Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: Beware of Greek Gifts! - Dutch Defence

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Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: Beware of Greek Gifts!

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Glucksberg"]
[Black "Miguel Najdorf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne2
Nbd7 9. Ng5 Bxh2+ 10. Kh1 (10. Kxh2 Ng4+ 11. Kg1 Qxg5 12. Nf4) 10... Ng4 11. f4
(11. Nxe6 Qh4) 11... Qe8 12. g3 Qh5 13. Kg2 Bg1 14. Nxg1 Qh2+ 15. Kf3 e5 (15...
Qh1+ 16. Ke2 Qg2+ 17. Ke1) 16. dxe5 Ndxe5+ 17. fxe5 Nxe5+ 18. Kf4 Ng6+ 19. Kf3
f4 20. exf4 Bg4+ (20... Ne5+ 21. Ke3) 21. Kxg4 Ne5+ 22. fxe5 h5# 0-1

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[dakgootje]

You guys are wrong at 8.56 by the way. Imagine it was blacks to move in that position, your suggested Qxg3 would lead to an almost equal position after Ke2, I'd not give black a bigger advantage than say 1-1.5 pawn-values. Instead, the correct move is Ne5 mate even though for instance fxg3 leads to mate as well, but that's a mate in 4.

[kingscrusher]

Your quite right - important to consider those escape squares. Say white played an irrelevant move then clearest wins are:

Glucksberg - Miguel Najdorf, Warsaw 1929

r1b2rk1/pp4pp/2p3n1/3p2N1/2P2p­2/P2BPKP1/1P5q/R1BQ1RN1 b - - 0 1

Analysis by Rybka 2.3.2a mp 32-bit :

1. -+ (-#1): 20...Ne5#

2. -+ (-#2): 20...Bg4+ 21.Kxg4 Ne5#

3. -+ (-#4): 20...fxg3+ 21.Nf7 Rxf7+ 22.Bf5 Rxf5+ 23.Kg4 Ne5#

4. -+ (-5.90): 20...c5 21.exf4 Bg4+ 22.Ke3 Rae8+ 23.Be4 Bxd1 24.Rxd1 Qxg3+ 25.Kd2 dxe4

[dakgootje]

I thought the variation of Bg4 would be irrelevant for it used the same idea to mate as Ne5 which is why I didn't include it.

Interestingly I gave Fritz8 a look at the position and it noted 20. ...c5 was actually a mate in 8 (128MB hash, 39303 kN, approx 1.5 minute analysed) with [FEN "r1b2rk1/pp4pp/2p3n1/3p2N1/2P2­p2/3BPKP1/PP5q/R1BQ1RN1 b - - 0 19"]

19... c5 20. exf4 Bg4+ 21. Ke3 d4+ 22. Ke4 Qg2+ 23. N1f3 Rad8 24. Nf7 Rxf7 25. Qc2 Bf5# 0-1

[kingscrusher]

Yes - wow!

The irrelevant move I put in just to see the concrete threats after f4 was a3 :-

r1b2rk1/pp4pp/2p3n1/3p2N1/2P2p­2/P2BPKP1/1P5q/R1BQ1RN1 b - - 0 1

Analysis by Rybka 2.3.2a mp 32-bit :

1. -+ (-#1): 20...Ne5#

2. -+ (-#2): 20...Bg4+ 21.Kxg4 Ne5#

3. -+ (-#4): 20...fxg3+ 21.Nf7 Rxf7+ 22.Bf5 Rxf5+ 23.Kg4 Ne5#

4. -+ (-#7): 20...c5 21.exf4 Bg4+ 22.Ke3 d4+ 23.Ke4 Qh1+ 24.N1f3 Rad8 25.Nf7 Rxf7 26.Rxh1 Bf5#

[phantomofthedrivein]

this match was good enough to watch at least twice, according to Ribka.

[kingscrusher]

:) I don't think they put chess artistic or beauty appreciation into it yet - it's all just numbers to it :)

[Henrique676]

Please don't stop making your videos, really... They are really good. Not only you show some very nice games, you also explain them in a way that makes me realize the brilliancy of some moves. Seriously, don't stop making them until you just run out of ideas :P.

[KBoogs719]

i like the dual commentary, flows perfectly but i'd like to hear different ideas from two advanced players you know? to broaden my ideas, but great video. i played this opening the other day and got into time trouble, funny thing happened though, after imputting my moves into my program the computer said it could not see any way to improve my material or positional circumstances! i have chess master 10th, is Qxg3 mate? But my program still sees a win for black from this position.

[emi1534]

Wow, I actually got the move at 5:53! :D Thanks so much for the vid as always KC! Keep it up!

[spyPHyps]

Awesome game!

Love the double commentary!

[JohnnySkillish]

These are the brilliant games that keep me playing and watching your vids KC! Wow! What an amazing game....And yes, you have to wonder, just how deep was Najdorf able to see into this game after ...Bh2+??? I'll bet the view was magical!

[MosIonTaranul]

This was amazing!

Thank you!

[chrism216]

its pretty impressing... not really thinking about during the video, i suddenly realized that black sacrificed all of his minor pieces during this game!

[EcstaCiiCCChaK]

@kniki3 So, your reason for mentioning the thumbs down was? Also, I happen to have an 1800+ USCF rating therefore, making me a class A player, disproving your "anybody who knows anything about chess and really paid attention..." remark. Also, your receiving of morbid pleasure from time wasting is quite disgusting.