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Over the Horizons
Over the
Horizons
Stefan Bücker
Stefan Bücker, born 1959, won the
Championship of North Rhine &
Westphalia in 1983 and 1988, and
participated in three German
Championships (1984 – fifth place,
1987 – eleventh place, 1991 –
eleventh place). He is best known for
his analysis of unusual chess
openings. It started in the early
1980’s with privately published
booklets on 2...Qf6 in the King’s
Gambit, on the Vulture, Hawk and
Woozle, the Closed Sicilian and a
mixture of White gambits. The
publishing house Franckh-Kosmos
produced improved versions of the
first two (1985, 1986) and two new works:
Das neue Königsgambit
(1986) and
Groteske Schacheröffnungen
(1990). The latter also has a
chapter on another of Bücker’s specialties: 1 e4 Nf6 2 e5 Ne4, the
Mokele Mbembe.
Englund Gambit
(1988) was written for publisher
Manfred Mädler. From 1991 to 1996, Bücker worked in the editorial
staff of the chess monthly
Schach-Report/Deutsche Schachzeitung.
In
1996 he started his own chess magazine
Kaissiber.
Vulture's Wing Play
(Part 1)
In one of the chapters of
Dynamic Black Defenses
(1989) Tim Harding
presented my repertoire against 1 d4 – the Vulture, Hawk and Woozle. I
liked his well-written account, but in the first paragraph the Irish author
issued a warning: “His system is logical – but is the game of chess itself
logical enough to reward the pioneer? Bücker’s system is not easy to
play well ...”
[4].
My book
Der Geier
(1986) had included only a few practical examples
for the Vulture, today more than 400 games are available. According to
a recent database, White scored 58 percent, but in reality the system is
much better. This article has all the logic that you need to play it well.
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Z. Nasiolkowski, Lüdenscheid
1 d4 is considered to be safer than 1 e4, because the e4-pawn can be
attacked immediately, say, by means of 1...Nf6 (Alekhine’s Defense) or
1...d5 (Scandinavian Defense). In case of 1 d4, a promising method of
instantly undermining White’s center doesn’t exist. Or does it? My
recommendation is an aggressive version of the Benoni:
1 d4 c5
Luring the d-pawn into Black’s camp.
2 d5 Nf6 3 c4
For now, we’ll concentrate on this main line. Just if you are wondering:
3 Nf3 c4!? is the Hawk, and 3 Nc3 Qa5!? the Woozle.
3...Ne4!?
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The starting point of the Vulture.
Black intends 4...Qa5+, to force a
radical change in White’s set-up.
Instead of the usual Nb1-c3, Black
wants to see this knight pinned on
d2, where for a while it hampers
White’s development. If everything
goes as planned, the Ne4 retreats to
d6 and a later …b5 and …f5 will
destroy the white pawn center.
However, this concept may not be
possible against White’s best play,
as we’ll see in part two next month.
In the diagrammed position, the majority of players prefer
4 Qc2 Qa5+
5 Nd2,
which has been my own main line since 1977.
Part 2
of this
article will give a detailed analysis of the critical lines to prove that
Black’s position is sound.
Part 1
covers everything else. A selection of
instructive games may be the best way to introduce the reader to the
world of the Vulture. Instead of the natural
4 Qc2,
other continuations
have been tried. The
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
(ECO)
recommends
4 f3
(“+/-”). In my opinion this move isn’t stronger than
the alternatives, but since other authors have repeated
ECO’s
assessment, it has to be considered.
M. Sorokin
(2515) –
H. Kadhi
(2305)
Bratislava Open, 1993
[8]
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 Ne4 4 f3 Qa5+
This in-between check deflects the Nb1 from its best square (c3), and
this lack of control over b5 might invite a later counter …b7-b5. A
knight on d2 is also in the way of the Bc1.
5 Nd2
“Parting with the bishop would justify Black’s play. After 5 Bd2?!
Nxd2 6 Qxd2 Qxd2+ 7 Nxd2 g6 8 e4 Bg7 9 0-0-0 d6 we prefer the
Black position slightly,” Raetsky/Chetverik
[7].
5...Nd6!
This maneuver favors the advance …b7-b5, which is so typical for
Benoni structures. Often the black knight reaches the d4-square via f5
or b5. These circuitous flights inspired my brother Peter to name the
system “Vulture”: the knight hovers above the white position.
6 e4
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6 b3? is refuted tactically: 6...Nf5! 7 Bb2 (7 e4? Ne3 –+; 7 Kf2? Qc3 8
Rb1 Qd4+ 9 Ke1 Qh4+) 7...Ne3 8 Qc1 Na6 9 Kf2 Nxf1 =.
6...g6! 7 Bd3
7 e5 Nf5 8 Bd3 (1-0, 35 in V. Shishkin – A. Nadanian, Kiev 1997)
8...Bg7! =.
7...Bg7
Perhaps 7...b5!? is more precise, avoiding the exchange on c4. White
now cannot castle, as in the next diagram. Then 8 cxb5 Nxb5 or 8...a6 is
similar to the next game.
8 Ne2 b5
The knight moves took some time,
but the result often isn’t as strange
as we would expect. In the Benkö
Gambit …Nf6-e8-c7-b5 is a well-
known maneuver, to exchange off
the Nc3 and to increase the power of
Bg7. In the Vulture the knights may
be exchanged on c4, with a similar
effect. But there remains a
difference: Black hasn’t sacrificed
his a-pawn.
9 0-0
9 Kf2 bxc4 10 Nxc4 Nxc4 11 Bxc4 Qb6 12 Rb1 d6 13 Be3 a5! 14 Qd2
Qb4 15 Rhc1 f5 =+ (0-1, 31) Feiler – Bücker, Bundesliga II 1997.
Or 9 cxb5 Nxb5 (9...a6!?) 10 0-0 0-0 11 Kh1 d6 12 Nc4 Qd8 13 Rb1
Na6 14 a3 Rb8 15 Bd2 (draw, 44, in Paasikangas – K. Heinola,
Rampere 1990) 15...Qd7! 16 Qe1 e6 17 dxe6 fxe6 =.
9...bxc4
For 9...0-0, see the next game.
10 Nxc4 Nxc4 11 Bxc4
“Black has a Benoni structure but with some lost tempi,” Raetsky/
Chetverik
[7].
In the diagram position below, White doesn’t have a
significant lead in development, so how can you then speak about “lost
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tempi?”
11...Ba6 12 Bd2 Qb6 13 Bxa6 Nxa6 14 Bc3
“It is obvious that White has a slight advantage out of the opening,”
Raetsky/Chetverik
[7].
I can’t see an advantage.
14...0-0
Chances are equal, but this didn’t
stop Sorokin from disposing of his
opponent in short order:
15 e5 f6
(15...e6)
16 d6 exd6??
(16...e6 =)
17 Qd5+ Kh8 18 exf6 +– Bh6 19
Qg5! c4+ 20 Kh1
Black resigns
L. Esposito
(2155) –
M. Popchev
(2419)
Porto San Giorgio Open, 2002
[8]
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 Ne4 4 f3 Qa5+ 5 Nd2 Nd6 6 e4 g6
Preparing …b7-b5. In the Vulture this advance is only playable if White
cannot react with b3, because in the long run the knight might be
stranded on d6 and become a serious problem.
In the oldest 3...Ne4 game, Lattarulo – Canal, La Spezia 1974, the
Peruvian GM continued 6...e5 and won (Kaissiber
#20,
p. 4). Being
unaware of this game, I “invented” the Vulture three years later. From
the beginning I preferred 6...g6, but Canal’s 6...e5 might deserve
another look.
7 Bd3 Bg7 8 Ne2 0-0 9 0-0 b5 10 cxb5 a6!? 11 bxa6 Bxa6
Or 11...c4 12 Bc2 Nxa6.
12 Bxa6 Nxa6 13 f4 c4
Black’s sacrifice (…a7-a6) in the style of a Benkö Gambit has lead to
sharp play.
14 e5 Nf5 15 Ne4 d6 16 exd6
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