Monday, October 6, 2025

Noa Gambit: Bring the Heat



In the following game, White pursues his winning goal. Black counters, and counters, and counters... until his flag falls.


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1 0 bullet, lichess.org

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

The Two Knights Defense.

4.Nc3 Nxe4 5.Bxf7+ 


The Noa Gambit, otherwise known as the Monck Gambit, otherwise known as the Open Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit. 

5...Kxf7 6.Nxe4 d5


7.Neg5+ Kg8 8.d4 e4 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Be7 


11.h4 

There are no games in The Database with 11.O-O!? but with 11...Bxg5 12.Bxg5 Qxg5 13.Qxd5+ Kf8 14.f4!? White would have compensation for his sacrificed material.

11...c6 12.Qh5 Qf8 13.e6  


Keeping the pressure on.

13...h6 

For the record: 13...Bxg5 14.hxg5 Bxe6 15.Be3 [15.Qh4 Re8 16.c3 d4 17.cxd4 Bc4 18.b3 e3 19.Bxe3 Qb4+ 20.Kd1 Qc3 21.Rc1 Qd3+ 22.Bd2 Qe2+ 23.Kc2 Qd3+ 24.Kd1 draw] Qb4+ 16.c3 Qxb2 17.O-O Qxc3 18.Rab1 Qxc3 19.Rbc1 Qe5 20.Rxc6 h6 21.Bd4 Qxd4 22.Rxe6 hxg5 23.Re8+ Rxe8 24.Qxe8+ Kh7 25.Qh5+ Kg8 26.Qe8+ draw 

14.Nf7 Rh7 15.Qg6 


15...Bxe6 16.Nxh6+ Kh8 17.Qxe6 gxh6 18.Be3 


18...Re8 

Missing 18...Bf6, which would keep the game in balance.

19.Bd4+  White won on time


White has a winning position, e.g. 19...Rg7 20.Qxh6+ Kg8 21.Qxg7+ Kxg7 22.Bxg7 Kxg7

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