[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "BDG (Alapin-Diemer Gambit)"] [Black "v French Defence"] [Result "*"] [ECO "C01"] [Annotator "Martin"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2021.04.25"] 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!} {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?} 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.} *