Dutch 8 Re1

Dutch Defense : Classical variation (Black) 8 Re1 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 Re1

[8 Nb5 Bd8 9 Re1 Nc6 10 Nc3 e5 11 d5 Ne7 12 e4 fxe4 13 Nxe4 Nxe4 14 Rxe4 Bf5 15 Re1 Bg4 16 h3 Bd7 17 b4 Nf5 18 Bb2 Qg6 19 Rc1 e4 20 Nd4 e3 21 fxe3 Nxg3 22 Kh2 Bf6 23 Rc2 Be5 24 Nf3 Bxb2 25 Rxb2 Ne4 26 Nd4 Qg3+ 27 Kg1 Bxh3 28 Ree2 Bg4 29 Qe1 Bxe2 30 Qxe2 Rf2 31 Qe1 Qxg2# 0-1, Kandrac Mike (1605) - Hayward Keith (2315), Haltom TX, GFWCC, 1995]

8 ... Nc6

[8 ... Qg6 9 Qc2 Nc6 10 d5 Ne5 11 de6 Nf3 12 ef3 c6 13 Ne2 Ne8 14 b3 Qe6 15 Ba3 Qf7 16 Rad1 Bd7 17 f4 Rd8 18 Nc3 Bc8 19 Nd5 20 Ne7 Re7 21 Re7 Qe7 22 Qd2 Rf6 +=, 1/2 in 31, Curt Brasket 2342 - KRH, Mpls Open 20Nov83]

[8 ... Qh5 9 e4 fxe4 10 Nxe4 Nc6 11 Bf4 Nxe4 12 Rxe4 Qf5 13 Qe2 Bf6 14 Rd1 Bd7 15 g4 Qg6 16 g5 Bxg5 17 Nxg5 Rxf4 18 Rxf4 Qxg5 19 Qe3 h6 20 Rf3 Qg4 21 Kh1 e5 22 Bh3 1-0, Grehl Tino - Hayward Keith, Postal, ICCF WCV513, 1984

9 e4

[9 d5 Nd8 10 Qb3 e5 11 c5 Nf7 12 cxd6 Bxd6 13 Nb5 b6 14 Bd2 Bb7 15 Nc3 a5 16 Rad1 Rd8 17 Ng5 Nxg5 18 Bxg5 h6 19 Bxf6 Rxf6 20 Nb5 Qf7 21 Rc1 e4 22 Red1 Bc5 23 Nc3 Rfd6 24 e3 Bxd5 25 Nxd5 Rxd5 26 Rxd5 Qxd5 27 Qxd5+ Rxd5 28 Rc2 Rd1+ 29 Bf1 Kf7 30 h4 g5 31 hxg5 hxg5 32 Kg2 Kf6 33 Be2 Rd7 34 Bb5 Rd1 35 Be2 Re1 36 b3 Ke5 37 Bb5 f4 38 gxf4+ gxf4 39 exf4+ Kxf4 40 Bf1 Rd1 41 Be2 Rd7 42 a4 Rg7+ 43 Kf1 Ke5 44 Bc4 Rg6 45 Rd2 Bd4 46 Re2 Rf6 47 Kg2 c6 48 Ba6 Rf3 49 Bc4 Rc3 50 Rd2 b5 51 axb5 cxb5 52 Bxb5 Rxb3 53 Bc6 Rb6 54 Ba4 Rg6+ 55 Kf1 Rf6 56 Kg2 Bc3 57 Re2 Kf4 58 Bc2 Re6 59 Re3 Bd4 60 Rh3 Rg6+ 61 Kf1 Rg4 1/2-1/2, Donaldson John (2570) - Hayward Keith (2310), Chicago IL, Midwest Masters, 1990]

[9 d5 Nd8 10 dxe6 Nxe6 11 e4 fxe4 12 Nxe4 Nxe4 13 Rxe4 c6 14 Qe2 Qf7 15 Bd2 Bf6 16 Re1 Nc5 17 Rf4 Qg6 18 b4 Ne6 19 Re4 Nc7 20 a3 Bd7 21 Bf4 Ne8 22 Qd2 Bf5 23 R4e3 Rd8 24 Nd4 d5 25 cxd5 cxd5 26 Ne6 Bxe6 27 Rxe6 Qf5 28 h4 g6 29 Bh6 Nc7 30 Rxf6 Rxf6 31 Bg5 Rd7 32 Bxf6 Qxf6 33 Bh3 Re7 34 Rxe7 Qxe7 35 Qd4 b6 36 Bg2 Qd6 37 Kf1 Qc6 38 Qe3 Qc4+ 39 Ke1 d4 40 Qg5 Kf7 41 h5 Qc3+ 42 Qd2 gxh5 43 Ke2 Qc4+ 44 Qd3 Qa2+ 45 Qd2 Qc4+ 46 Qd3 1/2-1/2, McClary Lewis (2100) - Hayward Keith (2290), Dallas TX, Continental, 1995]

[9 d5 Nd8 10 dxe6 Nxe6 11 Bg5 c6 12 e3 Ne4 13 Nxe4 fxe4 14 Bxe7 Qxe7 15 Nd4 Ng5 16 h4 Nh3+ 17 Bxh3 Bxh3 18 Ne2 Bg4 19 Qd2 Bf3 20 Rad1 Rad8 21 Qc2 g5 0-1, Luedermann Craig (1720) - Hayward Keith (2330), Eden Prairie MN, Winter Carnival, 1994]

[9 d5 Nd8 10 e4 fxe4 11 Ng5 e5 12 Nb5 Qd7 13 Bh3 Ng4 14 Nxe4 a6 15 Nxc7 Qxc7 16 Bxg4 Qxc4 17 Bxc8 Rxc8 18 b3 Qb5 19 Be3 Qd7 20 Kg2 Qf5 21 f3 Nf7 22 Qe2 h6 23 h4 Nh8 24 Rac1 Ng6 25 Rxc8 Rxc8 26 Rc1 Rxc1 27 Bxc1 Qc8 28 Qc4 Qd7 29 Be3 Nh8 30 a4 Nf7 31 Qc2 Bd8 32 Nd2 Ba5 33 Nc4 Qc7 34 Qf5 b5 35 axb5 axb5 36 Nxa5 Qxa5 37 Qc8+ Qd8 38 Qc6 Qb8 39 Qd7 g6 40 Qe6 Kg7 41 Qe7 Kg8 42 Qf6 1-0, Gurevich Dmitry GM (2650) - Hayward Keith (2300), Dallas TX, Pinfork #3, 1996]

9 ... fxe4 10 Nxe4 Nxe4 11 Rxe4 Qg6 12 Qe2

[12 Ne1!? e5 13 Be3? Bf5 14 Qd3 ed4 15 Bd2 Qf6 16 Qf3 Be4 17 Qf6 Bf6 18 Be4 Rae8 19 Bd5 Kh8 20 Nd3 Nd8 21 b4 c6 22 Bg2 Re2 23 b5 Rd2 24 0-1, Jim Kacian - KRH, Postal APCT 87R5 Jan-Oct87]

[12 Re1 Nb4 13 Re2 e5 14 de5 Bg4 15 Qb3 Qd3 16 Qd3 Nd3 17 Re1 Nc1 18 Rc1 =, Neikirch - Minev, Sofia 54]

[12 Nh4 Qf7 13 Nf3 e5 14 dxe5 dxe5 15 Qe2 Bd6 16 b3 Bf5 17 Re3 e4 18 Nh4 Bc5 19 Nxf5 Bxe3 20 Nxe3 Nd4 21 Qe1 Nf3+ 22 Bxf3 exf3 23 Ba3 Rfe8 24 Rd1 c6 25 Qd2 h5 26 h4 Qg6 27 Qd6 Re6 28 Qf4 Rf6 29 Qc7 Rf7 30 Qd6 Rf6 31 Qc7 Re8 32 Be7 Re6 33 Rd8 Rxd8 34 Qxd8+ Kh7 35 Bg5 and time 35 ... Qb1+ 36 Kh2 Rxe3! 0-1, Lange Brian - Hayward Keith (2380), Superior WI, June 500, 1990]

12 ... Bf6 13 Bf4

[13 d5 exd5 14 cxd5 Ne5 15 Nxe5 Bxe5 16 Rh4 Bf5 17 Be4 Rae8 18 Qc2 Bxe4 19 Qxe4 Bxg3 20 Qxg6 Bxf2+ 21 Kg2 hxg6 22 Rf4 Bc5 23 b4 Rxf4 24 Bxf4 Bxb4 25 Rb1 a5 26 Kf3 g5 27 Bc1 Re1 28 Kf2 Rd1 29 Ke2 Rh1 30 a3 Bxa3 0-1, Graham Nate (1940) - Hayward Keith (2275), Circle Pines MN, 1988]

[13 Bd2 e5 14 de5 Ne5 15 Ne5 Be5 16 Bc3! Bc3 17 bc3 c6 18 Re7 Bg4! ƒ, Matulovic - Milic, Yugoslav Chp 59]

13 ... d5 14 cxd5

[14 Re3 Nxd4 15 Nxd4 Bxd4 16 Rd3 Bxf2+ 17 Kxf2 e5 18 Bxd5+ Kh8 19 Kg1 exf4 20 Rf1 Bh3 21 Bg2 Rae8 22 Qd2 Bxg2 23 Kxg2 Qe4+ 24 Kg1 fxg3 25 Rxf8+ Rxf8 26 hxg3 Qxc4 27 Rd8 Qf1+ 28 Kh2 h6 29 Qd4 c5 30 Qd5 Qe2+ 31 Kg1 Rxd8 32 Qxd8+ Kh7 33 Qd7 Qxb2 0-1, Spigel David - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT Q93, 1985]

14 ... ed5 15 Re3 Nd4 16 Nd4 Bd4 17 Bd5 Kh8 18 Re7 c6 19 Bg2 Bc5 20 Re5 Bg4 21 Qc4 Bb6 22 Rg5 Qe6 23 Qe6 Be6 24 Re5 Rae8 25 Rae1 Bf7 26 Re8 Re8 27 Re8 Be8 28 Be5 Kg8 29 Be4 Bf7 30 a3 g6 31 Kf1 Bc4 32 Ke1 Kf7 33 h4 Ke6 34 Bc3 Bd5 35 Bd3 Bf3 36 Be2 Be2 37 Ke2 Kd5 38 f3 Bd4 39 Bd4 Kd4 40 Kd2 c5 41 Ke2 b5 42 g4 c4 43 Kd2 a5 44 Ke2 c3 45 bc3 Kc3 46 f4 Kd4 0-1, Michael Jones - KRH, Postal APCT Jan-Dec86