Go hard, then go home

You never want to be the first game to finish at the start of an important event, unless you win of course. So trying a somewhat dubious opening can be a risk, especially if an unexpected reply catches you off guard. This unfortunately happened to Bevan Clouston in the first round of the 2020 Australian Championship Reserves, where the Englund Gambit went off the rails, and he ended up resigning on move 10.


Raichle, Joerg - Clouston, Bevan
2020 Australian Championship Reserves, 2020.01.02

1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Bd2 Qxb2 6. Nc3 Nb4 7. Nd4 Ne7 8. Rb1 Qa3 9. Ncb5 Nxc2+ 10. Qxc2 1-0