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CHESS PRACTICE
Updated: April 2008

- JOHN-MARC ORMECHEA'S BLOG -

All about Chess Openings

"Introductions"

I am not your stereotypical chess player! I not only work on chess but I also have a great love for Poker! I am currently working on my first mix-tape. Basicly that means a mini-rap album. Im not sure what about rap grabs me but it does! I have a great family who supports me in all that I do and friends who I would really die for. I am currently attending school to become a cultural anthropologist and I am thinking of minoring in the culinary arts. So I stay busy pretty easily! But enough about me lets get to the chess!
Many people open a game differently. Some people are content with simply quiet development and positional play. If you are looking for that I would suggest looking some where else. I am more into the openings that can keep you on the edge of your seat or at least keep your opponent on the edge of theirs!
I would like to take my first entry and show you some games which have inspired me to become a not only a gambit player but also a more aggressive player. I do not play gambits all the time and some of the games I show below will not give up a pawn! So with out further ado. I give to you some of my inspiration!
I would like to start off with a system which I use against the Pirc/Modern Defense. It is not unheard of but not seen as often. Why?! Because most people don’t like pushing their e pawn so early, Its known as the Chinese attack and has served me well for about a year now.

Wenzhe,Liu - Donner,Jan Hein [B07]
Pirc Defense, Chinese variation (5.g4!?)
1–0, Buenos Aires Olypiad, 1978

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be2 Bg7 5.g4!? h6?! 6.h3! c5 7.d5 0–0?

8.h4! e6 9.g5 hxg5 10.hxg5 Ne8? 11.Qd3

exd5 12.Nxd5 Nc6 13.Qg3 Be6 14.Qh4 f5 15.Qh7+ (#7)

Kf7 16.Qxg6+!! Kxg6 17.Bh5+ Kh7 18.Bf7+ Bh6 19.g6+ Kg7 20.Bxh6+

(#2) 1–0
The next game I have posted in the forum but I will re-post it here because I would like to do a future article on the Reti gambit. So a game from friend and expert....

McGrew,Tim - Balan,Alex [C00]
French Defense, Reti (Spielmann) variation (2.b3)
1–0, Kalamazoo,MI, 09.2003

1.e4 e6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 dxe4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qe2 Bb4 6.0–0–0 Bxc3?!

7.Bxc3 0–0 8.g4 Nd5 9.Bb2 f5 10.f3! Nf4 11.Qe3 fxg4 12.Qxe4 Qd5

13.Qe3 gxf3? 14.Bc4! Qc6 15.Nxf3 Nd3+?

16.Qxd3 Rxf3 17.Qd4! Rf7 18.Rhg1 Qd7 1–0
One of the most influential players for me in the Sicilian is Lev Polugaevsky. It is no coincidence I am sure that my favorite line in the Najdorf is the ultra-sharp Polugaevsky variation. Here are a couple of games from the legend him self.

Ortega,Rogelio - Polugaevsky,Lev [B96]
Sicilian, Najdof, Polugaevsky variation (9...Qc7)
0–1, Manila Interzonal Manila (4), 1976

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 b5 8.e5 dxe5 9.fxe5 Qc7 10.exf6 Qe5+

11.Be2 Qxg5 12.0–0 Qe5 13.Bf3 Ra7 14.Re1 Qxf6 15.Bc6+ Nxc6 16.Nxc6 Rd7

17.Nd5? (17.Qe2) Bc5+ 18.Kh1 Qh4 19.Qf3 0–0 20.Re4 Qh6 21.Nf4 Bb7! -+ 22.Ne5 Bxe4

23.Qxe4 Rd4 24.Qc6 Qxf4 25.Qxc5 Rd5 26.Nd3 Rxc5 27.Nxf4 Rxc2 0–1
Not every one likes to go on a knifes edge but the alternative is just as sharp! This is what the man could do when he was in his element!

Quinteros,Miguel Angel (2540) - Polugaevsky,Lev (2635) [B96]
Sicilian, Najdof, Polugaevsky variation (9...Qc7)
0–1, Capablanca mem Havana (1), 1962

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 b5 8.e5 dxe5 9.fxe5 Qc7 10.Qe2 Nfd7 11.0–0–0

11...Bb7 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qh4 Bg7 14.Be7 Qxe5 15.Bxb5 Qh5 16.Bxd7+ Nxd7 17.Qxh5 gxh5 18.Bg5 Rg8

19.Bh4 Be5 20.Bg3 Bxg2 21.Rhe1 Bxg3 22.hxg3 Rxg3 23.Nf5 Rg6 24.Nd6+ Ke7 25.Nf5+ Kd8 26.Nh4 Rg4 27.Nxg2 Rxg2

28.Rh1 Ke7 29.Rxh5 Nf6 30.Rh6 Rag8 31.b4 Ng4 32.Rh4 Rc8 33.Rd2 Ne3 34.Rxg2 Nxg2 35.Rh2 Nf4 36.Kb2 h5 37.Kb3 f5 38.a4 e5 39.a5 e4 40.Rh4 Ne6 41.Rxh5 Nd4+ 42.Kb2 Rc4 43.Nd5+ Ke6 44.Ne3 Rxb4+ 45.Kc3 Ra4 46.Rh6+ Ke5 47.Rxa6 f4 48.Ng4+ Kf5 49.Nh6+ Kg5 50.Nf7+ Kg4 51.Ne5+ Kf5 52.Nc4 e3 53.Nd6+ Kg4 54.Ra8 e2 55.Rg8+ Kh3 56.Kd2 0–1
These are few of the games that have inspired me up till now. I will be looking into some original ideas as well as looking into some tried and true variations! I am willing to accept any opening question from a variation to a question about its history. So please leave your questions or comments in the forum or e-mail me at Basqueknight@gmail.com

May Caissa bless all your games!

John-Marc Ormechea

Flint, Michigan, USA

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