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(14) Goldenberg,D - Miles,T
Can Open, 2001
1.d4 d5 2.e4! The exclamation mark is for two reasons:1.for courage; 2.because this gambit is not as bad as its reputation. I believe this opening is extremely popular in correspondence play. I have never had the 'pleasure' of meeting it... 2...dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 [3...e5!? 4.Nxe4 exd4 5.Bc4 is considered dangerous for black] 4.Bg5 [4.f3!? is more common 4...exf3 5.Nxf3 Bg4 6.Bc4] 4...c6!? [4...Bf5!?; 4...e6!?] 5.Bxf6 This move renders the entire variation harmless, and not unsurprisingly Miles quickly gets a good game. [5.f3!? Is more in the spirit of the gambit.] 5...exf6 6.Nxe4 Be7 7.Bc4 0-0 8.Ne2 Nd7 9.0-0 Black has two bishops and a flexible position. White is counting on exploiting the doubled f pawns. In such positions chances favour the better player. 9...f5 10.N4g3?! The knight seems useless here. [10.Nd2!? …Nf3 seems more harmonious] 10...Nf6 11.Nf4 How is white supposed to play with his kights? In this game he does not succeed in resolving this problem. To be precise, Miles exploits the awk- ward position of the knights. [11.c3 Bd6!?³] 11...Bd6 12.Qf3 g6! A nice consolidating move. Black is in no hurry to do anything dramatic, and prefers to build up his position first. 13.Rfe1 Kg7 Ditto the last remark. 14.h3 h5 15.Rad1 white has completed his development. (I don't think that black is too concerned) 15...h4 16.Nf1 Ne4 17.d5!? In as much as this advance does not do as much for white as it does for black, I think that it could be questioned. However, I don't see better alternatives for white. 17...c5! 18.Nd3 Bd7 Not just a development move, but also threatening b5 and c4. 19.a4?! [19.Bb3!? b5 20.c4 a5 is not much, but is at least attempting to make a fight of it. I get the impression that Danny had already resigned himself to losing and so plays the last part of the game half-heartedly.] 19...Bxa4 Miles not only is a very strong player, but has a well known reputation for pawn munching. 20.Ne3 Bd7 21.Nf4 I think that Danny is now trying to find a good way to sac one of his knights for attacking chances. In the end he sacs the knight, but has no compensation... 21...Ng5! 22.Nh5+ what else? 22...Kh6! simplest. Danny gives up. 0-1
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