Fajrowicz gambit

Written by IM Miodrag Perunovic

Dear chess friends,
I would like to announce that here, on chesslodge site, I will make once in a week chess lessons for all who wants to improve their game a bit.
I will esspecially cover openings, middlegames and tactics in them, and sometimes some strategical parts of the game as well.

Today i decided to make an interesting view on one of the very unussual and almost forgotten lines-Fajrowicz gambit!

Before i begin with analyse of following game , i would like to say that gambits are good thing as surprises in some rapid or blitz games , but players all over the world play it less and less in OTB games cause of computers and their capabilities to refute most of lines in them very easily.

In the same time, for all of you I would like to give one instruction, if you want to try some gambit, be creative and dont count pieces!

Neuman-Netusil A
51 Cze-chT 1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.de5 Ne4!? -This line has been played almost 60 years ago and players like Richter , Fajrowicz made great results in it! Nowdays GM Rogers and Gulko like to try it sometimes.

4.Nf3 - Just one of many possibilities.Others are : a3!?, Qc2 , Nd2 , Qd5

4...Nc6 5.a3 - Preventing Bb4 later and preparing for b4 in later stage of the game.

5...d6! - One of major ideas in all gambits-to develop minor pieces! With this move 5...d6 black wants to open bishop on c8 and of course to put the bishiop on d6 on strong diagonal in the same time!

6.ed6 Bd6 7.Nbd2 Bf5! - Position is finally getting appearance of the gambit. Active pieces, chance for attack in the center, Qf6, 0-0-0 , Rhe8 as idea....

8.e3 Qf6! - after this move it is quite obvious that black will make castle on queen side, also it supports g5!? idea in the future

9.Ne4 Be4 10.Nd2 Bg6 11.Be2 0-0-0 12.Qa4 Rhe8 13.0-0 Kb8 - After all these moves , opening is finally finished. On the one hand, white has pawn up, he made castle but his pieces arent placed the best-he definatelly needs some space and some active moves to overcome the brinckles from opening. On the other hand, black has all that someone wants in openings. All pieces are placed phenomenally! Rooks on e and d files! Bishops on g6 and d6-they control all important squares on the board! Knight on c6 which always threats Nd4! In one word-time for action!

14.Ra2 Nd4! 15.Bd1 Bc2!!

Have to admit and to say that not many players would find this amazing move! Point of that move will follow in just two moves but the main reason is possibility to jump with the knight on e2 , so idea of Bc2 was to get rid of main defender of white's position!Mate threats will come soon!

16.Bc2 Bh2!! - Point of 15th move!Now mate threats are becoming seriously dangerous!

17.Kh1 Bg3!! - Another fantastic move! If white takes on g3....18.fg3 Qh6 19.Kg1 Ne2! 20.Kf2 Qe3 21.Kf1 Nc3 mate!

18.Bf5 - only move

18...Qf5 19.Qd1 Bf2 20.g4 - once again only move

20...Qf6 21.Kg2 Re3 - After this move everything is so simple. The end will come very soon!

22.Rf2 Qh4! 23.Kg1 Qg3 0-1

I hope you liked this game and in the same time i hope that this small test of making lectures on Goran site will make interest at you:)

This is my first time in making this kind of thing so dont be mad on me if i made something wrong! This is just start of our cooperation in the future!

Best regards!