Author: Odd Gunnar Malin
Date: 06:15:33 08/15/03
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On August 15, 2003 at 08:43:55, mike schoonover wrote:
>The Cambridge Springs is a popular defence to the Queen's Gambit that takes its
>name from the famous tournament in 1904 during which it was tested in a number
>of games. Since then it has become firmly established as a club-player's
>favourite, since Black sets a number of traps and can generate a very quick
>initiative if White fails to respond precisely. Several world champions have
>used the Cambridge Springs, most notably Alekhine and Smyslov, while Kasparov
>has played it on occasion, including a sensationally quick victory over Karpov
>in 1985. It currently has a good theoretical reputation and is frequently played
>at grandmaster level.
>
>http://www.badbishop.com/gambit/books/camsprings.html
>
>QUEEN'S GAMBIT
>The Cambridge Springs Defence
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Black adopts the Cambridge Springs (named after its repeated use in a 1904
>tournament) as he develops his Queen to QR4(a5) to unpin his KKt and start a
>Q-side attack by pinning White's QKt+K.
>
> White Black White Black
> 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 6. Kt-B3 Q-R4
> 2. P-QB4 P-K3
> 3. Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3
> 4. B-Kt5 QKt-Q2
> 5. P-K3 P-B3
>
>http://www.eudesign.com/chessops/casd-07a.htm
>
>delfi42 v list461
>32 mb hash,3,4 megtb if applicable.
>winboard4.2.6,433 mhz celeron,ponder off.
>
>two strong newcomers play an old opening named after the famous 1904
>tournement.
>at move 21, ...,list tries to expand on the kingside.
>this creates pawn weaknesses which delfi is quick to
>exploit.
[d] r1b1kb1r/pp1n1ppp/2p1pn2/q2p2B1/2PP4/2N1PN2/PP3PPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 0 7
>
>[Event "Computer chess game"]
>[Site "OEMCOMPUTER"]
>[Date "2003.08.14"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "delfi42.exe"]
>[Black "list461.exe"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[TimeControl "40/300"]
>
>1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8.
>Qc2 O-O 9. Bh4 c5 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. dxc5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc5 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14.
>Be2 b6 15. O-O a5 16. Rac1 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Ne4 Qxc2 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6
>20. Rxc2 Nd5 21. a3 f5
[d] 5rk1/6pp/rp2p3/p2n1p2/7B/P3P3/1PR2PPP/5RK1 w - f6 0 22
> 22. Rc6 Kf7 23. f3 h6 24. e4 Nf4 25. Bf2 Rd8 26. Be3
>Ne2+ 27. Kf2 Nd4 28. Rc7+ Kf6 29. Rd1 e5 30. exf5 Raa8 31. Rdc1 Rd6 32. g4
>Rad8 33. Rb7 R8d7 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. Bxd4 exd4 36. Rc6+ Ke5 37. Rxb6
[d] 8/3r2p1/1R5p/p3kP2/3p2P1/P4P2/1P3K1P/8 b - - 0
>37... h5 38.
>Re6+ Kd5 39. Ra6 Kc4 40. Rxa5 d3 41. Ke1 Re7+ 42. Kd1 Re2 43. Ra4+ Kc5 44.
>Ra7 Rxb2 45. Rxg7 Rxh2 46. f6 Rf2 47. Rg5+ Kd4 48. f7 Rf1+ 49. Kd2 Rf2+ 50.
>Ke1 d2+ 51. Kd1 Kc3 52. Rc5+ Kd3 53. Rd5+ Ke3 54. f8=Q
[d] 5Q2/8/8/3R3p/6P1/P3kP2/3p1r2/3K4 b - - 0 54
>54... Rf1+ 55. Kc2 Rc1+
>56. Kb2 d1=Q 57. Rxd1 Rxd1 58. gxh5 Rd2+ 59. Kc1 Re2 60. h6 Re1+ 61. Kc2
>Rh1 62. Qe7+ Kf2 63. Qa7+ Ke2 64. Qg7 Rh5 65. Qg2+ Ke1 66. Kd3 Rd5+ 67. Ke3
>Re5+ 68. Kf4 Re8 69. Qg6 Rb8 70. Qf6 Re8 71. a4 Kd2 72. Qb2+ Ke1 73. h7 Kd1
>74. Qb1+ Kd2 75. Qb5 Rf8+ 76. Ke4 Kd1 77. Ke3 Kc2 78. Qc5+ Kb3 79. Qxf8 Kb2
>80. h8=Q+ Kc2 81. Qf5+ Kb3 82. Qb1+ Ka3 83. Qha1#
>{White mates} 1-0
[d] 8/8/8/8/P7/k3KP2/8/QQ6 b - - 0 83
>very instructive game by delfi
>regards
>mike
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