Giuoco Piano - Therkatz-Herzog variation


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 O-O 14. Nxh7

White pushes the king's pawn to e4. Black plays the king's pawn to e5. White develops the knight to f3.

Black develops the knight to c6. White develops the light-squared bishop to c4. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to c5.

White pushes the c-pawn to c3. Black jumps the knight to f6. White advances the queen's pawn to d4.

Black captures on d4 with the king's pawn. White captures on d4 with the c-pawn. Black moves the dark-squared bishop to b4, giving check.

White transfers the knight to c3. Black captures with the knight on e4. White castles kingside.

Black captures with the dark-squared bishop on c3. White pushes the queen's pawn to d5. Black moves the dark-squared bishop to f6.

White deploys the rook to e1. Black moves the knight to e7. White captures with the rook on e4.

Black moves the queen's pawn to d6. White moves the dark-squared bishop to g5. Black captures with the dark-squared bishop on g5.

White captures with the knight on g5. Black castles kingside. White captures with the knight on h7.


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