1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 [The preferred move order over 2. Nf3 . Why? Well, with this move order you get Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 [or 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 ] Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. e3 c4 ! 7. Qc2
[the ending after 7. Qxb6 axb6 probably favours Black ]
Bf5 ! forcing 8. Qc1 . We cover this (or actually ways to avoid this!) . ] Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 Preparing the equalizing ...e6-e5 break.
[8. -- Qe7 is covered in the next game. ] 9. Ne5 [9. O-O Bxg3 10. hxg3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rxe5 is equal, but many London players who also play the Slav as Black may feel comfortable here too. Black's d-pawn may become a target in the future. On the other hand, Black's extra space may turn into an attack on the white king. ] Bxe5 Otherwise, White builds his Stonewall bind next with f2-f4. 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Nf3 I prefer this route. White keeps a safe edge with the bishop pair and the potential for dark square control in the future, but the London is an equal opportunity opening. It's also for those of us who like to gamble.
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| London system Vs d5 with early--e6 |
(Gamblers with an all-or-nothing streak may
prefer 11. f4 !? , a high-risk venture involving the sacrifice of a pawn or two after c4 ! 12. Bc2 Qb6 ! (with a double attack on b2 and e3) 13. O-O and now: -- [13. -- Qxe3+ 14. Kh1 gives White good compensation for the pawn. This was played as early as 1906 in the game S.Renyi-M.Brody, in Gyor. ] [13. -- Qxb2 14. Rc1 may be the more critical line. Does White have enough compensation for a pawn? Probably, but you still need strong nerves to play this position from either side: -- [14. -- f5 ?! does give Black some space around his king, but it also opens lines for White's attack. 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Bh4 gave White easy access to the black king in N.Mitkov-Y.Shulman, Bolingbrook 2005. [16. -- ] ] [14. -- Nc5 ! is a very logical suggestion from Prié. Black plans on gumming up the White attack a bit by plugging d3 with a knight. I want to hedge and tell the reader the position remains unclear, but I will be brave and go with my instincts which tell me White has a dangerous attack coming. Black's knight landing on d3 doesn't dissuade me from giving White the edge. The scary-looking pawn on e5, in conjunction with the dark-squared bishop manoeuvring to h4 and perhaps even f6, is looming. If White ever gets in Qh5 and lifts a rook via f3, it just looks like too many pieces in that sector for Black to fend off. ] ] ] a6 [On 11. -- Qc7 12. O-O -- [12. -- h6 13. e4 ! White's plan would be to build for the attack with Re1, Qd2, h2-h4 and Qf4. ] [. Alternatives to 12...h6 are worse: 12. -- Ndxe5 ?? 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qh5 wins a piece. This is a useful tactic to remember. ] [12. -- g6 ?! (threatening to take the pawn on e5, but further weakening the dark squares) 13. Bb5 ! . This eliminates an attacker of e5 and takes the heat off White's e5-pawn. Meanwhile, Back is still burdened with chronic dark-squared weaknesses around his king. For example, a6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. e4 ! Rb8 [or 15. -- dxe4 ? 16. Ng5 Rb8 17. Qd2 with a crushing attack on the dark squares ] 16. b3 a5 17. Qd2 Ba6 18. Rfe1 and the dark squares on the kingside are ripe for infiltration. ] ] 12. O-O b5 Blanketing the queenside with his pawns. Clearly the plan is to just survive on the kingside and try to make something of his extra territory on the queenside. [If 12. -- Qc7 13. e4 Black can't touch the e5-pawn due to the same trap: Ndxe5 ?? 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qh5 . ] 13. a4 !? White follows one principle but breaks another. He opens the game for his bishop pair, but opening the queenside may benefit Black who has more space there. [I generally don't like to engage the opponent on his strong wing and would continue with something like 13. e4 Bb7 14. exd5 exd5 15. Re1 . The position resembles an Open Ruy Lopez where White has the bishop pair and some attacking chances on the kingside due to the cramping e5-pawn. Black's compensation is his queenside pawn majority. ] Rb8 [ Black is unlikely to survive after 13. -- c4 ? 14. axb5 ! Na7 15. Bc2 Nxb5 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. Ra2 Nf8 18. f4 . The b2-pawn is well protected and Black has trouble making headway on the b-file. White's attack on the other wing is far more potent. ] 14. axb5 axb5 15. Qe2 b4 [Prié gives the line 15. -- Qb6 16. Rfd1 Ba6 17. b4 !! cxb4 18. cxb4 Nxb4 [18. -- h6 19. Rab1 ] 19. Bxh7+ ! Kxh7 20. Ng5+ Kg6 [20. -- Kg8 ?? 21. Qh5 Nf8 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Rd4 ] 21. Qg4 f5 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. Qxb4 Kxg5 24. Bxb8 Rxb8 25. Rxa6 ! (deflection!) Qxa6 26. Qf4+ Kg6 27. Qxb8 and White is winning. ] 16. c4 Rb6 ! An interesting defensive move. If White tosses in c4xd5 ...e6xd5, then the rook on b6 helps with the defence of the kingside. Also, if White moves his a1-rook off the file, then perhaps ...Ba6 may be possible. 17. Rfd1 g6 ?! This ends all sacrifices on h7 but weakens all the kingside dark squares. [17. -- b3 ! would have created some counterplay by opening access to b4 for the knight. ] 18. b3 Bb7 19. h4 Beginning the kingside attack. Qe7 !? Planning to fianchetto the queen! Black is in serious trouble. He hasn't made much headway on the queenside and White is beginning to roll towards the black king. 20. Bf4 Qf8 21. h5 Qg7 22. h6 Qf8 23. Qb2 Ra8 24. Be2 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 dxc4 [25. -- Ne7 26. Nh2 ! (eyeing f6) dxc4 27. Bxc4 Nd5 28. Ng4 keeps a solid plus for White. ] 26. Bxc4 Ne7 27. Qd2 Qc8 [27. -- Bxf3 28. Qxd7 Bd5 29. Rc1 Bxc4 [if 29. -- Rb7 , White plays 30. Qd6 ] 30. Rxc4 Nd5 31. Bg5 Rb8 32. Qd6 puts c5 under the gun. ] 28. Rd1 Bc6 29. Ng5 ! Heading for d6 at some point. Nd5 30. Ne4 [Refraining from 30. e4 because he wants to use that square for a piece instead of a pawn. But White keeps a clear advantage here too after Nc3 31. Nxe6 ! Nxe4 ! [ Black gets mated after 31. -- Nxd1 ? 32. Ng5 Nc3 33. Bxf7+ Kh8 34. e6 ! ] 32. Qe3 ! maintaining his domination. ] Rb8 31. Nd6 Qf8 32. e4 Nc3 !? [ An alternative would be to eliminate the dark-squared menace with 32. -- Nxf4 33. Qxf4 Ra8 34. Rd3 Nb6 35. Rf3 Nxc4 36. Nxc4 Ra7 , and leave it up to White to try and make progress. ] 33. Re1 Ra8 34. Qe3 Ra2 35. Kh2 Qe7 36. Qg3 Nb6 37. Bg5 Qf8 38. Qh4 ! I like the way the queen slithers its way into the kingside via the dark squares. Ra7 39. Re3 [ White missed the opportunity of a nice deflection combination here with 39. Ra1 !! Rd7 [the idea is 39. -- Rxa1 ? 40. Be7 ! ] 40. Ra6 Nxc4 41. Rxc6 Nxd6 42. exd6 and Black has no defence to Be7. ] Nxc4 40. Nxc4 Rd7 41. Nd6 Nb5 ! Good defensive play by Flear. He reduces the attackers. 42. Nxb5 Bxb5 43. Re1 c4 44. bxc4 Bxc4 45. Qg3 This position is very hard to assess. White is in essence a pawn down. But the opposite-coloured bishops come down in his favour. Perhaps it is dynamically balanced here. Rd3 46. Re3 Virtually a draw offer. [46. Qf4 b3 47. Rb1 also looks equal. Black can't make anything of his extra pawn as long as the mate threats on g7 and the back rank exist. ] Rd4 !? An attempt to play for a win with the passed b-pawn, but Black underestimates his opponent's attack. [46. -- Rxe3 47. Qxe3 b3 48. Qb6 Qe8 49. Qb4 Qc8 would most likely be drawn. White's constant threats neutralize any attempt Black makes at queening the passed b-pawn. ] 47. Qh4 ! Threatening Be7! followed by Qf6. Qb8 ? [ Some of the dangers facing Black if he gets too ambitious are shown in the line 47. -- Rd7 48. Re1 b3 49. Rb1 Rb7 50. Rb2 Qa3 ?? [50. -- Qb8 is equal ] 51. Rd2 ! Rb8 52. Be7 ! and White wins, since Qf6 follows. ] 48. f4 ? [ Missing an immediate win with 48. Be7 ! Qxe5+ 49. f4 ! . ] Rd7 [ Even after 48. -- f6 49. Bxf6 b3 50. Be7 ! White wins: Qe8 51. Bd6 ! b2 [ or 51. -- Rxd6 52. exd6 b2 53. Re1 Bd3 54. Qf6 ] 52. Qf6 ! and Black's extra queen brings no benefit since White forces mate. ] 49. Be7 Rxe7 50. Qxe7 Qf8 Flear is forced to go into the ending, hoping his passed b-pawn will save him. [Black's weak back rank outweighs the passed b-pawn in the line 50. -- b3 51. Re1 Bd3 [or 51. -- b2 52. Rb1 Bd3 53. Rxb2 ! exploiting the back rank again ] 52. Rd1 b2 53. Rxd3 b1=Q 54. Qd8+ Qxd8 55. Rxd8# . ] 51. Qxf8+ ! White doesn't try and become a hero by keeping queens on. The ending is hopeless for Black. Kxf8 52. Re1 b3 53. Rc1 ! Getting behind the passer. Bd3 54. Rc8+ Ke7 55. Rb8 Bc2 56. Kg3 Kd7 57. Kh4 ! With the awful threat of a king march to h7. Kc7 [If 57. -- Ke7 , White wins with 58. Kg5 Bd1 59. Rb7+ Ke8 60. Kf6 . ] 58. Rb4 White simply sacs his rook for the b-pawn and promotes on the other side of the board. Kc6 59. Kg5 Kc5 60. Rb8 Kc4 61. Kf6 Bxe4 62. Kxf7 Bf5 63. Kg7 Kc3 64. g4 ! Bd3 65. g5 ! White will make a new queen. b2 66. Kxh7 b1=Q 67. Rxb1 Bxb1 68. Kg7 Kd4 69. h7 Ke3 70. h8=Q Bf5 71. Qh2
On move 11, you have a choice based on your own personal style and tournament situation: 1. The wild f4 double pawn sac line where you go all out for mate; or 2. The strategic Nf3 line played by Prié in the game.
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