A80 Dutch Defence: Unusual White second moves (1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7)

This game was played in the first round of the Maximum ! tournament. There were at the start of the tournament 96 players that were divided in to 12 player groups. From each group three of the best players will advance to the next round. At the moment I have only finished 4 of 22 games in round one and in all likelihood they will take a lot longer to finish than the first four. Despite the long thinking times, 14 days per move, my moves have not been all that good or so it seems to me. I have been updating the analysis on my earliest posts and today I had to delete one of them as it turned out when I looked the old analysis closer that the opening variation was not the right one. This concerns the post C37 King's Gambit: Accepted. Muzio Gambit. It has been deleted due to the fact that it was actually just another Fischer Defense. When a very long time ago I had analysed it, the program I used to analyse it recognized as Muzio Gambit and in the analysis it said it was theory up to move 9. When I published the game, I assumed it is the right opening but only now after analyzing it again and looking the opening theory did I realize that I was wrong with my assumption. Well, lesson is learned, I guess. I doubt that there are other miss labeled posts but I will change them if I come across them. I am trying to work hard to make this as good of a blog I can get it. I still need to improve on some things but I do get better over time. If you have any questions or other things to discuss, please leave a comment and I will answer them as well as I can. I have added one mate in one, three mate in twos and one mate in 12 today.

Game number two. This was played on the first round of the 1800+ 7 Days tournament. I have been playing in group #5 and I am currently on 6th place and I have scored 5 points out of the 12 possible points so far. I still have two games in progress in this tournament and if I win both of them I have a small chance to tie points with cingoz who is currently on fourth place. It is a small chance because cingoz still has four games to finish. One of those four games is against me. Three of the best players of each group will advance to the next round and because the player who is currently second has his account closed for cheating, I think if he will finish in the top three, it is ignored and the next one on the standings will advance to the second round instead. Therefore I might have still very small chances to advance to the next round.

[Event "Maximum ! - Round 1"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2014.09.11"] [Round "?"] [White "thematrosken"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "1668"] [BlackElo "1894"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 {A80 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation} (2. Nf3 g6 (2... Nf6) 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nc3 {0-1 (38) Auro Ordonez,R-Castro Perez,M (2275) Asturias 1998}) 2... Nf6 3. Bg5 (3. Nf3 g6 {0-1 (39) Reddick,F (944)-Steen,H (1647) Warren 2002 }) 3... g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 {A80 Dutch Defence: Unusual White second moves} 5. e3 O-O {1.10/18} (5... d6 $14 {0.39/21}) 6. Bd3 {0.00/20} (6. h4 $16 {1.10/18}) (6. Bc4+ d5 7. Bb3 a5 8. O-O c6 9. a3 Na6 10. Re1 Nh5 11. e4 fxe4 12. Rxe4 Nf6 13. Bxf6 exf6 14. Qe2 f5 15. Re3 Bh6 16. Re7 Bg7 17. Re1 Bf6 18. Re8 Qxe8 19. Qxe8 Rxe8 20. Rxe8+ Kf7 {Sturm,Z (1500)-Ramadani,S (1583) Rogaska Slatina 2009 0-1 (58)}) 6... b6 $146 {0.78/17} (6... d6 $11 {0.00/20} 7. O-O (7. Qe2 c6 8. O-O b5 9. a3 d5 10. a4 b4 11. Na2 a5 12. c4 Ne4 13. Bf4 e6 14. Nc1 g5 15. Be5 g4 16. Ne1 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qc7 18. f3 gxf3 19. Nxf3 Qg7 20. Bc2 Nd7 21. Nd3 dxc4 { Plicka,P (1784)-Maly,P (1575) Prague 2007 1/2-1/2 (51)}) 7... Nc6 (7... c6 8. Bc4+ Kh8 9. Re1 Qc7 10. e4 fxe4 11. Nxe4 d5 12. Bf4 Qxf4 13. Bd3 dxe4 14. g3 Qxf3 15. Be2 Qf5 16. f3 Nd5 17. c3 exf3 18. Bxf3 Qxf3 19. Qxf3 Rxf3 20. Rf1 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 {0-1 (21) Pacheco,N-Carraro,D (1999) San Miguel del Monte 2004}) 8. Bb5 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d5 Bb7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Nd5 Bg7 15. Qd3 e5 16. Nb3 c6 17. Nb4 d5 18. Nxa6 e4 19. Qe2 Bxb2 20. Rab1 Bg7 21. Nbc5 Bc8 {Reddick,F (944)-Steen,H (1647) Warren 2002 0-1 (39)}) (6... d5 7. Qe2 c5 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Nxd5 Bg7 10. c3 Nc6 11. O-O Kh8 12. Nf4 cxd4 13. exd4 Qd6 14. Nh3 h6 15. Nd2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bc2 Bd7 18. Nb3 Rfe8 19. Qd1 Qb6 20. Nf4 Rad8 21. Re1 {Auro Ordonez,R-Castro Perez,M (2275) Asturias 1998 0-1 (38)}) 7. O-O {-0.01/21} (7. h4 $16 {0.78/17}) 7... Bb7 $11 8. Re1 {-0.16/22} ( 8. d5 $16 {0.78/18}) 8... Ne4 $1 9. Bf4 {-0.55/19} (9. Bh4 $14 {0.35/21}) 9... Nxc3 {-0.06/18} (9... c5 $15 {-0.55/19}) 10. bxc3 d6 {0.96/21} (10... Nc6 $15 { -0.37/23 keeps the upper hand.}) 11. Qb1 $2 {-2.13/20 [#]} (11. Bc4+ $16 { 0.96/21} d5 12. Bb3) 11... h6 $2 {-0.28/21} ({Black should play} 11... Bxf3 $1 $19 {-2.13/20} 12. gxf3 e5 13. Qb3+ Kh8) 12. h3 {-1.34/19} (12. Bg3 $11 { -0.28/21}) 12... Nd7 {-0.58/23} (12... Kh7 $17 {-1.34/19} 13. Qb3 Nd7) 13. Qb3+ Kh7 {Threatens to win with ...e5.} 14. c4 $2 {-4.43/20} (14. Bh2 $15 {-0.54/23} ) 14... e5 $19 {Black is clearly winning.} 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bh2 e4 17. Nd4 Nc5 {Accuracy: White = 0%, Black = 31%.} 0-1 [Event "1800+ 7 Days - Round 1"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2014.10.10"] [Round "?"] [White "cingoz"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "1999"] [BlackElo "1867"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. d4 f5 (1... g6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 (57) Bergraser,V-Schorr,L Tel Aviv 1964}) 2. Nc3 {A80 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation} (2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 { 0-1 (28) Hrbolka,L (2325)-Ruckschloss,K (2315) CSR 1991} (3. Bg5 g6 {1-0 (41) Bronstein,L (2390)-Echeguren,G Buenos Aires 1990})) 2... Nf6 3. Bg5 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 {A80 Dutch Defence: Unusual White second moves} 5. e4 $146 (5. h4 c5 (5... d6 6. e3 Ne4 7. h5 h6 8. Bf4 g5 9. Bh2 c5 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rfd1 O-O-O 15. Rab1 a6 16. Rb2 b5 17. Rdb1 c4 18. Be2 Be8 19. a4 Qxa4 20. d5 {Babo,M (2000)-Morais,M (2000) Figueira Foz 1999 0-1 (45)}) 6. e3 Qb6 7. Ne5 cxd4 8. Nc4 Qd8 9. exd4 Nc6 10. d5 Na5 11. Qf3 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Qc7 13. Bb3 Qe5+ 14. Qe2 Qxe2+ 15. Nxe2 Ne4 16. c3 Nxg5 17. hxg5 h6 18. gxh6 Rxh6 19. O-O-O b6 {Bergraser,V-Schorr,L Tel Aviv 1964 1/2-1/2 (57)}) (5. Bxf6 exf6 6. g3 d5 7. Bg2 c6 8. Qd2 a5 9. h4 h5 10. e3 Na6 11. a3 Kf7 12. Ne2 Qb6 13. O-O Nc7 14. Rfc1 Nb5 15. b3 Nd6 16. c4 Ne4 17. Qd3 Be6 18. Nf4 Rhe8 19. Ra2 Rad8 { Hrbolka,L (2325)-Ruckschloss,K (2315) CSR 1991 0-1}) (5. e3 d5 (5... c6 6. Bd3 d6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. e4 Qa5 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Re1 Qf6 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Bc4+ e6 16. Rad1 Na6 17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. Qc4 Rb8 19. Na4 Kh8 20. Qxc6 {Bronstein,L (2390)-Echeguren,G Buenos Aires 1990 1-0 (41)}) 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. dxc5 h6 9. Bh4 Nbd7 10. c6 bxc6 11. Nd4 Nb8 12. Na4 Qa5 13. c4 e5 14. Ne2 g5 15. Bg3 f4 16. exf4 exf4 17. Nxf4 gxf4 18. Bxf4 Ne4 19. Be3 Bf5 {Kwan,K-Leow,L Teeside 1973 0-1 (32)}) 5... fxe4 {-0.46/21} (5... Nxe4 $17 {-1.46/18} 6. Bf4 a6) 6. Bxf6 $1 $15 exf6 7. Nxe4 O-O {-0.06/22} (7... Qe7 $1 $17 {-0.87/20 And now ...f5 would win.} 8. Qe2 d5) 8. Be2 $11 {The position is equal.} b6 {0.22/22} (8... d5 $15 {-0.59/19} 9. Ned2 Nc6) 9. O-O {-0.40/22} (9. Nc3 $11 {0.22/22}) 9... Bb7 {0.40/21} (9... d5 $15 {-0.40/22} 10. Ned2 Nc6) 10. Nc3 {-0.35/21} (10. Ned2 $1 $14 {0.40/21}) 10... Nc6 {0.79/20} (10... d5 $15 {-0.35/21 keeps the upper hand.}) 11. Bc4+ {0.06/21} (11. d5 $1 $16 { 0.79/20} Ne5 12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. Ne4) 11... Kh8 12. Ne2 $2 {-1.60/18 [#]} (12. Bd5 $1 $14 {0.65/21 stays ahead.}) 12... d5 {-0.19/24} (12... Na5 $1 $17 { -1.60/18} 13. Bd3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 f5) 13. Bb3 {-0.73/19} (13. Bb5 $11 {-0.19/24 remains equal.}) 13... Qd6 {-0.01/22} (13... Bh6 $17 {-0.73/19}) 14. c3 Rae8 15. Ng3 {-0.55/18} (15. Ba4 $11 {0.02/22}) 15... Re7 {0.03/22} (15... Nd8 $15 { -0.55/18}) 16. Re1 Rfe8 17. Rxe7 Rxe7 18. Bc2 Nd8 19. Qd3 {-0.29/20} (19. h4 { 0.12/21 was preferrable.}) 19... Ne6 20. Nh5 {-1.08/20} (20. Ne2 $15 {-0.32/25} ) 20... Nf4 {0.12/24} (20... Bh6 $17 {-1.08/20} 21. Ng3 Nf4) 21. Nxf4 Qxf4 22. g3 Qg4 23. Kg2 {-0.23/21} (23. Re1 $14 {0.31/21} Qd7 24. Qd2) 23... Bc8 { 0.21/25} (23... Bh6 $142 {-0.23/21}) 24. Nh4 {-0.59/19} (24. Re1 $11 {0.21/25} Bf8 25. Rxe7 Bxe7 26. Qe3) 24... Qh3+ {0.23/22} (24... Kg8 $15 {-0.59/19}) 25. Kg1 f5 {1.27/20} (25... Qd7 $11 {-0.09/24}) 26. Ng2 {0.46/24} (26. Qd2 $16 { 1.27/20}) 26... Bh6 {1.24/20} (26... Qh6 $14 {0.46/24}) 27. Qf3 {0.15/22} (27. Qb5 $16 {1.24/20} f4 28. Qxd5) 27... c6 28. Bd3 Bg5 {0.37/22} ({Black should try} 28... Kg7 $11 {-0.17/24}) 29. b3 {-0.16/22} ({Better is} 29. Nf4 $14 { 0.37/22} Qh6 30. Rc1) 29... Kg7 30. Bf1 {-0.52/22} (30. Nf4 $11 {0.00/24} Qg4 31. Kg2) 30... Qh6 {0.75/21} (30... Qg4 $15 {-0.52/22} 31. Qd1 Qxd1 32. Rxd1 Bf6) 31. c4 {0.23/25} (31. Re1 $16 {0.75/21}) 31... Be6 32. Re1 {Threatening h4.} Bg8 {0.53/22} (32... Bf7 $11 {0.10/26}) 33. Rxe7+ $14 Bxe7 34. Nf4 { 0.00/25} ({White should play} 34. Qc3 $14 {0.61/21}) 34... dxc4 {1.13/21} ( 34... Bd6 $11 {0.00/25}) 35. Bxc4 Bxc4 36. bxc4 Kf7 $2 {5.21/19} (36... Bd6 $1 $14 {0.37/24}) 37. Qxc6 $18 Qg7 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. Qd7 {[#] Strongly threatening Ne6+.} Qf7 {10.68/22} (39... Qf6 $142 {5.08/24} 40. c5 bxc5 41. dxc5 (41. Qxa7 cxd4 42. Nd5 Qe5 $16) 41... g5 42. Ne6+ Kf7) 40. Ne6+ Kg8 41. d5 Qf6 42. Qe8+ Bf8 43. Nxf8 {5.00/23} (43. d6 $142 {15.93/22 Intending d7 and mate.} f4 44. d7 Qa1+ 45. Kg2 Qf6 46. gxf4 Qf5 47. h3 Qf6 48. d8=Q) 43... Qxf8 44. Qxf8+ Kxf8 45. f4 {White is clearly winning.} Ke7 46. Kf2 Kd6 47. Ke3 b5 48. Kd4 { Accuracy: White = 24%, Black = 19%.} 1-0