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ANNOTATED GAME
Succesfully failed Max Lange Attack
moorsoes (1840) vs. steve2 (1719)
Annotated by: moorsoes (1200)
Chess opening: Scotch gambit (C44), Dubois-Reti defence
moorsoes (1840) vs. steve2 (1719)
Annotated by: moorsoes (1200)
Chess opening: Scotch gambit (C44), Dubois-Reti defence
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1. e4 |
This is an annotation of my favourite opening, the "Max Lange Attack". It's out of fashion nowadays, because there are several simple moves against it that put White in a crappy position. With some practice, even those situations are playable and can lead to victory. This is an example that proves my point. |
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1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O |
Up until this point all is going according to the book. Obviously this is also the point where moves like 5....d6 or even 5....h6 can mess up your bright idea. |
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5... d5 |
To continue the infamous Max Lange Attack, black is supposed to play 5....Bd5 to defend his pawn, keep his material advantage and to give pressure on f2. This would continue: 5....Bd5, 6. e5 - d5 7. exf6 - dxc4 |
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6. exd5 |
Having failed in my beloved Max Lange Attack I decide to sacrifice my Knight to draw out Black's King after taking the pawn... see ahead. |
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6... Nxd5 7. Ng5 Be7 8. Nxf7 |
Black's king will be totally exposed with his Knight on d5 blocking a threatening Bishop. |
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8... Kxf7 9. Qf3+ |
The obvious move with several options for black to respond |
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9... Ke6 |
And there he goes! |
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10. Nc3 |
(In retrospect) another beautiful sacrifice to win time to get the a1 Castle out and to get rid of the blocking d4 pawn. |
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10... dxc3 11. Re1+ |
From here Black's moves are pretty much forced, it's Material Advantage Vs. Position and it keeps getting worse. |
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11... Ne5 12. Bf4 Bf6 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Rxe5+ |
Here goes the next sacrifice to keep getting rid of pieces blocking the centre. Although the idea was to win Black's Queen by checking the King with a Castle, the possibility of a checkmate slowy creeps in. |
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14... Kxe5 15. Re1+ Kd4 |
Black still has little choice in the matter is forced to keep running around with his King. |
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16. Bxd5 cxb2 17. Re4+ |
By letting Black take the Bishop, the final sacrifice, it's a free run by simply forcing the King all the way to the a-line moving the Queen and Castle step by step. |
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17... Kxd5 18. Qd3+ Kc6 19. Rc4+ |
Here ends this funny and interesting "failure" of the Max Lange Attack! |
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