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Bologan's Black Weapons Victor Bologan Bologan’s Black Weapons in the Open Games New In Chess 2014 © 2014 New In Chess Published by New In Chess, Alkmaar, The Netherlands www.newinchess.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form of by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission from the publisher. Cover design: Volken Beck Supervisor: Peter Boel Proofreading: George Kosinski & René Olthof Production: Robert Dabo-Peranic, Joop de Groot Have you found any errors in this book? Please send your remarks to [email protected]. We will collect all relevant corrections on the Errata page of our website www.newinchess.com and implement them in a possible next edition. ISBN: 978-90-5691-543-8 Contents Introduction 10 Bologan’s Arsenal of Strategic Ideas & Themes 16 Part I – 1 e4 e5 45 Chapter 1 – Rare Openings on the Second Move P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 48 Chapter 2 – The Center Game 2 d4 exd4 3 Qxd4 Nc6 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 54 Chapter 3 – The Danish Gambit 2 d4 exd4 3 c3 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 63 Chapter 4 – The Bishop’s Opening 2 Lc4 Nf6 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 68 Chapter 5 – The Vienna Fianchetto 2 Nc3 & 3 g3 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 77 Chapter 6 – The Vienna Gambit 2 Nc3 & 3 f4 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 80 Chapter 7 – The Vienna Attack 2 Nc3 & 3 Lc4 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 92 Part II – 1 e4 e5 2 f4 101 Chapter 8 – Rare King’s Gambits 2...exf4 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 105 Chapter 9 – The Bishop’s Gambit 2...exf4 3 Lc4 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 110 Chapter 10 – Rosentreter’s Gambit 2...exf4 3 Nf3 g5 4 d4 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 115 Chapter 11 – Polerio’s Gambit 2...exf4 3 Nf3 g5 4 Lc4 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 119 5 Bologan’s Black Weapons in the Open Games Chapter 12 – The Kieseritzky Gambit / Allgaier’s Gambit 2...exf4 3 Nf3 g5 4 h4 g4 5 Ng5 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 127 Chapter 13 – Bilguer’s Defense 2...exf4 3 Nf3 g5 4 h4 g4 5 Ne5 d6 6 Nxg4 Le7 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 132 Chapter 14 – Intro to the Falkbeer Counter-Gambit 2...d5 3 exd5 exf4 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 136 Chapter 15 – Fedorov’s Line 2...d5 3 exd5 exf4 4 Nf3 Nf6 5 Lc4 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 143 Chapter 16 – Rabinovich’s Line 2...d5 3 exd5 exf4 4 Nf3 Nf6 5 Lb5+ p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 146 Part III – 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 151 Chapter 17 – Rare Third Moves P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 156 Chapter 18 – The Ponziani Opening: the Harrwitz Attack & the Steinitz Defense 3 c3 d5 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 161 Chapter 19 – The Ponziani Opening: Paulsen’s Line 3 c3 Nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 Nd5 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 169 Chapter 20 – Relfsson’s Gambit & Sarrat’s Attack 3 d4 exd4 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 174 Chapter 21 – The Berlin Gambit 3 d4 exd4 4 Lc4 Lc5 5 0-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 177 Chapter 22 – The Göring Gambit: the Capablanca Defense 3 d4 exd4 4 c3 d5 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 181 Chapter 23 – The Scotch Opening: Tartakower’s Line 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 187 Chapter 24 – The Classical Mieses Line 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nxc6 bxc6 6 Ld3 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 191 Chapter 25 – Intro to the Modern Mieses 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nxc6 bxc6 6 e5 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 200 6 Contents Chapter 26 – The Modern Mieses: the Old & the New Main Line 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nxc6 bxc6 6 e5 Qe7 7 Qe2 Nd5 8 c4 Nb6 p p p p p p 210 Chapter 27 – The Horrwitz Attack & Potter’s Line 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Lc5 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 223 Chapter 28 – Blumenfeld’s Attack 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Lc5 5 Le3 Qf6 6 Nb5 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 231 Chapter 29 – The Fianchetto Variation & Other Rare Lines 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Lc5 5 Le3 Qf6 6 c3 Nge7 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 235 Chapter 30 – The Cuban Variation 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Lc5 5 Le3 Qf6 6 c3 Nge7 7 Lc4 0-0 8 0-0 b6 p p p p p p p p 243 Chapter 31 – The Exchange Line: the Paris Variation 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Lc5 5 Nxc6 bxc6 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 247 Chapter 32 – The Exchange Line: Lange’s Line 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Lc5 5 Nxc6 Qf6! 6 Qf3 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 251 Chapter 33 – The Exchange Line: Kasparov’s Variation 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 Lc5 5 Nxc6 Qf6! 6 Qd2 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 258 Part IV – 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 269 Chapter 34 – Gunsberg’s Four Knights Game 4 a3 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 272 Chapter 35 – Glek’s Four Knights Game 4 g3 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 280 Chapter 36 – The Italian Four Knights Game 4 Lc4 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 285 Chapter 37 – The Belgrade Gambit 4 d4 exd4 5 Nd5 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 290 Chapter 38 – The Scotch Four Knights Game: Kramnik’s Line 4 d4 exd4 5 Nxd4 Lb4 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 298 Chapter 39 – The Traditional Main Line of the Classical Defense 4 d4 exd4 5 Nxd4 Lb4 6 Nxc6 bc6 7 Ld3 d5 8 exd5 cxd5 9 0-0 0-0 10 Lg5 c6 P P 306 7 Bologan’s Black Weapons in the Open Games Chapter 40 – The Scotch Four Knights Game: the Modern Defense 4 d4 exd4 5 Nxd4 Lc5 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 317 Chapter 41 – The Spanish Four Knights Game: Cohen’s Defense 4 Lb5 Ld6!? P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 325 Chapter 42 – The Spanish Four Knights Game: the Symmetrical Line 4 Lb5 Lb4 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 330 Part V – 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Lc4 337 Chapter 43 – The Italian Game: the Lucena Line 3...Lc5 4 d3 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 342 Chapter 44 – The Italian Game: the Greco Line 3...Lc5 4 0-0 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 347 Chapter 45 – The Italian Game: the Giuoco Piano 3...Lc5 4 Nc3 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 355 Chapter 46 – The Evans Gambit 3...Lc5 4 b4 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 363 Chapter 47 – The Italian Game: Falkbeer’s Gambit 3...Lc5 4 c3 Nf6 5 d4 exd4 6 0-0 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 375 Chapter 48 – The Italian Game: the Sveshnikov Line 3...Lc5 4 c3 Nf6 5 d4 exd4 6 e5 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 380 Chapter 49 – The Italian Game: Møller’s Attack 3...Lc5 4 c3 Nf6 5 d4 exd4 6 cd4 Lb4+ P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 388 Chapter 50 – The Italian Game: Bird’s Variation 3...Lc5 4 c3 Nf6 5 b4 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 397 Chapter 51 – The Italian Game: the Modern Giuoco Pianissimo 3...Lc5 4 c3 Nf6 5 d3 a6!? (without 0-0) P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 406 Chapter 52 – The Italian Game: the Classical Giuoco Pianissimo 3...Lc5 4 c3 Nf6 5 d3 a6!? (with 0-0) p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 414 Chapter 53 – The Italian Game: the Adams Approach 3...Lc5 4 c3 Nf6 5 d3 d6 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 427 8 Contents Chapter 54 – The Two Knights Defense: the Modern Line 3...Nf6 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 435 Chapter 55 – The Center Gambit & Attack 3...Nf6 4 d4 exd4 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 447 Chapter 56 – Polerio’s Attack: the Morphy Line 3...Nf6 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5! 6 d3 p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p 461 Chapter 57 – Polerio’s Attack: the Chigorin Counterattack 3...Nf6 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5! 6 Lb5+ c6 7 dxc6 bxc6 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 466 Index of Games 483 Index of Variations 515 Bibliography 526 New In Chess Code System 528 9 Bologan’s Black Weapons in the Open Games Introduction My personal story My acquaintance with the Open Games began with the study of the Italian Game with Viacheslav Andreevich Chebanenko, and then of the Ruy Lopez with GM Zigurds Lanka, in both cases strictly for White.
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