Author: Ed Trice
Date: 18:24:32 08/16/04
Tom and I finished playing out our Double Muzio line from the King's Gambit.
Black did complete the win, but there is some fight in this line for White, even
when mortally wounded.
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5
At this point, does the Double Muzio work? Is there a prefered line other than
7. e5 that is more stable?
8. Bxf7+
The sac identifying this as the Double Muzio.
8...Kxf7 9. d4 Qxd4+
I have heard that Black does not have to accept this pawn. What I have not heard
is what the continuation is if it is declined.
10. Be3
Leading to an interesting (and dangerous) position.
[D]rnb2bnr/pppp1k1p/8/8/3q1p2/4BQ2/PPP3PP/RN3RK1 b - -
Some opening books have mentioned 10...Qf6 but I think this line loses! Is it
now considered a loss?
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{one online resource shows 10...Qf6? 11. Nc3! Bh6? 12. Nd5 Qe5 13. Bxf4 Bxf4
14. Nxf4 Nf6 15. Nd5 Nc6 16. Rae1 Qd4+ 17. Kh1 Kg7 18. Nxf6 1-0.
There is much better play for Black.
11...Qf5 12.Qxf4 Qxf4 13.Rxf4+ Nf6 14.Nd5 Be7 15.Bd4 c5 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Rxf6+
Kg7 18.Raf1 Nc6 19.Rf7+
11...Bg7 12.Nd5 Qf5 13.Qxf4 Qxf4 14.Rxf4+ Nf6 15.Nxc7 Re8 16.Bd4 Re2 17.Nxa8
d518.Raf1
11...d6 12.Nd5 Qf5 13.Nxc7 Nf6 14.Bxf4 Qxc2 15.Nxa8 Qxb2 16.Nc7}
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10...Qg7 11. Qxf4+ Nf6 12. Bd4? Be7
The compounded pin has aestethic appeal, but it wastes a needed tempo for white.
I think 12. Nc3! is needed at this point, and perhaps it cannot come one move
later!
13. Nc3 d6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Rg8 16. Rf2 Nd7
Most of the play is now forced.
17. Nxc7 Qg4 18. Nxa8
Trying to recoup some material and hoping for a Black miscue.
18...Qxf4 19. Rxf4 Rg5
Aiming to control the 5th rank and exhaust retreat squares for the knight after
Nc7. As Martin Fierz noted, 19...Ke7 could be played here at once as well.
20. b4 Ke7 21. Raf1 b5 22. Nc7 Bb7 23. Re1+ Be5 24.g3 a6 25.c4 Rg6 26.cxb5 Kd8
27.Rxe5 dxe5 28.Rc4 axb5 29.Nxb5 Ba6 30. a4 Rb6 0-1
I am curious to what extent progams have portions of this game in their opening
books? Is there strong play out there for White in this line?
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