1.d4 e5 (2.dxe5 d6)
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Position after 1...e5 Position after 2...d6
1. Introduction
This gambit is also known as the Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit from the Englund Gambit Complex (1.d4 e5) or short Hartlaub Gambit. This Gambit was Charlick's original idea to avoid the closed openings, aiming for compensation for a pawn after 3.exd6 Bxd6. At the cost of a pawn, black wants to develop quickly and start an attack on the white King. This game I played on another site.
2 Game analysis
Date: 2013.03.18
White: pietercremer
Black: Gerrit de Leeuw
WhiteRating: 1842
BlackRating: 1926
TimeControl: 1 in 7 days
1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6
Blackburne-Hartlaub Gambit (A40).
3.exd6
White accepts the gambit; an alternative is 3.Nf3.
3...Bxd6 4. e4
Alternatives are 4.Nf3 or 4.Nc3; taking control of the squares in the center.
4...Nc6
But also 4...Nf6 and 4...Qe7 are known continuations in this gambit.
5.Nc3 Qe7 6.Bd3 Be6
Preventing the white Knight to go to d5 and attack my Queen. Probably 6...Nf6 7.Nf3 Bg4 is better, but I wanted to castle queenside quickly to make use of the open d-file with my Rook on d8.
7.Nf3 h6
Not consequently played, as 7...0-0-0 was the idea of black's last move. But I didn't like white's Knight on g5, just aiming at my light squared Bishop on e6.
8.0-0 0-0-0 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.Nd5 Qd7 11.Qe3
To get out of the pin and avoid an attack from the black Knight on d4.
11...Re8
To consider is 11...f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 (with the threat of 13...Bxh2+ and 14...Qxd5) 13.c4 Nge7 14.Bd2 Rhe8 15.Bxf5 Qxf5 16.Qb3 g5 and black has equalized. But if white plays 12...Nd2 Be5 13.Nb3 g5 14.f3 exf4 15.Bxe4 Bf5 16.Nc5 Qh7 and black doesn't have any compensation for his pawn.
12. c4
Better is: 12.Bb5 a6 13.Bxc6 Qxc6 14.Nd4 Qd7 15.Qc3 (threatening 16.Nb6+) Kb8 16.f3 and white is better.
12...Nge7
Perhaps black had to play 12...Bxf3 13.gxf3 first, before playing his Knight on g8 to e7!?
13.Nxe7+
After for example 13.Re1 Nf5 14.Qd2 Bxf3 15.exf5 Bxd5 16.cxd5 Rxe1+ 17.Qxe1 Nb4 and it's an equal game.
13...Qxe7 14.Re1
Perhaps 14.Bd2 was to consider, developing the DSB en getting the Rooks connected.
14...g5
Threatening 15...Bf4 and 16.Nd4 attacking the white Queen. At this point I believe black has full compensation for his pawn.
15.Bc2 Bc5 16.Qb3 Bxf3
Not good. Better is 16...Nb4 17.Be3 Bxf3 18.Bxc5 Qxc5 19.gxf3 Rhg8 and it's about equal.
17.gxf3
Not good. White is ruining his pawnstructure and his pieces aren't doing much; better was 17.Qxf3. This is probably the turning point of the game.
17...Nd4 18.Qd3
18...Qe5
18...Qe5
With the idea of putting the dark squared bishop on d6 and attacking square h2, threatening mate. But black had perhaps a better plan: 18...g4 19.fxg4 Qf6 20.Be3 Nf3+ 21.Kg2 Reg8 22.h3 Nxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Bxe3 24.Rxe3 and black is better.
19.Kg2 Nf5
Perhaps playing first 19...Rd8 is to consider, building up more pressure on the white pieces.
20.Rh1 Nh4 21.Kf1 f5
All black's pieces are joining in the attack. At this point black is clearly better.
22.Bd2
It's too late to bring up the reserves. Better is 22.f4.
22...Rd8
An alternative is: 22...fxe4 23.Qxe4 Nxf3 24.Qxe5 Nxe5 25.b4 Nxc4 26.bxc5 Nxd2+ 27.Kg2 and black is clearly better.
23.Bc3
Better is: 23.Qc3.
23...Qf4 24.Qe2 Nxf3 25.Rd1 Rxd1+ 26.Bxd1 Rd8
White resigned.
A possible continuation is 27.exf5 Qxf5 (threatening mate on h3) 28.h3 Qb1 29.Qe6+ Kb8 30.Kg2 Nh4+ 31.Kg3 Qd3+ and black is winning.
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3. Summery
This was a fun game. Not many big errors and still black found a way to win the game after his pawn sacrifice in the opening.
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