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The Franco-Hiva Gambit Sword of Vengeance (Part 1) After inventing the Keoni-Hiva Gambit (1.e3 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3), I had wondered if a Keoni-Hiva type of gambit could be played from the Black side. I had named this new Black gambit the Franco-Hiva Gambit. The move sequence 1.e4 e6 is called the French Defense and the word Hiva is a mythical place where Polynesians had originated from. The main purpose of the Franco-Hiva Gambit is to attack the King-side by sacrificing three pawns (f5, e6 & d7 but Black gets back a pawn) and achieving full development before White does. Full development means the development of all the minor pieces, castling the King, connecting the 2 rooks on the back rank and moving the Queen off the back rank. If Black does not get enough play in the middle game then it will be next to impossible for Black to hold the endgame two pawns down. The current opinion is that this gambit is very, very close to being unsound. However I still enjoy playing the Black side of this gambit because I do obtain some really fascinating game positions not found in orthodox chess openings. This article is basically a tutorial on how to play the Black side of the Franco-Hiva Gambit. Part 1 of this article covers the Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted line where White takes all three pawns at f5, e6 and d7. Part 2 covers the Franco-Hiva Gambit Declined lines.
THE FRANCO-HIVA GAMBIT ACCEPTED There are 4 variations in the Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted. They are: Variation 1 Main Line (This is the line most often played.)
Variation 2 (This is the 2nd most often played line.)
Variation 3 (I have not seen this line too often.)
Variation 4 (This line is not very good for White because White eventually has to play d4 to free his game. The pawn at d3 blocks the development of White’s B at f1.)
If White accepts all 3 pawns at f5, e6 & d7 then Black will achieve full development before White. The following lines could occur: Variation 1 1.e4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.exf5 Nf6 4.fxe6 Bd6 5.exd7+ Bxd7
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 Nf6 4.fxe6 Bd6 5.exd7+ Bxd7 Variation 3 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 f5 3.exf5 Nf6 4.fxe6 Bd6 5.exd7+ Bxd7 Variation 4 1.e4 e6 2.d3 f5 3.exf5 Nf6 4.fxe6 Bd6 5.exd7+ Bxd7 In the following sample game White (who is not fully developed yet) attempts to win the exchange by playing Nf7+ winning a N for a R but gets punished by losing his Queen. Kabindra (1867) – Evilone
(2078) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. exd7+ Bxd7 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Qc4+ Kh8 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nf7+ {It appears that White fell for the standard trap that is a part of this opening. It is also a standard trap in the Keoni-Hiva Gambit & also the Kahiko-Hula Gambit.} 10... Rxf7 11. Qxf7 Nxd4 12. Qc4 Bb5 13. Qc3 {The White Q has nowhere to go to except the c3 square.} 13...Bb4 14. Qxb4 14. Nxc2# {White checkmated} 0-1 In another sample game White (who is not fully developed yet) wins the b pawn and also gets punished for stealing the pawn. Early pawn hunting expeditions do not work against the Franco-Hiva Gambit if White is not fully developed. Wrahsem
(2163) – Evilone (2099) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. exd7+ Bxd7 6. c3 {This was the very first time that the move 6.c3 had been played against me. After I play 6...0-0 White intends to snatch the pawn at b7. This pawn is usually poison.} 6...O-O 7. Qb3+ Kh8 8. Qxb7 Nc6 9. Bd3 Rb8 10. Qa6 10... Nd5 {This is a flexible move. Black could play either the N to f4 or to b4. I had not decided what to do after I played this move.} 11. Nd2 Ncb4 12. cxb4 Nxb4 13. Qc4 13... Bb5 14. Be4 {Also possible was 14.Qxb5 Rxb5 15.Bxb5 Nc2+ which wins the R at a1.} 14... Bxc4 15. Nxc4 15... Qe7 {Now I decided to pin the B. Black still has the threat of Nc2+ winning the R.}16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Kf1 Qxe4 19. Bg5 Nd3 20. Nh3 20... Rxb2 {White cannot stop Rfxf3+ or if 21.f3 Rxf3+ 22.Kg1 Qd4+ 23.Be3 Qxe3+ 24.Nf2 Qxf2+ mate. White resigns} 0-1 In the games I have played with this Black gambit, White often attempts to take out my good black bishop at d6 by playing Nb5, but I normally play a6 to prevent Nb5. The black bishop at d6 is needed for the kingside attack, if White castles kingside. In some games Black will have the opportunity to sac the R for White's N at f3. This is a very strong exchange sac for Black. In the game below Black plays a6 to prevent White from playing Nb5 and also sacs the R on f3 for the attack.
KillerGrob (2779) – Evilone (2035) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. fxe6 O-O 6. exd7 Bxd7 7. Nc3 a6 {To prevent 8.Nb5 which would take out my B at d6 or force it to move to a defensive square at e7. The B at d6 is needed in my King side attack.} 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nf3 b5 11. O-O Ng4 12. Bd2 Rxf3 13. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 Qh4
Your opponent could castle Queenside. Below is an example of White castling Queenside. I usually attempt to push pawns down the Queenside and either push the pawn down to a3 to weaken White’s Queenside or post a N at c4 to set up the attack.
Rodewinner1 (2014) – Evilone
(2002)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4.
fxe6 Bd6 5. exd7+ Bxd7
{My opponent took all the gambit pawns.} 6. Qe2+ Be7 {I cannot trade
Q's since I am 2 pawns down.} 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Be3 a6 10. O-O-O
b5 {I start my attack on the Q side by pushing my pawns to gain space on
the Q side.} 11. d5 Na5 12. Qd2 Bd6 {I regain partial control of the
e5 square.} 13. h3 Nc4 14. Bxc4 {White cannot allow the Black N to be
posted at c4.} bxc4 15. g4 Rb8 16. Nd4 Bb4 17. a3? Ne4!
SACRIFICES BY THE BLACK SIDE IN THE FRANCO-HIVA GAMBIT 1. The Bxh2+ sacrifice. If conditions are right Black can play the Bxh2+ sacrifice. If you play the Black side, you must make sure that White cannot play Bf4 or Nf3 to guard the h2 square after the Bxh2+ sacrifice. El-Kabong
(2270) – Evilone (2144)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6
4. fxe6 Bd6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bc4 Kh8
{Black could have played 6...dxe6.}
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Be2 dxe6
10. dxe6 Qe8 {I did
not want to trade Queens after 10...Bxe6 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 since I am still a
pawn down. I wanted to save my Q for the King side attack.} 11. Nxe5 Bxe5
12. Bc4 Bxe6 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. c3 Rae8 (14... Rad8 15. Nd2 Ng4 16. g3
Bd6 17. Qe1 Qh6 18. h4 Qh5 19. Nc4 Nh2 20. Kxh2 Qxh4+ 21. Kg2 Qxc4 22. Be3
Rde8 23. Qd1 Qe4+ 24. Kh2 Rf3 25. Qd4 Qg6 26. Bf4 Rxf4 27. Qxf4 Bxf4 28.
Rae1 Bd2 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 {-+ 9.66 which should win for Black.}) 15. Na3
Bd6 16. Qb3 Qf5 17. Qxb7 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Qh5+ 19. Kg3 (19. Kg1 Ng4 20.
Qxc7 Nxf2 21. Qh2 Qc5 22. Be3 Qxe3 23. Nc2 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Qe2
26. Rc1 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nd3 28. Rf1 Qxc2 29. Qh5 Rb8 30. Qf3 h6 31. Qe4 Qd2 32.
Qd4 Re8 33. b3 Re2 34. Qg4 Ne5 35. Qh3 Qxa2 36. b4 Kg8 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+
g6 39. Qh3 a5 40. bxa5 Qxa5 {-+ 3.87} ) 19... Ne4+ 20. Qxe4 Rxe4 21. f3
Qh4# 0-1 2. The Bxh3 sacrifice. If White plays an early h3 move, this actually weakens the castled King side position. Black can then play the Bxh3 sacrifice after due preparation. If you play this sac you need to have prepared several moves to continue the attack. This sacrifice is very effective if White’s B which was originally at f1 at the start of the game, is removed through some piece exchange. Pawnfish
(1992) – Evilone (2029)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. c4 {A new move in the
Franco-Hiva Gambit!} 5... O-O 6. Nf3 dxe6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O e5 9. dxe5
Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. h3 Qd4 12. Qc2 Qh4 13. Nd2 Bxh3 14. c5 {If 14.Nf3
Qg4 15.Ne1 Bxg2 16.Nxg2 Qh3 and it is not clear how Black would proceed.}
14... Ng4 {I had looked at 14...Bh2+ but did not see anything good for
Black after 15.Kh1 Bxg2+ 16.Kxg2} 15. Qc4+ Kh8 16. Nf3 Rxf3 17. gxf3
17...Bg2 {A beautiful move. White cannot stop mate in one. White
resigns} 0-1 3. The N sacrifice at g4 Black can play an early Ng4 and White sometimes responds by playing h3 threatening to capture the Black N at g4. In some of the games that I have played with the Black side, I have left the N at g4 to be captured by White's h pawn. After White plays hxg4, I play Bxg4 pinning the White N to the Queen. WeakComp (2429) – Evilone
(2135)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. exd7+ Bxd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7.
Bc4+ {This is one of the standard lines that you will see in the Franco-Hiva
Gambit. The other line 7.Be2 is also playable.} Kh8 8. O-O Ng4 9.
Bg5 Qe8 10. h3 Nc6 11. hxg4 Bxg4 12. Nbd2 Nxd4 13. c3 Nxf3+ 14. Nxf3 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Qh5 16. f4 Qh3 17. Qd3 Qh5 18. Bd5 Bxf4 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. Bxb7 Raf8
21. Rad1 h6 (21... R4f6 22. Bg2 c6 23. Qd7 Qc5 24. Rd4 a6 25. Qh3 Kg8
26. b4 {+- 3.66}) 22. Bg2 Rg4 23. Rfe1 Qg5 24. Qf1 h5 25. Rd7 h4 26. Re3
Rgf4 27. Rxc7 Rxf2 28. Qxf2 Rxf2 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Kxf2 Qf5+ 31. Ke1 Qxc8 32.
Re4 g5 33. Re7+ Kg6 34. Rxa7 g4 35. Re7 h3 36. Re2 Kg5 37. a3 Qc5 38. Kf1
Kh4 39. a4 hxg2+ 40. Rxg2 Qc4+ 41. Kg1 Qxa4 42. Rd2 Qe4 43. Kf1 Qf3+ 44. Rf2
Qh1+ 45. Ke2 g3 46. Rf1 g2 47. Rf8 g1=Q 48. Rh8+ Kg5 49. Rg8+ Kf6 50. Rxg1
Qxg1 51. b4 Ke6 52. Kd3 Kd6 53. Kc2 Kd5 54. Kb2 Kc4 55. Ka2 Kxc3 56. b5 Qf2+
57. Ka3 Qb2+ 58. Ka4 Qb4# {White checkmated} 0-1 4. Black sacrifices the B at g4 Black can play an early Bg4 and White sometimes responds by playing h3 threatening to capture the Black B at g4. In some of the games that I have played with the Black side, I have left the B at g4 to be captured by White's h pawn. After White plays hxg4, I usually play Nxg4. Godmode
(2393) – Evilone (2049)
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. exd7+ Bxd7 6. Be2 {This
move is one tempo too slow. Better was 6.d4.} 6... O-O 7. Bc4+ Kh8 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be2 Qe8 11. Nc3 a6 12. Re1 Qh5 13. h3 Rae8 {All of my
pieces are now activated. White cannot play hxg4 which is utter suicide.}
14.hxg4 Nxg4 15. Bc4 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Rxf3 17. gxf3 17... Nxd4 {There is
an even better move than 17...Nxd4. It is 17...Qh2+ 18.Kf1 Qh1+ 19.Ke2 Nxd4+
(not good is 20.Kd2 which gets utterly chrushed with 20...Nxf3+) 20.Kd1
Nxf2+ 21.Kd2 Nxf3+ should win.} 18. Qe8+ Qxe8 19. fxg4 Qe5 20. Kf1 Nxc2
{This is an improvement from a prior game with Godmode.} 21. Rb1 Qe1+ 22.
Kg2 Bc5 23. Be3 Nxe3+ 24. fxe3 Qxe3 25. Rf1 g6 26. Be2 b5 27. a3 Kg7 28. Rd1
Bd4 29. Rxd4 Qxd4 30. Nd1 c5 31. Bf3 c4 32. Kh3 32... a5 {The game is
now effectively over. Black will march his queen side pawns then his king
side pawns.} 33. Kg2 b4 34. axb4 axb4 35. Kg3 c3 36. bxc3 bxc3 37. Nxc3
Qxc3 38. Kf4 Qf6+ 39. Ke4 Qg5 40. Be2 h5 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. Bd3 h4 43. Bf1
Qg3 44. Bc4 h3 45. Bd5 h2 46. Kd4 Qg1+ 47. Kc4 {White resigns} 0-1 5. The Rook sacrifice on the White N at f3 This R sac is very strong for Black and it almost always leads to a win for Black. The following 3 games are examples of a successful R sac on the N at f3. In the following game, White takes all 3 gambit pawns offered and enters into the main line of the Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted. Black sacs the R for the N at f3 and conducts a brilliant King side attack that ends in checkmate.
Guest993686 – Tennison (1581) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. exd7 Bxd7 {White has taken all 3 of the gambit pawns offered. We now have the main line of the Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted.} 7. Bc4+ Kh8 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Re1 Qh5 {Black has achieved all of his opening goals. He has mobilized all of his pieces and moved the Q into position on the King side.} 11. Bh4 Ng4 12. Bg3 Bxg3 13. fxg3 Rxf3 14. Qxf3 (14. h3 Rxg3 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. Qd2 Nxd4 17. Re3 Rxe3 18. Qxe3 Nxc2 19. Qf2 Nxa1 {-+ 6.47 according to Fritz8. Black is up by a R and 2 pawns.}) (14. gxf3 Qxh2+ 15. Kf1 Qf2#) 14... Qxh2+ 15. Kf1 Qh1+ 16. Ke2 Re8+ 17. Kd3 Qxe1 18. Nc3 ({Fritz8 suggested the following move but this move also loses.} 18. Be6 Nb4+ 19. Kc4 Bxe6+ 20. d5 Ne5+ 21. Kb3 Nxd5 22. c3 Nxc3+ 23. Kc2 Nxf3 {Fritz8 says it is mate in 4.}) (18. c3 Bf5+ 19. Qxf5 Qe2#) 18... Nb4# 0-1
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. exd7+ Bxd7 6. Be2 O-O 7. Nf3
Nc6 8. O-O Ng4 9. Nc3 Rxf3 10. gxf3 Qh4 11. Bc4+ Kh8 12. h3 Qxh3 13. Bf4
Bxf4 14. Re1 Qh2+ 15. Kf1 1Qxf2# {White checkmated} 0-1
WleakComp (2476) – Evilone (2105)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6
4. fxe6 Bd6 5. exd7+ Bxd7 6. Nf3
{This is the standard position in
the Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted.} O-O 7. Bc4+ Kh8 8. O-O Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8
10. h3 Qh5 11. Qd2? {Better was 11.Nad2.} Rxf3!
IF WHITE
PLAYS AN EARLY Bc4 Sometimes White attempts to prevent Black from castling Kingside by playing Bc4. Black has two options. He can play b5 sacrificing the b pawn or play Na5 chasing the White B away from the a2 to g8 diagonal. Fritz5 has suggested the move Na5 as best. Listed below is a sample game where White does play Bc4 and Black responds by playing Na5 chasing the White B away from the a2 to g8 diagonal.
Nextgrandmaster (2068) – Evilone (1901)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. exd7+ Bxd7 6. Bc4 {The
Franco-Hiva Gambit. White plays 6.Bc4 which prevent me from castling
kingside.} 6... Nc6 7. Nf3 7... Na5 {This move is the recent
improvement to move the White B to d3, so that I can castle kingside.} 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Qe8 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Bc4+ Kh8 12. Ng5 h6 13. Re1 13... Qg6 14.
Ne6 Bxe6 15. Bxe6 15... Nxd4 16. Bb3 Bxh2+ {A speculative sacrifice. If
17.Kxh2 Ng4+ 18.Kg1 Nxf2 19.Kg1 Nf3+ 20.Kxf2 Nxe1+ 21.Kxe1 and White's King
is in big trouble.} 17. Kf1 Ng4 18.Be3 Nf5 19. Qc1 19... Ng3# {White
checkmated} 0-1 Black starts out with a Dutch Defense and White plays a Staunton Gambit (1.d4 f5 2.e4) but Black declines the gambit by transposing into a Franco-Hiva Gambit. And White plays 6.Bc4 preventing Black from castling King side.
YellowFun (1890) – Evilone (1846)
1. d4 f5 2. e4
{My opponent is playing the Staunton Gambit but I can transpose it into a
Franco-Hiva Gambit.} e6 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. exd7+ Bxd7 6. Bc4
{Preventing me from castling King side.} Nc6 7. Nf3 Na5 8. Bb3 Nxb3 9.
axb3 O-O 10. O-O Qe8 11. Re1 Qh5 12. Ne5 Qh4 13. g3 Qh3 14. Nc3 Bxe5 15.
dxe5 {I am now playing with the initiative. I will have to keep
attacking to obtain an advantage.} Bc6 16. f3 Ng4 {Again threatening
mate at h2. White cannot play 17.fxg4 because of Qg2+mate.} 17. Qd2 Rxf3
18. Ne4 (18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Rf2+ 20. Kh3 Bf3 21. Re2 Bxe2 22. Nxe2
h5 23. Kh4 Rxh2+ 24. Kg5 Rxe2 25. Bf4 Nxe5 26. c4 {-+ 6.31}) 18... Raf8
19. Qg2 Qh5 20. h3 Nxe5 21. Bf4 Ng6 22. Rxa7 (22. g4 Nh4 23. gxh5 Nxg2
24. Be5 Nxe1 25. Rxe1 Rxh3 26. Nf2 Rxh5 {-+ 3.78}) 22... Nxf4 23. gxf4
Rxh3 24. Ng3 Qc5+ 25. Qf2 Rxg3+ 26. Kf1 Bg2+ 27. Qxg2 Rxg2 0-1 I had said previously that there were 2 possible courses of action for Black to take if White plays an early Bc4, this was Na5 or b5. I stand corrected, there is also the possibility for Black to castle Queen side. See game below. Beadle
(2406) – Evilone (2055)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. exd7+ Bxd7 6. Bc4 {With
White's last move Black is forced to castle Queen side.} 6...Nc6 7. Ne2
Qe7 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Nbc3 Ng4 10. h3 10... h5 {The question is whether
the N sac at g4 is sound. The h file will open up very shortly but can White
defend the h file?} 11. hxg4 hxg4 12. g3 Rh5 13. Bd5 {I had expected
White to defend the h file with Kg2 followed by Rh1.} 13... Rdh8 14. Bg2
Qf7 15. Re1 Rh2 16. Bf4 Qh5 17. Kf1 Rxg2 18. Ng1 {White cannot play
18.Kxg2 because of 18...Qh3+ 19.Kg1 Qh1+ mate.} 18... Rxg1+ 19. Ke2
{Again White cannot recapture the R because of 19....Qh1+ mate.} 19...
Rxe1+ 20. Kxe1 Bxf4 21. gxf4 Re8+ 22. Kd2 Nxd4 23. Kc1 Nf3 24. Ne2 Bb5 25.
Ng3 Qf7 26. b3 Re1 27. Kb2 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Qxf4 29. a4 Bc6 30. Ne2 Qf6+ 31.
Nc3 Ng5 32. Rd3 {I am not sure why White did not resign already. The
game is clearly lost.} 32... Ne4 33. Re3 Nxc3 34. Rxc3 Qxf2 35. Rc4 g3
36. Rg4 g2 37. a5 g1=Q 38. Rxg1 Qxg1 39. a6 Qd4+ 40. Ka2 g5 41. axb7+ Bxb7
42. Kb1 g4 43. Ka2 g3 44. Kb1 g2 45.b4 g1=Q+ 46. Ka2 Qga1+ 47. Kb3 47...
Qdc3# {White checkmated} 0-1 OTHER FRANCO-HIVA GAMBIT ACCEPTED GAMES White takes both of my N’s early in the opening and gave me the B pair. My mate threat created weak light squares around White’s K and later I concentrated an attack on White’s weak f2 square. And White gets caught in a mating net where I also sacrificed my Q. A beautiful game!
Fabrizio Ventura (1842) – Evilone
( 1885) (game analyzed by Fritz8)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. fxe6 Bd6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bc4 (6. Nc3
Bb4 +/-) 6... Kh8 (6... Bb4+ 7. c3 d5 8. Bd3 +/- (8. cxb4 dxc4 9. Qe2
Re8 +/=)) 7. exd7 (7. O-O dxe6 8. Re1 Nc6 +-) 7... Bxd7 8. Bg5 Nc6
9. O-O Qe8 10. Bxf6 Rxf6 11. Ne5 ?? {throwing away the advantage}
(better is 11. Nbd2 +/-) 11... Nxe5 -/+ 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. g3 Bc6 14. Re1
?? {the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end}
(better is 14. Nc3 Bc5 15. Qd2 -+) 14... Qf5 15. Qe2 Raf8 (15... Bc5
16. Bd5 Bxf2+ 17. Kg2 Bxd5+ 18. Qe4 Bxe4+ 19. Rxe4 Qxe4+ 20. Kh3 Rh6#)
16. Nc3 (16. Bd3 {hoping against hope} Qxf2+ 17. Qxf2 Rxf2 18. Be4 -/+)
16... Bc5 (16... Qxf2+ ?! {is easily refuted} 17. Qxf2 Rxf2 18. Bd5
Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Rxc2 20. b3 -+) 17. Be6 (17. Ne4 Qh3 18. Bf7 Bxe4 19.
Qxe4 Rxf2 20. Qxh7+ Kxh7 21. Bg8+ Kxg8 22. Re7 Qxh2#) 17... Bxf2+ 18. Kf1
Be3+
In the following game Black exploits the weak light square around White’s K.
Lulalele (1899) – Evilone (1898)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6
4. fxe6 Bd6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. exd7 Bxd7 7. Bc4+ Kh8 8. O-O Nc6 9. h3
{I believe 9.Re1 was better. The move 9.h3 provides a ready target for my
White square B. I could line up my Q & B and sac on h3.} Qc8 10. Ng5 h6
11. Nf7+ Rxf7 {I was willing to sac the exchange for a King side attack.
} 12. Bxf7 Bxh3 13. Qf3 Bg4 14. Qe3 Qf8 15. Bb3 Re8 16. Qd2 {White
still has development problems. His B, N & R are still not yet activated. }
Ne4 17. Qd3 Nb4 18. Qc4 Qf6 19. g3 (19. Qf7 Qxf7 20. Bxf7 Nxc2 21.
Bxe8 Nxa1 22. Bg6 Nf6 23. Nc3 c6 {+- 4.47}) 19... Rf8 20. Be3 Qg6 21. Nc3
Nxc3 22. bxc3 Nc6 23. Qd5 Ne7 24. Qg2 (24. Qh1 Bf3 25. Qh3 Rf5 26. Bf7
Qxf7 27. g4 Qg6 28. Rfd1 Bxg4 29. Qg2 Bh2+ 30. Qxh2 Rh5 31. Qxh5 Bxh5+ 32.
Kf1 Qe4 33. Ke1 Qxc2 34. Rd2 Qe4 35. Rdd1 Qf3 36. Kd2 Qe2+ 37. Kc1 Qxd1+ 38.
Kb2 Qe2+ {-+ 13.72 White is lost.}) 24... Bf3 25. Qh2 Rf5 26. Bf7
(26. Rfe1 Rh5 27. Qg2 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Bxg3 29. Kf3 Rf5+ 30. Ke2 Qg4+ 31. Kd3
Bxf2 32. Re2 Qg6 33. Rh1 Bxe3 34. Kxe3 Qg5+ 35. Ke4 Rf4+ 36. Ke3 Rf6+ 37.
Ke4 Qg3 38. Rh3 Rf4+ 39. Ke5 Qg5+ 40. Ke6 Qf6+ 41. Kd7 Qc6+ 42. Kxe7 Qd6+
43. Ke8 Rf8#) 26... Qxf7 27. Rae1 Rh5 28. Bg5 Rxh2 29. Kxh2 hxg5 0-1 Black plays an early R exchange sac but White tried to avoid the attack by castling Queen side. Black later doubles R’s on the second rank and plays for mate.
Simex (1876) – Evilone (1954)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6
4. Bd3 Bd6 5. fxe6 O-O 6. exd7 Bxd7 7. Ne2 Nc6
{Black is ahead in development. White has only 2 pieces out and has not
castled yet.} 8. c3 Qe8 9. h3 Qh5 10. Be3 (10. Nd2) 10... Rae8 11.
Nd2? (11. Qc2 Nd5 12. Bc1 Bg4 13. Bc4 Bxe2 14. Bxe2 Bf4 15. Kd1 Qg5 16.
Bf3 Nce7 {+/- 0.94}) 11... Rxe3 12. g4 Nxg4 13. Qb3+ Kh8 14. O-O-O
{Black's K makes a fast get away from Black's attack.} Nxf2 15. Nc4 Nxd3+
16. Rxd3 Rxe2 17. Nxd6 (17. Rhd1 Bf4+ 18. Nd2 Bf5 19. Qb5 Qg6 20. Kc2
Rf6 21. Kb3 Bxd3 22. Qc5 Bc2+ 23. Ka3 Bxd1 {Fritz8 says that there is mate
in 10 for Black.}) 17... cxd6 18. Qxb7 {I do not believe White has
time to attack my Queen side. His K is very much in danger of being check
mated.} Qg5+ 19. Kd1 Rff2 20. Qxd7 Rd2+ 21. Ke1 Rfe2+ 22. Kf1 Qg2# 0-1 CONCLUSIONThe Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted is not meant for every player. It is not meant for the faint of heart. Its games are fraught with danger. Already in the accepted lines Black is down two pawns from the very opening. An experienced gambit player could possibly hold the draw one pawn down but it will be very difficult to hold the game to a draw with two pawns down. This means that once you start the kingside attack, you must be prepared to sacrifice not one but several pieces for the kingside attack. There is no turning back. One strategy that I have not tried is to first attack the Queen side by pushing pawns down the Queen side to disrupt White’s game and minor piece placement. And after this is done, Black can proceed to attack White’s king side. Also possible is the line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.exf5 Nf6 4.fxe6 d5 which has not been fully investigated. It seems that it is a transposition into a reversed Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3) type of position. However, Black has to take the pawn at e6 which may be difficult to do because White can make it difficult for Black to recapture that pawn. I have moved the accepted line where White takes only the f5 and e6 pawn but not the d7 pawn, to Part 2 of this article for organization reasons. Part 2 covers the possibilities if White takes no pawns, if White takes only one pawn and if White takes only 2 pawns. It took me many early lost games on the internet to discover the Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted lines' many tactical and strategic secrets. When I had started to defeat players rated 2200+ on the internet with the Franco-Hiva Gambit, I had finally realized that this gambit was indeed playable. That you could actually win with this gambit. It is really still very much a work in progress. I still enjoy playing it because of the many fascinating middle game positions not found in orthodox chess openings.
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