Annotated chess game: Queen's gambit with a spin

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Queen's gambit with a spin
Joshua. P (488) vs. ??? (?)
Annotated by: posthuma (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's gambit accepted (D20)

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Everyone knows what a queen's gambit is like, but I just want to show you what can come out of it.

1. d4 d5 2. c4	This is a queens gambit position. If black chooses to defend against it, they could pay Nf6, C6, or if they wanted to, E6
	4 comments fatcat2 (1200) on 16-Dec-09: 2...Nc6 (Chigorin Defence) is also an effective reply to the Queen's Gambit. waxx0r (1200) on 17-Dec-09: c5. e5 and Bf5 are all bad. 2. Nf6 is actually a gambit: 3. cxd5 c6 4. dxc6 e5?! 5. dxe5 Qxd1 6. Kxd1 Ng4 and so on... but it is also bad... no_genius (1899) on 17-Dec-09: I think there's a difference between 'theoretically bad but playable' and losing. You pretty much can't lose on the 2nd move unless you allow fools mate nuntar (1702) on 17-Dec-09: Although 2... Nf6 is weak because of 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3! with a good game for White. Other possibilities include 2... c5, 2... e5 and 2... Bf5. EDIT: thanks for the support, no_genius. Also, Nf6 is not a gambit. It can LEAD to a gambit, for instance the line waxx0r gives. But that's not the same thing.


2... dxc4	But in most cases, they take it, whitch is what happens in this game. E3 is your respose, attacking the pawn, making the best respose for black being B5
	2 comments nuntar (1702) on 15-Dec-09: Zero out of three, I'm afraid. Acceptance of the gambit is perfectly playable, but not the most common either at GK or at master level. 3. e3 is certainly one response, but not the main line (Nf3). And 3... b5? is definitely not the best response for Black. He will not keep the pawn (in fact, this very game shows why!!!) and this move only weakens his pawn formation and puts him behind in development. no_genius (1899) on 17-Dec-09: although if 2 ... c6, dxc4 and b5 is a real threat (but maybe not immediately)


3. e3	Another version of the same gambit would have been Qa4+ attacking the pawn, gaining it back.
	2 comments nuntar (1702) on 15-Dec-09: 3. Qa4+ is not best though, since the early queen development leaves it open to attack. fatcat2 (1200) on 16-Dec-09: And the loss of two tempi in moving the queen out removes the point of playing the Queen's Gambit, to gain tempi, in the first place!


3... b5 4. a4	A4 lures him in. If he takes the pawn, C4 and A4 are now undefended for a free pawn.
	2 comments dmaestro (1654) on 15-Dec-09: 3...b5?! does not hold the pawn. Black should have developed. no_genius (1899) on 17-Dec-09: actually, 3... e5! equalises. Thats why you needed to play 3 Nf3. Which is pretty funny that you're saying black's play is bad (which is probably strawchess if anything - see comment to final position), when your 3rd move allows black to equalise. (See Znosko-Borovsky's How To Play The Chess Openings, which is my reference for it, or probably any opening book will have it)


4... c6	He doesn't want to take it, so he responds in such a way, making a forced gain in 2 moves.
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 15-Dec-09: Of course, defending with the other pawn doesn't work either: 4... a6? 5. axb5 axb5?? 6. Rxa8


5. axb5 cxb5	The next move is the best. It garuntees that you get 4 points or more. Attacking at the undefended, and almost imposoble to defend rook in the corner: A8
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 15-Dec-09: Correct. Do you still want to claim 3... b5 was the best move?


6. Qf3	...Qf3



6... Nc6	There are 2 ways to do what Nc6 did. (Alternatives, 1.... Bb7 2. QxB7, Nd7, or 1.... Nc6 2. Qxc6, Bd7, also alternative, but that is what he does.)



7. Qxc6+	Check



7... Bd7 8. Qb7	Now there is a doube attack on a7. He could only stop it by Qc8 or Qb8. Qb6 wouldn't work after, 9.Qxb6, axb6 10.Rxa8, and I get ahead.
	1 comment no_genius (1899) on 16-Dec-09: did this game actually happen?