Dutch 8 Qc2

Dutch Defense : Classical variation (Black) 8 Qc2 Nc6

1 d4 e6 2 Nf3 f5 3 g3 Nf6 4 Bg2 Be7 5 0-0 0-0 6 c4 d6 7 Nc3 Qe8 8 Qc2

[8 Qd3 Nc6 9 Nb5 Bd8 10 d5 exd5 11 cxd5 Nb4 12 Qc4 Nbxd5 13 Ng5 h6 14 Bxd5+ Nxd5 15 Qxd5+ Kh8 16 Nh3 c6 17 Qxd6 cxb5 18 Be3 Bd7 19 Bd4 Kh7 20 Nf4 Bf6 21 Rfd1 Bc6 22 Qe6 Bg5 23 Qxe8 Raxe8 24 e3 a5 25 Nd3 Bf6 26 Bxf6 Rxf6 27 Nc5 f4 28 exf4 Re2 29 b4 axb4 30 Nd3 g5 31 Re1 Rxe1+ 32 Rxe1 Rd6 33 Nxb4 gxf4 34 Nxc6 bxc6 35 gxf4 Rf6 36 Rc1 Kg6 37 Kg2 Kf5 38 Kf3 Re6 39 Rc5+ Kf6 40 Rh5 Ke7 41 f5 Rf6 42 Ke4 c5 43 Rh3 c4 44 a3 Rd6 45 Ke5 Rc6 46 Kd5 Rc8 1/2-1/2, Feuerstein Art - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT NTC12, 1993]

8 ... Nc6 9 d5

[9 a3 e5 10 d5 Nd8 11 Nb5 Qd7 12 Ng5 a6 13 Nc3 h6 14 Nf3 Qe8 15 Bd2 g5 16 b4 Qh5 17 Rab1 Nf7 18 Qb3 f4 19 Qc2 g4 20 Nh4 Kg7 21 Be1 Nh7 22 f3 Bxh4 23 gxh4 Nh8 24 Ne4 Bf5 25 c5 Rf7 26 b5 axb5 27 Rxb5 c6 28 dxc6 bxc6 29 Rb3 d5 30 Qc3 dxe4 31 Qxe5+ Nf6 32 fxe4 Bd7 33 Qxf4 Qxc5+ 34 Bf2 Qc4 35 Rb4 Qe6 36 Bd4 Ng6 37 Qg3 Ra5 38 Rb7 Re5 39 a4 c5 40 Bxe5 Nxe5 41 a5 c4 42 Qe3 Qa6 43 Qb6 Qxb6+ 44 axb6 Rf8 45 Rc7 Rb8 46 Rf5 Nf7 47 Ra5 Rxb6 48 e5 Rb1+ 49 Bf1 Be6 50 exf6+ Kxf6 51 Kf2 Rb6 52 Bg2 Rd6 53 Ke3 Ne5 54 Ra1 Bf5 55 Rc5 g3 56 hxg3 Ng4+ 57 Kf4 1-0, Mays Michael - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT 94RS3, 1996]

[9 Re1 e5 10 de5 de5 11 e4 Nd4 12 Nd4 ed4 13 Ne2 Bc5 14 Nf4 fe4 15 Be4 Ne4 16 Qe4 Qe4 17 Re4 Bg4 18 Bd2 Bf3 19 Ree1 Rf5 20 Ne6 d3 21 Nc7 Be2 22 Na8 Rf2 ƒ, 0-1 in xx, Mark Koski - KRH, Postal APCT 86RS2 Sep87-Aug88]

[9 Re1 (BT) Nc6 10 d5 Ne5 11 dxe6 Nxf3+ 12 exf3 c6 13 Ne2 Ne8 14 b3 Qxe6 15 Ba3 Qf7 16 Rad1 Bd7 17 f4 Rd8 18 Nc3 Bc8 19 Nd5 Rd7 20 Nxe7+ Rxe7 21 Rxe7 Qxe7 22 Qd2 Rf6 23 Re1 Re6 24 Rxe6 Bxe6 25 Bf3 Bf7 26 Qa5 Qf6 27 Bb4 a6 28 Bc3 Qe6 29 Kg2 h6 30 Bd4 Qd7 1/2-1/2, Brasket Curt (2340) - Hayward Keith (2245), Minneapolis MN, Open, 1983]

9 ... Nd8

[9 ... Nb4 10 Qb3 Na6 11 dxe6 c6 12 Nd4 Qh5 13 Qc2 Ng4 14 h3 Ne5 15 e4! fxe4 16 g4 Qe8 17 Nxe4 c5 18 Nf5 Bxe6 19 Nxe7+ Qxe7 20 Ng5 g6 21 Nxe6 1-0, Hoffman Greg - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT 83RF5, 1985]

[9 ... Nb4 10 Qb3 Na6 11 dxe6 c6 12 Nd4 Qh5 13 Qc2 Ng4 14 h3 Ne5 15 b3 Nc5 16 e4 Ne6 17 Nf5 Rf5 18 g4 Nd4 19 Qd1 Ndf3+ 20 Kh1 Ng4 21 gf5 Nge5 +-, 1-0 in 31, William Bivens - KRH, APCT 83R5 29Jan83]

[9 ... Nb4 10 Qb3 Na6 11 dxe6 Nc5 12 Qc2 Bxe6 13 Nb5 Bd8 14 Nbd4 Nfe4 15 b4 Na6 16 Rb1 Bd7 17 b5 Nac5 18 White withdrew, William Bivens - KRH, APCT 86R5 Jan-Mar 86]

[9 ... Nb4 10 Qb3 Na6 11 dxe6 Nc5 12 Qc2 Bxe6 13 Nd4 Bxc4 14 Nxf5 Bd8 15 Be3 Qh5 16 Bxc5 dxc5 17 Ne3 Be6 18 Bxb7 Rb8 19 Bf3 Qe5 20 b3 h5 21 Na4 Be7 22 Rac1 h4 23 Nxc5 hxg3 24 hxg3 Bh3 25 Qc4+ Rf7 26 Rfd1 Bd6 27 Ne4 Nxe4 28 Qxe4 Qf6 29 Qh4 Qxh4 30 gxh4 Rf6 31 Bg4 Bxg4 32 Nxg4 1-0, Peeples Roger - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT Q99, 1986]

[9 ... Nb4 10 Qb3 Na6 11 dxe6 c6 12 Be3 Ng4 13 Bd4 c5 14 Be3 Nxe3 15 fxe3 Bxe6 16 Nd5 Bxd5 17 cxd5 b6 18 Qd3 Nb4 19 Qd2 Bf6 20 a3 Na6 21 Qd3 Nc7 22 Rab1 b5 23 b3 g6 24 Nd2 Qe5 25 e4 Qd4+ 26 Kh1 fxe4 27 Qxd4 Bxd4 28 Nxe4 Rae8 29 Nxd6 Rxe2 30 Rxf8+ Kxf8 31 Nc8 a6 32 d6 Ne6 33 Bb7 Ke8 34 Bxa6 1-0, Perry Dan - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT 83RF5, 1984]

10 dxe6

[10 Nd4 c5 11 Ne6 de6 12 de6 Be6 13 Nb5 Qd7 14 Bf4 a6 15 Na3 Rad8 16 Rad1 b5 17 Qd3 bc4 18 Nc4 d5 19 Ne5 Qc8 20 Rc1 Ne4 21 Rc2 c4 22 Qd1 Bf6 =, 1/2 in 35, Wayne Hamilton - KRH, Postal APCT 87RS3 Dec88-Nov89]

[10 Nb5 Nxd5 11 cxd5 Qxb5 12 Qxc7 ƒ, KRH]

10 ... Bxe6 11 b3

[11 Nb5 Qd7 12 Rd1 c6 13 Nfd4?? cxb5 0-1, Kevin Boyle - KRH, Postal APCT 88RS3 Sep-Dec89]

11 ... c6 12 Nd4 Ng4 13 Nxe6 Nxe6 14 e3 Rd8 15 Bb2 Qh5 16 h3 Ng5 17 hxg4 fxg4 18 f4 gxf3 19 Qd1 Qg4 20 Bxf3 Qxg3+ 21 Bg2 Nh3+ 22 Kh1 Nf2+ 23 Rxf2 Rxf2 24 Qg1 Qh4+ 25 Qh2 Qxh2+ 26 Kxh2 Rxb2 27 Rd1 Bf6 28 Ne4 Be5+ 29 Kg1 Rxa2 30 Nd2 Ra1 0-1, Andrews George (2100) - Hayward Keith (2300), Superior WI, June 760, 1991