In the second round of the “Move First, Think Later” Georgia Open, Georgia Denker representative, Expert Reece Thompson, played this game:
Reece Thompson (2116) vs Arish Virani (1711)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. Be3 Ne7 6. Qd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Nd7 8. g4 b5 9. e5 Bc7 10. Bd3 a5 11. h4 Bb6 12. f4 Nb8 13. Nf3 a4 14. h5 b4 15. Ne2 b3 16. cxb3 axb3 17. a3 Ba5 18. Nc3 Qb6 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nf3 Na6 21. f5 exf5 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qxh6 Bxc3 24. Ng5 Bxb2 25. Kb1 Rd8 26. Qh7 Kf8 27. Qxf7#
This is called the “Fantasy” or “Tartakower” variation. The Chessbase database (http://database.chessbase.com/js/apps/database/)
shows White doing quite well with 3 f3, scoring 59%, higher than the four much more frequently played moves , Nc3; exd5; e5; & Nd2.
3…e6 is the most often played move, holding White to 56%, and is the choice of both Stockfish and Houdini.
4…Bd6 is rarely played and the average ELO of the 23 games is quite low, 1736. Houdini 3 x64 prefers 4…Qb6, which has held White to only 44%, far lower than any other move. A new one me, Deep Houdini 1.5 x64, shows 4…Nf6. The most played move is 4…Bb4.
I found this game at http://www.365chess.com:
Valiullina, Natalia – Kol, Aida ½-½
B12 RUS-ch U10 Girls
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. Be3 Ne7 6. Bd3 b6 7. Nce2 Bb7 8. e5 Bc7 9. f4 Nd7 10. Nf3 Rc8 11. O-O c5 12. c3 c4 13. Bc2 Bb8 14. Qd2 a6 15. b3 cxb3 16. axb3 b5 17. Bd3 Nb6 18. Rac1 h6 19. Qa2 Qd7 20. c4 dxc4 21. bxc4 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 O-O 25. Nc3 Rd8 26. Nd2 Ba7 27. Nb3 Nf5 28. Qd3 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Qxd4 31. Qxd4 Rxd4 32. Rb1 Rd7 33. Na4 Rc7 34. Rb2 Kf8 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Ke3 f6 37. Kd4 Kf7 38. Nc5 Bd5 39. g3 fxe5+ 40. fxe5 Kg6 41. Rb4 Kf5 42. h3 h5 43. Nxa6 Rc2 44. g4+ hxg4 45. hxg4+ Kg5 46. Ra4 Rg2 47. Kc5 Rxg4 48. Ra1 Kf5 49. Kd6 Bc4 50. Nc5 Rd4+ 51. Ke7 g5 52. Rg1 Rd5 53. Nxe6 Rxe5 54. Rxg5+ 1/2-1/2
Fantasy – Earth Wind And Fire (Lyrics) HQ
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