JG: The New in Its Opening Theory, in Its Psychology (Part 6)

 

JG: The New in Its Opening Theory, in Its Psychology (Part 6)   

  

(by Yury V. Bukayev) 

 

 

In the Part 2 it was fixed that after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.Qh3+! Kf7 8.Qh5+! Black can play not only 8…Ke6, but also its alternatives including 8…Kf8 as the main alternative, although the explanation why a player’s psychology can prevent to do it here was given. Now we’ll consider my new invented way for White how it is possible to play after 8…Kf8 in a blitz game against the above cautious opponent. 

Let’s forget temporally about the sequence 6…Ke6 7.Qh3+! Kf7 8.Qh5+! Kf8, and we’ll consider the general sequence of moves: 6.Qh5+ Kf8 (the Jerome variation). Thus, my new invented way after 7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qg3 Nf6 is 9.b4!? N (it’s an important theoretical novelty). Your opponent will be surprised a lot, so it maybe he’ll start to think in this moment already about when he should offer you a draw. Probably, he’ll make one of two strongest responses - 9…Bxb4 or 9…Bd4, but it will take his not little time. If there is no his offer in this moment, then you can continue: 9…Bxb4 10.Bb2 (or even 10.0-0!?), or 9…Bd4 10.c3, or 9…Bb6?! 10.Bb2. Your very fast play as White will cause his thought that your preparation is very good, so his chances in this blitz game are not very large. That is why he’ll make his response (it will take his not little time again) and offer you a draw, because he is a cautious player. This offer is what you want. But you should be ready also to not receive this offer here, especially in the first case: Black’s material advantage grows here.  

So let’s make the variation 9…Bxb4 10.Bb2 our first subject for consideration. Your opponent can create new threats rapidly as a result of the move 10…Qe8 (with the idea 11.f3 Qb5 or 11…Qa4), but its search will take opponent’s quite large time. After your very fast response 11.0-0! Black has a large temptation to capture White’s pawn - 11…Qxe4!?, because Black’s material advantage immediately grows further here. And after your very fast response 12.Nc3!? your opponent can start to consider different variations.  

It maybe, his first idea will be 12…Qxc2 13.Rab1! Qxd2? 14.Ne4!, and he will understand that White’s position is good as a result of this 14th move, the exchange Bb4xc3 instead is much better for him. But what moment for this exchange is the best? Here he can see that after 12…Bxc3 13.Bxc3! Qxc2?! (the weakness of this move can be discovered by a further analysis) 14.Rac1! Qxa2?? White gets a large advantage: 15.Bxf6! Qf7! (after 15…gf 16.Rxc7! White wins immediately) 16.Bd8!. Your opponent will see here that the position after 12.Nc3!? is enough sharp, your preparation is very good, and he has a very large lack of time in this blitz game, so he most probably will play here 12…Bxc3 or 12…Qxc2 13.Rab1 Bxc3 and offer you a draw.