 8. Qxf3 Qxd4 (8…Nf6 is the only move played here. Taking the second pawn is considered too risky) 9. Be3 Qd7 (9…Qg4 is usual, but this move is an alternative) 10. Bd3 (computer gives 10 Bc4) Nf6 11. O-O-O Qc6?? 12. Bb5 {Black resigns} 1-0

chessart-coleman, 9-23-14   1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nxe4 Qg6 (9...Qe7 is usually played, though the computer gives this move as about equal to Qe7) 10. Qf3 (10 Ng3 is the given move, so we leave the book) Nc6 11. c3 e5 12. d5 Bg4 13. Qd3 Ne7 14. Ng3 Qxd3 15. Bxd3 Nxd5 16. Be4 c6 17. f3 Be6 18. O-O-O O-O-O 19. Rd2 Ne3 20. Re2 Nc4 21. Rhe1 g6 22. Bc2 f5 23. Bb3 Bd5 24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Rxe5 Bb3 26. Re7 Rhf8 27. Ne2 g5 28. Nd4 Bd5 29. Ne6 Bxe6 30. R1xe6 h5 31. h3 g4 32. fxg4 fxg4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. Rg6 Rf1+ 35. Kc2 Rf2+ 36. Kb3 Rd7 37. Rxd7 Kxd7 38. Rxg4 Ke6 39. Rg7 b5 40. g4 a5 41. g5 c5 42. Rg8 Kd5 43. g6 a4+ 44. Ka2 Rg2 45. g7 Kc4 46. Rh8 Rxg7 47. Rh4+ Kd3 48. Rh3+ Kc2 49. Rh5 Rc7 50. Rh2+ Kc1 51. Rh8 b4 52. cxb4 cxb4 53. axb4 Rc4 54. Rb8 Kc2 55. Ka3 Re4 56. b5 Re3+ 57. Kxa4 Kxb2 58. Ka5 Ra3+ 59. Kb6 Rb3 60. Kc7 Kc3 61. b6 Rb5 62. b7 Kb4 63. Rh8 Rc5+ 64. Kd6 {Black forfeits on time} 1-0

chessart-Battler, 10-19-14    1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 Nf6 7. dxc5 Nxe4 (already out of the database's book) 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. O-O-O+ Ke8 12. Bc4 Bd7 13. Rhe1 f5 14. Rd2 e5 15. Red1 Rd8 16. Bg5 Ne7 17. Bb5 h6 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Rxd7+ Rxd7 20. Rxd7+ Ke6 21. Rxb7 g5 22. Rxa7 Rc8 23. Bc4+ Kf6 24. Rf7+ Kg6 25. Re7 Rxc5 26. b3 f4 27. Kd2 g4 28. Ke2 h5 29. Re6+ Kg5 30. Re8 f3+ 31. gxf3 exf3+ 32. Ke3 Kh4 33. Rh8 e4 34. Re8 Kh3 35. Rxe4 Kxh2 36. a4 Kg2 37. Re8 Rg5 38. Rh8 g3 39. fxg3 Rg4 40. Rxh5 Rxg3 41. Rf5 f2+ 42. Ke2 Rc3 43. Rxf2+ Kg3 44. Kd2 Rxc2+ 45. Kxc2 Kxf2 46. a5 Ke3 47. a6 Kd4 48. a7 Ke5 49. a8=Q Kf4 50. Qd5 Ke3 51. Kc3 Kf2 52. Qe5 Kg2 53. Kd3 Kf2 54. Qf5+ {Black forfeits on time}1-0

chessart-JavaMeister, 9-23-14    1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. N2g3 Nc6 8. c3 Bd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Qf3 Rb8 12. Bg5 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nd2 14. Qh5 g6 15. Bxd8 gxh5 16. Bxc7 Rbc8 17. Rfd1 Nb3 18. Nxh5 Rxc7 19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. Nxe8+ Bxe8 21. Rab1 Nca5 22. Bc2 b5 23. Rd3 f6 24. Re1 Re7 25. d5 e5 26. d6 Rd7 27. Rg3+ Kh8 28. Rh3 Kg8 29. f4 Bg6 30. Bxg6 hxg6 31. fxe5 fxe5 32. Rxe5 Rxd6 33. Re7 Nc6 34. Rc7 Nc5 35. Rhh7 Ne6 36. Rb7 a6 37. h3 Nc5 38. Rbc7 Ne4 39. Rcg7+ Kf8 40. Rd7 Rxd7 41. Rxd7 Ne5 42. Ra7 Nc4 43. Rxa6 Kf7 44. Kf1 Nxb2 45. Rb6 Nxc3 46. Ke1 Nc4 47. Ra6 Na4 48. Ke2 Nxa3 49. Kd2 Nc4+ 50. Kc1 Kg7 51. Kb1 Kh6 52. Ra8 Kg5 53. Kc2 Ne3+ 54. Kb3 Nd5 55. Rb8 Nc5+ 56. Kb2 Nc7 57. Rc8 N5e6 58. Kb3 Kh4 59. Kb4 Kg3 60. Rg8 g5 61. Rg6 Kh4 62. Rg8 Kg3 63. Rg6 Kf4 64. Rg8 Kf5 65. g3 Kf6 66. h4 Kf5 67. hxg5 Kg4 68. g6 Kg5 69. g7 Kg6 70. Rc8 Kxg7 71. Kc3 Kf6 72. Kb4 Kf5 73. Rb8 Kg4 74. Rxb5 Nxb5 75. Kxb5 Kxg3 {Game drawn because neither player has mating material} 1/2-1/2

chessart-Orpheus, 10-17-14   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 f5 7. f3 Nf6 8. fxe4 fxe4 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nxe4 Qf5 12. Bd3 Qf4 13. Rf1 Qxh2 14. Rxf8+ Kxf8 15. Qf3+ Kg8 16. O-O-O Qh6+ 17. Kb1 Nc6 18. Rf1 {Black disconnected and forfeits} 1-0


chessart-fabioff, 10-22-14   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 f5 7. f3 exf3 8. Qxf3 Ne7 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bf2 b5 14. Ba2 Nd5 15. Rae1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qf6 17. Re5 Re8 18. Rfe1 Kf7 19. Qd3 Na6 20. Rxf5 Qxf5 21. Qxf5+ Kg7 22. Qe5+ Kg6 23. c3 Nc7 24. Bb1+ Kf7 25. Re3 Nd5 26. Rf3+ Ke7 27. Qg7+ Kd8 28. Bg6 Re7 29. Rf8+ Kd7 30. Qxh6 Bb7 31. Rxa8 Bxa8 32. Qxg5 Bb7 33. Bh4 a5 34. Qe5 c5 35. Bxe7 Nxe7 36. Bh5 cxd4 37. Qxb5+ Bc6 38. Qd3 Nd5 39. Qxd4 Kc7 40. Bg4 Kd6 41. Qh8 Nf4 42. Qd8+ Ke5 43. Qc7+ Kd5 44.
Bf3+ Kc5 45. Qxc6# {Black checkmated} 1-0

chessart-colombier, 10-23-14   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 (5...de is preferred here by 3-1) 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e5? (This hands black the advantage; 7 a3 is equal) Qe7 8. a3 Ba5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Na4 Nc6 11. Nc5 O-O 12. Ng3 a5 13. c3 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Bxc5 16. bxc5 Bd7 17. Bd3 b6 18. cxb6 cxb6 19. Qb2 Rb8 20. O-O Na5 21. Rb1 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. Rxb4 b5 25. Ne4 Kf8 26. Nd6 Ke7 27. f4 Bc6 28. Kf2 Ra8 29. Rb2 Ra5 30. g3 g5 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. h4 gxh4 33. gxh4 f6 34. Ke3 fxe5 35. dxe5 Kf8 36. Kd4 Kg7 37. Kc5 Be8 38. Nxe8+ {Black resigns} 1-0

chessart-Knallbonbob, 1-11-15   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 c5? (This hands white a huge advantage) 8. Bxf6? (8 dc and I have that huge advantage) Qxf6 9. dxc5 Qe5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. O-O a6 12. Be2 O-O 13. Re1 f5 14. Qd6 Qxd6 15. cxd6 Bc6 16. f3 exf3 17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Kf7 19. Rad1 Nd7 20. f4 Rac8 21. Rd2 Rc4 22. Ne2 Rfc8 23. c3 Re4 24. Kf2 Rd8 25. Kf3 Nc5 26. Red1 Rd7 27. Ng3 Ra4 28. Rd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 g6 30. h4 Kf6 31. Rd2 e5 32. fxe5+ Kxe5 33. b4 Na4 34. c4 Rxd6 35. Re2+ Kf6 36. c5 Rd3+ 37. Re3 Rxe3+ 38. Kxe3 Ke5 39. Ne2 h6 40. Nd4 g5 41. Nf3+ Kf6 42. hxg5+ hxg5 43. Nd2 Nc3 44. Kf3 Nd5 45. Nc4 g4+ 46. Kg3 Kg5 47. Nd6 f4+ {White forfeits on time} 0-1

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