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MARTIaN TROMPOWSKY, PART I [Click to see PART TWO of this study on the Martian Tromp] Mr. Joseph Thomas writes: Mr. Silman, I was reading some of the original analysis on your website, and I thought that I would share some of my own analysis. My friends and I like to play around with the openings, and I like to use the following line against the Trompowsky. I checked this with the only database I have available to me, which is chessgames.com. Here is what I play.... 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 I have found this line through my own experimentation to become very complicated, but I haven't found it to be easy to refute either. Is there any precedent for this? And do you find this line to be playable?
HOW DO YOU SPELL U-G-L-Y?
SILMAN REPLIES: Before we delve too deeply, let's first see what Trompowsky guru Julian Hodgson had to say about 3.g5 in his book, SECRETS OF THE TROMPOWSKY Volume 1: "It is clear that this move has no redeeming features apart from attacking the Bishop on f4. After either 4.Be5 or even 4.Bc1 Black's position looks pointless." Well, that certainly doesn't seem very positive! But, in this age of openings like the Vulture, not to mention Miles' successful adoption (against Karpov) of 1.e4 a6 and Basman's love affair with the lovely 1.e4 g5, we should give 3.g5 a fair shake. Since 4.Bc1 Bg7 5.f3 (or 5.Qd3 d5 6.f3 Nd6 7.Bxg5 c5) 5.Nd6 6.e4 (6.Bxg5 c5) 6.c5 7.dxc5 Qa5+ isn't convincing to me, I'll devote my attention to the straightforward attack on Black's Rook: 4.Be5 Now we look at A) 4.f6 and B) 4.Rg8. A) 4.f6
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AM I REALLY LOOKING AT THIS?
5.e3 Bg7 6.Bg3 Yes, 6.Qh5+ is tempting, but 6.Kf8 7.Bg3 d5 8.Bd3 Bf5 is perfectly playable for Black. Can this be proof of the upcoming Apocalypse? 6.d5 7.Bd3 Bf5 8.Nc3 h5 This doesn't inspire confidence, and 8.Nxc3? 9.Qh5+ is even worse for Black. Nevertheless, I'll continue to play Devil's advocate and refuse to give up on Black's cause, since he has 8.Nxg3 9. hxg3 (9.fxg3!?) 9.Qd7.
BLACK'S LAST HOPE
Any comments from outraged readers who wish to return our beloved game to its previous pure state? 9.Bxe4 dxe4 10.h4
UGLY, UGLY, UGLY
Do I need to say that this looks horrible for Black? Well, I'm sure there's someone out there who feels a need to defend this position. I'll end our glimpse at the glorious mysteries of 4.f6 by saying that, in my view, Black has to make 8. Nxg3 work or suffer eternal damnation for hoisting such horrors upon us. B) 4.Rg8
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LOVELY, JUST LOVELY
I'm not buying it! 5.Qd3 d5 6.f3 Nf6 7.Bxf6 exf6 8.Qxh7 Instead of this display of righteous greed, White can also consider the simple 8.e4. 8.Rg6
CHESS FROM MARS
White's up a pawn, but dark-square weaknesses and a trapped Queen force the first player to tread carefully. 9.Nc3 Nc6!? 9.c6!?. 10.0-0-0 Ne7 11.g4 A line like 11.e4?? Rh6 can only be termed "unfortunate" for White. 11.g4 prevents .Bf5 and let's the White Queen run for its life. 11.f5 12.Qh3 f4 13.Qg2 f5 14.h4 and things have gone badly wrong for Black. Perhaps he can improve on this, but it's hard to take 4.Rg8 seriously. Of course, I can't say that I'm high on 4.f6 either! Overall, I can't believe that 3.g5 is playable, but perhaps I'm just a traditionalist and those with more open chess minds will prove me wrong. [Click to see PART TWO of this study on the Martian Tromp]
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martin trompowsky , part 2
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MARTIaN TROMPOWSKY, PART II By Jeremy Silman and John Watson [Click to see PART ONE of this study on the Martian Tromp) A NOTE by Jeremy Silman Mr. Thomas, who originally brought this line to my attention, pointed out that it had previously been played in the high level game Kasparov-Dambo, Israel 1994 (which, by the way, was played in a simultaneous exhibition!): 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Bc1 h6 5.f3 Nf6 6.e4 d6 7.Nc3 e5 8.Nge2 Bg7 9.dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8
BLACK IS NOT OKAY! He mentioned that Black had almost equalized, but the truth is that Black's game is miserable - his King is unhappy in the center, his g7-Bishop is inactive, and his kingside pawn moves have done nothing but create weaknesses (take note of that gaping hole on f5!). The remainder of the game: 11.Ng3 Nc6 12.Be3 Ke8 13.Nb5 Kd8 14.0-0-0+ Bd7 15.Nf5 Bf8 16.Bc4 a6 17.Nc3 Ke8 18.g4 Na5 19.Be2 Bb4 20.h4 Bxc3 21.hxg5 Bxb2+ 22.Kxb2 Bxf5 23.exf5 Nd7 24.gxh6 f6 25.g5 fxg5 26.Bxg5 Rh7 27.f4 b6 28.Bh5+ Kf8 29.Bg6 Nc4+ 30.Kc3, 1-0. Though I don't believe the position reached after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 is adequate for Black, I tried (in PART ONE) not to say this in a pointed way (though I am doing so now!) since I felt that Mr. Thomas was enjoying the line and that, due to its complexity, he would probably do quite well with it against his customary opponents. It would certainly fail horribly at a high level, but in the amateur ranks it's most likely a fun and interesting choice (to see a small discussion about the importance of an opening being to a player's taste, check out my review of Watson's PLAY THE FRENCH). Watson's following analysis should take all the fun out of this line, though. Playing odd and slightly unsound variations can be exciting and give you many nice wins. However, once you place them under a microscope they tend to fall apart, as is the case here.
ANALYSIS by John Watson Dear Jeremy, For years I have suggested absurdist and irregular moves to you and after a short thought you refute them with cool, calm, logical moves. For some reason (probably boredom) you're starting to take the bizarre stuff seriously! Allow me to assume your old role: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 and now I'll look at both A) 4.Bc1 and B) 4.Be5: A. 4.Bc1 I think that this is the most positionally-based move, after which I doubt that Black can reach a decent position. 4...Bg7 5.c3! This is the simple and best solution:
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SIMPLE, BEST, & STRONG For fun let's also look at 5.f3, which is more complicated but still better for White (I think): 5...Nd6 6. e4
ANOTHER GOOD METHOD FOR WHITE Now Black can try: (a) 6...h6 7.Nc3 (7.h4!?) 7...e5 8.Nge2 Nc6 9.d5 Ne7 10.Ng3 0-0 11.h4!? gxh4 12.Nh5 Ng6? (but 12...f5 13.Rxh4 isn't very good for Black either, e.g., 13...Nf7 14.exf5 Nxf5 15.Rg4 d6 16.Ne4) 13. Qd2! Nf4 14.Nxg7 Kxg7 15.Ne2 Qg5 16.Nxf4 Qxf4 17.Qxf4 exf4 18.Bxf4. (b) 6...e5 7.c4 0-0 8.dxe5 (I also prefer White after 8.c5 Ne8 9.d5, e.g., 9...d6 10.Be3 f5 11.Nc3 f4 12.Bf2, preparing for 0-0-0 and attack on the queenside.) 8...Bxe5 9.c5 Ne8 10.Nc3 d6 11.Be3 Nc6 12.Qd2 h6 13.0-0-0. (c) Jeremy may be right that 6...c5 7.dxc5 Qa5+ is the best try, but Black still has trouble coordinating after 8.c3 Qxc5 9.Qd3 0-0 10.Be3 (even 10.Qe3 Qxe3+ 11.Bxe3 h6 12.h4 g4 13.Nd2 gxf3 14.gxf3 Nc6 15.Nh3 gives some advantage) 10...Qe5 11.Nd2 (11.Qd2!?) 11...b6 (11...f5 12. Nc4 Nxc4 13.Qxc4+ e6 14.Bd4 Qa5 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.h4) 12.Bd4 Qe6 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.h4. Returning to the position after 5.c3: 5...c5 Best must be 5...h6 but Black will not be fully satisfied after 6.f3
BLACK'S STILL NOT HAPPY 6...Nd6 (6...Nf6 7.e4 is a poor version, to say the least, of a Pirc or King's Indian Defence. For example, 7...d6 can be met by 8.Be3 (or 8.h4 gxh4 9.Be3) 8...0-0 (8...e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.Bc4; 8...Nbd7 9.h4) 9.h4 g4 10.Qd2 Kh7 11.Bd3 e5 12.Na3 and 0-0-0) 7.e4 e5 8.dxe5 (White's development is also harmonious in a line like 8.Be3 f5 9.dxe5 Bxe5 10.Nd2) 8...Bxe5 9. Nd2 0-0 10.Nc4 Nxc4 11.Bxc4 d6 12.Ne2. 6.f3 Also favorable for White is 6.Qc2 d5 7.f3 Nf6 8.Bxg5 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 10.e3. 6...Nf6
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WHITE IS JUST BETTER Not 6...Nd6? 7.dxc5 Nc4 (or 7...Nf5 8.e4 Nh4 9.Bxg5) 8.e4. From the diagram, a simple and good answer is 7.dxc5 Qc7 (7...h6 8.e4 Na6 9.Be3 Qc7 10.b4) 8. Bxg5 Qxc5 9.Qd2, but also good is the less clear grab with 7.Bxg5 Qb6 (7...h6 8.Bc1 cxd4 9.cxd4 d5 10.e3) 8.Qd2 d5 (8...cxd4 9.cxd4 and 9...Nc6 10.e3 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nc3, or 9...h6 10.Bh4 d5 and 11.e3 Nc6 12.Nc3 or 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Nh3!? Bxh3 13.gxh3 Nbd7 14.Rg1 Kh8 15.e4) 9.e3 Nc6 10.Bd3 Bd7 11.Na3 0-0-0 12.0-0-0 e5 13.dxc5 Qxc5 14.Ne2 e4 15.Bc2. B. 4.Be5 f6 5.e3 Bg7 6.Bg3
ANOTHER WAY FOR WHITE TO RULE 6...d5 Since this ends so badly, I tried to salvage this line with other moves, not too successfully: (a) 6...0-0 (the best move?) 7.Nd2 (7.Bd3 d5 8.c4 c6 9.Nd2 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5) 7... Nxd2 8.Qxd2 d5 9.h4 Bf5 10.Bd3 e6 11.hxg5 fxg5 12.0-0-0 with an obvious advantage, although Black can mess around on the queenside; (b) 6...h5!? (Leads to fascinating play that still doesn't come close to equality.) 7.Bd3 (7.c4 h4 8. Bd3 d5 9.cxd5 hxg3 10.Bxe4 f5 11.Bd3 Qxd5 12.Nf3 g4 13.Nc3 Qd7 14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.dxe5 Rxh2) 7...d5 8.f3! (8.Bxe4 dxe4 9.h4 Bg4 10.Ne2 Nc6 11.Nd2 Qd5 12.Nc3 Qa5 13.Qc1 0-0-0 14.Ncxe4 e5 with some counterchances, probably not enough for equality.) 8...h4 (8...Nxg3 9.Bg6+ Kf8 10. hxg3 Qd6 11.Ne2 h4 12.g4) 9.Bxh4 (or 9.Bxc7 Qxc7 10.fxe4 dxe4 11.Bxe4) 9...Rxh4 10.fxe4 dxe4 11.g3 exd3!? (11...Rh6 12.Bxe4 f5 13.Bg2 e5 14.Ne2) 12.gxh4 Qd5 13.Qh5+ Kd8 14.Qf3 Qb5 15. b3 g4 16.Qg2 (16.Qf2 Qd5) 16...dxc2 17.Qxc2 Qd5 18.e4 Qxd4 19.Nc3 Qe3+ 20.Nge2 and White is simply better. 7.Bd3 Bf5 8.Nc3 Nxg3 Or 8...Nxc3 9.Qh5+ Kf8 10.Bxf5. 9.hxg3 Or Jeremy's 9.fxg3!, a move that opens the f-file for a quick attack - for example: 9.Qd7 10.Qh5+ Kf8 11.Bxf5 Qxf5 12.Nf3 with a very large advantage.
9.fxg3! GIVES WHITE A STRONG ATTACK Back to the more pedestrian, but still strong, 9.hxg3: 9...Qd7 10.Qh5+ Kf8 11.Bxf5
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Or 11.Nge2!? Bxd3 12.cxd3 Nc6 13.f4. 11...Qxf5 12.Qe2 intending 0-0-0 and in many cases e4. Really, this is pretty bad for Black: his king, his g7-bishop, his light squares, the prospect of g4 followed by f4, etc.
FINAL THOUGHT BY SILMAN It's funny, but when I did my small analysis of this line in PART ONE, I didn't bother to look it up in my database since I erroneously felt that there wouldn't be any games of interest there. In one way this proved true since nearly all the games listed were indeed very poorly played (most horribly played!) and thus of little theoretical value. Nevertheless, I did find it worthwhile to see examples of how both sides handled the line, and it was also clear that Black was usually (but not always!) the lower rated player. Here's a small sampling of these database games. WHITE ANSWERS 3.g5 with 4.Bc1 I Shmirin (2304) - J Prudek Leutersdorf, 2001 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Bc1 h6 5.f3 Nf6 6.e4 d5 7.e5 Nh5 8.Ne2 c5 9.c3 Nc6 10.g4 Ng7 11.h4 gxh4 12.Rxh4 e6 13.Rh1 h5 14.a3 Be7 15.g5 Bxg5 16.Bxg5 Qxg5 17.f4 Qg4 18.Bh3 Qf3 19.Rh2 h4 20.Nd2 Qd3 21.dxc5 b6 22.Nb3 Qf3 23.Nbd4 Nxd4 24.Qxd4 bxc5 25.Qxc5 Bd7 26.00-0 Nh5 27.Qf2 Qxf2 28.Rxf2 Ng3 29.Nd4 Rc8 30.Rh2 Ke7 31.Bf1 f6 32.exf6+ Kxf6 33.Bd3 Rcg8 34.Nf3 h3 35.Ng5 e5 36.Nh7+ Kg7 37.Rg1 e4 38.Rxg3+ Kxh7 39.Rgxh3+ Kg7 40.Rxh8 Rxh8 41.Rxh8 Kxh8 42.Be2 Kg7 43.Kd2 Kf6 44.Ke3 Kf5 45.b4 Ba4 46.Bf1 Kg4 47.Ba6 Bd7 48. Bb7 Be6 49.a4 Kf5 50.a5 Kf6 51.b5 Ke7 52.b6 axb6 53.a6, 1-0. L Puschmann (2285) - B Ahlander (2435) Denmark, 1999 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Bc1 h6 5.f3 Nd6 6.e4 Bg7 7.Nc3 c6 8.Nge2 Qb6 9.Qd3 Na6 10. a3 c5 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.e5 c4 13.Qc3 Nf5 14.Qxc4 d6 15.Qb5+ Kf8 16.f4 dxe5 17.dxe5 b6 18. Nec3 Nc5 19.Qe2 Bb7 20.Qd1 gxf4 21.Bxf4 Ne6 22.Bc4 Nxf4 23.Nxf4 Ne3 24.Qd3 Qxd3 25. Bxd3 Bxe5 26.Nce2 Bxb2 27.Ra2 Be5 28.Kf2 Ng4+ 29.Kg3 Rg8 30.Re1 Rd8 31.h3 Ne3+, 0-1. WHITE ANSWERS 3.g5 with 4.Be5 F Berkes (2230) - F Szaz Hungary 1998 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Be5 f6 5.e3 Bg7 6.Qh5+ Kf8 7.Bg3 d5 8.Bd3 Bf5 9.Nd2 Bg6 10. Qe2 Nxg3 11.hxg3 Nc6 12.Ngf3 Qe8 13.c3 Nd8 14.e4 c6 15.Nb3 dxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Qg6 18.Qe2 b6 19.0-0 a5 20.Rfe1 Ra7 21.Rad1 a4 22.Nc1 h5 23.Nd3 h4 24.g4 Kf7 25.Nb4 Kf8 26.Qc4 Qf7 27.Qd3 Bh6 28.Qe4 Qh7 29.Qe2 Qf7 30.d5 c5 31.Nc6 Rd7 32.Qb5 Rxd5 33.Nxd8, 10. S Lputian - R Lendwai Geneve, 1986 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Be5 Rg8 5.Qd3 d5 6.f3 Nd6 7.Nc3 Be6 8.h4 f6 9.Bxd6 Qxd6 10.0-0-0 Nc6 11.Qxh7 0-0-0 12.e3 Qg3 13.hxg5 Qxg5 14.f4 Qg3 15.Nf3 Qf2 16.Qd3 Bg4 17.Qd2 Qg3 18.Bb5 Rd6 19.Rdf1 Bf5 20.Nh4 Bh7 21.f5 Bh6 22.Rh3 Qg4 23.Nf3 Qg7 24.g4 Nd8 25.Be2 a6 26.Rfh1 Nf7 27.b3 e6 28.fxe6 Rxe6 29.Nxd5 Rge8 30.Kb2 Be4 31.Nf4 Bxf4 32.exf4 Bxc2 33. Bc4 Re3 34.Qxc2 Qxg4 35.Bxf7 R8e7 36.Bc4 Rxf3 37.Rxf3, 1-0. A Lein (2485) - C Meyer Philadelphia, 1990 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Be5 Rg8 5.Nd2 d5 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.c3 Nd7 9.Bg3 e5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Qe7 12.Bc4 Rg6 13.Ne2 Qxe5 14.Qd5 Qxd5 15.Bxd5 Rd8 16.Bb3 Rgd6 17. h4 h6 18.hxg5 hxg5 19.Nd4 Bd7 20.Rh7 Rf6 21.Rh8 c5 22.Ne2 Rd6 23.Rh7 Be6 24.Ng3 Ra6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26.Nf5 Rb6 27.b3 c4 28.Ng3 Re6 29.Ke2 Bd6 30.Rd1 cxb3 31.axb3 Bc7 32.Rh8+ Ke7 33.Nf5+ Kf6 34.Rdxd8 Bxd8 35.Nd4 Rd6 36.Rh6+ Ke5 37.f4+ exf3+ 38.Nxf3+ Kd5 39.c4+ Kc5 40.b4+ Kc6 41.Ne5+ Kc7 42.Rxd6 Kxd6 43.Nxf7+ Kd7 44.Nxd8 Kxd8 45.Kd3 Kd7 46.Kd4 Kd6 47.e4 g4 48.g3 Kc7 49.e5 a6 50.c5 ,1-0. R Storm (2320) - A Waschk Germany, 1992 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Be5 f6 5.f3 Nf2 6.Kxf2 fxe5 7.Qd2 e6 8.dxe5 Nc6 9.Nc3 Nxe5 10. e3 d5 11.Nge2 Bd7 12.Nc1 Qf6 13.Nb3 Bd6 14.Be2 h5 15.Ke1 0-0-0 16.Qd4 Kb8 17.Nc5 Bxc5 18.Qxc5 b6 19.Qa3 Nc4 20.Bxc4 dxc4 21.Qb4 g4 22.Ne4 Qf5 23.Rf1 gxf3 24.gxf3 Bc6 25.Ng3 Qxc2 26.Rf2 Qd3 27.Nf1 Rhf8 28.f4 Rg8 29.Rd2 Qe4 30.Rad1 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 Rg1 32.Qc3 Qb1+ 33.Rd1 Rxf1+, 0-1. V Allegro (2255) - P Verboven Zurich, 1994 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Be5 Rg8 5.Qd3 d6 6.Qxe4 dxe5 7.dxe5 Nc6 8.Nc3 Qd4 9.Qxd4 Nxd4 10.0-0-0 Ne6 11.h3 h5 12.Nf3 Bd7 13.e3 0-0-0 14.Bc4 g4 15.hxg4 hxg4 16.Nd4 Ng5 17. Rh4 a6 18.e6 Nxe6 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Ne4 Rg6 21.Rh8 e5 22.Nc5 Rd6 23.Nxd7 Kxd7 24.Rg8 Kc6 25.Bd3 b5 26.Rxg4 Kb6 27.Rh1 c5 28.b3 e6 29.Rh7 a5 30.Rg6 c4 31.bxc4 bxc4 32.Bxc4 Rc6 33.c3 Rxc4 34.Rxe6+ Rd6 35.Rxe5 Rxc3+ 36.Kb2 Rdd3 37.Re6+ Kb5 38.Rh5+ Ka4 39.Re4+ Bb4 40.Rd4 Rxd4 41.exd4 Rc4 42.Rh3 Rxd4 43.Kc1 Rd2 44.a3 Rxf2 45.axb4 axb4 46.Rg3 b3 47.Rg8 Kb4 48.g4 Rg2 49.g5 Kc3 50.Rc8+ Kd4, 1/2-1/2. B Anglada (2285) - G Sanchez Garcia (2045) Terrassa, 1996 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Be5 Rg8 5.Qd3 d5 6.f3 Nf6 7.Bxf6 exf6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.a3 f5 10.0-00 Be6 11.e4 dxe4 12.fxe4 fxe4 13.Qxe4 Qf6 14.Bb5 0-0-0 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Qxc6 Rxd4 17.Qa8+ Kd7 18.Nge2 Rd6 19.Rxd6+ cxd6 20.Qxa7+ Ke8 21.Ne4 Qd8 22.Nd4 Be7 23.Rd1 Bd7 24.Qb7 Kf8 25.Nc6 Bxc6 26.Qxc6 Rg6 27.Qd5 Re6 28.Rf1 Kg8 29.Ng3 Bf6 30.Nf5 Qe8 31.Kb1 Re1+ 32. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 33.Ka2 Qe6 34.Qxe6 fxe6 35.Nxd6 Be5 36.Ne4 g4 37.h3 gxh3 38.gxh3 Kf7 39.a4 Kg6 40.a5 Kf5 41.Nc5 Bb8 42.b4 Ba7 43.Kb3 e5 44.Kc3 e4 45.Kd2 Kf4 46.Ke2 h5 47.Ne6+ Kg3 48.b5, 1-0. A Drozdov (2250) - P Turecki (2095) Frydek-Mistek op-B Frydek-Mistek (4), 1997 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Be5 f6 5.e3 Bg7 6.Qh5+ Kf8 7.Bg3 d5 8.Bd3 Bf5 9.f4 Bg6 10. Qe2 Nc6 11.Bxe4 dxe4 12.fxg5 e5 13.gxf6 Bxf6 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nc3 c6 16.Nh3 Kg7 17.Nf2 Qb6 18.0-0 Rhe8 19.Nfxe4 Nd7 20.Rad1 Rad8 21.Rxd7+ Rxd7 22.Nxf6, 1-0. W Gerstner (2360) - A Pfeiffer Chemnitz, 1998
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 g5 4.Be5 Rg8 5.Qd3 f5!? 6.Qh3? (The critical move is 6.Qc4 which wins a pawn. Since 6...e6 7.Bxc7 just favors White, Black must look to 6...d5 for compensation: 7. Qxc7 Qxc7 8.Bxc7 Nc6 when I'll let you budding gambit lovers out there figure it all out - Silman.) 6...d6 7.Qxh7 Be6? (Black could have won on the spot by 7...dxe5 8.Qxg8 Qxd4) 8.f3 Nf2 9.Kxf2 dxe5 10.d5 Qxd5 11.e3 Nd7 12.c4 Qd1, 0-1. [Click to see PART ONE of this study on the Martian Tromp]
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