Scotch
10/1/00 21:43 In a Central London
Pub, Alex dictates his latest article
to Graham's Palm Pilot in 15 minutes
of drunken dictation ... so the
spelling mistakes have been left in
for authenticity.
In my previous article on this
website I showed how mixing it
excessively could even things up
when heavily outtrunked or
something.
However in his seminal (make sure
you spell that right Webmaster)
work, Chess for Tigers IM Simon
Webba also devotes a clapter to the
fine artlof swindling.
Basically this amounts to ...when
you know you are losing and every
line is losing then give your
oppgwent maximum options hence
maximum chance to blow it. Always
choose the unclear line. You will
probably lose anyway, but you will
have a lot of fun and if you get lucky
you might just win.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4
Bc5 5. O-O d6
6. c3
I only come out for a pint and here I
am playing in the Premiership half an
hour down on the clock
My opponent is playing the drawish
line avoiding the Max Lange attack,
forcing me to sac a pawn with 6 c3
6 ... Bg4
6 bg4 I have never seen this in 25
yrs and assumed a fluf up. I
therefore rejected the move b4 in
favour of a right fluf up myself
7. Bxf7+???
Ouch having played this i realised
that it loses a piece!
7 ... Kxf7
Swindling mode ... we need to
- never give up
- open lines
- activatepieces
- always choose the most
swamptastic move
8. b4 Bb6 9. b5
9 ne5 loses or ne7 ... or does it?!
Arnaud demonstrates now that ne5
is fine for Black and one of his many
ways to win. That's good!
Na5 10. e5 h5 11. Re1 d5
Na6 is just winning I forgot
tomention b who wasnt expecting to
play is already on his 3rd or 4th pint
12. Qd3 Bxf3 13. Qf5+
I couldnt be jammier if I fell into a
mixing vat at Robertsons Jam factory
Ke8 14. Qg6+ Kf8 15. Qf5+ Ke8 16.
Qg6+ Kf8 17. Qf5+
Draw agreed!
Also by Alex Swamp 1,
Swamp3, Swamp4,
Swamp5, Enter Swamp 6!
Members Guide to France,
Alex's French Chess Dictionary
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