From the October 1965 issue of Nick Kampars' Opening Adventures:
In the July,1965 issue of "Chess", edited by B.H. Wood, a contest for brilliant games was terminated with the following comment: "Our second great contest for brilliant games of 25 moves or less drew 129 entries from all parts of the world.... we have decided to divide the two cash prizes between three competitors,all from overseas: Dr. R. Cherubim,Saarland, Germany; D. Gedult,Paris,France ; and K. Winterton, Ottawa,Canada" . The following game from this contest was a BDG., a "natural" brilliancy. It was played at the Cercle Cassia, Paris,in March, 1965. Notes are by the winner.
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Gedult, David - Mazzoni, Dr. N.
1-0 (Cercle Caissa, Paris) 3/1965
[#]1.d4Nf62.f3d53.e4 Transposing into the BDG, which I never fail to employ--at least for the first time--when playing against a master; and it has scored at least 90% for me.3...dxe44.Nc3e3 A master knows when to hand back the pawn--which he does not need for winning a game against an obscure opponent...5.Bxe3 Now see how the bishop and f-pawn are badly placed, aren't they?5...Bf56.Bd3 Not because I really intended exchanging pieces, but, as in most such games, when I castle queen's side, I didn't want his bishop staring at my c2, which after 0-0-0 becomes a weak point...6...Bxd37.Qxd3g68.O-O-OBg79.Qd2! Just to disquiet him a bit.9...h610.Nge2Nbd711.Kb1e512.d5g5 After all, he would like to castle.13.Ng3O-O14.Nf5Nh7 He smells a rat and would be glad to change the bishop for that damned knight, but I'm not in a hurry.15.h4f616.g4Nb617.Qd3Qd718.hxg5hxg519.Rxh7Kxh720.Ne7+f521.Rh1+Bh622.Nxf5 Resigns. [1-0]
I enjoy playing chess, and specifically, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, the BDG, which many insist is not chess at all. Maybe so--I'm too old to argue.
But I enjoyed playing the BDG so much that I bought the company. Well, no, but I did publish a little magazine about it, called BDG World, for fifteen years. That was a long time ago. So I thought I'd revisit a few of those pages here, plus add a little new content about the BDG, its storied advocate, E. J. Diemer, and whatever else strikes my fancy. Thanks for reading.
