The Adorján Gambit

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 e5!!?

with analysis by IGM András Adorján

 

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	Bg51 h6	Bh4 Nc6!?	d52 Nd4	g43 h5	e34 hxg4	Bxf6 Qxf6	exd4 exd45	Qe2+ Kd8	Nd26±
2	… …	… …	… …	… Bb4+	Nd2 h5!7	e3 hxg4	Bxf6 Qxf6	exd4 gxf3	Qxf38 Qh4+9
3	… …	… …	… …	Nc3 c5!10	e311 Nf5	Bf2 h5↔12
4	… …	… exd4	Qxd4 Bg713	Qe3+ Kf8!?14	Nc3 d6	Qd2 Be6	e4 Nc6∞15
5	dxe5 Nh5	g3 d6!?	Nc316 Nc6	exd6 Bxd6	Bg2 0–0	Nh3 Be6	Nd5 Nb4!	Bg5! Nxd5!	Bxd817 Ne318∞
6	… …	… Nc6	f4 d6	Bg219 Be6!20	Qa421 dxe5!?22	Bxc6+ bxc6	Qxc6+ Bd7	Qe4 Bg723	Nf3 0–0∞24
7	… …	… …	… …	… …	… Bd7!	exd6 Bxd6	Nf3 0–0	0–0 Nf6	Nc3 Qe7=∞
8	… …	Nh3! Nc6	Bg5 Be7	Bxe7 Qxe7	Nc3!25 0–0!26	Nd5?!27 Qxe5	Qd2 Ne7!28	f4 Qd6	g329 c6! 30
9	… …	… …	… …	… …	… …	e4! Qxe531	Qd2 d6	f432 Qd4!33	Qxd4 Nxd4=34

                                                      

 ¹           4.d5 e4! 5.Nc3 d6 [5...exf3 6.exf3 d6 7.Qe2+ Qe7 8.Qxe7+ Kxe7=] 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 [7.Bh4!? Bg7 8.fxe4 (8.Nxe4 g5) 8...Qe7=∞] 7...Qxf6 8.fxe4 Bg7 9.Nf3 0–0=∞

                4.e4 exd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd2 Bg7 [6... Bc5!?, Bb4!? ] 7.Nc3 0–0 8.b3 d6 9.Bb2 Ne8!? [9...Nd7 …Nc5,f5 10.0–0–0 Nc5 11.g4 f5] 10.0–0–0 f5↔

²           6.e3? exd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.Nc3 [8.d5 Nxd5 9.cxd5 Bxh4+ 10.g3 Bf6 11.dxc6 Bxb2 12.Nd2 Bxa1 13.Qxa1 0–0] 8...d5!

³           7.e4 c5 8.Ne2 d6∞

⁴           8.g5? Nh7

⁵           10...g3 11.Bh3! [11.Qe2?! Qf4!]

            10...Bb4+!? 11.Nd2 [11.Kf2? A) 11...e4!‚ B) 11...g3?!+ 12.Kg2 (12.Kxg3 Be1+!–+) 12...gxh2 13.Rxh2 Rxh2+ 14.Kxh2 Qh4+ 15.Nh3 exd4 16.Nd2; 11.Nc3? exd4 12.a3 Ba5 13.b4 dxc3 14.Qe2+ Kd8 15.0–0–0 Bb6 16.c5 d6 17.cxb6 axb6–+; 11.Ke2 Qf4 12.h3 exd4 13.Qb3? Qe5+–+] 11...Qh4+ 12.Ke2 exd4 13.Kd3!? (13. Qe1 d6 14. Qxh4 Rxh4 15. Re1 Bf5=∞) 13... d6! 14.Ne4 [14. Qa4+? Kd8 15. Qxb4 Bf5+ 16. Ne4 (16. Kxd4? Qf2+) 16...gxf3 17. Qe1 f2 18. Qe2 Re8 19.Bg2 Bxe4+ 20. Bxe4 f5–+; 14.a3  Bf5+ 15. Ne4 Kd8 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Bg2 Ba5 18.b4 gxf3 19. Bxf3 Bxe4+ 20. Bxe4 f5–+] 14... Bf5 15.fxg4 Bxe4+ 16. Kxe4 0-0-0‚

⁶           12...Qh4+ 13.Kd1 d6 14.fxg4 Bxg4 15.Ngf3 Qh5 16.Bg2 Bg7 17.Re1±

¹⁰          7...Bc5? 8.g4 [8.Bf2 d6 9.e3 (9.g4? Bxg4! 10.fxg4 Nxg4) 9...Nf5 10.Qd2∞] 8...h5 9.e3 hxg4 10.exd4 [10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.exd4 Bxd4=∞] 10...Bxd4 11.Bg5!+-

¹¹          8.g4? h5 9.e3 hxg4 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.exd4 cxd4 12.Ne4 Qh4+ 13.Nf2 [13.Ng3 f5; 13.Kd2 gxf3 14.Qxf3 f5] 13...Bh6! 14.fxg4 Be3 15.Qf3 [15.Qe2 e4!] 15...d6 …f5 16.Ngh3 f5 17.gxf5 Bxf5 18.Qg3 Rc8 19.b3 b5 20.cxb5 Rc2 21.b6 axb6

¹²          …Bh6

¹³          6...g5 7.Bg3 Nc6 [7...d6!] 8.Qe3+ [8.Qd2 d5!] 8...Qe7 [8...Be7 9.Nc3 d6 10.0–0–0 Be6 11.Nd5±] 9.Qxe7+ Bxe7 10.Nc3 d6 11.Nb5 Bd8 12.0–0–0 Be6 13.e4 Nd7∞

¹⁴          7...Qe7 8.Qxe7+ Kxe7 9.Nc3 g5 10.Bf2 d6 11.e4 Nc6=

¹⁵                    10...Nbd7!?↔

                        …Nxe4

¹⁶                    6.exd6 Bxd6 7.f4 -5...Nc6 6.f4 d6

¹⁷                    12.cxd5 Bb4+ 13.Kf2 Bc5+ [13...Qxd5 14.Qxd5 Bxd5] 14.e3 Qxd5 15.Qxd5 Bxd5

¹⁸                    13.Bg5 Nxg2+!? [13... Nxd1! ] 14.Kf2 Bxh3 15.Rg1 Bc5+ 16.e3 h6! 17.Bxh6 Rfd8 18.Qc2 Kh7 19.Bg5 f6 20.Rxg2 Bxg2 21.g4 Bh3 22.gxh5 Bf5 23.Qb3 fxg5 24.Qxb7 Bd6 25.hxg6+ Kxg6∞ [15.e3? Rfe8 16.Rg1 Nxe3! 17.Bxe3 Rxe3 18.Kxe3 Bc5+ 19.Kd3 Rd8+ 20.Kc3 Rxd1 21.Rgxd1 Bd6]

¹⁹                    7.exd6 Bxd6 8.Bg2 0–0 [8...Be6!?] 9.Nc3 Re8 10.Nf3 Be6 11.Nd5 Bc5↔

²⁰                    7...dxe5? 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.fxe5±

²¹                    8.exd6 Bxd6=∞

                        8.Qb3? Nd4! 9.Qxb7 Rb8 10.Qe4 dxe5–+

²²                    8...Qd7!?=∞

²³                    11...Nf6!? 12.Qxe5+ Be7 13.Nf3 0–0 14.0–0 Re8↑

²⁴                    13.Nxe5 Re8 14.Nc3 f6 [14...Bh3!?∞] 15.Qd5+ Be6 16.Qxd8 Raxd8 17.Nc6 [17.Nf3? Bxc4 18.g4 f5!] 17...Rd6 18.Nxa7 Bxc4 19.Nab5 Rd7 20.g4?! [⌂20.Na3 Ba6 21.f5!] 20...f5! 21.gxh5 c6 22.Na3 Bxc3+ 23.Kf2 Bd4+ [23...Rxe2+? 24.Kf3 Rxb2 25.Nxc4 Rd3+ 26.Be3 Rb4 27.Ke2!+-] 24.e3 Bd5! 25.Rg1 Bf6 26.hxg6 hxg6 27.Rxg6+ Kf7 28.Rh6 Rg8=∞

²⁵                    8.f4? Qb4+!? [8...d6! 9.exd6 cxd6 10.g3 Bxh3 11.Bxh3 Nxf4! 12.gxf4 Qh4+ 13.Kd2 Qxh3 14.Nc3 0–0–0] 9.Qd2 [9.Nc3 d6 10.a3 A) 10...Qxc4 11.Nd5 Bxh3 12.Nxc7+ Kf8 13.Nxa8 Qxf4 14.Qd2 (14.exd6 Kg7 15.Qd3 Rxa8 16.gxh3 Rd8 17.e3 Qh4+ 18.Kd2 Qf6 19.Kc2 Rxd6 20.Qc3 Ne5=∞) 14...Qh4+ 15.Kd1 dxe5 16.gxh3 Kg7; B) 10...Qxb2 11.Nb5 0–0 (11...Bxh3 12.Rb1) 12.Rb1 Qa2 13.Qc1 Na5 14.e4 Bxh3 15.Nc3 Nb3 16.Nxa2 Nxc1 17.Nxc1 Bc8 18.Nd3 dxe5 19.fxe5 b6=] 9...d6! 10.exd6 Bxh3 11.gxh3 0–0–0 12.Qxb4 Nxb4 13.Na3 Nxf4 [13...Rxd6!] 14.dxc7 Kxc7 15.Kf2 Rhe8

²⁶                    8...Nxe5 9.Nd5

                        8...Qxe5?! 9.g4 Ng7 [9...Nf4? 10.Nxf4 Qxf4 11.Nd5 Qd6 12.c5 Qe5 13.f4+-; 9...Nf6!? 10.g5 Nh5 11.Qd2 Qd4 12.Nd5 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Kd8=] 10.f4 Qe7 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.Qd3!? [12.Nf2 0–0 13.Bg2↑] 12...0–0 13.Qc3 Ne8! Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Tilburg 1998 [13...f5 14.g5±]

²⁷                    9.g4 Ng7 10.f4 Qb4! 11.Qd2 d6↔

                        9.f4 Qb4! 10.Qd2 d6! 11.exd6 Bxh3 12.gxh3 Rad8↑ …13.Nd5 Qxd6‚

                        9.Qd2 Nxe5 10.e4 d6 11.Nf2 Be6∞

²⁸                    10...f5? 11.f4 Qd6 12.c5 [12.g3 b6] 12...Qxc5 13.Nxc7

²⁹                    12.e4 Nxd5 13.cxd5 Re8 14.e5 [14.Bd3 Qxd5] 14...Qb6! [14...f6?! 15.Be2 fxe5 16.Bxh5 gxh5 17.0–0=∞; 14...Qe7!? …d6] 15.Be2 d6 16.Bxh5 gxh5

³⁰                    13.Nxe7+ [13.Nc3 Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 d5] 13...Qxe7 14.Bg2 d5! 15.cxd5 Bxh3 16.Bxh3 Rad8 [16...cxd5 17.0–0 (17.Qxd5? Nxf4! 18.gxf4 Qh4+) 17...Nf6] 17.Bg2 Nf6 18.0–0 Rfe8!?↑ [18...Qc5+ 19.Kh1 Nxd5]

³¹                    9...Qb4?! 10.Qb3! [10.Qd2 d6! A) 11.Nd5 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Bxh3 13.gxh3 Nxe5 (13...dxe5 14.Nxc7 Rad8+ 15.Nd5 Nd4=∞) A1) 14.f4 c6! 15.fxe5 (15.Ne7+ Kg7 16.fxe5 dxe5) 15...cxd5 16.exd5 dxe5∞; A2) 14.Nxc7 Rac8 15.Nd5 (15.Nb5 a6 16.Nd4 Nxc4+ 17.Bxc4 Rxc4 18.Ke3 Rfc8) 15...Kg7!↔ (15...Nxc4+? 16.Bxc4 Rxc4 17.Rhc1±) ; B) 11.g4?! Nxe5!; C) 11.exd6 Bxh3 12.gxh3 Rad8 13.0–0–0 (13.Nd5? Qxd6) 13...Rxd6 14.Nd5 Qa4=∞] 10...d6 11.g4 [11.exd6? Bxh3 12.gxh3 Qxd6] 11...Ng7 12.exd6 [12.Qxb4!? Nxb4 13.exd6 Nc2+ 14.Kd2 Nxa1 15.dxc7±] 12...Qxd6 13.Rd1! Qc5 [13...Nd4? 14.Nb5!+-; 13...Qe5 14.f4 Qa5 (14...Qe7 15.Nf2± …Qh4 16.Nd5! Bxg4 17.Qg3! Qxg3 18.Nf6+ Kh8 19.hxg3+-; 14...Qc5 15.Nd5±) 15.Rd5 (15.f5 h5!) 15...Qb6 16.Qxb6 axb6 17.Rg1± …Nb4 18.Rd2 Nxa2 19.Nd5] 14.Nd5 f5 15.gxf5! [15.exf5 Bxf5!? (15...gxf5 16.g5) 16.gxf5 (16.Qb5? Rae8+ 17.Be2 Rxe2+ 18.Kxe2 Nd4+ 19.Rxd4 Qxd4 20.gxf5 Nxf5=∞ …21.Rd1 Qe5+) 16...Nxf5] 15...gxf5 16.Qc3 fxe4 17.Rg1 Rf7 18.b4 Qf8 19.Ng5+-

                        9...Nxe5 10.Nd5 Qd8 11.f4 Nc6 12.Be2 Nf6 13.Nf2

³²                    11.Nf2 f5

                        11.g4!? Ng7(11..Nf6!?)  12.Nd5!? [12.0–0–0!↑] 12...Bxg4! Leko 13.fxg4 Qxe4+ 14.Qe3 [⌂14.Kf2 f5!↑ (14...Qxh1? 15.Nf6+ Kh8 16.Qh6 Qxh2+ 17.Bg2+-)] 14...Qxh1 15.Nf6+ Kh8 16.Qh6 [16.0–0–0 Ne8] 16...Rfe8+! 17.Kd2 [17.Kf2? Qxh2+ 18.Bg2 Re2+ 19.Kxe2 Qe5+–+] 17...Qxh2+ 18.Kd1 Re1+! 19.Kxe1 Qe5+ 20.Be2 Qxf6 21.Ng5 Kg8 22.Qxh7+ Kf8 23.Qh8+ Ke7 24.Qxa8 Qxg5 [24...Qxb2 25.Rd1 Nd4 26.Rxd4 Qxd4 27.Qxb7] 25.Qxb7 Qh4+ 26.Kd2 Qh6+=∞

³³                    11...Qc5? 12.Nf2 f5 13.Nd5

³⁴                    13.0–0–0 c5! [13...Bxh3 14.Rxd4 Be6 15.f5!±] 14.g3 Nf6 [14...Bg4] 15.Nf2 Ng4!∞

Adorjan Gambit/3.f3 e5!? FINISHES HERE!