Two previous games with super-gambit in the Ruy Lopez C78

The game from the previous post noticed and commented on by GM Alvarez was preceded by the following previously played. The latter in a draw situation was lost because of my stay in the hospital (exceeding the time limit). To view it please click on the post title!

[Event "IECG C1.2000.0.00314"] [Site "IECG email"] [Date "2000.10.27"] [Round "?"] [White "Draba, Henryk"] [Black "Krol, Wladyslaw"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "1860"] [BlackElo "1800"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2000.10.27"] [EventType "tourn (corr)"] [EventRounds "6"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2008.06.24"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Ng4 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nc3 Bc5 8. h3 h5 9. d3 f6 10. hxg4 hxg4 11. Ne1 f5 12. g3 f4 13. Ng2 Qg5 14. Bd2 Qh5 15. Nh4 Be7 0-1

[Event "IECG RM.2001.0.00003"] [Site "IECG email"] [Date "2001.07.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Martin, Milan"] [Black "Krol, Wladyslaw"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2320"] [BlackElo "2204"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2001.07.25"] [EventType "tourn (corr)"] [EventRounds "6"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2008.06.24"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Ng4 6. h3 h5 7. c3 Bc5 8. d4 Ba7 9. hxg4 hxg4 10. Ng5 d6 11. Bb3 Qf6 12. Nxf7 Rh5 13. Ng5 g6 14. Bg8 exd4 15. Qb3 Nd8 16. Bh7 Nf7 17. e5 dxe5 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Nxf7 Qxf7 20. Bg8 Qxb3 21. Bxb3 Bf5 22. Nd2 O-O-O 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Be6+ Kb8 25. Bxg4 Rh7 26. Bh3 Rdh8 27. Bf4 Rxh3 28. gxh3 Rxh3 29. Bh2 d3 30. Rad1 Rh4 31. Rfe1 Rg4+ 32. Kf1 Bg2+ 33. Kg1 Bh3+ 34. Kh1 Bxf2 35. Rg1 Bxg1 36. Bxg1 Bg2+ 37. Kh2 Be4 38. Rd2 Rg2+ 39. Rxg2 Bxg2 40. Be3 Bd5 41. a3 c5 42. Kg3 Kc7 43. Kf2 Kd6 44. Bf4+ Ke6 45. Ke3 Kf5 46. Bd6 c4 47. Bb4 1-0

Spanish Ruy Lopez C78 - historical game chess trap "fishing pole"

Please click on post title.The game is located, among others, in Correspondence Database 2013.

[Event "IECG CM.2002.0.00170 email"] [Site "IECG email"] [Date "2002.02.13"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Dijk, HLL."] [Black "Krol, Wladyslaw"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2261"] [BlackElo "2288"] [Annotator "Alvarez,Roberto Gabriel"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2002.02.13"] [EventType "tourn (corr)"] [EventRounds "6"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2008.06.24"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Ng4 $6 {A new variation in the ancient Ruy Lopez ? At first glance, I supposed this to be a notation mistake. But after seeing the continuation I am sure if this was a deliberate move ! We are in presence of the "Krol Defence" in the Spanish Ruy Lopez.} 6. h3 (6. c3 d5 $5 (6... b5 7. Bb3 Na5 8. Bc2 Nc6 9. d4 Qf6 10. h3 h5 11. a4 b4 12. d5 Nd8 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Qd2 f6 15. Bh4 a5 16. Bg3 Nh6 17. Nh4 Qh7 (17... Qf7 18. f4 Ba6 ) 18. f4 Ba6 19. Re1 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Nhf7 (20... Ndf7 21. f5 O-O) 21. f5 Rg8 ( 21... Nd6 22. Ng6) 22. Bf2 bxc3 23. Nxc3 Bxf2 24. Qxf2 $16 Nb7 25. d6 c5 26. Bb3 Nfxd6 27. Bxg8 Qxg8 28. Qf3 Bc4 29. Qxh5+ Bf7 30. Qe2 c4 31. Rad1 Ra6 32. Qe3 Qh7 33. Nf3 Qh6 34. Qf2 Ke7 35. Re2 Qf4 36. Red2 {1-0 Brueckner,J-Krol,W/ IECG 2001}) 7. Qe2 (7. exd5 $5) 7... b5 8. exd5 Qxd5 9. Bb3 Qd6 10. h3 h5 $2 11. d4 Be7 12. hxg4 hxg4 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 $18) (6. d4 h5 (6... b5 $5) 7. c3 (7. d5 Ne7 8. h3 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. a4 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Qd3 Ng6 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Ra7 Nf4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Qd4 Be7 17. Rfa1 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bf6 19. Nxf7 Bxd4 20. Nxd8 Bxa7 21. Nc6 Bxc6 22. Rxa7 Bd7 $13 {0-1 Sacerdotali,S-Krol,W/ IECG 2001/Telechess CBM 87 (57)}) 7... Qe7 8. h3 d6 9. c4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Qe5 11. f4 Qc5 12. b4 Qb6 13. hxg4 Bxg4 14. Qd3 Be2 15. Qxe2 Qxd4+ 16. Qe3 Qxc4 (16... Qxa1 17. Nc3 a5 18. Ba3 Qxf1+ 19. Kxf1 axb4 20. Bxc6+ bxc6 21. Bxb4 $18) 17. Bd2 Qe6 18. Rc1 Kd8 19. Nc3 f5 20. Qf3 Nd4 21. Qd3 b5 22. Qxd4 bxa4 23. exf5 Qxf5 24. Nd5 {1-0 Schoonhoven,J-Krol,W/IECG 2001/Telechess CBM 87 (24)}) 6... h5 $5 {A piece sacrifice, in order to mount an attack over the h-file. The motif is similar to the one used in the Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez (with a B at g4 instead of the N).} 7. c3 ({White shall not take the "gift".} 7. hxg4 $2 hxg4 8. c3 (8. Nh2 $2 Qh4) 8... gxf3 9. Qxf3 Qh4 $19) (7. d4 exd4 ( 7... Qf6 $2 8. Nc3) 8. hxg4 hxg4 9. Ng5 Bd6 (9... f6 10. Qxg4 fxg5 11. Bxg5 d6 12. Bxd8 Bxg4 13. Bxc7 b5 14. Bb3 Rc8 15. Bb6 Rb8 16. Bc7 Rb7) 10. e5 (10. Qxg4 Bh2+ 11. Kh1 d5 12. Qf3 Qxg5 13. Bxg5 Bg3+ $11) (10. f4 Bc5) 10... Bxe5 11. Re1 Kf8 12. Bxc6 Bh2+ 13. Kf1 dxc6) (7. Nc3) 7... Bc5 8. d4 Ba7 9. hxg4 hxg4 10. Ng5 (10. Bg5 f6 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 fxg5 13. Qxg4 b5 14. Bb3 d5 15. Qg3 dxe4 $16) 10... d6 11. Bb3 Qf6 12. Nxf7 (12. Bxf7+ Ke7 13. Re1 Qh6 14. Kf1 exd4 $13) 12... Rh5 13. Bg5 (13. Ng5 g6 14. Bg8 exd4 (14... Qh8 $5 15. Bh7 Rxh7 16. Nxh7 Qxh7 17. Be3 Be6 $1) 15. Qb3 Nd8 16. Bh7 Nf7 17. e5 dxe5 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Nxf7 Qxf7 20. Bg8 Qxb3 21. Bxb3 Bf5 22. Nd2 O-O-O $17 {1-0 Martin,M-Krol,W/IECG 2001/Telechess CBM 87 (47)}) 13... Rxg5 $1 14. Nxg5 Qxg5 {Now Black is only an exchange down.} 15. Qd2 {White invites to exchange queens, but Black refuses : the h-file, open, invites to an attack with the heavy pieces.} (15. Qd3 Bd7 { with idea of castling queenside.}) 15... Qf6 (15... Qxd2 16. Nxd2 exd4 17. Kh2 Bd7 18. Kg3 O-O-O $44) 16. Bd5 Bd7 17. Qe2 {Meanwhile, White's queenside remains undeveloped... Besides, the queen takes the "flight square" e2 for White's king.} (17. f4 $2 exd4) 17... O-O-O 18. Bxc6 {Everyone would expect capturing on c6, recoving the piece, but Mr.Krol thinks different...} Qh4 $3 $19 {A wonderful move, which decides the game in Black's favour.} 19. g3 (19. f4 $2 g3 $19) (19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Qc4 Rh8 $19) (19. Bxb7+ Kxb7 20. g3 Qh3 $19) 19... Qh3 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 {Better than recapturing with the rook, because its belongs to h8.} 21. Rd1 Rh8 22. f4 exd4 23. Qg2 (23. cxd4 Qxg3+ 24. Qg2 Bxd4+ 25. Rxd4 Qe1+ 26. Qf1 Rh1+ $1) 23... dxc3+ 24. Kf1 cxb2 (24... cxb2 25. Qxh3 Rxh3 26. Nc3 bxa1=Q 27. Rxa1 Rh1+ 28. Ke2 Rxa1 $19) 0-1

C68 Alapin Gambit, Ruy Lopez Exchange

[Event "RA-2014-0-00370"] [Site "Lechenicher SchachServer"] [Date "2015.01.04"] [White "Mary, Patrick (ARG)"] [Black "Krol, Wladyslaw (POL)”] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2035"] [BlackElo "1895"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Bc5 8. hxg4 hxg4 9. Ng5 Nh6 10. d4 Bxd4 11. c3 Ba7 12. Na3 Qf6 13. g3 Qg6 14. Re1 Rd8 15. Qb3 Qf6 16. Re2 Rd3 17. Qxb7 Nf5 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Qxa7 Qh6 20. Qb8+ Kd7 21. Qxh8 Qxh8 22. Rae1 Nf1 23. Rxf1 Qh5 0-1

[Event "ZI-2014-0-01832"] [Site "Lechenicher SchachServer"] [Date "2014.06.27"] [White "Goreczny, Grzegorz (POL)"] [Black "Krol, Wladyslaw (POL)"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1836"] [BlackElo "1943"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Bc5 8. hxg4 hxg4 9. Ng5 Nh6 10. d4 Bxd4 11. c3 Ba7 12. Na3 Qf6 13. g3 Qg6 14. Re1 Rd8 15. Qb3 Qf6 16. Re2 Rd3 17. Qxb7 Nf5 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Qxa7 Qh6 20. Qb8+ Kd7 21. Qxh8 Qxh8 22. Rae1 Nf1 23. Rxf1 Qh5 24. Nxf7 Qxf7 25. Nc2 Kc8 26. Ne1 Rf3 27. Ng2 Qh5 28. Nh4 Rf7 29. f3 g5 30. fxg4 Qxg4 31. Rxf7 Qxe2 32. Nf3 Qxe4 33. Kf2 Qb1 0-1

Interesting game from http://www.ianchessgambits.com

[Event "IECG CP.2001.Q.00020 email"] [Site "IECG email"] [Date "2002.10.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Garibaldi, Lucio Manuel"] [Black "Krol, Wladyslaw"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C44"] [WhiteElo "1884"] [BlackElo "2263"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2002.10.01"] [EventType "tourn (corr)"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "POL"] [SourceTitle "Corr 2008"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2008.06.24"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.06.24"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Bc5 6. Bc4 (6. Bg5 {will transpose in most cases, but Black also has the surprisingly strong} Be7 $5) 6... d6 {This is the most reliable follow-up to 5...Bc5.} 7. Bg5 {White attacks the black queen, encouraging Black to put the knight on g8 in the way, resulting in it being placed in an awkward pin.} Nge7 {This is probably the best reply, even though it results in being pinned. Black can swiftly castle kingside and can eventually break the pin with ...Qd7 or ...Qe8.} 8. Nd5 $6 { [#]} (8. O-O {is preferable, getting the king off the e-file, and then White will typically follow up with Nc3-d5. Often it will transpose to the previous game after} O-O 9. Nd5 Be6 {but this line is relatively unexplored, and Black does have some alternatives at move 8 and 9, such as 8...h6 9.Bh4 and then 9... 0-0 or 9...Bg4.}) (8. Qc2 {followed by 0-0-0 is another idea, with the idea of storming the black kingside with the kingside pawns, but it seems that Black's resources against this are very good, particularly the possibility of a well-timed ...Ne7-g6. The bishop on g5 can get in the way of the advance of the h-pawn (if kicked back to h4) or the g-pawn (if kicked back to g3).} h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. O-O-O Qe8 {with the idea of ...Ng6, for example.}) 8... f6 $6 { This is rather weakening and can be met by a strong piece sacrifice.} (8... h6 $1 {is the reason why White should not play 8.Nd5.} 9. Bh4 g5 $1 10. Nf6+ (10. Bg3 Nxd5 11. exd5 Qe7+ {is an inconvenient check for White, illustrating the benefit of getting the king out of the way of any such trouble with 8.0-0}) 10... Kf8 {and although White has caught the black king in the centre, Black is better, as Black threatens ...g5-g4 or ...Bc8-g4, as well as the immediate threat to take the bishop on h4. Indeed, in this position White's best practical chance is probably to sac the knight on g5:} 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 { , but White's attacking chances are not worth a piece.}) 9. Bxf6 $5 {This was another of Paul Keres's piece sacrifice suggestions.} ({Somewhat less effective is} 9. Nxf6+ $2 gxf6 10. Bxf6 Rf8) 9... gxf6 10. Nxf6+ Kf8 11. Qc1 { [#] Black now has to be very careful.} Ng8 12. Nh5 $6 {Probably not the best, as there is a risk of the knight being shut out of play here.} (12. Nd5 { appears to be untested, but was suggested by "George Jempty" at the Chesspublishing.com forum, and gives White enough compensation for the piece.}) 12... Qe7 13. Qf4+ Ke8 14. Bxg8 $6 (14. O-O-O {would have given White rather better chances of building an attack, but White is now struggling to get enough of an attack going for the piece in any case.}) 14... Rxg8 15. Nf6+ Kf8 16. Ng5 {[#]} Rxg5 $1 17. Nxh7+ Kg7 (17... Ke8 {would have brought the king to a safer position, but Black might have been afraid of the possible discovered checks after} 18. Nf6+ Kf7 {whereupon} 19. Nd5+ Rf5 $1 {is an important resource for Black, exploiting the pin on the e4-pawn.}) 18. Nxg5 Nd4 19. Rc1 Bf5 20. f3 Rf8 21. h4 Rf6 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. Rc3 d5 24. Kd1 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Bd6 27. Qe3 Be5 28. Rd3 c5 29. Qg5 Qe6 30. Rc3 Bf4 31. Qh5+ Rh6 0-1

GM Jonathan Speelman about Bryntse Gambit

Often the gambit I played against Sicilian defense was noticed and commented on the CHESSBASE website. In the ChessBase Database Live database available on the internet, there are 24 of my balance sheets (+8, = 8, -8)

https://en.chessbase.com/post/speelman-agony-97

https://en.chessbase.com/post/speelman-agony-98