[Event "Lloyds Bank Open, London"] [Site "masterchessopen.com"] [Round "0"] [White "Barle, J."] [Black "Tozer, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Reti: Lisitsin: 3.Ng5 d5"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4 fxe4 ( { If Black has a sense of humour he might like to try } 2...e5 { , transposing into the obscure Latvian Gambit (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 f5). } ) 3.Ng5 d5 4.d3 Qd6 5.Nc3 { White brings out his queen's knight, planning to rely on a lead in development if Black is brave enough to capture on d3. This move was popularized by American grandmaster Larry Christiansen in the 1980s. } ( { I once tried 4...Qd6 in a simultaneous display given by former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik in London 1981; the great man stared at me for some time before playing } 5.dxe4 { , when } 5...h6 { was reasonable for Black. } ) 5...h6 { Black wants to kick the knight away from its aggressive post before it can do any damage. } ( { Others: } 5...c6 ) ( 5...e3 ) ( 5...exd3 6.Bxd3 Nf6 7.Nb5 Qb6 8.Bf4 Na6 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.f3 Bd7 11.O-O-O { gave White lots of compensation for the pawn, M.Kazhgaleyev-P.Nikolic, Kemer 2007. } ) ( 5...Nf6 ) 6.Nb5 Qb4+ { This seems fine for Black, attacking the knight on b5 which must surely retreat. I was watching this game and, after White's next move, I can say that Tozer looked as though he had seen a ghost. } ( { Instead: } 6...Qb6 { looks reasonable, but it loses because in some lines White can take the rook on a8 and attack the queen on b6: } ) ( 6...Qc6 { is the best and arguably only decent move available, when play might continue: } ) {#r} 1-0