further experimentation with the deferred traxler

Once again I work to stick a square peg in a round hole by trying to play the Traxler a tempo or two behind. The bishop check on 6 is fine for white but I like
7 Bb3 better for whites next move.(since writing this I checked my heisman traxler cd, he likes the move Be7 for black and black Bd5 better after check) As is consistant for my experience with most players of Ng5, white needs to better evaluate King Safety and Piece activity vs immediate material gain.

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[White "Meister28"]
[Black "Takchess"]
1. e4 {4} e5 {4} 2. Bc4 {4} Nf6 {3} 3. Nf3 {7} Nc6 {60} 4. d3 {14} Bc5 {27} 5.
Ng5 {31} d6 {6} 6. Bxf7+ {12} Kf8 {6} 7. Bd5 {26} Nxd5 {10} 8. exd5 {8} Bxf2+ {
57} 9. Kxf2 {6} Nd4 {13} 10. Rf1 {4} Ke7 {48} 11. Qh5 {14} g6 {27} 12. Qh4 {3}
Ke8 {34} 13. Na3 {33} Rf8+ {17} 14. Kg1 {3} Ne2+ {5} 15. Kh1 {13} Rxf1#

Here is an experiment forcing a traxler type game into a position where both of white knights are out. Not recommended. White went on to win this game.

[White "traxler"]
[Black "takchess"]

1. e4 {0} e5 {0} 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nc3 {0}
Be7 5. Ng5 Bc5 6. Nxf7 Qe7 7. Nxh8 d5 8. exd5 Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 Bg4 10. Ne2 Nd4 11.
Kxf2 Ne4+ 12. Ke3 Nxe2 13. Qf1 Qg5+ 14. Kxe4 O-O-O 15. Nf7 Qg6+ 16. Ke3 Nd4 17.
Nxd8 Qg5+ 18. Kf2 Qxd8 19. d3 Nxc2 20. Rb1 c6 0-1

The picture with this blogg is the mate from this traditional traxler game.



1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Kf8 6. Bd5 Nxd5 7.
Qh5 Bxf2+ 8. Kf1 Qf6 9. Nxh7+ Rxh7 10. Qxh7 Bg3+ 11. Ke2 d6 12. Rf1 Bg4+ 13.
Kd3 Qxf1# 0-1

Happy Thanksgiving.

Traxler Counterattack

I've become interested in open games positions where one deliberately ignores attacks to pursue a mating net. Muzio Gambit, Legal Mate , Traxler Counter-attack.
I especially like the Traxler the game is often decided under 20 moves. I am working on the finer nuances of this having lost a few games trying to get it right. The sequence 7..d5 8...Nd4 then .....Bg4 threatening the queen is a strong string of moves.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Qe7 6. Nxh8 Bxf2+ 7. Kf1 d5 8.exd5 Nd4 9. d6 cxd6 10. c3 Bg4 11. Qa4+ Kf8 12. cxd4 Bxd4 13. Nc3 Nh5 14. Nd5 Qg5 15. d3 Qf5+ 16. Ke1 Qf2# *


Cut and paste the Pgn above in to the viewer link below to see a traxler counter attack I played as black.
http://www.lutanho.net/pgn/pgnviewer.html

3 generations of Traxlers

I played these 3 Traxler games at one sitting against the same opponent . They are offered in the order they were played: note each game he got a little better. The third game I had to resign to attend to a honeydo but he had a winning position. They are offered with Fritznotation and can't be read with a standard pgn viewer.



(3381) Dan avidar (1610) - Takchess (1457) [C57]
Rated game, 20m + 5s Main Playing Hall, 07.07.2007
[Fritz 10 (30s)]

C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black 5th moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Ke1 [7.Kg1 Qh4 8.Qf1 Rf8 9.d3 Nd6 10.g3 Qd4+ 11.Kg2 Nxc4 12.dxc4 Qe4+ 13.Qf3 Qxf3+ 14.Kxf3 Rxf7+ 15.Kg2 Nd4 16.Na3 b6 17.Re1 Bb7+ 18.Kh3 d6 19.c3 Nf3 20.Rf1 Kd7 21.Be3 Raf8 Small,S (2245)-Van Tilbury,C (2300)/Novi Sad 1990/TD/0–1 (33)] 7...Qh4+ 8.g3 Nxg3 [8...Qf6 9.d3 Qf2# 0–1 Filos,A-Bakodimos,D/Athens 2004/CBM 104 ext] 9.Rg1N [9.Rf1 Nh1+ 0–1 Werner,G-Kutzner,S/Bad Marienberg 1993/GER; 9.hxg3 Qxh1+ 10.Bf1 Rf8 11.Qe2 Rxf7 12.Nc3 d6 13.Nd5 Kf8 14.Ne3 Bh3 15.d3 Nd4 16.Qh5 Rxf1+ 17.Kd2 Rf2+ 18.Kc3 Qc6+ 19.Nc4 Rxc2+ 20.Kb4 Qc5+ 21.Ka4 Rxc4+ 22.dxc4 Qxc4+ 23.b4 Bd7+ Frey,A (920)-Haeusler,F (1256)/Winterberg 2002/CBM 088 ext/0–1; 9.hxg3 cannot undo what has already been done 9...Qxh1+ 10.Bf1 Rf8–+] 9...Qxh2 [¹9...Nh1+ seems even better 10.Rg3 Nxg3–+] 10.Rxg3 [10.Rf1 is one last hope 10...Nxf1 11.Qe2–+] 10...Qxg3+ 11.Kf1 Rf8 [11...d5 12.Qh5 Rf8 13.Bxd5 Bh3+ 14.Qxh3 Qxh3+ 15.Bg2 Rxf7+ 16.Kg1 Qg3 17.Kh1 Rf2 18.Bxc6+ bxc6 19.d4 Rh2#] 12.Qh5 [12.Qe1 the only chance to get some counterplay 12...Qf4+ 13.Kg2 Qg4+ 14.Kh2 Qxc4 15.Nxe5 Qf4+ 16.Qg3 Nxe5 17.Qxf4 Rxf4 18.Kg3 Rg4+ 19.Kf2–+] 12...d5! Decoy: d5 13.Bxd5 [13.Bxd5 Qh3+ Double attack(13...Nb4 Decoy) ; 13.-- Bh3+ Mate threat] 13...Bh3+ 14.Ke2 Nd4+ Dan avidar resigns (Lag: Av=0.35s, max=0.6s)[14...Nd4+ 15.Kd1 Qg1#] 0–1



(3383) Dan avidar (1564) - Takchess (1503) [C57]
Rated game, 20m + 5s Main Playing Hall, 07.07.2007
[Fritz 10 (30s)]
C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black 5th moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Bh5N [6.d4 Nxd4 (6...Bxd4 7.Bd5 d6 8.Nf3 Bb6 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.Nh4 Rf8 11.Nf5+ Bxf5 12.exf5 h6 13.Bxf6+ Rxf6 14.Be4 Nd4 15.Qd3 Qf7 16.c3 Nxf5 17.Bxb7 Rb8 18.Bd5 Bxf2+ 19.Kxf2 Nd4+ 20.Kg1 Qxd5 21.cxd4 Sergeev,V (2498)-Simacek,P (2404)/Olomouc 2001/CBM 083 ext/½–½ (60)) 7.c3 Nc6 (7...Ne6 8.Bxe6 dxe6 9.Qe2 Qe8 10.Be3 Bd6 11.Nd2 b6 12.0–0 h6 13.Nh3 g5 14.f3 a5 15.Nf2 Ba6 16.c4 Nd7 17.Rfd1 Nb8 18.Nf1 Qg6 19.a3 Rd8 20.Qc2 Nc6 21.Rd2 Nd4 22.Bxd4 Rossolimo,N-Prins,L/Trencianske Teplice 1949/MCL/1–0 (43)) 8.Bb3 Rf8 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 d6 11.Nd2 Qe8 12.Qe2 Qg6 13.Ngf3 Na5 14.Bc2 Be6 15.0–0–0 Nd7 16.h3 Rab8 17.Nh4 Qf7 18.Nf5+ Bxf5 19.exf5 Qxa2 20.b4 Qa3+ Paoli,E-Rossolimo,N/Trencianske Teplice 1949/MCL/0–1; ¹6.Bc4!? Qe8 7.c3+-] 6...Nxh5² 7.Qxh5 g6 [7...Qe8 8.Qh4 d6 9.Nf3+ Kf7 10.d3±] 8.Qh6 [¹8.Qd1±] 8...Rf8?? [8...Qf8!? 9.Qh4 Nd4 10.Nf3+ Qf6 11.Qxf6+ Kxf6 12.Nxd4 exd4²] 9.Qg7+ [¹9.Qxh7+ secures victory 9...Kf6 10.Nc3+-] 9...Ke8± 10.Qxh7?? ruins a very nice position. [¹10.Nxh7 Bxf2+ 11.Kd1±] 10...Bxf2+–+ 11.Kd1 Qxg5 12.d3 [12.c3 doesn't get the bull off the ice 12...Qxg2 13.Kc2 d5–+] 12...Qxg2 [¹12...Qg4+ might be the shorter path 13.Kd2 Bd4–+] 13.Bg5 [13.c3 is still a small chance 13...Qxh1+ 14.Kc2–+] 13...Qxh1+ 14.Kd2 Qe1# (Lag: Av=0.31s, max=0.5s) 0–1

(3385) Dan avidar (1560) - Takchess (1507) [C57]
Rated game, 20m + 5s Main Playing Hall, 07.07.2007
[Fritz 10 (30s)]
C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black 5th moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Bh5N [6.d4 Nxd4 (6...Bxd4 7.Bd5 d6 8.Nf3 Bb6 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.Nh4 Rf8 11.Nf5+ Bxf5 12.exf5 h6 13.Bxf6+ Rxf6 14.Be4 Nd4 15.Qd3 Qf7 16.c3 Nxf5 17.Bxb7 Rb8 18.Bd5 Bxf2+ 19.Kxf2 Nd4+ 20.Kg1 Qxd5 21.cxd4 Sergeev,V (2498)-Simacek,P (2404)/Olomouc 2001/CBM 083 ext/½–½ (60)) 7.c3 Nc6 (7...Ne6 8.Bxe6 dxe6 9.Qe2 Qe8 10.Be3 Bd6 11.Nd2 b6 12.0–0 h6 13.Nh3 g5 14.f3 a5 15.Nf2 Ba6 16.c4 Nd7 17.Rfd1 Nb8 18.Nf1 Qg6 19.a3 Rd8 20.Qc2 Nc6 21.Rd2 Nd4 22.Bxd4 Rossolimo,N-Prins,L/Trencianske Teplice 1949/MCL/1–0 (43)) 8.Bb3 Rf8 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 d6 11.Nd2 Qe8 12.Qe2 Qg6 13.Ngf3 Na5 14.Bc2 Be6 15.0–0–0 Nd7 16.h3 Rab8 17.Nh4 Qf7 18.Nf5+ Bxf5 19.exf5 Qxa2 20.b4 Qa3+ Paoli,E-Rossolimo,N/Trencianske Teplice 1949/MCL/0–1; ¹6.Bd5!? Qe8 7.Nc3+-] 6...g6² 7.Bf3 [7.Be2 h6 8.Nf3 Nxe4²] 7...h6= Black threatens to win material: h6xg5 8.Nh3 d6 White's piece can't move: c1 9.Nc3 g5 10.Be2 g4 Black threatens to win material: g4xh3 11.Ng1 h5 [11...Qf8!? deserves consideration 12.f4 exf4=] 12.d3± Nd4 [12...Be6 13.Na4 Bd4 14.c3 Bxf2+ 15.Kxf2±] 13.Bg5 Qf8?? Black crumbles in face of a dire situation [¹13...c6+-] 14.Nd5+ Kf7 15.Nxf6 Kg6 [15...c6 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 16.h3+-] 16.Bh4 Qg7 [16...c6 cannot change destiny 17.c3 Ne6 18.h3+-] 17.c3 [17.Qd2 makes it even easier for White 17...Qh6 18.Qxh6+ Kxh6+-] 17...Nxe2 [17...Ne6 doesn't improve anything 18.Nd5 c6 19.Ne7+ Kh7 20.Nf5+-] 18.Qxe2 [18.Nxe2 keeps an even firmer grip 18...Rf8 19.d4 Bb6+-] 18...Rf8 [18...Be6 does not win a prize 19.f4! the end of the story 19...exf4 20.d4+-] 19.Nd5 c6 [19...Kh7 does not improve anything 20.h3 c6 21.Ne3+-] 20.Ne3 [¹20.Ne7+!? might be the shorter path 20...Kf7 21.Nxc8 Raxc8+-] 20...Be6 [20...Qh6 does not save the day 21.0–0–0 Bxe3+ 22.fxe3+-] 21.h3 Takchess resigns (Lag: Av=0.28s, max=0.5s) 1–0

Traxler against an 1800

Here is a recent traxler game with and without my Fritz analysis. I should of known an 1800 player takes with the bishop f7 but I could not resist.

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[Event "Rated game, 20m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2006.09.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pressman"]
[Black "Takchess"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C57"]
[WhiteElo "1838"]
[BlackElo "1509"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (66s)"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.09.23"]

{C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black 5th
moves} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Bd5 Nxd5 7.
exd5 Bxf2+ 8. Kxf2 Rf8+ 9. Ke1 Nd4 10. c3 Ke8 11. d3 Qf6 12. Be3 c6 13. cxd4
exd4 14. Nxh7 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qxh7 16. Bxd4 d6 17. Nc3 Bh3 18. Ne4 Kd7 19. dxc6+
bxc6 20. Rc1 Rae8 21. Kd2 Rxe4 22. dxe4 Qxe4 23. Be3 Qd5+ 24. Kc2 Bf5+ 25. Kc3
Qa5+ 26. b4 Qa3+ 27. Qb3 Qa6 28. Qc4 Qa3+ 29. Qb3 Qa6 30. Kb2 Qe2+ 31. Ka1 Qxe3
32. Qxe3 (32. Qxe3 $18) 1-0






{C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black 5th
moves} 1. e4 {4} e5 {4} 2. Nf3 {1} Nc6 {4} 3. Bc4 {2} Nf6 {4} 4. Ng5 {6} Bc5 {4
} 5. Bxf7+ {7} Ke7 {3} 6. Bd5 {2} Nxd5 $146 {37} (6... Qe8 7. d3 (7. O-O d6 8.
c3 Bg4 9. Nf3 Qh5 10. d4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Bb6 12. Kh1 g5 13. Rg1 h6 14. Bxc6 bxc6
15. Be3 Rag8 16. Nd2 Qh4 17. Nc4 exd4 18. cxd4 g4 19. e5 Nd5 20. Qe2 Nxe3 21.
exd6+ cxd6 {Van de Wynkele,E-Cluyts,M/Bilzen 2004/CBM 100 ext/1-0 (36)}) (7. d4
Nxd4 8. c3 Nc6 9. b4 Bb6 10. b5 Nd8 11. f4 d6 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. exd6+ cxd6 14.
Bf4 Ne5 15. Nf3 Qg6 16. Qe2 Qf6 17. Bg3 Bg4 18. Rf1 Rc8 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. h3
Bd7 21. c4 Ne6 {Beznosikov,V-Koba,I (2250)/Yaroslavl 1995/CBM 049 ext/1-0 (35)}
) 7... d6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Be3 Qg6 10. Nf3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Qxg2 12. Rg1 Qh3 13.
Rxg7+ Kd8 14. Rg3 Qh6 15. Qe2 Ng4 16. h3 Nf6 17. Nbd2 Ba6 18. O-O-O Ke7 19. h4
Rag8 20. Rg5 Qf8 21. Nh2 {
Anand,V (2635)-Beliavsky,A (2640)/Linares 1991/CBM 022/0-1 (44)}) (6... d6 7.
c3 Rf8 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 Qe8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. Nd2
Bg4 14. Ngf3 Nd7 15. h3 Qh5 16. Qc2 Nc5 17. Nxe5 Be2 18. Ndf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3
Rxf3 20. gxf3 Qxf3 21. Rh2 {
Vang,F (2107)-Andersen,I (2160)/Copenhagen 2002/CBM 089 ext/1-0 (42)}) (6...
Qe8 $18) 7. exd5 {7} Bxf2+ $2 {24} (7... Nb4 8. d4 $1 {Decoy: d4} exd4 $18) 8.
Kxf2 {3} Rf8+ {21} (8... Ke8 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 9. d3 Qf6+
10. Nf3 $18) 9. Ke1 {37} (9. Kg1 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Ke8 10.
Ne4 Ne7 11. Qh5+ Ng6 $18) 9... Nd4 {15} 10. c3 {16} Ke8 {49} 11. d3 {83} (11.
cxd4 $6 {is much weaker} Qxg5 12. Qe2 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qxd4 $18) 11... Qf6 {34} 12.
Be3 {22} c6 {45} (12... Nf5 {does not win a prize} 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 $18) 13.
cxd4 {19} exd4 {4} 14. Nxh7 {15} (14. Qh5+ $142 $5 {
makes it even easier for White} g6 15. Nxh7 gxh5 16. Nxf6+ Rxf6 17. Bxd4 Rf4
$18) 14... Qh4+ {13} 15. g3 {5} Qxh7 {8} 16. Bxd4 {7} d6 {36} 17. Nc3 {41} Bh3
{29} 18. Ne4 {53} Kd7 {50} 19. dxc6+ {27} bxc6 {5} 20. Rc1 {59} Rae8 {5} 21.
Kd2 {7} (21. Qc2 $142 {and White can already relax} Rc8 $18) 21... Rxe4 {36}
22. dxe4 {10} Qxe4 {4} 23. Be3 {96} (23. Rc4 $142 {might be the shorter path}
Bf5 24. Kc3 $18) 23... Qd5+ $4 {ignoring the path to victory 39} (23... Rf5
$142 24. Re1 Rd5+ 25. Kc3 Rxd1 26. Rcxd1 Qe5+ 27. Bd4 Qa5+ 28. Kd3 Bf5+ 29. Ke3
Bg4 $19) 24. Kc2 {45} (24. Kc3 {seems even better} Qe5+ 25. Qd4 Qxd4+ 26. Bxd4
c5 $18) 24... Bf5+ {43} (24... Qc4+ {is the last straw} 25. Kb1 Qe4+ 26. Ka1
Qxe3 $18) 25. Kc3 {24} Qa5+ {47} 26. b4 {10} Qa3+ {4} 27. Qb3 {11} Qa6 {27} 28.
Qc4 {10} Qa3+ {11} 29. Qb3 {Twofold repetition 8} (29. Kd2 {
keeps an even firmer grip} Qa4 $18) 29... Qa6 {6} 30. Kb2 {22} Qe2+ {11} (30...
Be6 {is no salvation} 31. Qa3 Qxa3+ 32. Kxa3 $18) 31. Ka1 {3} Qxe3 {11} (31...
Be6 {there is nothing better in the position} 32. Qa3 Ra8 $18) 32. Qxe3 {
Takchess resigns (Lag: Av=0.31s, max=1.7s) 2} (32. Qxe3 a5 33. Rhe1 c5 34.
Qe7+ Kc8 35. Qxd6 Bd7 36. Rxc5+ Bc6 37. Qxc6+ Kb8 38. Rb5+ Ka7 39. Re7#) 1-0

sat night -821 on to level 50
sun mornign 821-840 Sun am
more sun morn 840- 860

tie in the traxler

http://blog.chess.com/view/traxler-tie

I just played the traxler against someone with the bishop take . I hate that variation. I was glad to take the draw by repetition .

afternotes:
I ran it through Fritz who felt I had a win here. See the Fritznotation here . click the move list to see the notation.


It liked a push of the e pawn promotion and trade off.

Learning lines in the Traxler (black to move)

Playing the Traxler leads to interesting positions (problems). I get so far and I forget the lines . With black to move in this position Rf8 not as it turned out here.

As it often turns out materialistic moves jockeying to take the bishop is wrong here. better to pin the knight to the king which is normally played in the traxler when you can.

The two headed Traxler

If you have read some of my chess blog during the past couple of years, you have read of my facination with the Traxler Counterattack lines. White has just played Q f1 and I mistakenly played d5. Here is the game as it was played and a composed game given what Fritz said should of been played by Black Rf8. I find it difficult to keep track of all the lines. Hopefully this will help.

also here are the search results from my past mentions of the Traxler

Traxler and game results

I am the first casulty of the tournament of Lepers . Donnie beat me quite handily. I for some strange reason started to play my carokahn defense against the Pirc and had a somewhat confused game. He pushed me around with some tempo gaining moves and I ended up undeveloped and uncoordinated. Arggh .

Great fun and Donnie is a good sport. A good sport says "now thats an interesting move" when he could rightly say instead "your move really sucks!" Update: he nicely annotated this game here

I don't have that file of this game but here is a traxler I played tonight that I thought was interesting.

http://blog.chess.com/view/traxler

traxler attack

This game pretty even until the end

[Event "40'/40+40'/40+40'"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.05.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "traxler attacker "]
[Black "Jim Takchess"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C57"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (66s)"]
[PlyCount "35"]



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{C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black 5th
moves} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 7. Kf1
Qe7 8. Nxh8 Bg4 9. Bf7+ Kd7 10. Qd2 Rxh8 11. Qxf2 Qxf7 12. h3 Be6 13. Nc3 Rf8
14. Ke2 Nd4+ 15. Kd2 c5 16. Ne2 Nxe4+ 17. dxe4 Nxf2+ 18. Kd2 Ne4+ 19. dxe4 Qf2 20. Re1 Nxc2)
17... Qxf2 18. Re1 0-1

Traxler King March

Unfortunately, I am the marcher .........

As you know I love to play the traxler and from time to time will post them on my blogg. I am still learning the earlier moves and what are best responses.

I thought this was one of my better played traxler against a 1750 rated opponent on playchess. I am playing black. Strong counterplay but I couldn't find a mating net. I am checking with Prof Fritz to see if i missed something and will report back in comments. {I just looked at it while it is processing there are a few 10 move mating nets that I missed)



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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Kf8 6.Bb3 Nd4 7.Nf7 Qe7 8.Nxh8 d5 9.0–0 dxe4 10.Nc3 c6 11.Na4 Ng4 12.c3 Nb5 13.Kh1 Qh4 14.h3 Nxf2+ 15.Rxf2+ Bxf2 16.Qf1 Ke7 17.d4 e3 18.Bc4 Nd6 19.Bxe3 Bxe3 20.Re1 Nxc4 21.Rxe3 Nxe3 22.Qf7+ Kd6 23.c4 exd4 24.c5+ Ke5 25.Qxg7+ Ke4 26.Nf7 Bxh3 27.Ng5+ Kd3 28.Nxh3 Qe1+ 29.Kh2 Nf1+ 30.Kh1 Ne3+ 31.Kh2 Re8 32.Qxh7+ Kc4 33.Nf4 Nf1+ 34.Kg1 Re3 35.Qf7+ Kb5 36.Qxb7+ Kc4 37.b3+ Rxb3 38.Qxb3#

good research link on openings

gambitfan games collections

Strong Examples of various openings and representative games. Please be reverent of the large amount of work that Gambitfan put into this !


also good resources for traxler gambit

Rollerblader traxler link

rollerblader other traxler link

A Traxler I need to study

http://blog.chess.com/view/traxler-loss

Notes from the Far Edge of the Continuum of Opening Insanity -Traxler and Goring Gambit

As Bdk has so aply discribed my opening choices.


And yet another Traxler this time a defeat. I will need to see what Heisman Cd says on this line. Stayed within a pawn of him for a long time which is normally sufficient for a wild tactic to make itself available. It went on to a winning endgame for white. Cut and Paste game into the sidebar.


1. e4 {1} e5 {3} 2. Nf3 {2} Nc6 {3} 3. Bc4 {2} Nf6 {3} 4. Ng5 {2} Bc5 {3} 5.
Nxf7 {4} Bxf2+ {2} 6. Kf1 {1} Qe7 {10} 7. Nxh8 {20} d5 {10} 8. exd5 {14} Nd4 {
46} 9. h3 {31} Bg3 {21} 10. c3 {22} Nf5 {24} 11. d4 {98} exd4 {18} 12. Qe2 {16}
Bd7 {22} 13. Qxe7+ {14} Kxe7 {38} 14. Bg5 {16} Rxh8 {27} 15. Nd2 {15} h6 {13}
16. Bxf6+ {5} Kxf6 {22} 17. Rg1 {28} Rf8 {20} 18. Ne4+ {14} Ke5 {17} 19. Nxg3 {
23} Ne3+ {14} 20. Ke2 {10} Nxc4 {4} 21. Rge1 {23} Ne3 {12} 22. cxd4+ {8} Kxd4 {
15} 23. Rac1 {18} Bb5+ {12} 24. Kd2 {19} Rf2+ {16} 25. Ne2+ {2} Bxe2 {28} 26.
Rxe2 {2} Nf1+ {25} 27. Ke1 {3} Rxe2+ {33} 28. Kxe2 {8} Ng3+ {6} 29. Kf3 {3} Nf5
{6} 30. Rd1+ {14} Kc5 {6} 31. g4 {18} Nd6 {33} 32. Kf4 {13} g5+ {6} 33. Ke5 {8}
Nc4+ {18} 34. Kf6 {8} Ne3 {5} 35. Rc1+ {10} Kxd5

Similar continuations

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1224894
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1158380


an interesting alternative on blacks move nine

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1224768

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1224851
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1224861


All these and more can be found in this collection of mine

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1008357

My play seems to be getting sharper. Alot of good that extra pawn did for black. 8)

1. e4 {2} e5 {8} 2. d4 {2} exd4 {5} 3. c3 {1} dxc3 {2} 4. Bc4 {1} Qe7 {112} 5.
Nxc3 {13} Nf6 {10} 6. Nf3 {24} Nxe4 {42} 7. O-O {4} Nc5 {51} 8. Bg5 {48} f6 {8}
9. Re1 {34} Ne6 {5} 10. Nd5 {20} Qd8 {22} 11. Ne5 {72} fxg5 {38} 12. Qf3 {7}
Nf4 {72} 13. Nc6+

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another one for BDK added today. Felt rather Ct-art-ish the ending combination.

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nxc3 Bb4 6.
Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nxe4 8. Qd5 O-O 9. O-O Nxc3 10. Qh5 d5 11. Ng5 h6 12. Bb2
Nxa2 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxd5 Qf8 15. Rfe1 Nb4 16. Bxf7+ Qxf7 17. Re8+ Qxe8 18.
Qxe8+ Kh7 19. Qf7

Upon reflection I am uncertain as if the continuation is the Danish or Goring I understand these lines often merge. Most likely they are Danishes

Return of the Traxler

(3113) D. (1823) - Takchess (1504)
Rated game, 33m + 15s Main Playing Hall, 25.04.2007
[Fritz 10 (30s)]
C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black 5th moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Kg1 Qh4 8.Qf3 Nd4 9.Qf1 Rf8 10.Na3 d5 11.Bxd5 Bg4 12.Bc4 Qe7 13.c3 Qc5 14.h3 Ne2+ 15.Kh2 Qe7 16.Bxe2 Rxf7 17.Qe1 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd6 19.d3 0–0–0 20.Be3 e4 21.d4 Nf5 22.Rhf1 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Qd6+ 24.Kg1 Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1 Rf8 26.Rxf8+ Qxf8 27.Qxe4 b6 28.Qa8+ 1–0

Here is one I messed up as Fritz says "instead of just simply winning the game" . Other than that a well played game. See the board view black to move (find the mate)

Here is a game collection that I created

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1008357

What the cool kids play

Here is the recent game played in Moscow. A Russian and British Wunderkid faced each other on the giant outdoor ice chess set and played the Traxler.

In celebration, I played the Traxler Game this am . Paste Game into this link.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kf1 Qe7 7.Nxh8 d5 8.exd5 Nd4 9.d3 Ng4 10.c3 Be3 11.Qa4+ Bd7 12.Qd1 Qf6+ 13.Qf3 Nxf3 14.Bxe3 Nfxh2+ 15.Ke2 0–0–0 0–1

Also as for my MDLM related news, I finished part one of Chess tactics for Beginners, on to part two.

A Wandering Tour through the Traxler Counter-Attack

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1008357


I don't go looking for trouble, it finds me............. another Traxler.

Paste game in this link

(1699) - Takchess (1514)
Rated game, 20m + 6s Main Playing Hall, 23.01.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Ke3 Qh4 8.g3 Qh3 9.Nxh8 d5 10.Bxd5 Qh6+ 11.Kxe4 Bf5+ 12.Kf3 0–0–0 13.d4 Nxd4+ 14.Qxd4 Qh5+ 15.g4 Qh3+ White resigns (Lag: Av=0.32s, max=0.6s) 0–1

I think 7..Qe2 is book and a better move here.

Return of my Dell and the Traxler

My system is working after a replacement of a usb connection that was shorting my system.

(3303) Traxler knight guy - takchess [C57]
10'/40+10'/40+10'/40, 19.06.2007

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Kg1 Qh4 8.Qf3 Nd4 9.Qf1 Rf8 10.g3 Nxg3 11.hxg3 Qxg3+ 12.Qg2 Nf3+ 13.Kf1 Qe1# 0–1

Also tempo please put me down for a new playchess high. 1657

Been working throught the first chapter of Gallaghers Starting Out with the Kings Indian and I am digging it. It's a good sign for me that two of my favorite GM authors Bronstein and he both played it and wrote in details about the attacking ideas behind it.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1010228


also hello to HazyDavy

step right up and see the Traxler

http://blog.chess.com/view/shaky-play-in-the-traxler

notes

Listing of Collections and User Names on CG.com

TakGambit:

Bronstein Open Games, Alapin French , Silicide, The Sorcerers Apprentice ,Colin Crouch How to Defend in Chess

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=tak+gambit

Takchess

The Art of Attack-Vukovich, The Modern Art of Attack, On the Attack-Timman, Knight Sacs on NF5 in Fianchetto Postions,Unbeatable Chess Lessons for Juniors

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=takchess

TakKing

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=takking

Koltanowski Max Lange Attack, GMRam, Impact of Genius, The Scandanavian by Ems, Neil Macdonald Chess, the Art of Logical Thinking , a handful of Giouco games

TakChessBooks

Games worth of Memorization, Comprehensive Chess Training V2, Games worthy of Memorization, icelandic gambit, Mastering Tactical Ideas by Minev, Reti's Masters of the Chessboard, Take my rooks Minev, Euwe's Development of Chess Style

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=takchessbooksTakQueen

TakPawn

Room to expand

TakQueen

Purdy 24 hour opening system, Torre Attack, Trompowski,

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=takqueen

Howtobeatyourdad

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=howtobeatyourdad

Tak Traxler

2 Knight Defense, A Wandering tour through the Traxler, The Italian Gambit, favorite games

TakKGA

King Gambit Accepted including a bunch of Gallagher Games

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=takkga

TakAttack

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=takattack
Kings gambit accepted and declined

Takchess Tactics
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=takchess+tactics

Takbook
Gambiteer and bronstein chess tutor

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=takbook

Takchessgiuicopiano

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=Takchessgiuocopiano

Patzer2 has the following attacking games by themes in this games collection

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=patzer2&page=1

notyetagm has a similar collection

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1014767

Pachman Modern Chess Strategy and Nezh Greatest Games

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=Bidibulle

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=maoam

game collections and attacks and sacs

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=syracrophy

The king in jeopardy

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=gauerhttp://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=arsen387http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=whiteshark

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1013303http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=Gypsyendingshttp://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=avidfanking indian http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1013811

The Return of the Return of the Traxler CounterAttack

I have enjoyed playing some Traxler Counterattacks games during the past few days. The opening is very strange and reminds me of the saying about the Shark. That the shark breathes through moving around but when it stops it is in danger of suffocating. * Urban legend?/Factoid.


It also like a fire and needs material to keep it going . It could be yours or your opponents pieces. Just throw your Rook on the fire. Black can't afford to let it get too quiet.

How is this for some bizarre metaphors ? The game often has one correct move for each side to make and the Fritz position evaluation can fluctuate widely.



Now for the games: cut and paste them into the pgn viewer.

Game One:

In this game it appears I could of played Bg4 on move 12

1. e4 {3} e5 {3} 2. Nf3 {8} Nc6 {3} 3. Bc4 {5} Nf6 {3} 4. Ng5 {3} Bc5 {4} 5.
Nxf7 {10} Bxf2+ {3} 6. Kf1 {32} Qe7 {6} 7. Nxh8 {3} d5 {13} 8. exd5 {9} Nd4 {15
} 9. d6 {40} Qxd6 {14} 10. Bf7+ {2} Ke7 {30} 11. c3 {32} Qa6+ {12} 12. c4 {11}
Bg4 {17} 13. Qe2 {Roter Teufel 2 gibt auf 29} Bxe2+ {7} 0-1


Game 2: a draw 7....qe7 is also a book line in this.

1. e4 {6} e5 {3} 2. Nf3 {3} Nc6 {16} 3. Bc4 {10} Nf6 {4} 4. Ng5 {2} Bc5 {13} 5.
Nxf7 {16} Bxf2+ {17} 6. Kxf2 {2} Nxe4+ {3} 7. Kg1 {30} Qh4 {9} 8. g3 {27} Nxg3
{7} 9. hxg3 {20} Qxg3+ {5} 10. Kf1 {4} d6 {12} 11. Qh5 {18} Qf4+ {17} 12. Ke1 {
52} Qg3+ {10} 13. Kf1 {8} Qf4+ {10} 14. Ke1 {12} Qg3+ {19} 15. Kf1 {
(Lag: Av=0.68s, max=1.8s) 8} 1/2-1/2

Game 3

1. e4 {2} e5 {2} 2. Nf3 {21} Nc6 {3} 3. Bc4 {14} Nf6 {4} 4. Ng5 {3} Bc5 {4} 5.
Nxf7 {10} Bxf2+ {9} 6. Kxf2 {5} Nxe4+ {4} 7. Ke1 {8} Qh4+ {7} 8. g3 {17} Nxg3 {
4} 9. hxg3 {19} Qxh1+ {4} 10. Ke2 {1} Nd4+ {4} 11. Kd3 {13} Qxd1


From Friday Night Chess Club what I should of played on move nine according to Fritz
I lost this one.

Game 4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5.
Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7. Ke3 Qh4 8. Qf3 Nf6 9. Bb3 Ng4+ 10. Kd3 Nf2+ 11. Ke3
Nxh1 12. Nxh8 Qe1+ 13. Kd3 Nf2+ 14. Kc3 Nd1+ 15. Kc4 b5+

also, Finished level 20 of ctart