Another Krejcik

Recently Geoff Chandler ("greenpawn" at redhotpawn) posted an interesting Krejcik Gambit (1.e4 Nf6 2.Bc4) game at the RedHotPawn website. As that opening's just been touched upon here (see "I want my Jerome Gambit!") I thought I'd share it with readers. It features another relentless King hunt.

Thalassa - MHT

redhotpawn.com, 2004

1.e4 Nf6 2.Bc4 2...Nxe4 3.Bxf7+ Kxf7 4.Qh5+ 4...Kf6

This does not look any wiser than the 4...Ke6 of perrypawnpusher - computer, internet 2009. Better was either 4...Kg8 5.Qd5+ e6 6.Qxe4 d5 or 4...g6 5.Qd5+ e6 6.Qxe4 Bg7.

5.Qf3+ Ke5

Hanging onto the Knight! This is not as dangerous as 5...Kg5 6.Qf7 Nf6 7.d4+ Kf5 8.f3 h5 9.Ne2 h4 10.g4+ hxg3 11.Nxg3 checkmate, but; 5...Kg6 was to be preferred (although White still is better).

6.d4+ Kxd4

7.Ne2+

Interestingly, a bit better was 7.Nc3 Nxc3 8.bxc3+ Ke5 9.Nh3 with a serious attack. It's a position worth looking at.

analysis diagram

7...Ke5

A better defence was 7...Kc5, but it's really coming down to which way Black wants to lose.

8.Bf4+ Ke6 9.Nd4+ Kd5
10.Nc3+ Kxd4 11.0-0-0+

White has his choice of checkmates.

11...Kc5 12.Nxe4+

12...Kb6 13.Qb3+ Kc6 14.Qc4+ Kb6 15.Qb4+ Black resigned

graphic by Jeff Bucchino, the Wizard of Draws