Tim Sawyer - Chess Strategy Englund 1.d4 e5: How to Beat Intermediate Chess Players (Sawyer Chess Strategy Book 18)

Chess Strategy Englund 1.d4 e5 How to Beat Intermediate Chess Players Tim Sawyer Chess Strategy Engund 1.d4 e5: How to Beat Intermediate Chess Players Copyright 2021 by Sawyer Publications All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the author. Disclaimer and FTC Notice No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, or transmitted by email without permission in writing from the publisher. While all attempts have been made to verify the information provided in this publication, neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for errors, omissions, or contrary interpretations of the subject matter herein. This book is for entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the author alone, and should not be taken as expert instruction or commands.

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Hey, sometimes it works! This is fun chess, not serious chess, although some good players have used this gambit many times. The opening is named after the Swedish player Fritz Carl Anton Englund. Henri Grob and Stefan Buecker both played it quite a bit. My friend Lev Zilbermints has a line named after him. Englund Gambit is sort of like a Blackmar-Diemer Gambit reversed with a tempo behind. Back when I played 1.d4 e5 in tournaments, chess engines were rated below 2000.

But I stopped playing it in tournaments about 30 years ago. I illustrate chess strategy from games vs random players as Guests on chess.com. The book has 32 games with 103 diagrams. I win 20 as Black and 12 as White in 32 ten-minute unrated blitz games. Opening theory and endgame knowledge help your play, but tactics win most games. I use strategy for my comments to explain whats going on.

I follow any of these steps. 1. Describe the current position. 2. Imagine how to improve it. 3.

Plan how to get there. I pick a key position every few moves to make a comment. Look at the diagrams and read the comments with ease. I played chess for 50 years. As a correspondence master and blitz master, my usual opponents were rated 1800 to 2400. My opponents here are often lower to intermediate.

I assume that you can read algebraic chess notation. The diagrams have White at the bottom of the board. Thank you for reading my books. I hope you enjoy this one!

Chapter 1 1.d4 e5

Game 1 [2.d5 Bc5 3.e4 Qh4]

Guest Sawyer, Chess.com, 30.10.2021

1.d4 e5 2.d5 Bc5 3.e4 Qh4 Now 4.Qf3 or 4.Qe2 with equality. Instead, Black blunders. Now a safe continuation is 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.c4 d6. 4.Ne5 d6 5.Nc4 f5 6.e3 Nf6 7.Nc3 00 8.Na4 a6 9.Nxc5 dxc5 10.Na5 Nxd5 11.Bc4 c6 12.Bd2 b5 13.Be2 c4 The knight on a5 is trapped. 4.Ne5 d6 5.Nc4 f5 6.e3 Nf6 7.Nc3 00 8.Na4 a6 9.Nxc5 dxc5 10.Na5 Nxd5 11.Bc4 c6 12.Bd2 b5 13.Be2 c4 The knight on a5 is trapped.

Black has a dominate position with a promising attack. White makes it too easy. 14.c3 Qxa5 15.b4 Qd8 16.f3 Be6 17.fxe4 fxe4 18.Bg4 Qf6 19.Rf1 Qxf1# 01 White is checkmated

Game 3 [2.c4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6]

Guest Sawyer, Chess.com, 14.11.2021

1.d4 e5 2.c4 This position may be reached via an English Opening after 1.c4 e5 2.d4. If 2.e4 Black can play 2...exd4 or risk 2...Nc6. 2...exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 Black gains time attacking White's queen. 5.b4 Nf6 6.Qf5 Nxb4 Also good for Black is 6...d5. 7.Ba3 d5 8.Qe5 Nc2+ White loses material to a knight fork check. 9.Kd1 Nxa1 Even stronger is 9...Nxa3 10.Nxa3 Ng4. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Qxa1 dxc4 12.e4 12Qxe4 Or 12...Nxe4 13.Qxg7 Nxf2+ 14.Kd2 Rf8 and Black wins. 13.Nd2 Qe7 14.Nxc4 00 15.Nh3 Re8 16.Be2 Qxe2+ 17.Kc1 Qxc4+ 18.Kd1 Bg4+ 19.f3 Rad8+ 20.Qd4 Rxd4# 01 White is checkmated

Game 4 [2.e3 exd4 3.c3 dxe3]

Guest Sawyer, Chess.com, 06.11.2021

1.d4 e5 2.e3 exd4 3.c3 Better is 3.exd4 d5 French Defence Exchange Variation. 3...dxe3 4.Bxe3 d5 5.Na3 c6 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.f3 Be7 8.Ne2 00 9.00 Re8 10.Bf2 Bd6 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.Ng3 g6 Black's g6 pawn discourages Nh5 or Nf5. 13.Rae1 Rxe1 14.Rxe1 Bc5 15.Bxc5 Nxc5 After losing a pawn on move 3, White has played well. 16.Nb1 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Be6 18.Nd2 b6 19.Qe3 If 19.f4 Qd6 20.f5 Bd7 21.fxg6 hxg6 Black stands better. 19...Kg7 20.Ne2 Bd7 21.Qg5 h6 White should retreat the queen but fails to see my h- pawn. 22.f4 hxg5 23.fxg5 Ne4 Black plays to trade pieces when ahead in material. 24.Nxe4 dxe4 Black is ahead by a full queen. 25.Nf4 Qxg5 26.g3 Qc5+ 27.Kg2 Re8 01 My opponent has had enough. 25.Nf4 Qxg5 26.g3 Qc5+ 27.Kg2 Re8 01 My opponent has had enough.

White resigns