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The Geller Gambit 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4

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The Geller Gambit 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e4

Geller Gambit

[Event "FIDE WCh KO"] [Site "Tripoli LBA"] [Date "2004.??.??"] [White "Lastin,A"] [Black "Nakamura,H"] [Round "3.2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2622"] [BlackElo "2580"] [ECO "D10"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. Ng5 Bb7 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qf3 Qc7 11. Be2 h6 12. Qh3 Nd7 13. O-O Be7 14. Bg4 Nf8 15. Re1 Qb6 16. a5 Qxd4 17. Nf3 Qc5 18. Ne4 Qb4 19. a6 Bc8 20. Bg5 Bd7 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Nfg5 Nh7 23. Qxh6 Nxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kf8 25. Nf6 Qe7 26. Bf3 Kg7 27. Rad1 Rad8 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Rd4 Be6 30. Rf4 Qb4 31. Rf1 Rdf8 32. h4 Rh6 33. h5 Rfh8 34. g4 Qxb2 35. Nd7 Qa3 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Rxf7+ Bxf7 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. e6 Be8 41. e7 gxh5 42. Qf8+ Kh7 43. Qf5+ Kg7 44. Qe5+ Kf7 45. Qf5+ Kg7 46. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

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  • 5...b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4
  • You can diverge here see variant1
  • 5...b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4

    7...e6 8.axb5 Nxc3 9.bxc3 cxb5

    7...e6 8.axb5 Nxc3 9.bxc3 cxb5

  • 10. Ng5 Bb7 11.Qh5 g6!
  • 11...Qd7 may be stronger
  • Variant 3 11.Qg4 is a strong move
  • 10. Ng5 Bb7 11.Qh5 g6!

    [Event "5th Open"] [Site "Dubai UAE"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [White "Magerramov,E"] [Black "Sakaev,K"] [Round "9"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2664"] [ECO "D15"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxb5 10. Ng5 Bb7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qg4 Be7 13. h4 h6 14. Ne4 Qd5 15. f3 a5 16. h5 g5 17. Be2 Nc6 18. Be3 a4 19. O-O Na5 20. Ra2 Nb3 21. Bd1 O-O-O 22. Bc2 Qc6 23. f4 gxf4 24. Rxf4 Rhg8 25. Qf3 Qe8 26. Rxf7 b4 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 28. Rxa4 Qh4 29. Rxb4 Bd5 30. Bf2 Qe7 31. Qe2 Nc1 32. Qf1 Nd3 33. Bxd3 cxd3 34. Qxd3 Qa7 35. c4 Ba8 36. d5 Qa1+ 37. Rb1 Qxe5 38. Nc5 exd5 39. Qh3+ 1-0

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    Variant 3 11.Qg4

    11. Qg4

    11...Be7 12.Ne4 Kf8

    11...Be7 12.Ne4 Kf8

    13. Be2 Nc6 14.Rb1 b4

    13. Be2 Nc6 14.Rb1 b4

  • variant1
    instead of 7.a4
  • 7.Ng5 f6!!!
  • 7.Ng5 f6

    [Event ""] [Site ""] [Date "1980.??.??"] [White "Schmidt,B"] [Black "Lehmann,Karl"] [Round ""] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D24"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. Ng5 f6 8. Nge4 g6 9. exf6 exf6 10. Qe2 Kf7 11. g3 Bb4 12. Bd2 Re8 13. O-O-O Nxc3 14. bxc3 Ba3+ 15. Kb1 Rxe4 16. Be3 Bf5 17. Ka1 Qa5 18. Qd2 Nd7 19. f3 Ree8 20. g4 Be6 21. h4 b4 22. h5 g5 23. d5 Bxd5 24. Qc2 Kg8 25. cxb4 Bxb4 26. Bd4 Bd6 27. f4 Bxf4 28. Bxc4 Be5 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 30. Bb3 Rab8 31. Rh3 Bxb3 32. Rxb3 0-1

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  • Variant 2
  • 7.a4 e6 8.Ng5
  • 7.a4 e6 8.Ng5

    8...h6 9.Nge4 b4!!

    8...h6 9.Nge4 b4!!

  • 10.Nb1 Ba6 11.Nbd2 Nf4 12. Qg4
  • Note in the below game with the move 16.Nf3 White gives up the exchange for the d pawn and some activity. This is not a bad move. 16. Nf3 d2 17. Bxd2 Bxf1
  • 10.Nb1 Ba6 11.Nbd2 Nf4 12. Qg4

    [Event "3rd IECC"] [Site "Batumi GEO"] [Date "2002.??.??"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Arutunian,D"] [Round "3"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2427"] [ECO "D15"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. Ng5 h6 9. Nge4 b4 10. Nb1 Ba6 11. Nbd2 Nf4 12. Qg4 Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 cxd3 14. O-O h5 15. Qf4 Be7 16. Nf3 d2 17. Bxd2 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Na6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 f6 21. Re1 Qd7 22. Qe4 O-O-O 23. Qg6 Qxd6 24. Qxg7 Nc7 25. Qxf6 Rhf8 26. Qg6 Rxf3 27. gxf3 Qxd4 28. Bg5 Rd5 29. Bf6 Qf4 30. Qg8+ Kb7 31. Qg7 Qd2 32. Kf1 Rd7 33. Qg8 Qf4 34. Be5 Qxf3 35. Qg3 Qh1+ 36. Ke2 Qe4+ 37. Kf1 Qc4+ 38. Kg2 h4 39. Qf3 Nd5 40. h3 Qc2 41. Re4 Rh7 42. a5 Ka6 43. Rg4 Rh5 44. Bd4 Rf5 45. Qe4 Qxe4+ 46. Rxe4 Rf4 47. f3 Kxa5 48. Bxa7 Rxe4 49. fxe4 Nf4+ 50. Kf3 Nd3 51. Ke2 Nxb2 52. Bf2 Nc4 53. Bxh4 b3 54. Kd3 Kb4 55. Be1+ Ka3 56. Bc3 Nd6 57. h4 c5 58. Be5 Ka2 59. h5 c4+ 0-1

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