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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...c6/2. d4/2...d5/3. Nc3/3...dxe4/4. Nxe4/4...Nf6/5. Qd3/5...e5

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< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. e4‎ | 1...c6‎ | 2. d4‎ | 2...d5‎ | 3. Nc3‎ | 3...dxe4‎ | 4. Nxe4‎ | 4...Nf6‎ | 5. Qd3
Caro-Kann defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 white knightf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 white queene3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 black kinge1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkb1r/pp3ppp/2p2n2/4p3/3PN3/3Q4/PPP2PPP/R1B1KBNR w

Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qd3 e5

5...e5?

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This move appears to completely free Black's position and equalize the game, but it really loses time in a wide open position and falls behind in development. This puts Black is a critical position. This also gives black an opportunity to fall for a brilliant mating attack that was played in the game Reti-Tartakower, 1910. It is rarely a good idea to open up the position if you are behind in development, and Black is doing just this here.

Better is to trade knights on e4 and then move the other knight to d7. He can then play for the freeing...c5, ...e5, or attack the queen with ...Nf6 After this mistake, black loses time and development.

Reti-Tartakower, 1910

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The game continued: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5.Qd3 e5? 6.dxe5 Qa5+ 7.Bd2 Qxe5 8.0-0-0! (Sacrificing a piece to get at the unprotected black king). Nxe4?? (This gets mated. However, he was so far behind in development that he already had a poor position. 9..Qxe4 loses the queen to 10.Re1) 9.Qd8+!! Kxd8 10.Bg5+ Kc7 (10...Ke8 Rd8#) 11.Bd8# A remarkable finish!

Reti-Tartakower, 1910
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 white bishope8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black queenf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 black knightf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 black kingb1 black kingc1 white kingd1 white rooke1 black kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbB1b1r/ppk2ppp/2p5/4q3/4n3/8/PPP2PPP/2KR1BNR w

Moves: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qd3 e5

The final position is given in the second diagram below. According to chessgames.com, the game Reti-Tartakower, 1910 was the "Game of the day" on Jan 16 2005 and the "Sucker Punch".[1]

References

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Hodgson, Julias. Quick Chess Knockouts. Globe Print Press. p. 108-109. ISBN 1-85744-045-5. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

  1. ↑ http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250654
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