布局小径(国际象棋)1.

1、【译前注：作者Gary Lane，英国的国际大师。他在chesscafe网站开设一个着眼于讨论“最新的布局理论和相关课题”的专栏，主要采用答读者问的方式。有人赞扬他的专栏说，有时他哪怕收到一些初学者提出的令人啼笑皆非的、荒谬的“布局新创见”或“惊人发现”信件，也不一定扔进垃圾桶，反而尽量由此出发以众多对局为例向读者介绍布局的经典示例或真正的新构思。恰好，他的姓氏叫Lane ，有乡间小路、小巷、里弄的意思。而他的专栏就叫"Opening Lanes" ，可以形象译成“布局小径”。他的文章不是系统地讨论布局理论宫殿的堂皇大观，却象随兴喝杯咖啡然后摆上几盘，交流交流布局而且往往是

2、“非主流布局”的迷津与小径。】 布局小径1：灵活的侧翼象(英)Gary Lane 英格兰的读者马克·钟斯问：“怎么对付 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 ？我以前没碰过。我试走 3.a5之后 4 b5 Bg7 ，最后我输了。”这路棋可能看起来奇特，但 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 (图1)的确被布龙斯坦、彼得罗辛和斯梅斯洛夫采用过。挺进b兵有双重目的：在后翼获取空间，以及仅三步棋之后就避开复杂的王翼印度理论架构。白方计划可能包括走e4之后把马放在c4，或者甚至走c4以转入某种类型的英国式布局。当前情况下白方要怎么走？有一盘实战介绍了一个良好的思路

3、，就是斯梅斯洛夫所给出的一个经典的对付 3.a5 的例子：斯梅斯洛夫艾德 Tel Aviv OL 19641 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 a5 4 b5 c6 5 Na3这样的棋通常均令黑方吃惊。盘边上的马很好地保持局面统一。5.d5在1962年斯梅斯洛夫执白对另一对手时，当时的黑方走 5.Bg7 。好象不错，但白方以双侧翼象来攫取优势，那盘棋是这样继续的：6 Rb1 d5 7 c4 Nbd7 8 Bg2 Ne4 9 Bb2 Ndf6 10 0-0 Nd6 11 bxc6 bxc6 12 Ne5 Bd7 ，然后白方以一机智的组合驳倒黑方着法 13 cxd5 cxd5 14 Nxd

4、7 Qxd7 15 Bxd5! ，斯梅斯洛夫得兵，明显占优。6 Bg2 Bg7 7 Bb2 0-0 8 c4 (图2)8.dxc4?!这样就让白方后翼马得以指向中心了。已建议过走 8.Bg4 或 8.Bf5 ，可有进展。9 bxc6 Nxc6 10 Nxc4 Be6 11 Nce5 Nxe5 12 Bxe5 Qd7 13 0-0 Rfc8黑方拥有后翼多兵的收益，但要安全动员它们需要时间。14 Qb1 Bd5 15 d3 Qa4 16 e4白方的长远计划首次清晰呈现，就是以兵控制中心。16.Bc6 17 Re1 Nd7 18 Bxg7 Kxg7 19 Qb2+ Kg8 20 Rab1 Rc7 2

5、1 d4!防止.Nc5 的最好办法，现在威胁是d5，黑象无处可逃。22.Nf8 22 d5 Be8 23 e5 Rac8 24 d6 (图3)24.Rd7如果 24.exd6 那么 25 exd6 Rd7 26 Bh3 f5 27 Re7 之后白优。25 Ng5 Rc2 26 Qb6 f6 27 Bd5+ Kg7 28 dxe7 白胜。处理这种布局一个比较流行的的办法是早走 .d5 。1997年我面对特级大师Nigel Davies时就试过这条办法。1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 Bg7 4 Bb2 0-0 5 Bg2 d5 6 0-0 Qd6 (图4)那样出后可能不太成熟，因为

6、难以成功对b兵构成威胁。7 a3 a5 8 Be5! Qb6 9 Nc3 c6那只送到嘴边的兵实在不是什么诱人的东西，例如：9.axb4 10 axb4 Rxa1 11 Qxa1 Qxb4 12 Nxd5 白方恢复物质平衡而且取得有前途的主动权。10 Na4 Qb5 11 Nc5 Nfd7 12 Bxg7 Kxg7 13 Nd3 Re8 14 Re1 e5 15 e4局面非常均等，40回合之后成和。正确引导黑方出子的途径，正是由当年的艺术大师斯梅斯洛夫本人以一种稳固的姿态所给出来的。摩尔斯梅斯洛夫 苏黎世 1998 【译注：1998? 原文如此，应该是笔误】1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 d5

7、3 Bg2 g6 4 b4 Bg7 5 Bb2 0-0 6 0-0 c6这就是与我上面提到自己的那盘棋不同的地方。斯梅斯洛夫敏感地支持他的d兵并继续关注出子。7 d3 Bg4 8 Nbd2 a5 9 a3 Na6 10 Qb1 axb4 11 axb4 Qb6 12 Bc3 Nh5 13 Bxg7 Nxg7 14 c3 Bxf3 15 Bxf3 Ne6 16 Qb2 Nac7 17 e3 Rxa1 18 Rxa1 Ra8 (图5)均势。到第49回合成和。不过，如此局面对于黑方虽可行，但可能对于乐意挺兵到d5的走格林菲尔德的棋手更有吸引力些。因此，我也推荐某种王翼印度防御的架构，容易学而不容易破

8、。G. Ottolini-M. Lanzani Vanzaghello 19971 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 Bg7 4 Bb2 0-0 5 Bg2 d6 6 d4 Nbd7 7 0-0 e5 (图6)经典的王翼印度防御架构，通常正是对付g3体系的主变。黑方出侧翼象，后翼马到d7支持挺进的e5。黑方迅速反击，要好好利用b兵的冒进。8 dxe5 Ng4 标准的诡计想利用那个牵制。9 Nbd2 Ngxe5 10 Nxe5 Nxe5 11 Rb1 Be6 12 c4 c6如果12.Nxc4? 黑方输得就快了：13 Bxg7 Kxg7 14 Nxc4 Bxc4 15 Qd4+13 h3

9、 d5 14 cxd5 Bxd5 15 Bxd5?!这样让黑后统治中心了。应该考虑 15 f4 。15. Qxd5 16 Nb3 Qc4 17 a3 Rad8 18 Qe1 Rfe8 19 Bxe5 Rxe5 20 e3 Rh5黑方着眼于暴露白方兑换掉白格象而伴随而来的防御上的难题。21 Kg2 Qe4+ 22 f3 Qe6 23 Rh1 Rhd5 24 Rf1 Rd3 25 Nc5 Rd2+ 26 Rf2 Qa2 (图7)后渗入白方后翼，不慌不忙地吃兵。27 Ne4 Rxf2+ 28 Nxf2 Qxa3 29 Ne4 Qa2+ 30 Kg1 f5 31 Nf2 Rd2 32 Rc1 Re2

10、黑胜。另外，英格兰的保罗·本特利问：“我走尼姆佐维奇 1 e4 Nc6 ，但很多恼人的对手走2 Nf3 而不是 2 d4 。我试过2.d6 和 2.e5 ，但跟着结果不得不在西班牙开局理论领域战斗了15步。那么走 2. d5 好不好？“如果它转化成这样走出来之后的局面，即：1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Nc3 Qa5 4 Nf3 Nc6 5 d4 Bg4 6 Bb5 0-0-0 7 Bxc6 bxc6 ，则看来是不错的主意，因为黑方的棋有内容。下面这盘对局给我们看到了白方正确处理如此布局的办法。Emms-Kristensen Esbjerg 19961 e4 Nc6 2

11、 Nf3 d5你 2.d5 之后将如何的问题值得考虑。简而言之，黑方转入了斯堪第维纳亚布局(中心反击)的一条不好的变化里。3 exd5 Qxd5 4 Nc3 Qa5 5 Bb5 (图8)也可以 5 d4 的，但目前这个转换的关键却要避免这样！问题在于黑方的.Nc6有兴趣于以d4上的兵为靶子，而如果那里没有兵，就却显得浪费时间，因为黑方通常要走 .c6 来给后提供一条撤离的路径的，所以那样不好。5.Bd7而5.Bg4 6 h3! Bh5 7 g4 Bg6 8 Ne5 ，马被钉住，白方优势较大【译注：原文棋谱有小错】。因此，黑方的象只好居于一个消极的格子。6 0-0 a6这对于保证持有双象以补偿出

12、子落后具有意义。如果 6.0-0-0 ，白方应该不要 7 d4 ，而应 7 Qe2 。7 Bxc6 Bxc6 8 d4 0-0-0 9 Ne5 Be8显得不利，但黑方决心坚持有双象。如果 9.Bd5? 10 b4 Qxb4 11 Nxd5 Rxd5 12 Nxf7 白方明显占优。10 b4! (图9)当时的新招，因为过去只有10 Qf3 或 10 Be3 走过。10.Qb6如果 10.Qxb4 11 Qf3 c6 12 Rb1 Qxd4 13 Bf4 白方迅速获得极大攻势。11 Be3 e6 12 Rb1 f6 13 Nc4 Qc6 14 Na5! Qxc3弃后，而14.Qd7 15 b5 则

13、白方形势很佳。15 Rb3之后一切都变得简单了，对局是这样继续的：15.Bxb4 16 Rxc3 Bxc3 17 Nxb7! Kxb7 18 Qb1+ Ka8 19 Qb3 Bxd4 (19.Ba5 20 Qa3 Bb6 21 Qf8!胜) 20 Bxd4 Bb5 21 c4 Bc6 22 Qa3 Bb7 23 Qc5 Kb8 24 Rb1 Kc8 25 Qa7 1-0 最后，英格兰的读者布莱恩·威尔逊想知道“什么叫Englund弃兵”【译注：原文如此】如今，想完全跟得上不太显眼的布局的名字有时比较困难，因为这些名字看来在不同国家有不同叫法。我猜想你是指：1 d4 e5这个并非没有支

14、持者，有些棋手跌入如此变化：2 dxe5 Nc6 3 Nf3 Qe7 4 Bf4 Qb4+ 5 Bd2 Qxb2 6 Bc3? Bb4 7 Qd2 Bxc3 8 Qxc3 Qc1# 明显的改进是 4 Qd5 ，然后黑方想证明弃兵正确将有艰苦的事情去做。 布局小径2：时间的考验 Garry Lane/文 双马防御是布局中最著名的之一，显然也重新流行。部分原因是如果谁要走 3.Bc5 ，将会有伊文思弃兵在等着他，同时得承认白方趋向以 4 d3 进入瑞高钢琴的封闭变例也是原因。所以使用双马防御来对付 4 d3 是个不错的可行方案，基于.Be7, .0-0 以及通常急走.d5 ，其布局思想相

15、对地直接。当然黑方这个布局抉择面临的最大挑战是 4 Ng5 ，这导致了理论上的争论，尽管有众多非常高水平的对局了，但争论仍然继续。1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5 6 Bb5+ c6 7 dxc6 bxc6 8 Qf3 (图1)这个变化很常见于希望对付那些勤奋研究过主变8 Be2 h6 9 Nf3 e4 10 Ne5 Bd6 11 d4 exd3 12 Nxd3 Qc7 各种关联变化的情况。图示局面中，对c6兵的攻击对很多棋手起了促使作用，促使他们着手防御，而这直接带来麻烦。J.Durao-O.Rause Cappelle la G

16、rande 19911 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5 6 Bb5+ c6 7 dxc6 bxc6 8 Qf3 Bb7黑方对该局面的细微差别不熟悉的标志。要点在于，根据白方的发展，保留 .Bg4 的选择是个好主意。9 Bd3 Be7 10 Nc3 h6 11 Nge4 Nd7 12 0-0 0-0 13 Ng3 g6 14 Nf5! 马跃入黑方心脏地带。(图2)14.gxf5艰难局势下，黑方接受弃子并准备力图抵挡王翼的袭击。如果 14.Bg5 那么白方 15 Nd6 之后大占优势。15 Qxf5 Nf6 16 Ne4 Re8第一眼看上

17、去，仿佛黑方已经受了风雨，因为最末一步棋给了黑王重要的撤退格，看如此变化就更明显：17 Nxf6+ Bxf6 18 Qh7+ Kf8 19 Qxh6+ Bg7 成功击退了白方的进攻。17 b4!一步就击碎了黑方渴望的幻想，因为黑马无处可逃，若 17.Bxb4 那么 18 Nxf6+ 之后黑方一败涂地。17.c5 18 bxa5 Qd5 19 Qxf6 c4 20 Qxe7 白胜。上世纪80年代荷兰特级大师John Van der Wiel几次试过该布局了，结果不一。以下在维也纳的激战中他保住了多兵至残局，但在很早阶段就成和了。1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5

18、d5 5 exd5 Na5 6 Bb5+ c6 7 dxc6 bxc6 8 Qf3 Qc7保护c6的灵活办法。必须注意 8.cxb5 给白方太多子力了，因此之后作为防守策略的一部分白方可以部分归还。例如在O'Kelly-Milic, Bled 1950对局里就是这样的：9 Qxa8 Nb7 10 d4 exd4 11 0-0 Be7 12 a4 bxa4 13 Qxa7 0-0 14 Nf3 Bc5 15 Qxa4 Bd7 16 Qb3 Nd6 17 Bg5 Bb5 18 Nbd2 Bxf1 19 Kxf1 h6 20 Bxf6 Qxf6 21 Qd5 白方净多一兵。9 Bd3 Bd6

19、 (图3)同一次比赛中的后几轮John Van der Wiel对Gligoric，黑方走了 9.h6 ，那盘对局继续以 10 Ne4 Nd5 11 Nbc3 Nb4 12 Ng3 Nxd3+ 13 Qxd3 Nb7 14 0-0 Bc5 15 Nce4 Be7 16 Qf3 Qd7 17 Qh5 Qe6 18 d3 0-0 19 f4 f5 20 Nc3 白方稍占优势，并在62回合后将它转化成胜利。10 Nc3 Bg4 11 Nb5! Bxf3 12 Nxc7+ Bxc7 13 gxf3白方多一兵，但不得不与f线叠兵和出子落后斗争，结果最后成和。13.Nd5 14 h4 h6 15 Nh3

20、0-0 16 b3 Rad8 17 Ba3 Bd6 18 Bxd6 Rxd6 19 a3 1/2我相信寻找优势的最佳办法是 8.Rb8 ，在正式比赛中遇到它是件头疼的事，而在超快棋中则可以是很有杀伤力的，因为黑方因子力活跃而拥有极好的补偿。以下对局中，白方从一位经验丰富的特级大师那里好好地上了一堂课，特级大师把白方的皇后追得满盘逃跑，示范了尽管少了两兵，但出子更佳之重要性。Yee-Bisguier Philadelphia 1995 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5 6 Bb5+ c6 7 dxc6 bxc6 8 Qf3 Rb8避免

21、车被拴并诱请白方吃另一只兵。9 Bxc6+值得研究 9 Bd3 ，它维持了王翼进攻之可行性的基础。例如在 9.h6 10 Ne4 Nd5 11 b3 g6 12 Qg3 之后黑方可能会走：a) 12.Bg7 13 Ba3 Nb4 14 Ke2 0-0 15 c3 Bg4+ 16 Kf1 Qxd3+17 Qxd3 Nxd3 18 Bxf8 Rxf8 黑方残局更好；b) 12.Nf4 13 Bb2 Bg7 14 Ba3 Nb7 15 Nbc3 f5 16 Ne2 g5 17Nxf4 exf4 18 Qxf3 最后成和。9.Nxc6 10 Qxc6+ Nd7 11 d3 Be7 12 Ne4 Rb6

22、 (图4)黑方必须走活子力，而如果同时攻击皇后则这更容易达成。黑方可随即王车易位跟着.f5驱逐e4的中心马。长远打算是不让白方稳步发展。13 Qa4 f5 14 Ng3 0-0 15 Nd2 Nc5 16 Qc4+ Be6 17 Qc3 Bd5 18 f3 Ne6 19 Ne2 Bc5 20 Kd1开局转入中局，白方浮现严重问题，王滞留在中心，而他的后翼部队只好看着黑方控制局面。20.e4 21 fxe4 fxe4 22 d4 Bd6 23 Nb3 Rc6 24 Qh3 a5 25 Be3 a4 26 Nd2 Qc7 27 c4 Rxc4 28 Nxc4 Qxc4黑方以弃兑成功保持了制造非常多

23、的战术可能的要素，它们都需要白方进行应付。29 Bd2 Nxd4 30 Nxd4 Qxd4 31 Qc3 Qf2 32 Kc2 e3 33 Qxe3 Qf5+ 34 Kd1 Bxg2 35 Rg1 Bc5 36 Qg3 Bf3+ 37 Kc1 Bxg1 38 Qxg1 Rc8+ 39 Bc3 Qe4+ 40 Kc2 Be4+ 41 Kd1 Qf3+ 42 Ke1 Bg6 43 Qd4 Re8+ 黑胜。巴西的路西安诺最近碰到一盘法兰西防御进取变例，被一步相对少见的棋难住了： 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 c5 4 c3 Nc6 5 Nf3 Qb6 6 Bd3 cxd4 7 cxd4

24、Bd7 8 0-0 Nxd4 9 Nxd4 Qxd4 10 Nc3 Qxe5 11 Re1 Qd6 12 Nb5 (图5) 现在黑方走：12.Qb6我必须说，这个法兰西进取变例叫做米尔那-巴里弃兵变化，多年来导致白方许多速胜。但时间的考验依然严峻，防守的力量越来越强横在多数走弃兵的棋手面前。这个例子里白方可以简单重复对付12.Qb6：13 Be3 Qa5 14 Bd2 Qb6 15 Be3虽然不可避免的和棋对于那些走弃兵局的带有进取冒险意图的棋手几乎不能说是理想的。值得注意的是，如果黑方想避开和棋，事情就会变得成问题了： Jilemnicka-Molnarova 捷克锦标赛 1992 接图51

25、2.Qb6 13 Be3 Qa5 14 Bd2 Qd8 15 Bf4 Rc8 16 Nxa7 Rc5 17 b4 Rc3 18 a3 Nf6 19 Nb5 Rc8 20 Na7 Ra8 21 Nb5 Bxb5 22 Bxb5+ Nd7 23 Qxd5 Ra7 24 Bb8漂亮结束的前奏。24.Ra8 25 Rad1 Rxb8 26 Bxd7+ Ke7 27 Rxe6+ 白胜。Opening Lanes by Gary LaneFlexible FianchettoesMark Jones (England) asks " What is the refutation of 1 Nf3

26、 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 which I have never seen before? I tried 3.a5 when after 4 b5 Bg7 I eventually lost". It might seem strange but the line 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 (See Diagram) has actually been played by Bronstein, Petrosian and Smyslov. The advance of the b-pawn has the dual purpose of gaining

27、space on the queenside and avoiding lots of King's Indian theory after just three moves. The plan for White can consist of planting a knight on the c4 square having alreadyplayed e4 or even to play a type of English Opening with c4. A good idea of White's possibilities in presented in this g

28、ame where Smyslov gives a model example of how to deal with 3.a5.Smyslov-Ader Tel Aviv OL 1964 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 a5 4 b5 c6 5 Na3 This is the move which usually surprises Black.The knight on the edge of the board does a good job of holding the position together. 5.d5 Black played 5.Bg7 in the g

29、ame Smyslov - Alvarez del Monte, Havana 1962. Although this is fairly sound White used the double finachetto to seize the advantage. The game continued: 6 Rb1 d5 7 c4 Nbd7 8 Bg2 Ne4 9 Bb2 Ndf6 10 0-0 Nd6 11 bxc6 bxc6 12 Ne5 Bd7, when White refuted Black's play with a clever combination with 13 c

30、xd5 cxd5 14 Nxd7 Qxd7 15 Bxd5! and Smyslov won a pawn with a clear advantage. 6 Bg2 Bg7 7 Bb2 0-0 8 c4 (See Diagram) 8.dxc4?! This allows White to take steer his queen's knight towards the centre. 8.Bg4 or 8.Bf5 have been suggested as possible improvements. 9 bxc6 Nxc6 10 Nxc4 Be6 11 Nce5 Nxe5 1

31、2 Bxe5 Qd7 13 0-0 Rfc8 Black has the benefit of a queenside pawn majority but it takes time to safely mobilize them. 14 Qb1 Bd5 15 d3 Qa4 16 e4 The first obvious sign thatWhite's long-term plan is to control the centre with his pawns.16.Bc6 17 Re1 Nd7 18 Bxg7 Kxg7 19 Qb2+ Kg8 20 Rab1 Rc7 21 d4!

32、The best way to prevent .Nc5 and now the threat is d5 when the bishop will have no escape squares. 22.Nf8 22 d5 Be8 23 e5 Rac8 24 d6 (See Diagram) 24.Rd7 If 24.exd6 then White is better after 25 exd6 Rd7 26 Bh3 f5 27 Re7. 25 Ng5 Rc2 26 Qb6 f6 27 Bd5+ Kg7 28 dxe7 1-0A popular way to handle this openi

33、ng is to try an early .d5. Itried this approach against GM Nigel Davies at Wrexham in 1997. 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 Bg7 4 Bb2 0-0 5 Bg2 d5 6 0-0 Qd6 (See Diagram)It is probably premature to move the queen because it is difficult to successfully undermine the b-pawn. 7 a3 a5 8 Be5! Qb6 9 Nc3 c6 The of

34、fer of a pawn is not very tempting. For instance 9.axb4 10 axb4 Rxa1 11 Qxa1 Qxb4 12 Nxd5 restores material equality and gives White a promisinginitiative. 10 Na4 Qb5 11 Nc5 Nfd7 12 Bxg7 Kxg7 13 Nd3 Re8 14 Re1 e5 15 e4 when the position was fairly equal and ended in a draw after 40 moves. The right

35、way to conduct the Black pieces was given in a solid display by the old maestro himself.R. Moor-Smyslov, Zurich 1998 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 d5 3 Bg2 g6 4 b4 Bg7 5 Bb2 0-0 6 0-0 c6 This is the difference compared to my game in the previous note. Smyslov sensibly supports the d-pawn and proceeds to concentrat

36、e on development. 7 d3 Bg4 8 Nbd2 a5 9 a3 Na6 10 Qb1 axb4 11 axb4 Qb6 12 Bc3 Nh5 13 Bxg7 Nxg7 14 c3 Bxf3 15 Bxf3 Ne6 16 Qb2 Nac7 17 e3 Rxa1 18 Rxa1 Ra8 (See Diagram)The game is level and ended in a draw after 49 moves.However, such positions are playable for Black but are more likely to appeal to Gr

37、uenfeld players who will happy to push their pawn to d5. Therefore, I will also recommend a King's Indian Defence set-up which is easy to learn but difficult to beat.G. Ottolini-M. Lanzani Vanzaghello 1997 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 Bg7 4 Bb2 0-0 5 Bg2 d6 6 d4 Nbd7 7 0-0 e5 (SeeDiagram)A classic Kin

38、g's Indian set-up has arisen which is usually played against the main line g3 systems. Black has fianchettoed, the queen's knight has come to d7 to support the e5 advance and Lanzani strikes quickly to try and take advantage of the b4 thrust. 8 dxe5 Ng4 A standard trick whichtakes advantage

39、of the pin. 9 Nbd2 Ngxe5 10 Nxe5 Nxe5 11 Rb1 Be6 12 c4 c6 If 12.Nxc4? Black will soon lose after 13 Bxg7 Kxg7 14 Nxc4 Bxc4 15 Qd4+. 13 h3 d5 14 cxd5 Bxd5 15 Bxd5?! This allows the black queen to dominate the centre.15 f4 should be considered 15. Qxd5 16 Nb3 Qc4 17 a3 Rad8 18 Qe1 Rfe8 19 Bxe5 Rxe5 20

40、 e3 Rh5 Lanzani is intent on exposing the defensive problems associated with White exchanging the light-squared bishop. 21 Kg2 Qe4+ 22 f3 Qe6 23 Rh1 Rhd5 24 Rf1 Rd3 25 Nc5 Rd2+ 26 Rf2 Qa2 (See Diagram)The queen infiltrates on the queenside and is poised to grab a few pawns.27 Ne4 Rxf2+ 28 Nxf2 Qxa3

41、29 Ne4 Qa2+ 30 Kg1 f5 31 Nf2 Rd2 32 Rc1 Re2 0-1Fran噊is Morsa (Belgium) has sent an attractive game with the Philidor and asks about the latest developments.S. Mohammad-M. Orr Erevan OL 1996 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 f5 4 Nc3 fxe4 5 Nxe4 d5 6 Ng3 e4 7 Ne5 Nf6 8 Nh5 g6 9 Nxf6+ Qxf6 10 Be2 Bd6 11 f4 0-0 12

42、 0-0 Nc6 13 Be3 Ne7 14 g4 Be6 15 Qe1 Kh8 16 Kh1 Rg8 17 Qg3 Rac8 18 b3 Rg7 19 c4 c5 20 Rac1 b6 21 f5 gxf5 22 g5 Qf8 23 Bf4 cxd4 24 Nf7+ Qxf7 25 Bxd6 d3 26 Bd1 dxc4 27 Be5 b5 28 bxc4 bxc4 29 Bh5 Qxh5 30 Bxg7+ Kxg7 31 Qe5+ Kf7 32 Qf6+ Ke8 33 Qxe6 Qg6 34 Qe5 Qc6 35 Rxf5 e3+ 36 Kg1 e2 37 Rb1 Qc5+0-1The o

43、pening certainly ensures Black a very sharp game but a suggestion by Motwani casts down on the whole variation.After 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 f5 4 Nc3 fxe4 5 Nxe4 d5 (See Diagram) 6 Neg5! White accepts the challenge and goes on the offensive.If 6.e4 7 Ne5 Nh6 8 Nxh7! intending 9 Qh5+ is good while 6.h6

44、 is met by the surprising 7 Nf7 Kxf7 8 Nxe5+ with astrong attack.Brian Wilson (England) wants to know: "What is the Englund Gambit?"Nowadays, it is sometimes difficult to keep up with the names of obscure openings because the name seems to change from country to country. I assume you are r

45、eferring to 1 d4 e5 (See Diagram)It is not without its supporters and a few players have fallen for the following line: 2 dxe5 Nc6 3 Nf3 Qe7 4 Bf4 Qb4+ 5 Bd2 Qxb2 6 Bc3? Bb4 7 Qd2 Bxc3 8 Qxc3 Qc1 mate.An obvious improvement is 4 Qd5 when Black will have a tough job justifying the loss of a pawn.From

46、 Paul Bentley (England): "I play the Nimzovitch 1 e4 Nc6 but lots of boring opponents play 2 Nf3 rather than 2 d4. I have tried 2.d6 and 2.e5 but the latter resulted in having to contend with 15 moves of Ruy Lopez theory. Is 2. d5 good?"It sounds like a good idea because Black has an inter

47、esting game if it transposes to a position which can come about after 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Nc3 Qa5 4 Nf3 Nc6 5 d4 Bg4 6 Bb5 0-0-0 7 Bxc6 bxc6 when Black has play against the d-pawn. The right way for White to handle the opening is revealed in the following game.1 e4 Nc6 2 Nf3 d5 Your question about

48、 what happens after 2.d5 is very reasonable. Well, in simple terms, Black has transposed into a poor line of the Scandinavian (Center-Counter). 3 exd5 Qxd5 4 Nc3 Qa5 5 Bb5 (See Diagram)5 d4 is possible but the key to this transposition is to avoid playing it! The point is that with .Nc6 Black tends

49、to target the pawn on d4 and if there isn't one there it looks a waste of time.That is bad because Black usually plays .c6 to provide an escape route for the queen. 5.Bd7 Or 5.Bg4 6 h3! Bh5 7 g4 Bh5 8 Ne5 when the pin on the knight gives White a big advantage. Therefore, the black bishop is obli

50、ged to develop on a passive square.6 0-0 a6 This makes sense to secure the bishop pair as compensation forthe lack of development. If 6.0-0-0 White should avoid 7 d4, preferring 7 Qe2. 7 Bxc6 Bxc6 8 d4 0-0-0 9 Ne5 Be8It looks odd but Black is determined to hang on to the bishop pair. 9.Bd5? 10 b4 Qx

51、b4 11 Nxd5 Rxd5 12 Nxf7+-. 10 b4! (See Diagram)A new move at the time, as only 10 Qf3 or 10 Be3 used to be played. 10.Qb6 On 10.Qxb4 White soon gets a tremendous attack after 11 Qf3 c6 12 Rb1 Qxd4 13 Bf4. 11 Be3 e6 12 Rb1 f6 13 Nc4 Qc6 14 Na5! Qxc3 Giving up the queen, but 14.Qd7 15 b5 is excellent

52、for White.15 Rb3 After the text move everything is simple. The game concluded: 15.Bxb4 16 Rxc3 Bxc3 17 Nxb7! Kxb7 18 Qb1+ Ka8 19 Qb3 Bxd4 (19.Ba5 20 Qa3 Bb6 21 Qf8! wins) 20 Bxd4 Bb5 21 c4 Bc6 22 Qa3 Bb7 23 Qc5 Kb8 24 Rb1 Kc8 25 Qa7 1-0 Emms-Kristensen, Esbjerg 1996.Opening Lanes by Gary LaneThe Tes

53、t of TimePatrick Ramsey (USA) poses the question "Is there anywhere I can find recent info on the Two Knight's gambit line 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 d5. In particular I've been getting dashed in blitz games by the line 5 exd5 Na5 6 Bb5+ c6 7 dxc6 bxc6 8 Qf3 (!)" The Two Kni

54、ghts is one of the most popular openings around and is certainly back in fashion.This is partly due to the fact that the Evans Gambit lies in wait for those who try 3.Bc5 and also an acknowledgment that White tends to enter the closed version of the Giuoco Piano with 4 d3. Therefore, using the Two K

55、nights to cope with 4 d3 is a good practical plan as the opening ideas are relatively straightforward as it is based on the moves .Be7, .0-0 and usually a quick .d5. Of course, the biggest challenge to Black's opening choice comes in the form of 4 Ng5 and this has led to a theoretical debate whi

56、ch is still continuing despite numerous games played at the very highest level.The line 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5 6 Bb5+ c6 7 dxc6 bxc6 8 Qf3 has been seen fairly often by those who wish to catch out an opponent who has been studiously examining the various complications associ

57、ated with 8 Be2 h6 9 Nf3 e4 10 Ne5 Bd6 11 d4 exd3 12 Nxd3 Qc7 which is the main line. In the diagrammed position the attack on the c6 pawn has prompted numerous players to start defending whichleads directly to trouble.J.Durao-O.Rause Cappelle la Grande 19911 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd

58、5 Na5 6 Bb5+ c6 7 dxc6 bxc6 8 Qf3 Bb7A sign that Black is not familiar with the nuances of the position. The point is that depending on how White develops it is a good idea to reserve the option of .Bg4. 9 Bd3 Be7 10 Nc3 h6 11 Nge4 Nd7 12 0-0 0-0 13 Ng3 g6 14 Nf5! The knight enters the heart of Black's position.14.gxf5In a difficult position Bla