Chessworld.net presents Instructive game: Redefining "Opening" as a way of getting Trumps

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Chessworld.net presents Instructive game: Redefining the "Opening" concept as a way of getting Trumps

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "David Bronstein"]
[Black "Ernst Rojahn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C58"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]

{I try to avoid all main lines whenever possible. That is why I use the
Bronstein variation of the Scandinavian against 1.e4. It is a dynamic position,
I know it 10x better than my opponent, and I know that If I play good chess? I
can win. What more could you want?} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5.
exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. dxe4 Nxc4 9. Qd4 Nb6 10. c4 c5 11. Qd3 Bg4 12.
Nbd2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne5 Bh5 15. b3 Nbd7 16. Bb2 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd7 18. Bc3
Bf6 19. Rae1 (19. f4 Be2) 19... Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Qf6 21. e5 Qf5 22. f4 Bg6 23. Ne4
Rab8 24. Qf3 Bh7 25. g4 Qg6 26. f5 Qb6 27. Qg3 f6 28. e6 Ne5 29. h4 Kh8 30. g5
Rbc8 31. Kh1 Qd8 32. g6 Bxg6 (32... Bg8 33. d6 Qb6 34. e7 Rfe8 35. Nxf6 gxf6
36. g7+ Kh7 37. Rxe5 Qc6+ 38. Kh2 Bf7 39. Re6 b6 40. Rxf6 a5 41. g8=Q+ Rxg8 42.
Rxf7+ Kh8 43. Qe5+ Rg7 44. Qxg7#) 33. fxg6 b5 34. d6 Qb6 35. d7 Nxd7 36. exd7
Rcd8 37. Nxf6 Qc6+ (37... gxf6) (37... Rxf6 38. Re8+) 38. Qg2 Qxg2+ 39. Kxg2
gxf6 40. Re7 1-0 {Kg8 41. g7 Rf7 42. Re8+ 1-0}

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[alinc2]

Hey KC, I do like the idea of creating trump cards in the opening, perhaps because I often have difficulty in telling good from bad lines in the mainstream of the currently played opening I have in memory, but in this game Bronsteins opponent could have done better at some points (i.e. c5 instead of Nbd7 or, even better I think, Bb4+, or Qf5 instead of Qf4). But the important point is creating a position from the opening with trump cards or imbalances that make you feel good and provide a plan.

[kingscrusher]

@alinc2 Yes that is the spirit I hope I was conveying in the video - to use openings as a tool to try and get "Trumps" (favourable imbalances) - and this can help opening selection - rather than saying to yourself "I will play this opening X because it is popular", or "Y because GM played it", etc. The focus on "Trumps" I think is better as a selection criteria.

[leeponzu]

Find a better term than 'trump card'. Out isn't cards and there isn't a trump.  How about "winning set of combinations"?

[kingscrusher]

@leeponzu Combinations has a notion of tactical play. I think conceptually I really myself prefer "Trumps" as a shorthand for "Favourable imbalances" where imbalances are the elements of the position, which Steinitz started annotating - e.g. pawn structure, space, time, etc. From elements, you can generate tactical possibilities and combinations - e.g. weakened king safety.

[ShotDownInFlames2]

Great game, thanks. Bronstein was on the losing end to Spassky in the "From Russia With Love" game. That's the only time I've heard of him.

[thespacialone]

Qf6 looked pretty silly. But cool game.

[Cerebralator]

What's a "Winning trump card"? This is a good game.

[hiphopfan77]

It's not king scrusher it's kings crusher haha

[lazimofo90]

Can someone define the term "trump cards " more specifically?

IE here I understood that the trump card was the central pawn mass that Bronstein used to gain space and dominate the space on the board.

What can be another example of trump cards?

[andrewh817]

I'm only 1100 rated ATM, but I do get the sense that most players in my range and perhaps higher don't want to step out of their comfort zones (the mainlines) and if you force them out they haven't the tactical skill to improvise.

[Chaxar]

@mavaddat I feel that the point of Bronstein opening has been missed. Of course a person with more chess knowledge would be able to recognize when a wrong move is made and would have a better game. However, I feel that KC's point is not in the exact movements of a "Opener" but rather it is the results of the opener that is important. If actual "Trump Cards" can be won from an opener, then the opener is good. Also, deviation from an opener or its sub-lines its not wrong, but possibly dynamic. :)

[mikedoyle1982]

does the term "trump card" in chess come from top trumps, the playing cards. (ie, u could have a football top trump card game wer each player has different advantages and weaknesses, such as a better attack than most other cards, or a worse defense) this could relate to the "trump cards" in chess. for example if a player has gambited a pawn, like in the evans gambit, the white player has the trump card of more dynamic pieces with chances of an attack, top trump - trump cards, seems to fit

[oryxfreeride]

amazing game, it really is beautiful.

[GarrBear314]

very unique and interesting game, great vid as usual KC :)