Dutch Defense : Classical variation (Black) 8 b3 Nc6
1 d4 f5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 g3 e6 4 Bg2 Be7 5 0-0 0-0 6 c4
[6 b3 d6 7 Bb2 Qe8 8 Na3 Nc6 9 e3 Bd7 10 Nb5 Rc8 11 Nh4 a6 12 Na3 e5 13 dxe5 dxe5 14 Bxc6 bxc6 15 Nc4 e4 16 Qe2 Be6 17 Ne5 Ra8 18 Qe1 Nd5 19 c4 Nf6 20 Qc3 a5 21 a4 Bb4 22 Qc2 Rd8 23 Rfd1 Rd6 24 Ba3 Bxa3 25 Rxa3 Rxd1+ 26 Qxd1 Qe7 27 Ra1 Rd8 28 Qe1 Qc5 29 Qc3 Nd5 30 Qd4 Qxd4 31 exd4 Nb4 32 Rd1 g5 33 Ng2 Kg7 34 h4 h6 35 f4 gxh4 36 Nxh4 Kf6 37 Ng2 Rd6 38 Ne3 Rd8 39 Kf2 h5 40 Kg2 Rh8 41 d5 cxd5 42 cxd5 Bg8 43 Nd7+ Kg6 44 Nc5 h4 45 gxh4 Rxh4 46 Kg3 Rh5 47 d6 cxd6 48 Rxd6+ Kg7 49 Rd7+ Kh8 50 Ra7 Nc6 51 Ra6 Nd4 52 Rxa5 Ne2+ 53 Kf2 Nxf4 54 Nd7 Nd3+ 55 Kg3 f4+ 56 Kg2 Rxa5 57 Nc4 Bxc4 58 bxc4 f3+ 59 Kf1 Rxa4 60 Kg1 Ra1+ 61 Kh2 f2 62 c5 f1Q 63 c6 Qg1+ 64 Kh3 Nf2+ 0-1, Vogel Ron (1740) - Hayward Keith (2275), Brooklyn Center MN, Kingsmen Chp, 1988]
[6 b3 d6 7 Bb2 Qe8 8 c4 Nc6 9 Nbd2 Bd8 10 Qc2 e5 11 d5 Ne7 12 e4 Qh5 13 c5 fxe4 14 cxd6 cxd6 15 Nxe4 Bf5 16 Nfd2 Nfxd5 17 Ba3 Qg6 18 Nc4 Rc8 19 Qe2 Bxe4 20 Qxe4 Qxe4 21 Bxe4 b5 22 Nxd6 Rb8 23 Bb2 Bc7 24 Bxe5 Rbd8 25 Rad1 Bxd6 26 Bxd5+ Nxd5 27 Rxd5 Bxe5 28 Rxe5 Rd2 29 a4 bxa4 30 bxa4 Ra2 31 Ra5 Rf7 32 h4 g6 33 h5 gxh5 34 Rxh5 1/2-1/2, Conover Wayne - Hayward Keith, Postal, ICCF 9USCCC, 1991]
[6 b3 Qe8 7 Bb2 Ne4 8 Nbd2 Bf6 9 c4 c5 10 Qc2 Nxd2 11 Qxd2 cxd4 12 Nxd4 a6 13 Rad1 Nc6 14 Nxc6 dxc6 15 Bxf6 gxf6 16 Qa5 Qe7 17 Rd2 e5 18 Rfd1 Be6 19 Rd6 Kh8 20 Bh3 Rf7 21 c5 Rg8 22 e4 Rg5 23 Qd8+ Kg7 24 Qxe7 Rxe7 25 Rxe6 Rxe6 26 Rd7+ Kf8 27 Rxb7 Re7 28 Rb8+ Re8 29 Rb6 fxe4 30 Rxc6 f5 31 Rxa6 Rc8 32 b4 Rd8 33 c6 Rd1+ 34 Bf1 Rc1 35 b5 1-0, Conover Wayne - Hayward Keith, Postal, ICCF 10USCCC, 1994]
7 ... d6 7 Nc3
[7 b3 Qe8 8 Bb2 Nc6 9 d5 Nd8 10 de6 Ne6 11 e3 c6 12 Nc3 Nc5 13 Qc2 a5 14 Rad1 Qh5 15 Qe2 Nfe4 16 Nd4 Qh6 17 f3 Ng5 18 h4 Nf7 19 f4 Bd7 20 Bf3 Rae8 21 Qg2 Bf6 22 Bc1 g6 =, 1-0 in 45, Curt Brasket 2327 - KRH 2325, Budget Paper Congress, Bloomington, MN 18Oct88]
[7 b3 Qe8 8 Qc2 Nc6 9 a3 a6 10 Bb2 e5 11 Nd5 Bd8 12 dxe5 dxe5 13 Rd1 e4 14 Nd4 Ne5 15 Qc3 Nxd5 16 cxd5 Bf6 17 0-0 Rf7 18 f3 exf3 19 exf3 f4 20 Qd2 fxg3 21 hxg3 Re7 22 Ne6 Bxe6 23 dxe6 Rxe6 24 f4 Nf7 25 Bxf6 gxf6 26 Bxb7 Rd8 27 Qa5 Rxd1 28 Rxd1 Re2 29 Qc5 Kg7 30 Bc6 Qe6 31 Rd7 Qxb3 32 Kf1 Rb2 33 Qh5 Qc4+ 34 Ke1 Qc1+ 35 Rd1 Qe3+ 36 Qe2 time 0-1, Heurung David (2245) - Hayward Keith (2330), Eden Prairie MN, Winter Carnival, 1994]
7 ... Qe8
[7 ... a5 8 b3 Na6 9 Bb2 Qe8 10 e3 Bd7 11 a3 Kh8 12 Qe2 Bc6 13 Rad1 Ne4 14 Nxe4 Bxe4 15 Ne1 Bxg2 16 Nxg2 e5 17 dxe5 dxe5 18 Bxe5 Bxa3 19 Bd4 Bd6 20 Qb2 Rf7 21 Nf4 Nb4 22 Nh5 Bf8 23 Bc3 Rd7 24 Rxd7 Qxd7 25 Qa1 Qf7 26 Nf4 b6 27 Rd1 Re8 28 Nd5 Nxd5 29 Rxd5 Kg8 30 Qd1 Bd6 31 Qd3 Rf8 32 Ba1 Qe6 33 Qd4 Rf7 34 h4 h5 35 Qd1 g6 36 Qd4 Kf8 37 Qd1 Ke7 38 Bc3 Rf8 39 c5 bxc5 40 Bxa5 Ra8 41 Bc3 Ra2 42 Rd2 Ra3 43 Rb2 c4 44 Qd4 cxb3 45 Qg7+ Kd8 46 Qd4 c5 47 Qh8+ Kc7 48 Rd2 Kc6 49 Qd8 Bc7 50 Qh8 Ra2 51 Rxa2 bxa2 52 Qa8+ Kb5 53 Qa3 Qc4 54 Qb2+ Ka4 55 Bg7 Ba5 56 Bh8 Qb3 57 Qf6 Bc3 58 Qa6+ Kb4 59 Qb6+ Ka3 60 Qxc5+ Kb2 61 Bxc3+ Qxc3 62 Qb5+ Qb3 63 Qe2+ Qc2 64 Qb5+ Kc1 65 Qa5 Qb1 66 Qc3+ Kd1 67 Qd4+ Ke2+ 0-1, Bovay James (2120) - Hayward Keith (2135), Nashua NH, NH Chp Playoff, 1980]
8 b3
[8 b4 Kh8 9 a4 e5 10 d5 Nbd7 11 e4 Nxe4 12 Nxe4 fxe4 13 Nd2 Nf6 14 Nxe4 Qg6 15 Ng5 Nxd5 16 Be4 Bf5 17 Bxd5 Bxg5 18 Bxb7 Rab8 19 Qd5 Be6 20 Qc6 Bh3 21 Re1 Bxc1 22 Raxc1 Qf5 23 f3 Qd3 24 Qxc7 Qd2 25 f4 exf4 26 gxf4 Qxf4 27 Qc6 Bg4 28 Qg2 Rxb7 29 Qxb7 Qf2+ 30 Kh1 Bf3+ 31 Qxf3 Qxf3+ 32 Kg1 h6 33 Rcd1 Qg4+ 34 Kh1 Rf2 35 Rg1 Qf3+ 0-1, Knase Rod (2000) - Hayward
Keith (2275), Circle Pines MN, 1988]
[8 Bg5 Nc6 9 d5 Ne5 10 Ne5 de5 11 de6 c6 12 b3 Be6 13 e3 h6 14 Bf6 Rf6 15 e4 f4 16 Na4 Rd8 17 Qe2 Qf7 18 Qc2 f3 19 Bh1 g5 20 Qc1 Qh5 21 Rb1 Rf4 22 Qc3 Bf6 -+, 0-1 in 33, Clair Palfrey - KRH, Postal APCT 82R2 Jan-Nov82]
8 ... Nc6
[8 ... a5 (BT) 9 Re1 Ne4 10 Qc2 Nxc3 11 Qxc3 Qg6 12 a3 Nc6 13 Bb2 Nd8 14 b4 axb4 15 axb4 Rxa1 16 Rxa1 Nf7 17 Ra8 f4 18 gxf4 e5 19 dxe5 dxe5 20 Nxe5 Nxe5 21 fxe5 Black forfeited 1-0, Hayward Keith - Burkett Max, Postal, JJI1 (A), 1980]
9 d5
[9 Ba3 e5 10 de5 de5 11 Bb2 e4 12 Nd4 Nd4 13 Qd4 c6 14 e3 Qf7 15 Ne2 Nd7 16 Rab1 Bf6 17 Qd2 Ne5 18 Rfd1 Be6 19 Nf4 Rad8 20 Qe2 Bc8 21 Bh1 g5 22 Be5 Be5 =+, 0-1 in 63, Jim Duffy - KRH, Postal APCT 86R5 Jan86-Apr87]
[9 Ba3 Ne4 10 Nb5 Bd8 11 Rc1 a6 12 Nc3 Nc3 13 Rc3 f4 14 d3 fg3 15 fg3 Bf6 16 Rc2 Bd7 17 Rcf2 Qg6 18 Qb1 Qb1 19 Rb1 Rfe8 20 Re1 a5 21 Nd2 Rab8 22 Ne4 Be7 23 Bh3 Rf8 24 Ref1 Rf2 25 Rf2 Rd8 26 Bf1 1/2, Ed Zelkind 2373 - KRH 2325, Budget Paper Congress, Bloomington, MN 22Nov88]
[9 Bb2 e5 10 dxe5 dxe5 11 Nb5 Bd8 12 Nd2 a6 13 Na3 f4 14 Nc2 Qh5 15 e4 Bg4 16 f3 fxg3 17 hxg3 Be7 18 Ba3 Bxa3 19 Nxa3 Rad8 20 Qe1 Nd4 21 b4 Bxf3 22 Nxf3 Ng4 23 Rd1 Nxf3+ 24 Rxf3 Qh2+ 25 Kf1 Rxd1 0-1, Marconnet John - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT 88RF2, 1993]
[9 Re1 Ne4 10 Qc2 Nxc3 11 Qxc3 e5 12 d5 Nd8 13 Ng5 h6 14 Nh3 Bf6 15 Rb1 Nf7 16 Bb2 Bd7 17 Qc2 Qc8 18 f4 g5 19 Rbd1 Qd8 20 Nf2 gxf4 21 gxf4 exf4 22 Nh3 Be5 23 Kh1 Kh7 24 Rg1 Rg8 25 Bf3 Qh4 26 Rxg8 Rxg8 27 Ng1 Qf2 28 Nh3 Qh4 29 Ng1 Qf6 30 Bc1 Ng5 31 Bg2 Ne4 32 Bxe4 fxe4 33 Qxe4+ Bf5 34 Qf3 Qg6 35 Qf2 Bc2 36 Rf1 Bd4 37 e3 fxe3 38 Qf7+ Rg7 39 Qxg6+ Rxg6 40 Rf4 Rxg1+ 41 Kxg1 e2+ 0-1, Vigtel Harvey (1660) - Hayward Keith (2275), Roseville MN, Kingsmen Chp, 1988]
9 ... Nd8 10 Nb5
[10 Bb2 e5 11 Nb5 e4 12 Nxc7 Qd7 13 Nxa8 exf3 14 exf3 b6 15 Re1 Qb7 16 a4 Rf7 17 Nxb6 Qxb6 18 a5 Qc7 19 f4 Nb7 20 b4 Bd7 21 Qd3 Bf8 22 Bd4 a6 23 Qc3 h6 24 c5 dxc5 25 bxc5 Bb5 26 d6 Nxd6 27 cxd6 Qxd6 28 Rac1 Qd7 29 Be5 Kh7 30 Rcd1 Qa7 31 Bd4 Qb8 32 Qc2 g6 33 Re6 Nh5 34 Be5 Qa7 35 Rd8 Ng7 36 Rb6 1-0, Vehre John - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT 93RTC3, 1993]
[10 dxe6 Nxe6 11 Ba3 f4 12 Nd5 Nxd5 13 Qxd5 fxg3 14 hxg3 c6 15 Qe4 Nc5? (...d5!!) 16 Bxc5 dxc5 17 Rad1 a5 18 a4 Bf5 19 Qe3 Rd8 20 Qc3 Bf6 21 Qxa5 Rxd1 22 Rxd1 Bc2 23 Re1 Bxb3 24 Qxc5 Bxa4 25 e4 b5 26 e5 Be7 27 Qd4 c5 28 Qd5+ Kh8 29 e6 bxc4 30 Ne5 c3 31 Nf7+ Kg8 32 Qc4 c2 33 Qg4 Bb3 34 Nh6+ Kh8 35 Nf7+ Rxf7 36 exf7 Qxf7 37 Be4 g6 38 Qe2 Bf6 1/2-1/2, Utterberg Cary - Hayward Keith (2280), Minneapolis MN, Aqua Open, 1984]
[10 dxe6 Nxe6 11 Nd4 Nc5 12 Ba3 c6 13 Qc2 Qh5 14 b4 Nce4 15 Nxe4 fxe4 16 f3 Bh3 17 Rad1 Kh8 18 Bc1 d5 19 c5 Bxg2 20 Kxg2 a6 21 Ne6 Qf5 22 Nxf8 exf3+ 0-1, Greiner Ted - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT Q93, 1985]
10 ... Nxd5 11 Nxd6
[11 Nfd4 a6 12 Nxd6 Bxd6 13 cxd5 e5 14 Nc2 Qe7 15 a4 Nf7 16 Ba3 f4 17 gxf4 exf4 18 Bxd6 cxd6 19 Nd4 Ne5 20 Nf3 Nxf3+ 21 Bxf3 Qh4 22 Be4 Bh3 23 Re1 f3 0-1, Harrison Bill - Hayward Keith, Minneapolis MN, St Patrick Day Open, 1991]
11 .. Bxd6 12 cxd5 e5 13 Bb2
[13 Ba3 Bxa3 0-1, Bacon Joe - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT 94RS3, 1995]
[13 e4 Nf7 14 exf5 Bxf5 15 Re1 Qd7 16 Bb2 Rae8 17 Nh4 Bh3 18 Qd2 Bxg2 19 Nxg2 h6 20 Nh4 Ng5 21 Re2 e4 22 Qe1 Bc5 23 Rd1 Nh3+ 24 Kg2 Nxf2 25 Bd4 Nd3 26 Qc3 Bxd4 27 Qxd4 Nf4+ 28 gxf4 Qg4+ 29 Kh1 Qxe2 30 Rg1 Rf7 31 Nf5 Qf3+ 32 Rg2 Kh7 33 Kg1 g5 0-1, Elliott Tom - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT 85R3, 1985]
[13 e4 Nf7 14 exf5 Bxf5 15 Nh4 Bd7 16 Be4 g6 17 Qc2 Nh8 18 Bh6 Rf7 19 Nf3 Bf5 20 Rfe1 Qd7 21 Bd3 Re8 22 Ng5 Bxd3 23 Qxd3 Rf5 24 Ne4 Nf7 25 g4 Nxh6 26 gxf5 Qxf5 27 Re3 Rf8 28 h3 Qh5 29 Qe2 Qh4 30 Rc3 Rf4 31 Nxd6 cxd6 32 Rac1 Nf7 33 Rc8+ Kg7 34 Qe3 Ng5 35 R1c7+ Kh6 36 Rh8 Qh5 37 Kg2 Qd1 38 f3 Qxd5 39 h4 Nf7 40 Rb8 Kh5 41 Rc4 Rxc4 42 bxc4 Qxc4 43 Rxb7 Qxa2+ 44 Kg3 g5 45 Qe4 gxh4+ 46 Qxh4+ Kg6 47 Qe4+ Kg7 48 Qf5 a5 49 Qg5+ 1-0, Hahn David - Hayward Keith, Postal, ICCF 9USCCC, 1992]
[13 Nd2 Nf7 14 Nc4 f4 15 e3 fg3 16 fg3 Bc5 17 Ba3 Ba3 18 Na3 Bd7 19 Rc1 Rc8 20 Qd2 b6 21 Nc4 Qe7 22 e4 c6 23 d6? Qe6 24 Rcd1 Rcd8 25 a4 Bc8 26 Qb4 Ba6 27 d7 c5 28 Qc3 Rd7 29 Rd7 Qd7 30 Qc2 Qd4 31 Kh1 Bc4 32 Qc4 Qc4 0-1, John Galvin, Postal APCT 87R3 Jan-Oct87]
13 ... f4 14 Nd2
[14 e4 Qh5?? 15 Nh4? (Ne5!) Qh6 16 Bf3 g5 17 Bg4 gxh4 18 Bxc8 hxg3 19 Qg4+ Kh8 20 fxg3 Nf7 21 Bf5 Rg8 22 Qh3 fxg3 23 hxg3 Qxh3 24 Bxh3 Rxg3+ 25 Kh2 Rg7 26 Rf5 Rag8 27 Raf1 Nh6 28 Rh5 Ng4+ 29 Bxg4 Rxg4 30 Rf7 R8g7 31 Rxg7 Kxg7 32 Kh3 Rxe4 33 Rg5+ Kf6 34 Rg2 Re3+ 35 Kg4 Rd3 36 Kh5 Rxd5 37 Kh6 Bc5 38 Kxh7 Rd7+ 39 Kg8 Bd4 40 Bc1 e4 41 Bg5+ Kf5 42 Bc1 e3 43 Kf8 Ke6 0-1, Warren John G - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT 82RF4, 1984]
14 ... Nf7 15 Ne4
[15 Qc2 Ng5 16 Nf3 Nh3 17 Bh3 Bh3 18 Ref1 Qh5 19 Qe4 Bf5 20 Qc4 b5 21 Qc3 b4 22 Qd2 e4 23 Nh4 e3 24 Qd4 ef2 25 Qf2 fg3 26 hg3 Qg4 0-1, William Clark - KRH, Postal APCT 85RTC3 May85-Jan86]
15 ... Qe7 16 Rc1
[16 gxf4 exf4 17 Rc1 Ng5 18 Nxd6 cxd6 19 Qd4 Rf7 20 Kh1 Qxe2 21 Rfe1 Qb5 22 h4 h6 23 hxg5 hxg5 1/2-1/2, Bovay James (USCF) - Hayward Keith (APCT), Postal, National Team Match, 1992]
16 ... Ng5 17 Qd2 Nxe4 18 Bxe4 Bh3 19 Rfd1 Rf6 20 Qd3 Raf8 21 gxf4 Rxf4 22 Bxh7+ Kh8 23 Qxh3 Rh4 24 Qg2 Kxh7 25 Rc3 Bc5 26 Rf3 Rh5 27 Bc1 Rxf3 28 Qxf3 g6 29 Be3 Bd6 30 h3 e4 31 Qg4 Qe5 32 Qd7+ Kg8 33 Qc8+ Kf7 34 Qd7+ Kf8 35 Qc8+ Kf7 36 Qd7+ 1/2-1/2, Gibbs Peter - Hayward Keith, Postal, APCT-BCCA Match, 1985
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