[Event "Challenge from Nenad"]
[Site "SchemingMind.com"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Nenad"]
[Black "Louis Lima"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45a"]
[WhiteCountry "SLO"]
[BlackCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[WhiteRD "73"]
[BlackElo "1729"]
[BlackRD "76"]
[GameID "53564"]

1. d4 Nf6
{
Louis Lima: I am going to keep a diary of my analyzis and will share it at the end of our game. Maybe there is something of use for the future article. 
}
2. g4
{
Nenad: It would be useful, if we're going to play several games, not to play the same opening line each time... or maybe just to focus on one and analyse it in more detail?
}
2... Nxg4
{
Louis Lima: Let me take the Black side on the first two games. I will accept in this game, then decline it on the second. Then we can switch sides for games 3 and 4 and you can do the same (accept and then decline, or viceversa). 
}
3. e4
{
Nenad: fine with me. You've got some good winning chances here, you know :). This line is surely not for waste, but it's certainly weaker than other whites main responces to indian defence.
}
{
Louis Lima: I am taking a very researched approach to the early stages of this game, which I am documenting on the diary. Actually e4 seems to be the main line, and the overwhelming response to the sacrifice in practical games. 
}
3... d6
{
Louis Lima: Ah, sorry Nenad. I thought you meant that the 3.e4 line was rare in this gambit. What you meant was that this gambit iw weaker than other main responses to the Indian defence. I have to read your responses more carefully! : ) BTW, could I have your e-mail address? If you like you can send it to me via a private message. I conducted a statistical survey of practical play in the Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit for our article, and I think you'll find it very interesting. I wanted to e-mail it to you. It's in a Word document. 
}
4. Be2
{
Nenad: 3...d5 was also an option for black here. In a blitz game that I played against a friend of mine a few days ago, he decided to play 3... Nf6 and the game took the form of Alekhine defence with white a pawn down and tempo ahead, which is also interesting to consider.
}
4... Nf6
{
Louis Lima: Hi Nenad, Did you get the attachment? Let me know if you want to see it as the game progresses.I keep updating it on every move. Also the dubious sacrifice 3...Nxf2 has been played! I think out of 17 games in that line Black managed to win seven encounters! To few games to really make anything out of it. I think for those who tried that line can still live dangerously here and have time to go for Nxf2 :) I would imagine that the right defense can be found in correspondence chess, but maybe it creates enough complications for a blitz game or with shorter time controls. For instance, if Black could somehow manage to grab a third pawn for the Knight then it might enough compensation. For instnace 4..Nxf3 5.Kxf2 e5 6.Nf3 (Defending against Qh4+), 6..Be7 (Renewing the threat) 7.h4 (Taking the checking square away from Black), 7...Bg4!? - Anyway, probably my patzer analysis is all wrong and will check it with Fritz after our game has ended. - I think Nf6 is clearly the best move here. Unlike in the previous position you cannot longer gain space with e5.  Cheers, let me know what you think of the opening survey. Louis 
}
{
Louis Lima: I was looking at the previous line of 4..Nxf2 more closely and after 5.Kxf2 e5 White can let Black have his three pawns for the Knight but at the price of huge lead in development. For instance 6.dxe5 Qh4+ 7.Kf1 Qxe4 8.Bf3 Qxe5 9.Ne2 followed by 10.Bf4. 
}
5. Nc3
{
Nenad: This knight move is probably the only good move here... btw, did you notice that there were 0 games at schemingmind played with this opening? It seems that we are the first ones to try it :). As for the 1. d4 Nf6 2. g4 Ng4 3. e4 Nf2, I think that white is much better after 4. Kf2 e5 5. Nf3 ed4 6. Qd4 Nc6 7. Qc3
}
{
Louis Lima: Yes I noticed. Only Neonimal has tried it with poor results.
}
{
Louis Lima: That g file might prove really useful if you castle Queenside and launch a Kingside attack. 
}
5... e5
{
Louis Lima: Hey Nenad, tomorrow I start a new e-mail tournament with the US Chess Federation. It's called the "Electronic Golden Knights 2006". Last year I played in it and Chess Life magazine published a hard-fought draw between me and a US soldier stationed in Kuwait. How cool was that!? Anyway, I am thinking in trying this Gambit with White if Black plays 1..Nf6. If Black answers with 1...d5 I will try either the Colle (which I would like to learn) or the Colle-Zukertort system which have some familiarity with it. What do you think? 
}
{
Louis Lima: maybe too early to try to use it? : ) 
}
6. dxe5
{
Nenad: Go ahead. :) Maybe even consider 1. d4 Nf6 2. e4!? (I think that I saw a good article on the internet about it somewhere...) As for this game, you leave me no choice. I think that e5 was premature, and that the best way for white to continue is to exchange queens and forget about mating attacks!! I know that I'm a pawn down, but I honestly think that I can get it back with good play in the coming position. I didn't want to go into early simplifications, but the line that you chose is forcing it.  6.Nf3 is bad, because of 6...de4 7.Ne4 c5 8.Nf3 Nc6, and black is much better
}
6... dxe5
{
Louis Lima: 1.d4 Nf6 2.e4!? gives me the creeps. I'd hate parting with a center pawn like that. I think the Gibbins is more sound in the category of unsound! : )  - I was coming out of a different perspective here with e5. I reasoned that, in general, every exchange should be in my favor since I am pawn up - but you have a greater understanding of the game than I do, so I am looking forward to learning from you. BTW, Austin loves the idea of us writing an article on this gambit for the site. He thinks not enough standard chess related articles have been published. I am planning in writing one on tactics for beginners. Maybe you should turn your game against Ngu into one for the site? Looks like it would appeal to advanced players. 
}
7. Qxd8+
{
Nenad: Well, generally speaking, you're right - when you're down material, you shouldn't trade your pieces. However, in this case, I will have a slight developmental advantage + your king won't be able to castle (which is not really bad, since the queens are off the board) Also, the open g file will still allow me to put some direct pressure on your pawn structure. 5.e5 threatened to close the center and render my pieces unable to attack, so I had to deal with it this way. We'll see if it's good or not. As for the game vs ngu, I'm not sure if people would appreciate seeing it in the journal. After all, it is just one annoted game, anyone could post their own. It is full of hidden tactics, but still... As for d4 Nf6 e4 (the omega gambit) - a player that wrote the article about it plays it often in fast internet games and has even managed to defeat 2700+ players at his site with it!!! So, it's definitely not for waste. Take a look at it.
}
7... Kxd8
{
Louis Lima: If there even a tiny glimpse of beating a Chess Master then it deserves a look! : ) 
}
{
Louis Lima: The other move I wanted to play instead of e5 was g6, but it looked like Pirc with the g file open - though your attacking changes would have been very strong. 
}
8. Nf3
{
Nenad: normal development...
}
8... Bd6
{
Louis Lima: I think u should share it with Austin and get his opinion. It is an annotated game but quite heavily annotated and analyzed. That's why I thought it would appeal to advanced players on the site. - - I know, I know. It looks like I gained a pawn on d6 : )   
}
9. Rg1
{
Nenad: Yes. That bishop on d6 is just awful. You're also going to have some troubles on the g-file now. It would've been better if you had defended the pawn with your b8 knight, I think. ... Well, it won't hurt if I ask Austin... I may also analyse it a little more and maybe add some theoretic considerations about the alternative opening lines.
}
{
Louis Lima: The problem with 8...Nc6 I thought, is that after 9.Bb5 you are threatening to exchange on c6 damaging my pawn structure and renewing the threat on the e pawn. Notice I can't play 9...Bd7 because after 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.Nxe5 I can't grab the pawn on e4. At the end of the day I would have had to move that Bishop to d6 I think. Also, because of potential pressure on the g files and d files - via moves like Bg5, I might have needed the Knight on d7 instead.  
}
{
Louis Lima: well, i should have considered all that before moving to e5! L. 
}
9... g6
{
Louis Lima:  
}
10. Bg5
{
Nenad: Yes... Well, g6 does defend the g pawn, but Rg8 might have been better. Observe: Bg5! I think that I'm going to recover the given pawn very soon :). You've weakened the position of your f6 knight too much. This way, I'm placing a strong threat without losing a tempo. White pieces dominate the board... btw, I've sent the game analysis to Austin and he said that it looks good and that he'll probably upload it to the journal after he takes a closer look in a few days. :)
}
10... Nd7
{
Louis Lima: yes, I know you are going to recover the pawn. I couldn't see a way to defend the g pawn successfully. After Rg8 Bg5 u are threatening to win the rook on b8. I am thinking maybe it is best to lose the e pawn instead of the g pawn. -  That's good about the article!
}
11. Nd5
{
Nenad: adding some extra pressure... although 0-0-0 probably wasn't bad either
}
11... Be7
{
Louis Lima: Yes, I analyzed all this very heavily yesterday, definitely come out worse. Do u think we are ready to ditch this whole line, or maybe we can find something better than g6? or Bd6 is the culprit :)  
}
12. Nxe5
{
Nenad: According to my analysis (not so deep at this moment), 8...Nc6 and 8...Nd7 are perfectly fine for black, especially 8...Nc6, where black can (I think) even keep his advantage. Also, 9...Rg8 leads to much better position than 9...g6
}
12... Nxe5 13. Bxf6
{
Nenad: Would you like me to send you my notes about this game? So that you can compare them to your own.
}
13... Bxf6
{
Louis Lima: Why not, that sounds good. You can e-mail them to TenderDragon@Optonline.Net I'll send you the updated one so yo ucan see how I ended up getting into g6! : ) Cheers, L. 

}
14. Nxf6
{
Nenad: ok
}
14... c6
{
Louis Lima: This is the position I was telling you about. Rg8 seemes incorrect on account of Bg5. Thus, I reasoned I had to make that would give up the pawn, probably a developing move like Be6 or Nc6 and let you have the g pawn. In this position you also get the pawn back, but I have slightly better pawn structure than yours. Of course, I am still not off the fire yet cause I am really behind in development here after 0-0-0+ or Rd1+
}
15. f4
{
Nenad: gaining a tempo... and also taking advantage of the fact that your knight can't move to c6 now :)
}
15... Nd7
{
Louis Lima: not much of a choice here
}
16. O-O-O
{
Nenad: castling...
}
16... Ke7
{
Louis Lima: Getting out of the "Pinguin" :) 
}
17. Nxd7
{
Nenad: You are girht about one thing- I probably should've taken with the knight instead of a bishop. Now we're entering endgame... 
}
17... Bxd7 18. Rg3
{
Louis Lima: I have some analysis on my updated diary which I sent you earlier today. Towards the last page I have some analysis I was doing on the Nx6 line (instead of taking with the Bishop), and they looked pretty bleak for me in terms of the resulting position. H
}
18... Rad8
{
Louis Lima: Would you assess the position as equal here? If you do, then let's continue playing this game until end, but let's also start game no.2 What do you say? Otherwise by the time we finish game four it will be end of year! : ) 
}
19. Ra3
{
Nenad: Yes. I think that it's equal. However, I want to wait for a few days at least before starting the second game, because I want see how many games will all those coming matches add to my game list. 3 matches in SCL (*2games) + soon 1 match in team knockout tournament(*2 games) + individual knockout (*2 games) tournament + maybe some pyramid challenge, etc. If Austin decides to upload that article, then I'll maybe get (I think that I read it somewhere) some free months of full membership, so it won't be a problem :). If that happens, we can start all remaining three games at once, as far as I'm concerned :).
}
{
Louis Lima: Sure no problem, just let me know whenever you want to continue with game 2. I've been there playing too many games too :) My reasoning to ask you this was for the cause of the article. Obviously in any position, like this one, the best chess player wins. However, from an objective view we have reach equality and thus some final say in this line. In the article we can go back and find out improvements on it to see where both sides could have kept the advantage in the main line and detours. 
}
19... a6
{
Louis Lima: nice move, fixing my pawns on light squares. 
}
20. Rb3 Bc8 21. Bd3 Rd7 22. h4 Rhd8 23. h5 c5 24. Rb6 Rd6
{
Louis Lima: If this is a losing move I am going to blame it on Paul Keres! : ) 

Nenad, this is such a good educational game for me. I had no idea what would be the best move in this position. One of the lines I was looking at was 24...c4 forcing the trade of Rooks and giving me time to follow with d6. However after Rb4 (or simply take) then I am forced to fix all my pawns on light squares. Although in the Rb4 line I looked at some lines in which the Rook could get trapped in there. Anyway, I was not sure if my pawns should be on the same color, or opposite color in same-color Bishop endings. I googled some stuff and came up with some ending advice by Paul Keres. He says "Although such Pawns can of course be defended more easily by the Bishop, a grave disadvantage is that all squares of opposite color are seriously weakened. This allows the penetration of the enemy King who can be stopped only by the opposing King. Thus it is usually advisable to place one's Pawns on squares of opposite color to one's own Bishop" - Of course, the key work here is "usually" :) because there is still Rooks on the board and pawn configurations- but this game overall is enriching my chess learning : ) 
}
25. Rxd6
{
Nenad: I'm still mourning after the missed 13...Nf6 :( As for the endgame here, who knows? The things look very equal and I seriously doubt that white or black can win unless someone makes a bad move somewhere. But there is still a lot to play until the end. I personally don't think that you've played bad moves in this endgame so far. The only bad moves that you've made wre in the opening :). The way this is going, this will end up as an endgame study :).
}
25... Rxd6
{
Louis Lima: Was 13. Rxf6 decisively winning. In the analysis I sent you the end result was you getting your pawn back with a much superior position and the four Bishops on the board (I think). Unless you found some goodies in that position that wrapped things up sooner.  We'll explore it later. - I agree here, there is plenty to go wrong, especially for me. Louis
}
26. hxg6 hxg6 27. c3 f6 28. Kc2 g5
{
Louis Lima: Hi Nenad. I was just thinking that maybe my 27...f6 was inferior. If 28.Rg1 Kf7 29.Kg7 and maybe you had a more active position. Maybe instead 27...f6 I should have more Rook or play b6, but I was afraid of e5, perhaps unnecessarily.
}
29. e5
{
Nenad: if 28.Rg1, then 28...Rd3 unless you think that taking free material is bad luck, or seomething :). btw, I've got a lot of work to do, and I'm also playing many other games here, so it might take some time for me to add comments to that article draft and I might also play at a slightly slower pace in this game.
}
{
Louis Lima: ahh yes, stupid me, I forgot the King was not on c2 yet. OK. Don't worry about the article just let me know. Also, take your time in this well. Cheers, Louis
}
29... Rd5 30. c4 Rd8 31. exf6+ Kxf6 32. fxg5+ Kxg5 33. Re1 Kf6
{
Louis Lima: darn Nenad, dunno where to go here. It doesn't seem to matter much where, but I am afraid to fall into some sort of trap. I think Kf6 is closer to e7 and e5 entry squares for your rook. -  anyway, hope all is well in your part of the world. Cheers, Louis
}
34. Rg1
{
Nenad: :) all is well, thx for asking. Not enough time to play chess here regularly, but at least I'm satisfied with how things are going with my exams. In a few days, however, I'll try sending you comments and additional analysis concerning that what you've already written on the topic of Gibbins-Weidenhagen gambit article. Warmly, Nenad
}
{
Louis Lima: http://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=25
}
34... Ke5
{
Louis Lima: ok, can't look at this anymore. should i centralize my queen or activate the rook on h8? let's see what happens - hope all is well Nenad. Tomorrow is 4th of July and first time I am getting into a swimming pool with my 15 month old daughter. Can't wait. BTW, Austin posted my two articles so he really made my day today : ) 
}
35. Kc3
{
Nenad: You shouldn't centralize your queen. You don't have one :). btw, nice articles :)
}
{
Louis Lima: lol! (wishful thinking) hoping my King was a Queen : ) 
}
35... Bd7 36. Rg5+
{
Nenad: heh. I wonder what Froyd would say to that.
}
36... Kd6
{
Louis Lima: :-)
}
37. Rd5+ Kc6 38. Bf5 b6 39. a4 a5
{
Louis Lima: very nice Nenad. 
}
40. Be6 Kc7 41. Rxd7+ Rxd7 42. Bxd7 Kxd7
{
Louis Lima: I've been looking at this and I think this is a draw. You can gain the opposition with the extra move, but you'll lose it due to the pawns on c5 and c4. Or maybe I am wrong. L 
}
43. Kd3=
{
Nenad: Actually, you're not :). But this is the best that I could do in the position. I made a poor judgement back then when trading those minor pieces, and the position thus created was objectively a draw. On the other hand, I have to say that you've played the endgame really well. You didn't make a single mistake! So, naturally, the game resulted in a draw. You've started the game a little insecure, but managed to improve your play a lot in the latter part of the game. You've deserved this draw. :) And I need to be a little bit more careful, it seems. :) We should probably start another game soon. However, no point in doing it today, since I'll be sleeping/listening to good music in the next four days, since a music festival in our town starts today. I think that The Cardigans, The Cult and Franz Ferdinand are scheduled for tonight at the main stage. Anyway, I'll challenge you for the rematch (me as black, accepted gambit line) as soon as I find the time. ok? :) Hope all is going well on your part. Cheers, Nenad 
}
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