Continuity

While looking over Euwe Defense games I once again came across this well-known one of Diemer's:

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H

Diemer EJ - Fuller RA

1-0 (0292 Hastings Pr Resv Major) 1957

[#] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qd2 O-O 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.Qf4 Freidl notes that the English master now took 32 minutes deciding on his next move. 9...b6 10.Qh4 Re8 (else Bxh7+) 11.Ne5 Nf8 12.Nc6 Qd6 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.O-O Ng6 15.Bxg6 fxg6

[15...hxg6? 16.Ne4 (or16.Rxf6 )]

16.Ne4 Rf8 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Rxf6

[18.Nxf6+ was stronger.]

18...Rxf6 19.Nxf6+ Kh8 20.Qe4 Rb8 21.Rf1 Bb7 22.Qe5 Qd6? (Only Qg7 survives--Diemer) 23.Ne8+ [1-0]

Generated by Aquarium

 

One of the many satisfying aspects of chess is its continuity, the recurrence of themes and ideas over the years. For example, consider this game by one of strongest BDG players of recent years.

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H

Diebert Charles - Bath J

1-0 (0097) 1983

[#] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3 Alapin-Diemer Gambit 3...dxe4 4.Nd2 Nf6 5.f3 Nd5 6.Qe2 c5 7.dxc5 Qa5 8.c3 Nxe3 9.Qxe3 Bxc5 10.Qxe4 Bxg1 11.Rxg1 Qb6 12.O-O-O Nd7 13.Be2 Nf6 14.Qh4 Qa5 15.Nc4 Qxa2 16.Nd6+ Kf8 17.Qb4 a5 18.Qc5 Nd7 19.Nxc8+ Nxc5 20.Rd8# [1-0]

Generated by Aquarium