At last I have ‘The Book’ this is the book that will reveal the secrets of 6.Bg5
Recap: We first saw this line mentioned in an old chess magazine by Robert Bellin.
And to save going back a few blogs this is what I wrote:
“A maniac way to generate turmoil. This is what want. Our prayers have been answered.
At last we can toss those naffo crappo end game books in the garbage because we will
never ever see an ending again!. Armed with 6.Bg5 we will conquer the chess world.”
and in the Neil McDonald book we now read:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.Bg5
This opening will be the one boys. At last we will do a Double ‘G’.
Yes, get a girlfriend. How can they resist care free maniacs generating turmoil
This opening variation features a double push with the h-pawn h2-h4 and h4-h5.
I have noticed that some of the cool hip writers call this pawn ‘Harry the H-Pawn.’
Please do not give names to pawns that one day you may have to happily sacrifice.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bg5 {This is the move that will have the girlfriends queuing up around the block.} 6... Qxg5 {If Black plays anything else then make cluck-cluck chicken noises.} 7. Nc7+ Kd8 8. Nxa8 {Writers of the smart la-di-da opening books will like 8...Be6 here. Don't buy their books.} 8... b6 {This is the most common move on RHP.} 9. h4 {I like this move. Playing moves you like is a good opening plan. } 9... Qg6 {Hitting the e-pawn with a check,} 10. Nd2 {Much as I'd love to sac the e-pawn this move is not defending, it's attacking. read on...} 10... Bb7 11. h5 {To take the Queen off the e-pawn. They won't like 11...Qe6 12.Bc4.} 11... Qg5 {Here seems plausible as11...Qf6 takes f6 from the g8 Knight.} 12. Nc4 {Threatening to take twice on b6 getting two pawns for the a8 Knight.} 12... Bxa8 13. Nxd6 {With the threat of Nxf7+ winning the Black Queen.} 13... Bxd6 14. Qxd6+ {14....Kc8 15.Ba6+ and Black gets mated in a few moves. 15...Bb7 16.Qxc6+ etc} 14... Ke8 15. Bb5 {15...Ne7 16.Rd1 and again mate in a few moves.} 15... Qf6 {Begging for the Queens off.} 16. Qc7 {No Queens off and now 16...Qe7 or 16...Qd8 then 17.Bxc6+} 16... Ne7 {Nothing seems to stop checkmate or White from winning a bucket load of Black bits.} 17. Rd1 {Better than 17.0-0-0 which allows 17...Qf4+ and f5 giving the Black King a flight square.} 17... Kf8 {What else, Rd8 mate had to be stopped and I want to play a Queen sac.} 18. Qd8+ Nxd8 19. Rxd8 {Checkmate. Good Luck lads.}
This snapper was in the right place at the right time.
“Gens Una Sumus - We Are One People”
(picture from page 155 of the July 1986 CHESS)
Kasparov and Karpov with the then FIDE President Compomanes at the 1986
London and Leningrad World Chess Championship. There had been some bad
blood between all three of them, Here they are making up under the Fide Banner.
From the September 1986 CHESS we see a state of the art computer screen shot at
a critical juncture in Game 8 of the K-K match. Back then this was very high tech.
I used the bones of that position...
...wondering how many RHP players took on h6 and got mated.
There are quite a number of players taking on h6 and checkmate soon followed.
Something like persiles - skpaw RHP .2015 (White has just played 18.Bh6.)
Black took on h6 and was mated on g7 with the Queen. instead 18...Nd5 is winning.
A game with the same theme. Missed Chances, Miscalculation and one big Mistake.
min37 - dondiego66 RHP 2012
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 {The Steinitz Defence to the Lopez} 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Qf3 O-O 10. Re1 {Nothing strange to report so it is not surprising both players are still in opening theory.} 10... c5 {10...Re8 is the choice move of others here.} 11. Nf5 {Black should chop this Knight. Knights on f5 v castled Kings create all kinds of problems.} 11... Bc6 {12.Nd5 and the Black position is in distress.} 12. Bh6 {Tempting but Black can hold with 12...Ne8 which is a better move than....} 12... g6 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Qd8 {So far so forced now just take the exchange with Bxf8.} 16. Bg5 {OK this is playable but you need to know the next move in this idea.} 16... Kg7 {Now 17.Qh3 to stop h6 keeps the bind on,} 17. Re4 {With the threat of Rf4, but it is too slow,} 17... h6 {White had to stop this, Black is wriggling out of a bad position.} 18. Bxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6+ Kxf6 20. Rae1 {White still have a good pull and has all the winning chances.} 20... Rab8 21. b3 Kg7 22. Re7 Rbc8 23. c4 {White has a dream position but converting it into a win can sometimes be a nightmare.} 23... a5 {Black is looking for freedom aiming to play c6 but after cxc6 Rxc6 then Ra7 wins the a-pawn.} 24. Rd7 {Too impulsive, create luft, activate the King, Black can only wait and watch.} 24... Rfe8 {White has lost the e-file and Black is right back in the game.} 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Rxc7 {OOPS!} 26... Re1 {Checkmate.}
One last tactical nuance to squeeze out from this game, did you notice the
trapped Rook pattern that could have happened back here with White to play.
If White spotted the back rank mated and instead played 26.Kf1 Rc8.
Then White has to play 27.Re7 because Black is threatening 27...Kf8 winning the Rook.
Of course this happened on RHP. RickatSF - kirbythecat RHP .2016
[FEN "r4rk1/1pp2pp1/p2p1q1p/3P4/1P1p2Q1/P2P3P/2P2PP1/R4RK1 w - - 0 17"]
17. Rae1 Rfe8 18. Qd7 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Qd8 {Now chop on d8 and play Re4.} 20. Re7 Qxd7 21. Rxd7 Rc8 {Careful, watch your Rook on d7.} 22. Kf1 {OOPS!} 22... Kf8 {The d7 Rook is caught. 0-1}
M. Arabidze - S. Gvetadze, Georgian Women's Championship 2020, Round 9.
was a 64 move game drawn game with no captures. The Final Position.
In comparison the longest RHP game with no captures is a paltry 45 moves.
It could have been agreed drawn after move 26...h6-h5
woody65 - Land Crawford RHP 2012
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 h6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Nc6 8. Bb2 Re8 9. c4 Bf8 10. c5 a5 11. a3 b5 12. b4 a4 13. Re1 Nh7 14. e4 Rb8 15. e5 Na7 16. h4 c6 17. Nh2 Rb7 18. f4 f5 19. Ndf3 Rf7 20. Kh1 Bd7 21. Ng1 Nc8 22. Bc3 Ne7 23. Re3 Qb8 24. Ngf3 g6 25. g4 Bg7 26. g5 h5 27. Ra2 Nf8 28. Rae2 Bh8 29. Be1 Rh7 30. Bf2 Nc8 31. Bh3 Ree7 32. Nd2 Be8 33. Ndf1 Qb7 34. Ng3 Qc7 35. Ngf1 Qb7 36. Nd2 Qc7 37. Nb1 Qb7 38. Nc3 Qc7 39. Bf1 Qb7 40. Nf3 Qc7 41. Kg2 Qb7 42. Rb2 Qc7 43. Ne1 Qb7 44. Nd3 Qc7 45. Be2 {Game agreed drawn.}
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