tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post7351968199915701698..comments2023-03-23T11:12:13.191-07:00Comments on US Chess League News: Game of the Year -- 13th PlaceArun Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17502944059031864655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-92159621472856637372009-01-08T11:01:00.000-08:002009-01-08T11:01:00.000-08:00This seems a good version of this gambit as white...This seems a good version of this gambit as white is up a bunch of tempos. After qg3 white has threats like bc7! and be5! and black has no good developing moves. This can't be good for black. But in any event, I guess that's not the most important, this is all whole thing is all for fun anyway, and that's how I see it :)<BR/><BR/>AlexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-18437931292579383342009-01-08T07:53:00.000-08:002009-01-08T07:53:00.000-08:00I figured your idea was something like that, howev...I figured your idea was something like that, however I still feel that black should play for that variation rather than accept a clearly worse position. The variation that I was looking at was 9...Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Nb5 Qxe5 12.Qg4 Ba5. Clearly white has compensation, even sufficient for 2 pawns,but I don't think that white can claim an advantage. That's my take. This looks a lot like the Milner Barry Gambit, but never does black in the Milner Barry refuse to accept the sacrifice, otherwise, it justifies white's play.<BR/><BR/>So again, I understand why you would allow it, I just disagree with black not entering the variation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-18921904489446453252009-01-08T05:25:00.000-08:002009-01-08T05:25:00.000-08:00Daniel- 9)Nxd4? is met by nxd4 qxd4nb5! now is obv...Daniel- 9)Nxd4? is met by nxd4 qxd4nb5! now is obviously impossible, and if the queen moves anywhere, qg4!. Of course if qh4, nc7+. qxe5 qg4! with powerful threats of qxb4 and bf4, and if qb6, qg4! threatening qxb4 and qxg7. If bxb5 bxb5+ qxb5 and qxg7 +-. If bf8, defending both, nd6+ is a killer. So 9)nxd4? didn't work. But I agree, nxf7 was a bad judgement for me, and rg8 indeed gave him a slight edge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com