Gurevich vs Bunzmann_English Defence 1.c4 b6 2.g3_1-0

Posted on November 15th, 2015 by Richard

The English Defence with 1.c4 b6 2.g3

The usual way to play the English defence opening is 1.c4 b6 2.d4 e6 (see Browne vs Miles 1-0),
The game here shows an unusual White variation with 1.c4 b6 2.g3. White still won the game…

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[Event “Rubinstein mem 36th”]
[Site “Polanica Zdroj”]
[Date “1999.08.26”]
[Round “9”]
[White “Gurevich, Mikhail”]
[Black “Bunzmann, Dimitrij”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “A10”]
[WhiteElo “2643”]
[BlackElo “2596”]
[PlyCount “63”]
[EventDate “1999.08.17”]
[EventType “tourn”]
[EventRounds “9”]
[EventCountry “POL”]
[EventCategory “15”]
[Source “ChessBase”]
[SourceDate “1999.12.01”]

1. c4 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. exf3 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qd1 e6 8.
Bg2 Rc8 9. O-O Na5 10. b3 b5 11. Nd2 bxc4 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. bxc4 Rxc4 14. Be3
Nf6 15. Bxa7 Be7 16. Qb3 Rb4 17. Qc2 O-O 18. a3 Rb5 19. a4 Ra5 20. Bd4 Nd5 21.
f4 Qc8 22. Qb2 Qa8 23. Rfb1 Bd6 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Bxg7 Rb8 26. Qf6 Rxb1+ 27.
Rxb1 Bc5 28. Qc3 Qa7 29. Bh6 f6 30. Qxf6 Bxf2+ 31. Kg2 Bd4 32. Qf8# 1-0
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Schmidt vs Schild 2004 Colle opening 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 0-1

Posted on November 9th, 2015 by Richard

Schmidt vs Schild 2004 Colle opening 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 0-1

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[Event “Bad Zwesten op 8th”]
[Site “Bad Zwesten”]
[Date “2004.01.04”]
[Round “4”]
[White “Schmidt, Bodo”]
[Black “Schild, Christoph”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “A47”]
[WhiteElo “2346”]
[BlackElo “2246”]
[PlyCount “98”]
[EventDate “2004.01.??”]
[EventType “swiss”]
[EventRounds “9”]
[EventCountry “GER”]
[Source “ChessBase”]
[SourceDate “2004.03.10”]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 b6 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qh5 Nf6 11. Qh4 Ba6 12. Rd1 Bxd3 13. Rxd3 Nd5 14. Qe4 Nd7
15. Nc3 N7f6 16. Qh4 Rc8 17. Bg5 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qg3 f6 21.
Ng4 h5 22. Ne3 Nxc3 23. Qf3 Qf7 24. Nf5 exf5 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Qd5 27. Qb3
Qxb3 28. axb3 Rd8 29. Rxa7 Rxd4 30. Kf1 Rd1+ 31. Ke2 Rb1 32. Ra3 Rb2+ 33. Kf3
Kf7 34. h4 b5 35. Ra7+ Kg6 36. Ra3 b4 37. Ra5 Rxb3+ 38. Kf4 Rb2 39. Kf3 Rc2 40.
Rb5 Rc4 41. g3 Rc3+ 42. Kf4 b3 43. f3 Kf7 44. Rb7+ Ke6 45. Rb6+ Kd5 46. Kxf5
Rxf3+ 47. Kg6 Rxg3+ 48. Kxh5 g6+ 49. Kh6 f5 0-1

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