Hein CountergambitDatabase: 31-XII-2010 (4,399,153 games)Report: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bc4Bc5 4.b4 d5 (38 games)ECO: C51 [Evans Gambit: Hein Countergambit]Generated by Scid 4.2.2, 2011.02.15

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0.1 Statistics and History

0.1.1 Statistics

Games 1:0 12

: 12

0:1 ScoreAll report games 38 25 7 6 75.0%

0.1.2 Oldest games

1: 1:0(35) Urusov – Jaenisch, St Petersburg 1854 6

2: 12

: 12(51) Barnes – Loewenthal, London 1856 3

3: 1:0(49) Morphy – Salmon, Birmingham 1858 17

4: 0:1(42) Kipping – Loewenthal, Birmingham 1858 1

5: 1:0(33) Morphy – Journoud, Paris 1859 13

6: 1:0(35) Anderssen – Kolisch, Paris 1860 4

7: 1:0(36) Anderssen – Raland, Rotterdam 1861 4

8: 1:0(20) Steinitz – Deacon, London 1863 9

0.1.3 Newest games

1: 1:0(51) Eggleston 2367 – Salimbeni 2162, Hastings (England) 2010.01.03 4

2: 0:1(34) Ulyashev 1716 – Konovalov 2068, Kostroma (Russia) 2008.07 13

3: 1:0(25) Dedina 2387 – ?plíchal 2331, ICCF 2007.12.01 26

4: 0:1(24) Della Morte – Pierrot, 2004 25

5: 1:0(59) Rohonyan 2320 – Dimovski A 2100, 2002 16

6: 1:0(46) Schubert Joachim – Neulinger Jagode Rupert, 2001 11

7: 1:0(25) Felgaer 2390 – Pierrot F 2423, 2000 27

8: 12

: 12(87) Caldeira 2304 – Nogueira 2243, 2000 7

0.1.4 Current popularity

Year 1800-99 1900-49 1950-69 1970-79 1980-89 1990-99 2000-09Once every X games 821 — — 54523 71376 318935 274847

Frequency in all years: once every 115767 gamesIn the 10 years to today: once every 313830 games (down 62% from all years)In the 5 years to today: once every 217724 games (down 46% from all years)In the 1 year to today: once every 0 games (no change from all years)

0.1.5 Most frequent players (White)

1: 3 1860–1869 100% Anderssen, Adolf 4,18

2: 2 1858–1859 100% Morphy, Paul 13,17

3: 2 1863–1870 100% Steinitz, Wilhelm 8,9

4: 1 1998 50% 2409 Asker, Dr.Sven (SWE) 23

5: 1 2000 100% 2390 Felgaer, Ruben 27

6: 1 2007 100% 2387 Dedina, Miroslav 26

0.1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

1: 2 1856–1858 75% Loewenthal, Johann 1,3

2: 2 1988 0% Fiorito Mario V 17

3: 1 1998 50% 2466 Miettinen, Kristo S.(USA) 23

4: 1 2000 0% 2423 Pierrot F 27

5: 1 2007 0% 2331 ?plíchal, Josef 26

6: 1 2000 50% 2243 Nogueira, Ivan Kuhlmann 7

0.2 Ratings and Performance

0.2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 2270 (7 games); White performance: 2414 (71% vs 2256)Black rating: 2256 (7 games); Black performance: 2112 (29% vs 2270)

0.2.2 Games with highest average rating

1: 1:0(35) Anderssen – Kolisch, Paris 1860 4

2: 1:0(33) Morphy – Journoud, Paris 1859 13

3: 1:0(42) Schiffers – Pillsbury, Nuremberg 1896 24

4: 12

: 12(39) Blackburne – Gossip, 1867 10

5: 1:0(35) Urusov – Jaenisch, St Petersburg 1854 6

6: 0:1(42) Kipping – Loewenthal, Birmingham 1858 1

7: 12

: 12(51) Barnes – Loewenthal, London 1856 3

8: 12

: 12(26) Asker 2409 – Miettinen 2466, CXEB 1998 23

0.3 Result Trends

0.3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

Score Game length Frequency1:0 1

2: 12

0:1 1:0 12

: 12

0:1Report games 75.0% 33 41 36 65.7% 18.4% 15.7%All games 53.9% 39 35 40 38.6% 30.5% 30.7%

0.3.2 Shortest wins (White)

1: 1:0(14) Heinrichsen – Loerbroks, Eisenach 1896 19

2: 1:0(14) Harding – Fiorito Mario V, 1988 17

3: 1:0(19) Aasum – Fiorito Mario V, 1988 17

4: 1:0(20) Steinitz – Deacon, London 1863 9

5: 1:0(20) Anderssen – Hein, Barmen 1869 18

0.3.3 Shortest wins (Black)

1: 0:1(24) Della Morte – Pierrot, 2004 25

2: 0:1(34) Ulyashev 1716 – Konovalov 2068, Kostroma (Russia) 2008 13

3: 0:1(35) Garcia Francisco Javier – Ansola Marquinez, 1998 2

4: 0:1(40) Dionisatos Antonios – Perifanis, 1980 13

5: 0:1(42) Kipping – Loewenthal, Birmingham 1858 1

0.4 Moves and Themes

0.4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 2 move orders reaching this position:1: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bc4Bc5 4.b4 d5 (37)2: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4Nc6 3.Nf3Bc5 4.b4 d5 (1)

0.4.2 Moves from the report position

Move ECO Frequency Score µElo Perf µYear % Draws1 exd5 29: 76.3% 79.3% 1944 14%2 Bxd5 6: 15.7% 83.3% 1926 33%3 Bb5 3: 7.8% 16.6% 1904 33%Total 38:100.0% 75.0% 1938 18%

0.4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game:Same-side castling: 53% White Isolated Queen Pawn: 16%Opposite castling: 16% Black Isolated Queen Pawn: 3%Kingside pawn storm: 16% White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank: 76%Queens exchanged: 55% Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank: 26%Only one side has Bishop pair: 0% Open c/d/e file: 82%

0.4.4 Endgames

Material at the end of each game:R Q QR

p BN R BN Q BN QR BN

Report games 0% 8% 11% 21% 0% 3% 8% 50%All games 3% 9% 9% 25% 2% 4% 4% 43%

0.5 Theory Table

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bc4Bc5 4.b4 d5: +25 =7 –6 (28.5/38: 75%)5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 Bb5dxe4

bxc51

exf3Qxf3Ne72

Bb2OO

c3Be6

OOf5

Qe2Qd5

d4exd43

3: 17%

2 Bxd5Nxb4

Bb3Qe74

a35

Bd7Bb2Nc6

d3OOO

Bd5f5

Bxc6Bxc6

Nxe5Bxe46

6: 83%

3 exd5Nxb4

Ba37

Qe78OOBg4

d4Bxf3

gxf39

Qg5+Kh1exd4

Rg1Qf6

Nd2OOO10

5: 80%

4 ......

Nxe5Nf611

OOOO

d4Be7

Nc3Bf5

Bb3Nbxd5

Nxd5Nxd5

Qf3Be612

4: 75%

5 ......

c3Nxd5

Nxe513

Ngf6OO14

OOd415

Bd6Bg5c6

Qf3Qc7

Re1b516

6: 58%

6 ......

OONxd517

Nxe5Ngf618

d4Be719

Bb3OO

c4Nb6

Bb2c6

Nd2Qc720

7: 100%

7 ......

...Nf6

Nxe521

OO22d4Be7

Bb3Nbxd5

c4Nb6

Bb2c5

d5Bd623

3: 83%

8 ......

...

......Nbxd5

d4Be724

Bb325

OOc4Nb6

Bb2c6

Nd226

a5274: 75%

1 6.Nxe5Bxf2+ 7.Kxf2Qd4+ 8.Ke1Qxe59.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Nc3Nf6 11.Qe2Bg412.Qc4 OO 13.Bb2 e3 14.d3Qf5 15.Rf1Qh516.Rxf6Qh4+ 17.g3Qxf6 18.Qf4Qxf419.gxf4 f5 20.Ne2Rae8 21.Bd4Re6 22.a4Rfe8 0:1(42) Kipping – Loewenthal,Birmingham 1858.

2 7...Bd7 8.Qg3Qf6 9.Bb2Nge7 10.OONf511.Qb3 OO 12.Qa4 a6 13.Bd3Rad8 14.Qe4g6 15.Nc3Be6 16.a3Nh4 17.Qe3Nf518.Ne4Qe7 19.Qe1Nfd4 20.f4 f5 21.Ng5Qxc5 22.Kh1 e4 0:1(35) Garcia FranciscoJavier – Ansola Marquinez, 1998.

3 13.cxd4Rf6 14.Rd1Rg6 15.f3Rd8 16.Na3f4 17.Rd2Qh5 18.Bd3Rh6 19.h3Nf520.Bc4Ne3 21.Bxe6+Rxe6 22.Nc2Qd512

: 12(51) Barnes – Loewenthal, London 1856.

4 6...Nf6 7.Nc3 OO 8.OOBg4 9.d3Nc610.Ne2Nh5 11.Kh1Kh8 12.Ng5Nf4 13.f3Bh5 14.Nxf4 exf4 15.Bxf4 h6 16.Nh3Bb617.Bd2Qd6 18.Nf4Bg6 19.Nd5Rad8 20.f4f6 21.f5Bh7 22.Nf4Nd4 1:0(35) Anderssen –Kolisch, Paris 1860; 7.d3Nc6 8.Bb2Bg49.Nbd2Qe7 10.Ba4Bd4 11.c3Bb6 12.h3Bxf3 13.Nxf3Qc5 14.OO OOO 15.Bxc6Qxc6 16.Qb3Rhe8 17.Rad1Qe6 18.Ng5Qxb3 19.axb3 h6 20.Nf3Nh5 21.Kh2Nf422.Ne1 a5 1:0(51) Eggleston 2367 – Salimbeni2162, Hastings (England) 2010.

6...Nc6 7.d3Nge7 8.Ng5Rf8 9.Qh5Ng610.Qxh7Qf6 11.OORh8 12.Bxf7+Qxf713.Qxh8+Nxh8 14.Nxf7Nxf7 15.Nc3Nd416.Be3Bb6 17.Nd5Be6 18.Nxb6 axb6 19.c4Nc2 20.Rac1Rxa2 21.h3Nd4 22.Bxd4 exd41:0(36) Anderssen – Raland, Rotterdam 1861.6...Bg4 7.Bb2Nf6 8.d3 OO 9.Bxe5Re810.Bxf6Qxf6 11.Nbd2Bd4 12.Rb1Nd513.Bxd5 c6 14.Bb3 a5 15.a4Re5 16.h3Rh517.Nf1Bc3+ 18.N1d2Bd4 19.Nf1Bc3+20.N1d2 1

2: 12

Laica Alan – Moody, 1977.5 7.OONf6 8.Bb2Nc6 9.Nc3 OO 10.Nd5Nxd5 11.exd5Nd4 12.Re1Bg4 13.Bxd4Bxd4 14.c3Bb6 15.h3Bxf3 16.Qxf3Qd617.Re2 f5 18.d3Ba5 19.Rc1Kh8 20.Kh1Rae8 21.g3Qh6 22.Rcc2Qxh3+ 1

2: 12(44)

Zuse – Riedel, 1996.6 13.OOQg5 14.Nf3Bxf3 15.Qxf3Nf6

16.Nc3 h5 17.Na4Bd6 18.Rab1 c6 19.Bc1 f420.Bd2Ng4 21.d4Nh6 22.Nc3Qf5 1:0(35)Urusov – Jaenisch, St Petersburg 1854.

7 6.Bb2Nxd5 7.Nxe5Ngf6 8.OO OO 9.d4Be710.Bb3 c6 11.Qf3Be6 12.c4Nb6 13.Rd1Nbd7 14.Nc3Qa5 15.Ne4Nxe5 16.Nxf6+Bxf6 17.dxe5Bxe5 18.Qh5Bc3 19.Qxa5Bxa5 20.c5Bxb3 21.axb3Rfd8 22.Bd4Bb412

: 12(87) Caldeira 2304 – Nogueira 2243, 2000.

6.d4 exd4 7.OONxd5 8.Re1+Nge7 9.Bxd5

Qxd5 10.Nc3Qh5 11.Re5Bf5 12.Rxc5 dxc313.Rxc7Be6 14.Rxe7+Kxe7 15.Ba3+Kf616.Qd4+Kg6 17.Ne5+Kh6 18.g4Qh319.Bc1+ g5 20.Nxf7+Kg6 21.Nxh8+Rxh822.Qe4+Kf7 1:0(40) Rahn – Schmitzer,Voelklingen 1970.

8 6...b6 7.OONf6 8.d4 exd4 9.Re1+Kf810.Nxd4Nbxd5 11.Bxc5+ bxc5 12.Nf3Qd613.Na3 c6 14.Qd2 a5 15.Bf1 a4 16.Nc4Qf417.Qxf4Nxf4 18.Nb6Rb8 19.Nxa4Be620.Nxc5Ke7 21.Ne5Rhc8 22.g3N4d51:0(34) Steinitz – Linton, Great Britain 1870.

9 9.Qxf3 exd4 10.Nc3Nxc2 11.d6Bxd612.Qxb7Rd8 13.Nd5Bxh2+ 14.Kxh2Qxa315.Rac1 d3 16.g3Nf6 17.Nxf6+ gxf618.Rfe1+Nxe1 19.Rxe1+Kf8 20.Qxc7 1:0Steinitz – Deacon, London 1863.

10 13.Ne4Qb6 14.Rb1 a5 15.Bb2 f5 16.Ng5Nh6 17.Ne6Rd7 18.Rxg7Rxg7 19.Nxg7Qg6 20.Ne6Rg8 21.Qf1Qh5 22.Be2Bd612

: 12(39) Blackburne – Gossip, 1867.

11 6...Nxd5 7.d4Bb4+ 8.Bd2Bxd2+ 9.Nxd2Ngf6 10.Qf3 OO 11.OONb6 12.c3Nxc413.Ndxc4 c6 14.Ne3Be6 15.Rab1Rb816.Rb2Qa5 17.Rc2Rfd8 18.Qf4Qc719.Qh4Nd5 20.Nxd5Bxd5 21.f4 f6 22.Ng4Qf7 0:1(44) Hosmer – Ware, Cleveland 1871.6...Bxf2+ 7.Kxf2Qh4+ 8.g3Qd4+ 9.Kg2Bf5 10.Qe2 OOO 11.c3Be4+ 12.Nf3Bxf3+13.Qxf3Qxc4 14.cxb4Nf6 15.Nc3Rhe816.Bb2Nxd5 17.Nxd5Re2+ 18.Kh3Rxd519.Qg4+Qxg4+ 20.Kxg4 g6 21.Bc3Rf522.Raf1Re4+ 1:0(46) Schubert Joachim –Neulinger Jagode Rupert, 2001.6...Qg5 7.Nf3Qxg2 8.Qe2+Kf8 9.Rg1Qxf2+ 10.Qxf2Bxf2+ 11.Kxf2Nxc2 12.Nc3Nxa1 13.Ba3+Ke8 14.Rxa1Bd7 15.Re1+Kd8 16.Ne5Nh6 17.Nxd7Kxd7 18.Re7+Kd8 19.Nb5Rc8 20.d6 cxd6 21.Nxd6Kxe722.Nxc8+Kd7 1:0(37) Van Foreest – Tresling,Amsterdam 1887.

12 13.c4Nf6 14.d5Bd7 15.Bb2Qc8 16.Rfe1Re8 17.h3Bd6 18.Bc2 b5 19.Nxf7Bb420.Nh6+Kh8 21.Qxf6Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1Qf81:0(28) Ernst – Diesen, 1982.

13 7.Qb3 c6 8.OO e4 9.Re1 f5 10.d3Ngf611.Bg5Qd6 12.Bxf6Nxf6 13.Nbd2 b514.Bf7+Kf8 15.dxe4 fxe4 16.Nxe4Nxe417.Rxe4Bf5 18.Rd1Qf6 19.Ne5Bxf2+20.Kh1Rd8 21.Nd7+Bxd7 22.Rxd7Rc81:0(33) Morphy – Journoud, Paris 1859; 8.Nxe5Ngf6 9.d4Be7 10.OO OO 11.a4Qc7 12.Bg5

Bf5 13.Re1Rad8 14.Ra2Be6 15.Qc2 c516.Qe2Qd6 17.Rb2 b6 18.Bb5 cxd4 19.cxd4Rc8 20.Ba6Rc7 21.Nc4Rxc4 22.Bxc4Ng4 0:1(34) Ulyashev 1716 – Konovalov 2068,Kostroma (Russia) 2008.7.d4 exd4 8.OONgf6 9.Re1+Be7 10.Bxd5Nxd5 11.c4Nf6 12.Ba3Be6 13.Qa4+Qd714.Qxd7+Nxd7 15.Bxe7Kxe7 16.Nxd4Rad8 17.Nc3Nb6 18.Re4Rhe8 19.Rae1Kf8 20.c5Nd5 21.Ncb5 a6 22.Na3Nc30:1(40) Dionisatos Antonios – Perifanis, 1980.

14 8.d4Be7 9.OO OO 10.Qb3 c6 11.Bg5Qb612.Qc2Be6 13.Nd2Qa5 14.Rac1Rad815.Bd3Qc7 16.Rce1 c5 17.dxc5Qxc518.Ndc4 b5 19.Na5Rc8 20.Bxf6Nxf6 1

2: 12

Loman – Malta, The Hague 1890.15 9.Bb2Bd6 10.d4Be6 11.Bb3 c5 12.c4Ne7

13.d5Qc7 14.f4Bf5 15.Nc3 a6 16.Ne2Ng417.Qd2Nxe5 18.fxe5Bxe5 19.Bxe5Qxe520.Ng3Bg6 21.Rae1Qd6 22.Qg5 f6 1:0(33)Ferrante – Guicciardi, 1880.

16 13.Bb3Bb7 14.Nd2 c5 15.Qg3Ne8 16.dxc5Bxc5 17.Ne4Bb6 18.Bxd5Bxd5 19.Nf6+Nxf6 20.Bxf6Bxf2+ 21.Qxf2 gxf6 22.Qxf6Qb6+ 1:0(59) Rohonyan 2320 – Dimovski A2100, 2002.

17 6...c6 7.dxc6Nxc6 8.Bb2Bg4 9.h3 h5 10.Qe2Qf6 11.hxg4 hxg4 12.Nxe5 OOO 13.Qxg4+Kc7 14.Nxf7 1:0 Harding – Fiorito Mario V,1988; 7.Nxe5Nxd5 8.d4Bb6 9.Re1Be610.Ba3Qf6 11.Bxd5 cxd5 12.c4 OOO 13.c5Ba5 14.Re3Bf5 15.Qa4 b6 16.Qb5Nh617.Nc6Ng4 18.Qa6+Kc7 19.Nxa5 1:0Aasum – Fiorito Mario V, 1988.6...Ne7 7.Nxe5 OO 8.d4Bd6 9.Nc3Bf510.Bb3 a5 11.a3 a4 12.Nxa4Nbxd5 13.c4Rxa4 14.cxd5Ra5 15.Qf3Bg6 16.Re1Bb417.Re2Nf5 18.Bb2Qa8 19.g3Qa7 20.Nxg6hxg6 21.Re5Bxa3 22.d6Bb4 1:0(49) Morphy– Salmon, Birmingham 1858.6...Bg4 7.c3Na6 8.d4 exd4 9.Qa4+Bd710.Qb3Rb8 11.d6Qf6 12.Re1+Kf8 13.dxc7Nxc7 14.cxd4Bd6 15.Ne5Bxe5 16.dxe5Qg6 17.Nd2Bc6 18.Nf3Rd8 19.Ba3+Ne720.Rad1Re8 21.Rd6Qg4 22.h3Qh5 1:0(25)Nolan Bob – Pool Theo, 1998.

18 7...c6 8.d4Bb6 9.Nc3Nge7 10.Ba3Be611.Bxd5Bxd5 12.Bxe7Kxe7 13.Nxd5+Qxd5 14.Re1Kf8 15.c4Qd8 16.Qf3Qc717.d5Bc5 18.dxc6 bxc6 19.Rad1Re8 20.Rd71:0 Anderssen – Hein, Barmen 1869.

19 8...Bd6 9.Bg5Be6 10.f4Be7 11.f5Bd712.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Nxf7Kxf7 14.Bxd5+ 1:0Heinrichsen – Loerbroks, Eisenach 1896.

20 13.Re1Bb4 14.Re3Bf5 15.h3Nbd7 16.f4Rae8 17.Ndf3Nxe5 18.fxe5 h6 19.Qe2Nd720.Rf1Qd8 21.Nh4Qxh4 22.Rxf5Qd81:0(34) Cafferty – Cubitt, 1971.

21 7.d4 exd4 8.Re1+Be7 9.Qe2Nbxd5 10.Ba3Bg4 11.Bxe7Nxe7 12.Nbd2Qd6 13.Rab1Rb8 14.Bb5+Kf8 15.Nc4Qc5 16.Nce5Bf517.Bc4Bg6 18.Ng5Ned5 19.Bxd5Qxd520.Nxg6+ hxg6 21.Qe7+Kg8 22.Rxb7Qxg51:0(53) Kretschmer Thomas – Pletsch Andreas,1988.

22 7...Bd4 8.Nxf7Kxf7 9.c3 b5 10.Bxb5Bf511.Ba4Bd3 12.Re1Bxf2+ 13.Kxf2Nbxd514.Qf3Qd6 15.Kg1Qf4 16.Qxd3Qxa417.Rf1Kg8 18.c4Nb4 19.Qa3Qd7 20.Bb2Nc2 21.Qc3Nxa1 22.Rxf6Re8 1:0(30)Dacquin Serge – Aymard, 1999.

23 13.Nd2Re8 14.Ndf3Qc7 15.Re1Ng416.Nxg4Bxg4 17.Rxe8+Rxe8 18.h3Bh519.Qd3Bg6 20.Qc3 f6 21.Re1Qd7 22.Qa5Be4 1

2: 12(26) Asker 2409 – Miettinen 2466,

CXEB 1998.24 8...Bd6 9.Bg5 c6 10.Nd2 OO 11.Qf3 h6

12.Bh4Be6 13.Rab1Rb8 14.Ne4Be715.Nxf6+Bxf6 16.Bg3Qc8 17.Bd3Ne718.c3Ra8 19.Nc4Bd5 20.Qe2 b5 21.Nd6Qe6 22.Qd2 a5 1:0(42) Schiffers – Pillsbury,Nuremberg 1896.

25 9.Qf3 OO 10.c3Be6 11.Bd3 c6 12.a4Qc713.Bb2Nd7 14.Re1Nxe5 15.Rxe5Bd616.c4Nf6 17.Rg5Bf4 18.Rxg7+Kxg7 19.d5Be5 20.Qe2Bxb2 21.Qxb2 cxd5 22.Ra3 d40:1(24) Della Morte – Pierrot, 2004.

26 12.Nc3Be6 13.Qd3Re8 14.f4Nbd7 15.Nd1Ng4 16.Bc2Nf8 17.Nxg4Bxg4 18.Nf2Bc819.f5Nd7 20.Ng4Nf6 21.Ne5Bb4 22.Rad1Re7 1:0(25) Dedina 2387 – ?plíchal 2331, ICCF2007.

27 13.a4Bb4 14.Ndf3Bf5 15.Qe2Re8 16.Ng5Re7 17.Qf3Qc8 18.d5 cxd5 19.cxd5Bg420.Qd3Bf5 21.Qb5Bd6 22.Ngxf7Rxf71:0(25) Felgaer 2390 – Pierrot F 2423, 2000.