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Chiodini's Gambit In 1997 Stefano Vezzani, an email chess friend had said that his friend had invented a new gambit from the black side called Chiodini's Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Bc5 3.Nxe5 Nc6). I did play some very interesting test games with this gambit. My other chess friend, Sverre Johnsen, had sent me a short analysis of this gambit. I recently compiled a database of this gambit and found that the gambit originated in 1906 in the game David Baird vs Busch. True Nature of Chiodini’s Gambit Recently I was on Google and found a message about Chiodini's Gambit that sheds light on what this gambit really is. According to the message Chiodini's Gambit (1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3.Nxe5 Nc6) is a reversed Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxe4 4.Nc3) one tempo (move) down.
If you compare the diagram of the Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit starting position with the Chiodini’s Gambit starting position you will notice that they are both similar except that in the Chiodini’s Gambit the knight has not developed yet to f6. This is because in the Chiodini’s Gambit you are one move down because you are playing Black. In the Boden-Kiseritzky after 4…Nxc3 5.dxc3 you enter the main lines of the Boden-Kiseritzky Gambit. Best for Black is now 5…f6 6.Nh4 g6 7.f4. According to Grandmaster Gary Lane in his book on the Bishops Opening, he says the main line position for the Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit is unclear. He believes that White has compensation for the gambitted pawn in terms of development, freedom of movement and initiative. He also says that Black will have to work very hard to defend his position. Also playable in the Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit is 4…Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 protecting the e pawn. In Chiodini’s Gambit White can also play a similar move with 4.Nd3 Bb6 and 5.Nc3 guarding the e pawn. Analysis Analysis by Stefano Vezzani Email 1998 {1/5} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 (4. Bc4? {[4.Bc4? is a very common mistake.]} Bxf2+ -/+) (4. Nxf7?? {[This is a common mistake.]} Qf6 5. Qe2!? (5. d4 -+) (5. f3 Qxf7 6. c3 -+) 5... Qxf7 6. c3 -+) 4... dxc6 5. d3 +-{ [Yes 5.d3 is the strongest move, and White has the advantage, although Black has some resources. In my experience, only strong players are able to find this line.]} * Note (Nakamura): computer chess engines do play this line consistently. Analysis by Sverre Johnsen Email 1998 {1/5} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nc3! { [4.Nc3 is playable.]} Nxe5 5. d4 {[This is a book position that is favorable for White. This can also arise after 2...Nc6 3.Nc3 Bc5?! 4.Nxe5! Nxe5 5.d4.]} * Note: (Nakamura) – Black need not play 4…Nxe5 which is a mistake, instead Black should just develop a piece with 4…Nf6. GamesThe following game is the first known
Chiodini’s Gambit game ever played at Nuremberg in 1906. The games
below have been analyzed by either the chess software programs Extreme Chess
(at 15 seconds per move), Deep Fritz 8 (at 5 seconds per move) or by
Nakamura. David Baird – Busch Nuremberg 1906 (analyzed by Extreme Chess)
1. e4
{Opening=4.Nf3 Calc. time=15s} e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 {out of book}
Nc6 4. Nf3 Qe7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Nxe4 7. Nd5 Bb4+ 8. Bd2?? -+
{gives the opponent counterplay} (8. Nd2 {and White can hope to survive}
Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 +/=) 8... Nxd2+ 9. Nxe7 Nxf3+ 10. Ke2 Nfxd4+ 11. Kd3 Bxe7
(11... Kxe7 12. c3 Bc5 13. cxd4 Bxd4 14. Rc1 +/-) 12. c3 Ne6 13. Kc2
O-O 14. g3 d5 15. Bd3 -/+ (15. Qxd5!? {must definitely be considered}
Rd8 16. Qg2 =/+) 15... Rd8 16. f4 d4 17. f5 (17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 dxc3
19. bxc3 -+) 17... dxc3 18. fxe6 Nb4+ 19. Kxc3 Rxd3+ (19... Nxd3 ?!
20. exf7+ Kxf7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Rhf1 -+) 20. Qxd3 Nxd3 21. exf7+ Kf8 22.
Kxd3 Bf5+ 0-1 Ellinger – Gass Tuebingen 1987 Tuebingen (analyzed by Deep Fritz 8) {C40: Latvian and Elephant Gambits C40: Latvian and Elephant Gambits} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nf3 d5 5. e5 Bg4 6. Bb5 Nge7 (6... d4 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d3 +/-) 7. d4 Bb6 8. c3 O-O 9. O-O f6 10. exf6 Rxf6 11. Be2 Qd6 12. Bg5 Rg6 13. Qd2 (13. Nbd2!? +/-) 13... Rf8 +/= 14. Na3 (14. Kh1 Rf5 15. Be3 Qf6 +/=) 14... Nf5 (14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rxf3 16. gxf3 -/+) 15. Rae1 (better is 15. Nb5!? is a viable option} Qd7 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 +/= (17. gxf3?? Nh4 18. Kh2 Rxf3 19. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 20. Kg2 Nxd2 -+)) 15... Bxf3 =/+ 16. Bxf3 (16. gxf3? Nfxd4 {Clearance to allow f8-f4} 17. Kh1 Nxe2 18. Rxe2 d4 -+) 16... Nfxd4 (16... h6 17. Bf4 Nh4 18. Bg3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Rxf3 20. Re8+ Kh7 21. Rfe1 =) 17. cxd4 (better is 17. Bh5!? Rxg5 18. Qxg5 +/-) 17... Rxf3= {Demolishes the pawn shield} 18. gxf3 {A pinning theme} Nxd4 19. Kg2 (19. Kh1!? Nxf3 20. Qf4 Qxf4 21. Bxf4 Nxe1 22. Rxe1 Bxf2 23. Rf1 =) 19... h6 -/+ 20. h4 Qf6 (20... hxg5!? 21. h5 Rf6 22. Re8+ Kf7 -+) 21. f4 hxg5 22. hxg5 (22. fxg5 Qf3+ 23. Kh2 c6 -+) 22... Rxg5+
{C40: Latvian and Elephant Gambits} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. Bc4 (better is 5. c3!? Qh4 6. Qf3 +/-) 5... Bxf2+ += 6. Kxf2 Qd4+ 7. Ke1 (7. Kg3 Qxc4 8. d3 Qc5 =) 7... Qxc4 =/+ 8. d3 Qb4+ 9. Bd2 Qe7 (9... Qc5 10. Bc3 Nh6 11. Qf3 =) 10. Qe2 (10. Qf3 h5 =) 10... Be6 (10... Nf6 11. Bc3 =) 11. Nc3 (11. Kd1 O-O-O =) 11... O-O-O 12. Rf1 (12. Kd1 h5 13. Kc1 h4 =) 12... h6 {Consolidates g5} (12... Nf6 13. Bg5 Qb4 14. Rb1 =) 13. a3 Nf6 14. b4 (14. Kf2 Rhe8 =) 14... Rd7 (14... Rhe8 15. h3 =) 15. Na4 (15. h3 Rdd8 =) 15... b6 {Controls c5} 16. h3 {Covers g4} Rhd8 17. e5 Ne8 18. Nc3 Kb8 19. Rf4 (19. Kf2!? = ) 19... f5 20. Bc1 (better is 20. exf6 {should be investigated more closely} Nxf6 21. Kf1 =/+) 20... g5 -/+ 21. Rf2 c5 (better is 21... f4 -/+) 22. b5? (better is 22. bxc5 Qxc5 23. Bb2 -/+) 22... c4 -+ 23. Rf3 cxd3 24. Rxd3 Qc5 25. Re3?? {but even a better move would not have saved the game} (25. Qe3 Qc4 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Qf3 -+) 25... f4 {if 26. Rf3 Bc4 -+ 5.90 Deep Fritz 8} 0-1 ChessGenius5 – Clyde Nakamura 1998 (analyzed by Extreme Chess)
1. e4
{Calc. time=15s} e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nd4 {[Out of book.
Nakamura: Here I played 4...Nd4 which is a Belgrade Gambit (1. e4 e5 2.Nf3
Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 ) type of move. Normal sequence should have
been 4...Nxe5 5.d4 which favors White according to theory.]} 5. Nf3 d6 6.
Be2 Ne7 {[Nakamura: I played 6...Ne7 because I wanted to open the f file
with the pawn thrust f5. The other alternative was to play 6...Nf6.
ChessGenius5 expected 6...Nxe2 7.Qxe2 with a possible 7...Bg4.]} 7. Nxd4
Bxd4 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 a6 {[Better was 9...c6 since it stops both 10.Nb5
and 10.Nd5.]} 10. Bg5 c6 11. Bh5 f5 12. Qe2 f4 +/- (12... h6!? {is
worthy of consideration} 13. Bd2 fxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf5 +/-) 13. Qd2 f3
{[There was no way to guard the f pawn. I need to get some compensation for
losing the f pawn.]} 14. Bxf3 Qe8 15. Be3 {[Nakamura: te played
15.Be3 to eliminate the problem at d4. My B at d4 was tying down White's
kingside pawn position. He could not advance the f pawn.]} c5 16. Bxd4
cxd4 17. Ne2 Rxf3 {[Nakamura: 17...Rxf3 the exchange sac. I had
envisioned this sac several moves before.]} (17... Nc6 +-) 18. gxf3 Bh3
19. Rfe1 Qg6+ 20. Ng3 Rf8 21. Re2 Rxf3 (21... Nc6 +-) 22. Qb4 Nc6
{[Nakamura: Also possible was 22...b5. Here I gave up the 2 queenside pawns
for the good N position at e5.]} (22... Qg4 23. Qxd6 (23. Qxb7 Rf7 24. e5
(24. Qxa6?? {leads to death in 4} Qf3 25. Qa8+ Nc8 26. Qxc8+ Bxc8 27. Kf1
Bh3+ 28. Ke1 h5 29. Rd1 h4 30. Kd2 Bg4 31. Rde1 Qf4+ 32. Kd1 hxg3 33. hxg3
Qxf2 34. Kd2 Qxg3 35. c3 Rf2 36. cxd4 Qf4+ 37. Kc3 Bxe2 38. a4 Bxd3 39. Kxd3
Rxb2 40. Kc3 Qd2+ 41. Kc4 Rb4+ 42. Kd5 Rxd4+ 43. Kc6 Qxe1 44. Kd7 Qxe4 45.
Kc7 Rc4+ 46. Kb6 Qc6+ 47. Ka7 Rxa4+ 48. Kb8 Ra8#) 24... dxe5 +-) (23. Qxd4!?
{is much weaker} Rxg3+ 24. fxg3 Qxe2 +/=) 23... Nc6 +-) 23. Qxb7 Ne5 24.
Qxa6 h5 25. Kh1 h4 26. Qa8+ Kh7 27. Rg1 hxg3 28. fxg3 (28. Rxg3 Rxg3 29.
hxg3 (29. fxg3?? Qf7 30. Qh8+ Kxh8 31. Rf2 Qxf2 32. a4 Bg2#) 29... Qh5 30.
f3 Qxf3+ 31. Kh2 Qxe2+ 32. Kxh3 Qf1+ 33. Kh4 Qh1+ 34. Kg5 Qh6+ 35. Kf5 Qf6#)
(28. hxg3 Qh6 29. Rg2 Rxd3 -+) 28... Qf6 29. Qe8 g6 {[Nakamura: I
could not play 29...Rf1 because 30.Qh5+ wins my B.]} 30. a4 (30. Rd2
{-+ doesn't get the cat out of the tree}) 30... Rf1 (30... Re3!? {makes it
even easier for Black} 31. Qe7+ {Only move, White has to accept the fact
that he must give back material} Qxe7 -+) 31. Qe7+ {Only move, White
cannot hang on to his material} Qxe7 32. Rxf1 Bxf1 33. Rf2 Bh3 34. Rf4
0-1 Ake (1860) - Evilone (1955) ICC 1998 (analyzed by Extreme Chess)
1. e4
{Calc. time=15s} e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 {out of book} Nc6 4. Nxf7
{?? -/+ releasing the pressure on the opponent} (4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 +/-)
4... Qf6 5. d4 -+ (5. Qe2!? Qxf7 6. c3 -/+) 5... Bxd4 6. Be3
(6. Qf3 Qxf3 7. Nd6+ cxd6 8. gxf3 -+) 6... Bxe3 (6... Kxf7?! 7. Bxd4
Nxd4 8. Bc4+ Ne6 9. Nc3 -+) 7. fxe3 Qxf7 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O d6
11. Nd5 Ne5 12. Qe1 Be6 (12... Nxd3?! 13. cxd3 Be6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. a3
-+) 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Be2 Kh8 (14... Bxa2?! 15. b3 Bxb3 16. cxb3
Qxb3 17. Qd2 -+) 15. Qh4 Qg6 (15... Bxa2?! 16. b3 Bxb3 17. cxb3 Qxb3
18. Qh6 -+) 16. Rf4 Qg5 17. Qf2 Ng6 18. h4 (18. Rf3 -+) 18... Qe5
19. Rf3 Bg4 (19... Qxe4 20. h5 Ne5 (20... Qxc2?! 21. hxg6 Qxg6 22. Rc1
-+) 21. Rxf6 -+) 20. Rf4 (20. c3 -+{does not help much}) 20...
Bxe2 21. Rf5 (21. Qxe2 {does not win a prize} Nxf4 22. exf4 Qxf4 23. Rf1
Qxh4 24. Qc4 -+) 21... Qxe4 (21... Qxb2!? {makes it even easier for
Black} 22. Re1 Bg4 -+) 22. Rxf6 Bg4 (22... Bc4!? -+ {keeps an even
firmer grip}) 23. Rf1 Kg7 24. h5 (24. Rf7+ {doesn't change anything
anymore} Kg8 25. Qf6 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 -+) 24... Bxh5 0-1 BlitzMasterII (1945) – Evilone (2025) ICC 1998 (analyzed by Extreme Chess) 1. e4 {Calc. time=15s} e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 {out of book} Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 +/- (4... Qe7 +/= {is interesting}) 5. d4 Bb6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. d5 Ne5 8. Be2 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qf6 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Bg4+ Kb8 12. Be2 g5 13. Bb5 +/= (13. Na4!? +/-) 13... a6 14. Ba4 h5 15. Qd2 g4 16. Qg5 Rf8 17. Qxf6 Nxf6 18. Bg5 Nh7 19. Bh6 Rfg8 20. Bf4 f6 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Kh1 Ng5 23. Rae1 Rf8 24. b4 -/+ (24. Kg1 +/= is a viable option) 24... Bxf2 25. Re2?? -+{leads to further unpleasantness} (25. Rb1 -/+) 25... Bd4 26. Rxf8+ (26. Rf5 {otherwise it's curtains at once} Rxf5 27. exf5 Bxc3 28. h4 gxh3 29. gxh3 Nxh3 30. Re3 Nf2+ 31. Kg2 -+) 26... Rxf8 27. h4 g3! {forces the win} 28. Re1 Bxc3 29. Rd1 Nxe4 30. Rc1 Bd4 0-1 Perplexity (2665) – Evilone (2005) ICC 1998 Game 15 min. {C40: Latvian and Elephant Gambits} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 {Chiodini's Gambit} 4. Qh5 Nxe5 (better is 4... Qe7!? should be examined more closely 5. Nxc6 Qxe4+ +=) 5. Qxe5+ +/- Be7 ({better is} 5... Qe7!? 6. Qxe7+ Nxe7 +/-) 6. Qxg7 +- Bf6 7. Qg3 d6 8. Qb3 Ne7 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Nc3 (10. c3 Nc6 11. Be2 Re8 {+-}) 10... c6 11. a4 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Nxd5 (13. Be2 Nc6 14. Qxd5 Nb4 +/-) 13... Nxd5 +/- 14. Bxd5 Re8+ 15. Kf1 Qe7 (15... Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. d3 +/-) 16. Qg3+ (16. Qe3!? Qd8 17. Qg3+ Bg7 +-) 16... Kh8 +/- 17. Qe3 Qd8 18. Be4 (better is 18. Qf3 Bg4 19. Qxg4 Qxd5 20. d3 +/-) 18... Bg7 = 19. g4 Bxg4 20. Qf4?? (better is 20. d3 {was a good chance to save the game} f5 21. Rg1 =) 20... f5 -+ 21. Bg2 (21. Bf3 Bh3+ 22. Bg2 -+) 21... Qe7 22. Qe3 Qd6 (better is 22... Qc7 {keeps an even firmer grip} 23. Qg3 Qxc2 24. Bxb7 -+) 23. Qb3 (23. Qd3 Be2+ 24. Qxe2 Rxe2 25. Kxe2 Rc8 -+) 23... Re7 (better is 23... Bd4 finishes off the opponent 24. f3 Re7 -+) 24. d3? (better is 24. d4 Be2+ 25. Kg1 -+) 24... Rae8?? {letting the wind out of his own sails} (24... Qe5 25. Be3 (25. Bxb7?? {is to be avoided because of the following mate in 2} Bh3+ 26. Kg1 Qe1#) 25... f4 26. Re1 fxe3 27. Rxe3 -+) 25. Bg5?? {causes further problems for ?} (better is 25. Bd2 -/+) 25... Re2 -+ 26. Bxb7 (26. Be3 {otherwise it's curtains at once} f4 27. Qb5 -+) 26... Qd4 (26... Bh3+ 27. Bg2 Rxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Qd4+ 29. Kf1 Bxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Re2+ 31. Kh3 Qg4#) 27. Be3 (27. Qg8+ {does not save the day} Kxg8 28. Be3 R8xe3 29. Bd5+ Qxd5 30. f3 Qxf3+ 31. Kg1 Qg2#)
{C40: Latvian and Elephant Gambits} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 +/- Nc6 4. Nxc6 Bxf2+ {Demolition of pawn structure} 5. Kxf2 dxc6 6. Bc4 (better is 6. d3 +-{and White can celebrate victory}) 6... Qd4+ += 7. Ke1 Qxc4 8. d3 Qd4 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Qf3 O-O-O (10... Nf6 11. Qe3 Qb4 12. Rf1 =) 11. Be3 Qd7 12. Rf1 Nf6 13. Kd2 Ng4 14. Qf4 f6 15. h3 Ne5 (better is 15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Kb8 =) 16. d4?? {throwing away the advantage} (16. Kc1! +/=) 16... Qd6 (16... Nc4+ 17. Kc1 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qxd4 19. Qg3 -+) 17. Rad1? (better is 17. Kc1 {and White has air to breath} g5 18. Qf2 = (18. Qxf6? {is worthless because of} Rhf8 19. dxe5 Rxf6 20. Rxf6 Qxe5 -+)) 17... Nc4+ 18. Kc1??
{C40: Latvian
and Elephant Gambits} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. c3
Qh4 6. Qf3 Bd6 7. d4 Bg4 8. Qe3 f6 9. Nd2 O-O-O 10. Nc4 Re8 (10...Ne7
11. h3 Ng6 12. g3 +-) 11. d5 (11. Bd3!? Nh6 12. Nxd6+ cxd6 +-)
11...c5 +/- 12. Bd3 f5 13. Nxd6+ (13. e5 Nf6 14. O-O Nxd5 +-)
13... cxd6 +/- 14. Qf4 Kc7 (14... Re5 15. Bc2 Nf6 16. O-O =)
15. h3 (15. O-O fxe4 16. Bb5 g5 +-) 15... Ne7 +/- 16. O-O Ng6
17. Qh2 (17. Qd2 fxe4 18. Bb5 e3 19. fxe3 Bd7 20. Bxd7 Kxd7 +/-)
17... fxe4 18. Bb5 ({Not} 18. hxg4 Qxh2+ 19. Kxh2 exd3 =/+) 18... Bd7
19. Bxd7 Kxd7 20. Be3 Rhf8 21. b4 c4 22. Rad1 (22. Bxa7!? Nf4 23. Be3
+/=) 22... Nf4 = 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. Rd4 Ref8 25. g3 (25. Rxc4??
{taking the pawn will cause White grave problems} Rxf2 26. Rb1 Qf6 -+ (26...
Rxa2?! 27. g3 Rxh2 28. gxh4 Rxh3 29. Rxe4 -+)) 25... Qg5 26. h4 (26.
Qg2 Rf3 27. Rxe4 Rxc3 =) 26... Qg4 =/+ 27. Qg2 (27. Rxc4
Rxf2!? {Demolition of pawn structure} 28. Rxf2 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Rxf2+ 30. Kxf2
Qc2+ 31. Kg1 Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Qxa2+ 33. Kg1 Qxc4 34. Qh3+ Kc7 -/+) 27... Rf3
{A beautiful square!} 28. Rxc4 Qf5 29. b5 (29. a3!? =/+) 29...
Qxd5 -/+ 30. Qh3+ R8f5 31. Rd4 Qxa2 32. Rxe4 (32. b6 a6 33. Rxe4
Rxf2 -+}) 32... Rxf2 -/+ 33. Rfe1 Kc7 34. h5 (34. c4 Qd2 -+)
34... R2f3 35. Qh4 (35. Qg2 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Rxc3 37. Re7+ Kb8 38. Rxg7
Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rxh5 -+) 35... Qf2+ -+ (35...Rxb5 36. Rc4+ Rc5 37. Qe7+
Kc6 38. Qe4+ Kb6 39. Rb4+ Rb5 40. Rxb5+ Kxb5 41. Rb1+ Qxb1+ 42. Qxb1+ Ka6
43. Kg2 +-) (35... Rxc3? {doesn't solve anything} 36. Qe7+ Kc8 37. Qe8+ Kc7
38. R4e2 +-) 36. Kh1 Qf1+ (36... Qxg3 {leads to a pleasing mate} 37.
Qe7+ Kc8 38. Qe8+ Kc7 39. b6+ Kxb6 40. Rb1+ Ka6 41. Ra4+ Ra5 42. Qb5#)
(36... Rxb5 37. Qe7+ Kc6 38. Rc4+ Qc5 39. Qe4+ Kb6 40. Rxc5 Kxc5 41. Qxf3
+-) (36... Rxc3 {succumbs to an attractive mate} 37. Qe7+ Kb6 38. Qxd6+ Rc6
39. Qd8+ Rc7 40. Re6+ Ka5 41. Qxc7+ b6 42. Qc3+ Kxb5 43. Rb1+ Ka6 44. Qc4+
Kb7 45. Re7+ Kb8 46. Re8+ Kb7 47. Qc8#) (36... Rxg3 {is not directly
advisable since it leads to the following attractive mate} 37. Qe7+ Kc8 38.
Qe8+ Kc7 39. Re7+ Kb6 40. Rxb7+ Kxb7 41. Qc6+ Kb8 42. Re8#) 37. Rxf1
Rxf1+ 38. Kh2 R5f2+ 39. Kh3 Rh1+ 40. Kg4 Rxh4+ 41. Kxh4 Rf7 42. Ra4
(better is 42. h6 -+) 42... Kb6 43. c4 (43. Kh3 -+) 43... Rf5 44.
Kg4 Rc5 45. Kh4 Re5 46. h6 (46. g4 d5 47. cxd5 Rxd5 -+) 46... gxh6
47. Kg4 (47. g4 {is no salvation} d5 -+) 47... d5 48. cxd5 Rxd5 49.
Kf4 Rxb5 50. Re4 h5 51. Re6+ Kc7 52. Re7+ Kc6 53. Rxh7 a5 54. Rh8 (54.
Rh6+ {doesn't do any good} Kc7 55. Rh8 b6 -+) 54... Rc5 55. Ra8 (55.
Ke3 {does not improve anything} a4 56. Rg8 a3 -+) 55... b6 (55... Kb5
{might be the shorter path} 56. Rb8 b6 57. Ke3 -+) 56. Ke4 Rg5 (56...
Kb5 {and Black can already relax} 57. Kd3 -+) 57. Kf3 (57. Kf4 {does
not win a prize} Rg4+ 58. Kf3 a4 -+) 57... Kb7 58. Re8 a4 59. Re2 b5 60.
Ra2 (60. Kf4 {hardly improves anything} Rc5 61. Ke4 a3 -+) 60... Ka6
61. Kf4 Rc5 62. Ke3 (62. g4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Rc4+ 63.
Ke3 hxg4 -+) 62... Ka5 63. Kd4 Rg5 64. Rh2 b4 65. Kc4 a3 66. Kb3 Rxg3+
67. Kc4 Ka4 68. Rf2 Rg1 (68... Rg1 69. Rf8 Rc1+ 70. Kd3 a2 71. Ra8+ Kb3
-+) (better is 68... Rg4+ {makes sure everything is clear} 69. Kd3 b3 70.
Rf8 -+) 0-1 Firefly v2.4.1 (2330) – Clyde Nakamura (2100) 3/12/08 Game 15 min. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 {Chiodini's Gambit} 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. c3 Be6 6. d4 Be7 {the other option was Bb6 but I believe that Be7 was better because it is a more active square} 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. Bd3 Qd7 9. Nd2 O-O-O {the question is which side should I castle? it was actually more risky to castle queenside because I did not have my pieces on the queenside to guard my K} 10. Qa4 Kb8 11. O-O h6 {the start of my kingside attack} 12. Qa5 g5 13. Be5 Rhg8 {this takes away the pin on my KR} 14. Rfd1 Ng4 {threatening to take out White's active B at e5} 15. Nf3 f6 16. Bg3 h5 17. h4 gxh4 18. Bxh4 f5 19. exf5 Bd5 20. Bg3 Bxf3 {this exchange weakens the White kingside} 21. gxf3 b6 {to take out the possibility of a White attack on the c7 square} 22. Qa6
It really is unclear whether White has a decisive advantage (from the opening) with the one pawn edge since Black has compensation because of the open and half open files and a lead in development and initiative. The games that Black has won have occurred because White did not have full coordination of his pieces and lacked a consistent strategical plan. Sometimes White’s pieces are still sitting on its back rank not properly developed on useful squares. I really believe that this Black gambit is playable since I have not seen an outright bust to this gambit. And I also believe that this Black gambit can be a fun gambit to play in blitz or off-hand games. Chiodini’s Gambit is actually a reversed form of the Boden-Kiseritzky Gambit. Therefore to understand and play the Black side correctly you should look at some articles or a book on the Bishop’s Opening covering the Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit. See the reference to GM Gary Lanes February 2002 article on Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit called “Valentines Day”. And also a reference to his book called The Bishop’s Opening Explained. The Chiodini’s Gambit is really an unknown gambit because
even Eric Schiller’s two books “Unorthodox Chess Openings Edition 2”
and “Gambit Chess Openings” do not cover this gambit. References Opening Lanes Archive Link - Article at Chess Café by GM Gary Lane covers the Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit Feb 2002 article called “Valentines Day” The Bishop’s Opening Explained (2005) – book by GM Gary Lane covers the Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit
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