I got to play my favorite opening system for black in round 1 of the 2025 Bošnjaci Open. Not many people Know what to do against the Gurgenidze System. Especially lower rated players. It’s no surprise, therefore, that you can easily get an advantage in the opening most of the time. In this game, the advantage was decisive after less than 15 moves.
Vinkovic H. (1694) – Tomic S. (1978)
Gurgenidze Caro-Kann
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 (4. e5 Bg7 5. f4) 4… Bg7 5. Bf4 Bg4 (5… dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. Nxf6+ exf6) 6. exd5 (6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 dxe4 8. Bxe4 Qxd4) 6… cxd5 7. Be2 (7. Nb5 Na6 (7… Kf8 8. Nc7 e5 9. Nxa8 exf4) 8. Bd3 Nf6) (7. Bb5+ Nc6 { [%cal Gf3e5] }) (7. Bxb8 { [%cal Gf1b5,Gg4d7] } 7… Rxb8 8. Bb5+ Kf8 (8… Bd7)) 7… Nc6 8. Ne5 Bxe2 9. Nxe2 (9. Qxe2 Nxd4) 9… Nf6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Ng3 { [%csl Gg3] } 11… h5 12. h4 (12. h3 h4 13. Ne2) (12. O-O h4 13. Ne2) 12… Qb6 13. b3 Ng4 14. Ne2 (14. c3 { [%csl Gf2,Gc3] }) 14… e5 15. Be3 (15. dxe5 Nxf2 16. Qd2 Nxh1) (15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nxf2) (15. Bg3 exd4 { [%cal Gd4d3] }) (15. Bg5 exd4 16. Qd3) 15… O-O (15… Nxe3 16. fxe3 O-O (16… Bh6 17. Qd2 O-O)) 16. Qd2 (16. dxe5 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qxe3) 16… Rfe8 17. O-O-O Qa6 18. Nc3 c5 19. dxc5 (19. dxe5 d4) (19. Na4 exd4 { [%cal Ge8e2] } 20. Bf4 Re2) (19. Nxd5 exd4 20. Bf4 { [%cal Ge8e2,Ga6a2] } 20… Qxa2 { [%cal Ga7a5,Ga5a4] }) 19… d4 *
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