Author's Note
White to play and win! The BDG is unique since it is one of the true gambits available to White after 1 d4 (1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 Nc3 or 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nc3 d5 3 e4). Most opening manuals treat the BDG somewhat lightly - they run out a couple of lines to a Black plus, and then say the gambit is refuted. Hogwash! For every variation recommended for Black, improvements are found for White. A playable fighting game. I challenge you to enter the BDG world and make your contribution to exciting chess!...
Ken Smith
Author's Note
White to play and win! The BDG is unique since it is one of the true gambits available to White after 1 d4 (1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 Nc3 or 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nc3 d5 3 e4). Most opening manuals treat the BDG somewhat lightly - they run out a couple of lines to a Black plus, and then say the gambit is refuted. Hogwash! For every variation recommended for Black, improvements are found for White. A playable fighting game. I challenge you to enter the BDG world and make your contribution to exciting chess!...
Ken Smith
006 Author`s Note
007 Introduction
009 History
011 Restructure: Basic Moves and Concepts
014 Ideas
016 Chapter 1: 1.d4, Black plays 1...Nf6
016 The Hubsch Gambit 3...Nxe4
016 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 Nxe4 (3...dxe4 is our main line in Chapter Two and Chapter Three) 4.Nxe4 dxe4 5.Bc4 (5.Bf4 in notes)
018 I A 5...Bf5 (choose one of the three White 6th move variations below)
018 I A1 6.g4
019 I A11 6...Bd7
020 I A12 6...Bg6
022 I A2 6.c3
025 I A3 6.Ne2
027 I B 5...e6
029 I C 5...Nc6
031 I D 5...g6
033 Chapter Two: The Lemberger Countergambit 3...e5
033 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc4 e5 4.Qh5
033 II A 4...exd4
035 II B 4...Nf6
036 II C 4...Nc6
039 Chapter Three: The Bogolyubov Defense 5...g6
039 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.0-0 0-0 (choose one of the two White 8th move variations below)
041 III A 8.Bg5
044 III B 8 Qe1 (The Studier Attack)
044 III B1 8...c6
046 III B2 8...Ng4
047 III B3 8...Nbd7
048 III B4 8...Nc6
051 III B5 8...Bf5
055 Chapter Four: The Vienna Defense 4...Bf5
055 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 Bf5 (choose one of the two White 5th moves below)
055 IV A 5.fxe4
056 IV A1 5...Nxe4 6.Qf3
057 IV A11 6...Nxc3
059 IV A12 6...Nd6 7.Bf4
060 IV A121 7...Qc8
063 IV A122 7...Nc6
064 IV A123 7...e6
066 IV B 5.g4 Bg6 (We recommend the below IV B2 6.h4)
067 IV B1 6.g5
069 IV B2 6.h4
072 Chapter Five: Euwe`s Defense 5...e6
072 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bg5
073 V A 6...c5
075 V B 6...Nbd7
077 V C 6...Be7
083 V D 6...h6
084 V E 6...Bb4
088 V F 6...b6
090 Chapter Six: Teichmann`s Defense 5...Bg4
090 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 f.Nxf3 Bg4 6.h3
090 VI A 6...Bxf3
095 VI B 6...Bh5
097 Chapter Seven: Various Black Defenses
097 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3
097 VII A 5...c6
100 VII B 5...h5
102 VII C 5...Nc6
103 Chapter Eight: Deviaitions by White
103 VIII A The Von Popiel Gambit 4.Bg5
103 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5
106 VIII B dr. Ryder`s Gambit 5.Qxf3
106 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Qxf3
106 VIII B1 5...Qxd4 accapted
109 VIII B2 Various Ways to Decline the Ryder Gambit
109 VIII B21 5...e6
111 VIII B22 5...c6
112 VIII B23 5...g6
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