Annotated chess game: Beginner's luck?

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ANNOTATED GAME

Beginner's luck?
H Ohman (?) vs. G Buck (?)
Annotated by: black_cat_hamlet (1531)
Chess opening: KGA (C34), Fischer defence

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Though I won't go into too much detail on this game, it is so damn awesome that it'd be a crime not to show it! :) In what looks at first glance like a disastrous opening for White, the determined attack that White dishes out afterwards is nothing short of inspiration for attacking players like me! Enjoy!

1. e4 e5 2. f4	King's Gambit...



2... exf4	Accepted



3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Be7	Normal development so far, but Buck's influence on the d8-h4 diagonal and the g3 square means that Bh4+ is threatened.



5. Bc4	!? Does Ohman not see that? Actually, this isn't unusual in the King's Gambit - 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4!? - this position is more of a variation of that opening, with Black giving check with the bishop and a White knight on f3
	2 comments vincerino (1200) on 14-Oct-10: 5. O-O. It same strange to me anyways, as an avid king's gambit player, that d4 has not been played by now. perhaps i'm always a bit too eager to recapture the gambited pawn... nuntar (1702) on 15-Oct-10: 5. 0-0 would be illegal!


5... Bh4+ 6. g3	A strange gambit which seems to serve only to expose Ohman's king - I'm fairly certain that no-one reading this annotation would have seen this move. 6.Kf1 and 6.Nxh4 are alternatives
	1 comment vincerino (1200) on 14-Oct-10: I would've opted for 6. Kf1. Keep the knight for attacking purposes. White needs all the attack he can get before white's momentum comes to an end and black assumes the attacking chances.


6... fxg3 7. O-O	That pawn gambit I mentioned is nothing compared to this move - castling is meant to PROTECT the king, and yet this manoeuvre exposes the king completely! Surely this is beginner's play?



7... gxh2+	And now a pawn excha-
	2 comments eden8 (1200) on 15-Oct-10: Black could have won the rook with 7. ... g2, as it has nowhere to go. black_cat_hamlet (1531) on 15-Oct-10: apart from the fact that the king could just take the pawn


8. Kh1	no?? no takers?
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 26-Jan-11: No. White's play may seem surprising but it is known to theory -- the Bertin Gambit. White gives up three pawns in return for open lines; taking the h2 pawn would be a disaster as it would leave White's king too exposed. See also my comment on the next diagram.


8... Bg3	So let's recap on what White has achieved in the past three moves. He gave up a pawn so that his kingside could be exposed. He then castled INTO his kingside where there were no pawns to defend him. Now, he has allowed Buck to secure a very dangerous pawn on h2 (Nxh2, Qh4! causes complications for White) What kind of rating would you give a player who does this? Actually, Ohman couldn't care less about that. What he's interested in is the semi-open f-file...
	2 comments nuntar (1702) on 15-Oct-10: The point is that the h2 pawn is not so dangerous -- three pieces guard against the possibility of Qg1# -- and having a black pawn there instead of a white one prevents any attacks based on Qxh2#. damalfi (1200) on 16-Oct-10: A sound theme. The enemy's pawn is sometime the best of all guardians, since it cannot be taken... a shield. This bishop's move is the key for black defeat, probably. What's the point in defending this pawn? On the contrary, black should welcome white to take it (in fact, he won't!). A better try could have been Bh3, developing and threating the rook. This won't have avoided white's plan, anyway.


9. Bxf7+	...and the pressure on f7!



9... Kxf7	Buck accepts the gambited bishop...
	1 comment damalfi (1200) on 16-Oct-10: ...or he could have given more or less the same white's tactic, playing Kf8.


10. Ne5+	...but is subjected to a double check!
	1 comment damalfi (1200) on 16-Oct-10: The knight, there, is ready to take the g6 pawn which interposes Qh5+, if Ke8 was played.


10... Ke6	Bringing the king out into the open like this seems very suspect, but like I said I'm not seriously analysing this game - perhaps Ke7 was better here [Ke8, Qh5+] and perhaps later in the game there was a move that would have saved Black and given him the advantage, but if that had happened this game wouldn't have been nearly as entertaining!
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 15-Oct-10: Ke7 Rf7+ forces the king to choose another square, with the same consequences.


11. Qg4+	Let's just watch as Buck's king feasts on the knight...
	1 comment damalfi (1200) on 16-Oct-10: At this point, the attraction plan is already set for white. A wonderful one, in fact!


11... Kxe5 12. d4+	...and the pawn...



12... Kxd4 13. Be3+	...and the bishop...



13... Kxe3 14. Rad1	...and now Ohman sacs his queen! Surely a player who throws away material like this ought to be merely a beginner? :P Actually, of course, Black is busted, and next move Ohman may have the pleasant choices of Qf3#, Rf3#, Rd3#, Nd5#, Qe2# - five different mating threats from all of White's remaining four pieces! Black's seven pieces, on the other hand, are doing nothing!



14... Bxg4	Might as well - four mating threats averted, but Ohman only needs one! :)



15. Rd3#	Beautiful... just beautiful. That's all I have to say about this game! If you didn't enjoy this game, then I have a very skilled psychiatrist that I can hook you up with!
	3 comments damalfi (1200) on 16-Oct-10: A wonderful miniature! jasonakay (1200) on 29-Oct-10: A very entertaining and educational game!! Thank you for annotating it! ghsgingorno (1826) on 12-Nov-10: This opening is called four pawns gambit and is available in gameknot opening database, and for the game is available in Chessmaster 9000 game database. I am unable to recall player names for that i would have to install CM. Anyways nice game!!