Lordi, a 50 year old player at the Internet Chess Club, must not be familiar with Lasker's aversion for pawn grabbing out of the opening. With the White pieces, Lordi misplaces a Bishop at a3 and a Knight at a4 to win the Black c5 pawn. Dan Heisman would get nauseous and Rowson would excoriate the Indian player fot not "talking to the Horse and Prelate" before engaging in such unprincipled abuse of the Royal Game! You see this idea in the Nimzo Indian Defense, but the pawn chains are more locked up or closed.
So how do we punish this careless and materialistic Caissa sacrilege? The move is not obvious, but it refutes White's poor understanding of material and piece coordination. Alex Yermolinsky student Rikkitikkitavi also still battles the addiction of pawn grabbing in opening and late middle game. The relatively slow move solution appears under the diagram.
Qe7!
Was that a typo on the name of Yermo's student? Also I agree completely with Alex regarding the Budapest Defense Gambit book written by Simon Williams. Too many Americans who DO NOT EVEN KNOW the basic King and Pawn endings or simple opposition, are SPENDING WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON THE FRIGGIN OPENINGS. I played a guy at ICC who had me crushed a piece up, but did not even have the courage to sac the piece for winning KP ending. OMG Jesus H. CHRIST!!!!!
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