Lacrimosa (1678) – More, Gordon (1449)
Tuesday Night Open
06/15/10
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 (The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit ) 4…exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 (Teichmann Variation ) 6. h3 Bxf3 (6…Bh5 is also playable ) 7. Qxf3 c6 (Forced as 7…Nc6 is just plain bad. ) 8. Be3 e6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Rae1 (With in eleven moves, all of my pieces have been activated. Main line is 11.Rf2 ) 11…O-O 12. Ne4 N Qa5 13. Bg5 Qf5??
14. Qe3? (What was I thinking? 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Bxf6 winning ) 14…Qa5 15. c4 Rad8 16. Kh1 e5?! 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bxf6 exd4?? (My coach GM Rashid Ziatdinov always said never to count on your opponent making a mistake, but always keep an eye open for them. ) 19. Qxe7 gxf6 20. Qxf6 1-0 With two 1/2 point byes, this win gives me 2 points out of three. Next week I’ll be playing Black.
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