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Chauvenet - Myers [Notes by Kennedy - The Silent Knight #3, March 1991] In the 1950s, Russell Chauvenet was unbeatable when he played the Evans Gambit. His opponents' only solution was to avoid the opening altogether! Russ had to wait for unsuspecting strangers to prey on, or travel to far-away places... Hugh Myers, his opponent in this game, is a brilliant explorer of the chess openings, often setting up camp "out of the book." His new Strategy in the Chess Openings, Exploring the Chess Openings, Reversed King Pawns, Mengarini's Opening, as well as "The Myers' Openings Bulletin," show the richness of chess play "off the beaten path." This over-the-board game must have been a thrill for the on-lookers! Click here for an interactive javascript board to play through this game. Chauvenet,R - Myers,H [C52] Milwaukee, 1953
1. e4
e5 Black does not greedily chase after more pawns (and more problems) but holds the center.
7. Qb3! After the direct 7.0-0 Black can play 7...Bb6! entering the Lasker variation, which put the Evans Gambit out of work in master play. The text was seen in Morphy - Ayers, Mobile, 1855! 7. ..... Qd7 Best. Both 7...Qe7 and 7... Nxd4 lose. Odd, but not necessarily good, is Bronstein's 7...Nh6. 8. 0-0 White must play sharply, or have inadequate compensation for his pawn. Batsford Chess Openings, by Kasparov (and others) recommends 8.de! The move is also found in Schachmatny Journal, 1902.
8. .....
Bb6 This looks like it increases central tension, but again 9.de looks better.
9. .....
a6!
10. ..... bxc6?! Here 10...Qxc6 11.dxe5 Be6 and 12...0-0-0 gives Black the advantage, says Keres. 11. dxe5 Qe6 Returning the pawn, similar to Keres' line, but the move is awkward. If Queens are exchanged, the two Bishops may be an advantage. 12. Bf4 White calmly develops. 12. ..... Qg4!? Going for a wild attack - but what else is there? It is not quite good enough.
13. Bg3
h5!? The pressure on f7 requires this. 16. Bf4 h3 Attack! Maybe 16...Nh6 was better. 17.Qd1
It is still a difficult game for both players, with the edge to White.
17. .....
Nf6
Black's King is not safe.
21. .....
Bxf4
White keeps the initiative.
25. .....
Kf8
A time-pressure error; but even after the forced exchange of Queens, White retains a lead in material in the endgame. 30. Qxa8+ 1-0 Myers writes "Chauvenet beat me -- in 1953! He was the top U.S. deaf player then. What a reign! Did I tell you this one? ...Giving private English lessons to a wealthy fellow (in 1966), I asked him why he was sending his deaf daughter to school in the U.S. I learned that there were neither classes nor school for the deaf in the whole country (Dominican Republic). So I convinced him that there should be, and -with his money- organized the first Dominican school for the deaf, importing teachers from Uruguay (!). There were two schools when I left there at the end of 1968." |
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