Re: Torre, Torre, Torre!

On Jun 21, 3:10 pm, "Chess One" <OneCh...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Now here is a curious opening.

1. d4 f5

the Dutch, but what happens after

2. Bg5

quite evidently no 'normal' play is possible, since e6 is unplayable, and
Nf6 is simply captured by White who continues to develop with stress and
then exploits black's dysfunctional pawns - eg Bd3, Ne2-f4, Qf3 and maybe
even h2-h4 or c2-c4 depending on castled side.

Therefore...

Black typically choses other move 2's. either

a) g6 or
b) h6

I have two questions for readers - has anyone encountered White's second
move in a game? and secondly, which to chose, (a) or (b) above.

Phil Innes

Yes, and I chose (c), which was recommended in one of my reference
books. I no longer follow opening theory, so I don't know if 2 ...Nc6
is considered viable for Black nowadays. I though Black came out of
the opening OK; his errors were in the middle game. White's endgame
play was imprecise enough to let me slither away with a draw. The time
control helped as well.

I hope this struggle proves helpful in your attempt to get other folks
to play your correspondence games for you. BTW, White is now a USCF
Expert.

Mucerino,J (1875) - Brennen,N (1462) [A80]
West Chester Open West Chester, PA (1), 22.05.1999

1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 Nc6 3.e3 d6 4.Nf3 h6 5.Bh4 g5 6.Bg3 Bg7 7.c3 e5 8.dxe5
dxe5 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.h3 Be6 11.Bb5 f4 12.Bh2 Nge7 13.Na3 Ke8 14.Ke2
Kf7 15.Bc4 a6 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.g3 Nd5 18.g4 b5 19.Bb3 Nf6 20.Nc2 Ne4
21.Bxe6+ Kxe6 22.exf4 exf4 23.Nfd4+ Nxd4+ 24.Nxd4+ Kf7 25.Kf3 Rhe8
26.Kg2 Nc5 27.Kf3 Rd6 28.Nf5 Rde6 29.b4 Na4 30.Rd7+ R6e7 31.Nxe7 Rxe7
32.Rxe7+ Kxe7 33.Re1+ Kd6 34.Rd1+ Ke7 35.Rd3 Nxc3 36.a3 c6 37.h4 Bf6
38.hxg5 hxg5 39.Bxf4 gxf4 40.Kxf4 Nd5+ 41.Kf5 Kf7 42.g5 Bg7 43.f4 Ke7
44.Kg4 Ke6 45.f5+ Kf7 46.f6 Nxf6+ 47.gxf6 Bxf6 48.Rd7+ Ke6 49.Ra7 Bb2
50.Rxa6 Kd5 51.Kf5 c5 52.bxc5 Kxc5 53.Ke4 Kc4 54.Rc6+ Kb3 55.Rb6 Ka4 ½-
½

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