{"id":1490,"date":"2022-11-01T13:09:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2023-02-24T12:47:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T12:47:25","slug":"forward-chess-highlights-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/forward-chess-highlights-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Forward Chess highlights: October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Much has been made recently of the top-level game <strong>Hans Neimann \u2013 Magnus Carlsen<\/strong>, played at the Julius Baer Generation Cup, which ended abruptly after <strong>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 1-0<\/strong>.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-01_18-22-39.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1556\" width=\"584\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-01_18-22-39.jpg 761w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-01_18-22-39-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-01_18-22-39-150x128.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>One way or another, chess has been dragged down to gutter level, but at least it gave the social media people inspiration for a plethora of memes and other not-quite-funny jokes, especially once they realized that <a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/opening-repertoire:1-d4-with2-c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cyrus Lakdawala\u2019s book <em>Opening Repertoire: 1 d4 with 2 c4<\/em> (Everyman Chess, 2019)<\/a> was perfect for the cause.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/opening-repertoire:1-d4-with2-c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchess1d4with2c4or367-1571452545.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1561\" width=\"367\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchess1d4with2c4or367-1571452545.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchess1d4with2c4or367-1571452545-217x300.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchess1d4with2c4or367-1571452545-150x207.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/sample\/opening-repertoire:1-d4-with2-c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"83\" class=\"wp-image-1552\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53.png 354w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53-150x35.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Yet it is worth remembering that one can still play for a win with 1. d4 even without having to play 2. c4. Furthermore, the London System has no need to make a guest appearance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/beat-the-dutch-defense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan Boekelman\u2019s <em>Beat the Dutch Defense<\/em> (Thinkers Publishing)<\/a> offer a case in point.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/beat-the-dutch-defense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchessbeatthedutchdefense671-1660136300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1560\" width=\"368\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchessbeatthedutchdefense671-1660136300.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchessbeatthedutchdefense671-1660136300-217x300.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchessbeatthedutchdefense671-1660136300-150x207.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/sample\/beat-the-dutch-defense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"83\" class=\"wp-image-1552\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53.png 354w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53-150x35.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After <strong>1. d4 f5<\/strong>, common anti-Dutch methods with club players are 2. Nc3 and 2. Bg5, both of which have been advocated in numerous repertoire books. Boekelman bucks the trend by resurrecting <strong>2. e4<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf67e305faf-1\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf67e305faf-1\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"rnbqkbnr\\\/ppppp1pp\\\/8\\\/5p2\\\/3PP3\\\/8\\\/PPP2PPP\\\/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 2\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Staunton Gambit has been out of favor for a very long time but this new book aims to put the bite back into White\u2019s game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of the fun comes with the desire to keep the opponent away from his favorite lines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Welcome to an aggressive but sound gambit system against the Dutch Defense! Who would not want to play a system against an opening that is theoretically sound, promises good attacking chances and avoids learning reams of theory about the Leningrad Dutch, the Stonewall or the Classical Dutch, opening set-ups our opponent knows everything about?\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After <strong>2&#8230;fxe4<\/strong> (Black\u2019s alternatives are unpromising) <strong>3. Nc3 Nf6<\/strong> White has three decent choices: <strong>4. f3<\/strong>, <strong>4. g4<\/strong> and <strong>4. Bg5<\/strong>, the latter of which is easily the best try for White to play for an advantage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black must resist the urge to play the natural-looking <strong>4&#8230;d5?<\/strong>, which is a big mistake.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf67e305faf-2\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf67e305faf-2\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"rnbqkb1r\\\/ppp1p1pp\\\/5n2\\\/3p2B1\\\/3Pp3\\\/2N5\\\/PPP2PPP\\\/R2QKBNR w KQkq - 0 4\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>White simply plays <strong>5. Bxf6 exf6 <\/strong>followed by<strong> 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qxd5<\/strong>, leaving Black with a shambolic position. I have seen several games go this way in Open tournaments over the years. It is not such an obvious trap, but it is a classic case of punishing Black for the aggressive \u2013 yet weakening \u2013 opening lunge of f7-f5.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players with the white pieces have long been reluctant to play the Staunton Gambit due to the line recommended to Black by theory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf67e305faf-3\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessgame\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessgameAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf67e305faf-3\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessgameAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderPGN($(selector), {\"pgn\":\"[Event \\\"?\\\"]\\n[Site \\\"?\\\"]\\n[Date \\\"????.??.??\\\"]\\n[Round \\\"?\\\"]\\n[White \\\"?\\\"]\\n[Black \\\"?\\\"]\\n[Result \\\"*\\\"]\\n[PlyCount \\\"10\\\"]\\n\\n1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. 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Qd4 Nf7, after which Black is fine and has been for decades, the recommendation here is to play <strong>6. Qe2<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was played several times by Gennadij Timoscenko in the mid-1990s. One point is that in the older line with 6. Qd4 Nf7, Black can jab the queen with a timely &#8230;e7-e5, limiting White\u2019s choices, whereas after 6. Qe2 Nf7 7. h4 e5? is just extremely good for White.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe it really is time to resurrect the Staunton Gambit, especially as faster time-limits are now increasing in popularity. This books certainly provides plenty of food thought. As the author says: \u2018I trust that this book will provide you with the basis for many victories against the Dutch!\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<br>Meanwhile, the excitement of early queen moves in 1. d4 openings continues in <a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/the-richter--veresov-attack:-qd3-variation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Richter-Veresov Attack: Qd3 Variation<\/em> by Eric J. Fleischman (Mongoose Press).&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/the-richter--veresov-attack:-qd3-variation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchesstherichterveresovattack678-1662082138.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1558\" width=\"420\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchesstherichterveresovattack678-1662082138.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchesstherichterveresovattack678-1662082138-217x300.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchesstherichterveresovattack678-1662082138-150x207.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/sample\/the-richter--veresov-attack:-qd3-variation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"83\" class=\"wp-image-1552\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53.png 354w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53-150x35.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The blurb informs us:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Right away, you&#8217;ll be taking your opponents out of their preparation and into your comfort zone. While the Richter-Veresov has developed its own &#8220;book&#8221; over the years, Eric Fleischman shows you how to bypass a lot of that body of theory, too, with an early deployment of the queen to d3, an idea sometimes known as the Amazon Attack.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remarkably, there is more than one way to play the Richter-Veresov with an early Qd3.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one which receives the most coverage here is <strong>1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Qd3<\/strong>, but there is also a hyper-accelerated version with <strong>1. d4 Nf6 <\/strong>(or 1&#8230;d5) <strong>2. 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White prevents 2&#8230;Bf5 (after 1. d4 d5 2. Qd3) and prepares 3. e4 in the other line (for example, 1. d4 Nf6 2. Qd3 g6 3. e4). Sometimes White achieves e2-e4 a little later, but the queen will be already be in a position to offer support anyway.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Well, that is certainly an interesting wat to play. Will your club opponents know how best to meet 2. Qd3? I doubt it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I now wonder if it will be possible to construct an entire repertoire around very early queen moves, especially as Forward Chess has just added <a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/starting-out:-the-scandinavian?section=Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Starting Out: The Scandinavian<\/em> by Jovanka Houska (Everyman Chess)<\/a>, which makes it very easy indeed for anyone playing with the black pieces to develop the queen as quickly as possible against <strong>1. e4<\/strong>, thanks to <strong>1&#8230;d5 2. exd5 Qxd5<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/starting-out:-the-scandinavian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchesssothescandinavian660-1658137557.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1559\" width=\"315\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchesssothescandinavian660-1658137557.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchesssothescandinavian660-1658137557-217x300.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/comforwardchesssothescandinavian660-1658137557-150x207.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/sample\/starting-out:-the-scandinavian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"83\" class=\"wp-image-1552\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53.png 354w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/button53-150x35.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf67e305faf-6\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboard rpbchessboard-diagramAlignment-center\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess diagram visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf67e305faf-6\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessboardAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderFEN($(selector), {\"position\":\"rnb1kbnr\\\/ppp1pppp\\\/8\\\/3q4\\\/8\\\/8\\\/PPPP1PPP\\\/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 3\",\"squareSize\":32,\"coordinateVisible\":true,\"turnVisible\":true,\"colorset\":\"original\",\"pieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The queen is, after all, the strongest of all chess pieces. 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