[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "BDG (Alapin-Diemer Gambit)"] [Black "v French Defence"] [Result "*"] [ECO "C01"] [Annotator "Martin"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2021.04.25"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3 dxe4 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. f3 {And we all know this move which forms the third part of the plan!} Nd5 {This is a natural idea to exchange White's dangerous e3 bishop. However, White does not move the bishop, besides it cannot move to f2 due to 6... e3, but it can be defended by the queen.} ({The main line covers where Black seeks to remove the dangerous bishop from the board but what if it isn't removed and Black plays passively?} 5... exf3 6. Ngxf3 c6 7. Nc4 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nce5 {White has a significant lead in development. If Black continues to play quiet moves with} Qc7 11. Qe1 b6 12. Qh4 {White is completely winning! There are so many thematic sacs in the position. e.g.} c5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxh6 $1 {White needs no invite!} gxh6 15. Qg3+ Kh8 16. Nxf7+ Rxf7 17. Qxc7 {winning.}) 6. Qe2 Nxe3 7. Qxe3 exf3 8. Ngxf3 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 {This is a standard Alapin-Diemer position and we feel White has good practical chances in over the board play. Here are a couple of ways the game might continue.} 11. Rae1 ({ Simons v Brusey (2000) took a different course} 11. Ne4 c5 12. Neg5 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qxe6+ Kh8 15. Qg6 Nf6 16. Ne5 $1 {This looks like it loses a piece but after} Qxd4+ 17. Kh1 Be6 {Black realises White's plan but it is too late. White now has} ({If} 17... Qxe5 18. Rxf6 $1 {as in the game.}) 18. Rxf6 $1 Bg8 19. Nf7+ Rxf7 20. Rxf7 Bd6 21. Re1 Bxh2 22. c3 {and Black resigned.}) 11... c5 {This is the standard response but White often gives up the d-pawn.} 12. Ne5 cxd4 $2 {This obvious and natural move is simply bad and plays into the Gambiteer's hands.} 13. Qh3 $1 g6 (13... h6 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15. Rxf7 Kxf7 16. Qxe6+ Kf8 17. Bc4 {and it's mate in 1}) 14. Rxf7 $1 {A great thematic sacrifice to remember!} Rxf7 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Qxh7+ {and it is mate in 2.} *