Chess Improvement

IM Joe Fang, Chessmaster Ed Boudrot and I were analyzing and playing this 20 years ago.

[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.03.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "B-Wall"]
[Black "MysteriousDeath"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black checkmated"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Opening "Benk� gambit: Nescaf� Frapp� attack, Fang-Boudrot Gambit"]
[ECO "A57"]
[NIC "BI.44"]
[Time "05:22:32"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6
5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4

Ed Boudrot suggested this to IM Joe Fang who developed it further. A little later, across the Atlantic, English players were analyzing this independently. Graham Burgess published a pamphlet on it, The Nescafe Frappe Attack. The secret was out!

8 … g6 9. e5 dxe5 10. d6 exd6 11. Bg5

This is the big idea, saccing two pawns.

” All of White’s pieces are in attacking positions ” – Joe Fang

11 … Nbd7 12. Qb3!! Be7??

12 … Nb6? has been played three times, once by Grandmaster Palatnik against the great Joe Fang himself.

12 Qb3!! Nb6? 13 B:f7+! Ke7 14 Rd1 c4 15 B:c4 N:c4 16 Q:c4

Material is even but White has a free attack. Fang-Palatnik 1994 continued

16 … Be6 and now 17 Qc6!!! or Qh4!! ( Fang )

should win for White

12 Qb3!! Qb6 13 B:f7+ Kd8 played twice
14 Qf3!! Q:b5 15 Q:a8

Black has a pawn for the exchange

12 Qb3!! Qa5!

has never been played but this is better because it guards the rook and then I can choose between

12 Qb3!! Qa5! 13 B:f7+ Kd8 14 Qf3 or
12 Qb3!! Qa5! 13 Rd1 d5 14 R:d5 or
12 Qb3!! Qa5! 13 Nf3 d5 14 B:d5

13. Bxf7+! Kf8 14. Bh6#

{Black checkmated} 1-0
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[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.03.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "B-Wall"]
[Black "MysteriousDeath"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black checkmated"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Opening "Benkï's gambit: Nescafï's Frappï's attack, Fang-Boudrot Gambit"]
[ECO "A57"]
[NIC "BI.44"]
[Time "05:22:32"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4
g6 9. e5 dxe5 10. d6 exd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Qb3 Be7 13. Bxf7+ Kf8 14. Bh6#
{Black checkmated}
1-0
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[Round "4"]
[White "Lhoussene,Cedric"]
[Black "Schouten,Freek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "A57"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bc4 g6
9.e5 dxe5 10.d6 exd6 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Qb3 Nb6 13.Bxf7+ Ke7 14.Rd1 c4
15.Bxc4 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Be6 17.Qh4 Kf7 18.Nf3 Be7 19.Nxe5+ dxe5 20.Rxd8 Rhxd8
21.0-0 Rxa2 22.Nc7 Rd4 23.Qg3 Bc4 24.Re1 Bd6
25.Bxf6 Kxf6 26.Ne8+ Ke7 27.Nxd6 Rxd6 28.Qh4+ Ke6 29.Qxc4+

1-0
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[Event "Virginia-ch op"]
[Site "Virginia"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rufty,Alan"]
[Black "McKenna,Geoffrey"]
[Result "1/2"]
[Eco "A57"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bc4 g6
9.e5 dxe5 10.d6 exd6 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Qb3 Qb6 13.Bxf7+ Kd8 14.Bxf6+ Nxf6
15.Qf3 Qxb5 16.Qxf6+ Kc7 17.Ne2 Ba6 18.0-0 Qd7 19.Bd5 Be7 20.Qf3 Raf8
21.Qe3 Qb5 22.Rfe1 Qd3 23.Qxd3 Bxd3 24.a3 b3 25.Bxb3 Rb8 26.Ba4 Rxb2
27.Nf4 Bc4 28.Rec1 Ba2 29.Nd3 Rd2 30.Nb4 Be6 31.Rab1 Rf8 32.Na6+ Kd8
33.Rb8+ Bc8 34.Rcb1 Bh4 35.Rxc8+ Ke7 36.Rb7+ Ke6 37.Bb3+ c4 38.Bxc4+ d5
39.Nc5+ Kf6 40.Rxf8+ Kg5 41.Ne6+ Kh6 42.Bf1 e4 43.Rh8 Bxf2+ 44.Kh1 g5 45.Rhxh7+

1/2
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[Event "EU-ch U18 Girls 17th"]
[Site "Sibenik"]
[Date "2007.09.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ikonomopoulou,Maria"]
[Black "Homiakova,Ekaterina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "A57"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bc4 g6
9.e5 dxe5 10.d6 exd6 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Qb3 Nb6 13.Bxf7+ Ke7 14.Rd1 c4
15.Bxc4 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Be6 17.Qc6 Kf7 18.Nf3 Rc8 19.Qb7+ Qe7 20.Nxd6+ Kg7 21.Qxe7+
Bxe7 22.Nxc8 Rxc8 23.Rc1 Rxc1+ 24.Bxc1 Bxa2 25.0-0 e4 26.Nd4 Bd5 27.Rd1 Kf7
28.Bg5 Bc5 29.Nb5 Bc6 30.Rc1 Nd7 31.Nd6+ Ke6 32.Nc4 Bd5
33.Be3 Be7 34.Bd4 Nc5 35.Ne3 Nd3 36.Ra1 Nf4 37.Ra6+ Kd7 38.Be5 Ne2+
39.Kf1 Bc6 40.Ra7+ Ke6 41.Kxe2 Bc5 42.Rc7 Bb5+ 43.Ke1 Bxe3 44.fxe3

1-0
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[Event "Geneve op"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Labarthe,Arnaud"]
[Black "Liardet,Fabrice"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "A57"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bc4 g6
9.e5 dxe5 10.d6 exd6 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Qb3 Qb6 13.Bxf7+ Kd8 14.Qf3 d5
15.Qxd5 Bb7 16.Bxf6+ Be7 17.Bxe7+ Kxe7 18.Qc4 Ba6 19.Bd5 Raf8 20.Qh4+ Rf6 21.Bc4
Bxb5 22.Nf3 g5 23.Qxg5 Bxc4 24.Qg7+ Rf7 25.Qxh8 Qg6 26.0-0-0 Qh6+
27.Kb1 Bxa2+ 28.Kxa2 Rf8 29.Rxd7+ Kxd7 30.Rd1+ Kc6 31.Qxe5 Kb5 32.Nd4+ Kb6
33.Nf5 Ra8+ 34.Kb1 Qf8

1-0
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[Event "World op 22nd"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1994.06.??"]
[Round "0"]
[White "Fang,Joseph"]
[Black "Palatnik,Semon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "A57"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4
7.Nb5 d6 8.Bc4 g6 9.e5 dxe5 10.d6 exd6 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Qb3 Nb6
13.Bxf7+ Ke7 14.Rd1 c4 15.Bxc4 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Be6 17.Qh4

A good move,

17 Qc6 might be a bit stronger

17 … Kf7

17 … Bg7 18 N:d6

is not very inspiring

18.Nf3!!

Joe makes the only good move.

18 … h6

18 … B:a2 19 0-0 or N:e5+

could not make Sam happy

19.0-0

19 N:e5+ Kg7 20 Nc7!!

attacking everything is another way

19 … Kg7 20.Nc7!!

Joe finds the killer shot

20 … Qxc7! 21.Bxf6+! Kg8! 22.Bxh8! g5

Sam in punchdrunk, 23 Qe4!! is very
strong now but Joe finds a brutal path

23.Nxg5 Bxa2 24.Bf6!!

Best by a mile

24 … hxg5 25.Qh8+

1-0

Joe wins the Grandmaster’s Queen.

The Fang-Boudrot Gambit helped Joe make an IM norm at the World Open.
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[Event "World op 22nd"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1994.06.??"]
[Round "0"]
[White "Fang,Joseph"]
[Black "Palatnik,Semon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "A57"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4
7.Nb5 d6 8.Bc4 g6 9.e5 dxe5 10.d6 exd6 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Qb3 Nb6
13.Bxf7+ Ke7 14.Rd1 c4 15.Bxc4 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Be6 17.Qh4 Kf7
18.Nf3 h6 19.0-0 Kg7 20.Nc7 Qxc7 21.Bxf6+ Kg8 22.Bxh8 g5
23.Nxg5 Bxa2 24.Bf6 hxg5 25.Qh8+

1-0

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