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VIENNA
GAME
1
e4 e5 2 Nc3 NfG 3 Bc4
Nxe4.........................................................................Nc6........................................................ Bc5
4
Qh5
d3(j)
d3
Nd6
Na5........................ Bb4
d6
5
Bb3(a)
Nge2
Bg5(m)
Bg5(p)
Nc6............................................. Be7
Nxc4(k)
h6
Be6(q)
6
Nb5(b)
Nf 3(g)
dxc4
Bxf6(n)
Qd2
g6
Nc6
d6
Bxc3+
Nbd7
7
Qf 3
Nxe5
0—0
bxc3
Nge2
f5
0-0
Be6
Qxf6
Bxc4
8
Qd5
0—0
b3
Ne2
dxc4
Qe7(c)
Nd4
c6
d6
h6
9
Nxc7+
Nd5
Ng3(l)
Qd2(o)
Be3
Kd8
Nxb3
g6
Be6
Qe7
10
Nxa8
axb3
h3
Bb5
Ng3
b6
Ne8
h5
Qg5
Bxe3
11
d3...................Nf3(e)
Qe2(h)
Qd3
Ng3
fxe3
Bb7(d)
Bb7(f)
Nf6(i)
Be7 =
0-0 =
g6 =
(a) 5 Qxe5t Qe7 6 Qxe7t Bxe7 7 Bb3 Nf5 8 Nd5 Bd8 =, Suttles—Tarjan, Venice 1974.
(b) Weaver Adams 6 d4 is met by 6. . . Nxd4! 7 Nd5 Ne6 8 QxeS cfi 9 Nf4 Qe7 10 Nc3 Nc5 11 0—0 Qxe5 12 NxeS Be7 13 Rel Ne6 ~. Comments.
(c) After 8 ... Qf6 play is similar to the column, but worse for Black.
(d)
12 h4 f4 13 Qf 3 Bh6 and Black has good compensation for his lost material.
A recent game Wibe—Bryson, corr. 1985, continued 14 Qg4? (14 Bds is better)
e4 15 Bxf4 exd3±
16 Kfl Bxf4 17
Qxf4 Rf8 18 Qg3 Ne4! 19 Qc7± Ke8 20 Nf3 Qc5 21 Kgl Rxf3 22 Kh2 Qh5
23 Rhfi Nd4 24
Rael d2 25 Resigns.
(e) 11 Nxb6 axb6 12 d3 Bb7 13 Qf3 Nd4 14 Qh3 g5 (better than 14... e4) allows Black good attacking chances.
(f) 12 d4 Nxd4 13 Bg5 Nxf3± 14 Qxf3 QxgS 15 Bd5 e4 16 Qb3 Ba6 produces a sharp position with chances for both sides.
(g) (A) 6 Qxe5 0—0 7 d4 Nc6 is completely equal, McCormick—Hartels, USA 1959. (B) 6 d3?! Nc6 7 Nf 3 g6 8 Qh3 Nf5 with a big advantage in Jaffe—Alekhine, Carlsbad 1911.
(h) 11 d4 d6 12 Nf 3 Be6 = (Alekhine).
(i) 12 Nxe7± Qxe7 13 Rel d6 14 Nc4 Qxe2 15 Rxe2 Bf5
(j) 4 f4 Nxe4 5 Nf3 can be met either by 5... Nd6 (when neither 6 Bb3 nor 6 Bd5 give White anything) or 5 . .. Nxc3 6 dxc3 Qe7 with sharp play that is probably good for Black, Kuindzi—Razuvaev, USSR 1973.
(k) (A) 5 ... Be7 6 0—0 0—0 7 a4 Nxc4 8 dxc4 d6 + Vogt—Mikhalchishin, Baku 1980. (B) 5 ... c6 6 a3 Nxc4 7 dxc4 d6 8 Qd3 Be7 is equal, Ivanovi&-Vl. Kova~evi~, Bugojno 1984.
(1)
After 9 Qd3 Be7 10 Bg5 h6 11 Bxf6 Bxf6 12 Radl (Schlechter—Steinitz, Cologne
1898) Black can gain the upper hand with 12 . . . Qa5!. The column is Westerinen—Boey,
Siegen 1970.
(m) 5 Ne2 d5 6 exd5 Nxd5 7 Bxd5 Qxd5 8 0—0 Qd8 (or 8 ... Qa5) is equal.
(n) Its best to exchange the bishop, since 6 Bh4 d6 7 Ne2 Be6 8 0—0 g5 favors Black.(o) 9 0—0 g5 10 d4 Ne7 11 Rbl Ng6 equalizes (Alekhine). The column is Bronstein—Tal, Amsterdam 1964.
(p) Many moves are plausible here - 5 Na4, 5 Be3 and Larsen s 5 Qf3!?.
(q)
5 ... h6 6 Be3 Bxe3 7 fxe3 c6 was about equal, Larsen—Dehmelt, New York
1986. The column is Khavin—Sokolsky, USSR 1944.