Today in his blog, The Wizard's Castle, Eric Shoemaker annotates a Blackmar-Diemer he won in the Reno Club Championship Qualifier:
"I knew I would be facing the speculative 'Blackmar-Diemer Gambit' but was more prepared for one variation than the other. This led to me getting into some difficulties early on, in which I should have lost. I did not lose, however, as I went in for really sharp play with 29...Qd8! But it's possible that I'm still lost with best play after this move; however, it was the only feasible possibility in the position. Alternatives did not seem to offer any chances of success."
Here's the game and my take on it, with a little help from Rybka. You can find Eric's notes
here.
David Cater (2000) - Eric Shoemaker (1850)
Reno, Nevada Club Championship Qualifier, 19 Feb 2009
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, Ryder Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Qxf3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. O-O-O c6 8.
h3 O-O 9. Bc4 Qa5 10. g4 e6 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. h4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Nbd5 14. Bg5 Nxc3
15. Nxc3 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. h5 Be6 18. h6
18...Bxg4
Black panicked, concerned with his black-square weakness. But better was 18... Bh8 19. Bf6 Bxg4 20. Qf4 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 Rae8 22. Bxh8 Re6
19. Qxg4 f5 20. Qg3 Bh8 21. c3
21. c4 !?
21... Rf7 22. Rhe1 Qc7 23. Bf4 Qd7 24. Re2 Re7 25. Rde1 Rae8 26. Be5 Kf7 27. Qf4 Bf6 28. Bc2 b5 29. Kd2 Qd8 30. Bxf5 Rxe5
31. Bxg6+?
31. Rxe5 Rxe5 (Now 31... Bg5?? is disastrous. 32. Be6+ Ke7 33. Bc8+ Kd6 34. Re6#) 32. Rxe5 Bxe5 (32... Bg5?? 33. Be6+ Ke8 34. Bc8+ and White mates.) 33. dxe5 gxf5 34. Qxf5+ Ke8 and White should win.
31...Kxg6 32. dxe5 Bg5 33. Rg2 Rf8 34. Qe3 Rf2+
35. Kd1?
35. Rxf2 Bxe3+ 36. Rxe3. White has winning chances.
35... Rxg2 36. Qd3+ Kxh6 37. Qh3+ Bh4 38. Qxg2 Bxe1 39. Kxe1 Qh4+ 40. Ke2 Qh5+ 0-1
