[Event "The Dalles Open"] [Site "The Dalles (OR)"] [Round "0"] [White "Dalbergs Ivars (WA)"] [Black "Buckendorf Glen (ID)"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Blackmar-Diemer: Vienna Defence"] 1. d4 {Notes by Glen Buckendorf.} d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 {This transposes into a variation of The Blackmar-Deimer Gambit, except White does not play the better Bg5. White will give up a pawn for rapid development.} dxe4 4. f3 Bf5 {This is better than 4. ... exf3 because it develops a piece and protects, at the same time, an important center pawn.} 5. fxe4 Nxe4 6. Qf3 {The f3-square should be reserved for the Knight. This early Queen sortie does not lead to anything.} Nd6 {The only reply. Both Bishop and b-pawn are protected and the Knight is removed from attack.} 7. Bf4 e6 8. O-O-O {8. Bxd6 Bxd6 9. Qxb7 Nd7; and White wins back the pawn but gives Black the better game as he is fully developed.} ( 8. Bxd6 Bxd6 9. Qxb7 Nd7) 8... c6 {White has threatening to play d4-d5 and open up the game. Black prefers a closed position until he can catch up on development.} 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ng3 Nf6 12. h4 {Here come the pawns! White is down a pawn and has a slight lead in development and in space. He must attack as such advantage is only temporary.} h5 {The Bishop was in danger after h4-h5 and as ... h7-h6 is too passive for me, I chose an active defense.} 13. Bh3 hxg4 {13. ... Be7 is better and let White make the exchange if he wishes.} (13... Be7) 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Nf5 16. h5 Nxg3 17. Bxg3 {If 17. hxg6, then 17. ... Nxh1 and Black has nothing to fear.} Bf5 18. Qf4 {The Queen is forced to e2 in a few moves. Just as well go there and save the tempo.} Be7 19. Kb1 Bg5 20. Qf3 Qf6 21. Qe2 O-O {21. ... O-O was chosen because the only Black piece not on the kingside is the queen's Rook. Black's Bishop both protects the King and attacks the position of the White King.} 22. Be5 Qh6 { The only other square square worth considering is is e7 for the Queen. h5- h6 must be prevented as, after Rdg1, all of White's heavy pieces can muster an attack that Black could not survive. While on h6, she both protects the King and looks a the White King also.} 23. Rdg1 f6 24. Bg3 Rad8 25. Bf2 c5 {? Very poor judgement on Black's part: A pawn up, a solid position, he should double his Rooks on the d-file, play ... Kh7 to avoid the Queen check, and then ... e5 or ... c5 and he has the better of it.} 26. d5 b6 {Better is 26. ... exd5 and after 27. Bxc5 Rfe8 and the Rooks in the center squares should give White little time to prepare anything for himself.} 27. dxe6 Rfe8 28. e7 Rd2 29. Qc4+ Kh7 30. Qf7 Rxc2 31. Ka1 {On 31. Qxd8?, then 31. ... Rc1#} Bc1 32. Nd1 {Again checkmate is threatening by 32 ... Bxb2+ 33. Kb1 and the Rook along the seventh rank discovers checkmate.} Bd2 {? A stupid mistake. The only excuse is that Black had 8 or 9 minutes to make 18 moves. The best choice is 32. ... Rxe7 and if 33. Qxe7 Rxb2 34. Nxb2 Bxb2+ 35. Kxb2 Qd2+ leads to checkmate in 3 moves. However, at the proper moment White can give up his Queen and Rook at g7 and remain a piece for three pawns down and the ending could go either way. The moves are there but you have to see them. A very well played game out of a questionable opening in which one of the Northwest's strongest masters proves he can find the right moves at the right time.} (32... Rxe7 33. Qxe7 Rxb2 34. Nxb2 Bxb2+ 35. Kxb2 Qd2+) 33. Ne3 Bc1 34. Nxc2 Bxb2+ 35. Kxb2 Bxc2 1-0