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Chess Holy Grail:
The Keoni-Hiva Gambit - Part 1
by Clyde Nakamura

The Search for Dragons
& Mythical Chess Openings

Oh brave chess knight, thou seekest the Holy Grail of Chess...
Behold the Keoni-Hiva Gambit, for it is the ultimate chess opening gambit.

According to Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and is said to possess miraculous powers. The quest for the “Holy Grail” is a key part of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. In the twelfth century AD, the Benedictine monk Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote the book “The History of Kings of Britain”. There are some who have said that his work was pure fiction but according to others, his writings were based on writings by other earlier writers about Arthur and on Celtic myth and folklore.

In medieval Europe the legend of Arthur was already popular prior to the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth. The book “Le Morte d'Arthur” popularized the legend of King Arthur. It was written in 1485 by Sir Thomas Mallory and is a compilation of English and French writings on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Other researchers have speculated that Arthur was a war chieftain in the 5^th century AD at the end of the Roman occupation of Britain.

The story of the Keoni-Hiva Gambit started with the Franco-Polish Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.d4 b5). I had wanted to create a reversed form of the Franco-Polish Gambit from the white side but after the moves 1.e3 e5 2.b4 Bxb4 3.f4, I was surprised that black had 3…Qh4+ 4.g3. I had realized that I had arrived at the same position as in the Franco-Polish Gambit a move too early. Thus was born the idea for the Keoni-Hiva Gambit. I decided to use the same ideas as in the Franco-Polish Gambit, but I had to leave out the b4 move. The initial moves for the Keoni-Hiva Gambit that I first experimented with were: 1.e3 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3. It was only after playing many games with this gambit that I realized that there were 2 other starting variations. The Hawaiian names for the 3 main lines of the Keoni-Hiva were provided by Eric Schiller.

Keoni is the Hawaiian nickname of my chess student and Hiva is the mythical place where ancient Polynesians came from. Yes, I do consider the Keoni-Hiva Gambit my most deadliest gambit. It is still a work in progress. There are still much improvements to be made in the various lines.

The kingside attack in the Keoni-Hiva Gambit is very strong. Essentially white sacs 3 pawns for a kingside attack. Being 2 pawns down, white has to play for the win. There is no turning back. If your attack fails then you will lose the endgame. Computer opponents tend to take all 3 of the pawns. Against human opponents you could see more variation in the number of pawns being taken from 1 to 3 pawns taken or even declining the gambit altogether.

The moves for the Keoni-Hiva Gambit is as follows:

Line 1 (Akahi Variation):

1.e3 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3

Line 2 (Alua Variation):

1.e3 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3

Line 3 (Ekolu Variation):

1.e3 e5 2.Nc3 d5 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3

Keoni-Hiva Delayed:

1.e3 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.a3 e5 4.f4 exf4 5.Nf3

AKAHI VARIATION

the early ...Bb4

AKAHI VARIATION - THE EARLY Bb4

White Rook exchange sac on Bishop at e7 and White Knight sac on pawn at g7

Evilone(2127)-YucoII(2685) ICC Game 16 min. 7/9/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 fxe3 5. Bd3 Bb4 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe1 exd2 8. Bxd2 Bc5+ 9. Kh1 d5 10. Qh4 h6 11. Rae1 Nc6 12. a3 {to prevent Black from playing Nb4 which will take out my good B} Be6 13. Bxh6 Re8 (13... gxh6 14. Qxh6 Re8 15. Ng5 Bf8 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Qh4 Kg7 18. Re3 Bg4 19. Rxe8 Qxe8 20. Rxf6 Bh5 21. Nxd5 Rd8 22. Ne6+ Qxe6 23. Qg5+ Bg6 24. Rxe6 Rxd5 25. Rxg6+ Kxh7 26. Qxd5 Kxg6 {+- 9.47}) 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 c6 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Bg6 e5 19. Ne2 e4 20. Ng3 Qd6 21. Nf5 Qe6

position after 21…Qe6

22. Nxg7 Qg4 23. Qh6 Qe2 24. Rg1 Qg4 25. h3 {threatening the Black Q & making an escape square for the White K.} Qxg5 26. Qxg5 Rf8 27. Nf5 Rf7 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qg7+ Ke6 30. Nxe7 ({this was a faster way to checkmate than the move I played.} 30. Qxe7+ Kxf5 31. Rf1+ Kg5 32. Qxf6+ Kh5 33. g4#) 30... Ne8 31. Qg5 Kd6 32. b4 Kd7 33. Ng6 Kc7 34. a4 Rc8 35. Rf1 Kb6 36. Qe3+ Kc7 37. Qxa7 Nd6 38. Qd4 Rg8 39. Rf6 Re8 40. Qe3 Nc4 41. Rf7+ Kb8 42. Qf4+ Ka7 43. Qc7 Nd6 (43... Rb8 44. Ne7 Ka6 45. Nxc6 bxc6 46. Qa7#) 44. Qxd6 e3 45. Qc7 Re7 46. Rxe7 e2 47. Qxb7# 1-0

White Rook exchange sac for Black Bishop at e7

Evilone(2084)-Absurd(2529) Internet Chess Club Game 17 11/14/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 fxe3 5. Bd3 Bb4 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe1 exd2 8. Bxd2 Bc5+ 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Qh4 Nb4 11. Bg5 Nxd3 12. cxd3 Be7 13. Rae1 d5 14. Rxe7 {! the exchange sac on e7} Qxe7 15. Nxd5 Qd6 (15... Qd7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bxf6 Qf5 18. Kg1 Qg4 19. Qe1 h6 20. h3 Qf5 21. Ne5 Kh7 22. Rxf5 Bxf5 23. Qf2 Bg6 24. Ng4 Rh8 25. Qf4 Kg8 26. Nxh6+ Kh7 27. Qh4 Bh5 28. Qxh5 Rhe8 29. Nf5+ Kg8 30. Qh8#) 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bxf6 Qxd3 18. Re1 Qc2 19. Re5 Qb1+ 20. Ng1 Qg6 21. Rg5 {now the Black Q drops} Re8 22. Qh6 Re7 23. Rxg6+ (23. Bxe7 Bg4 24. h4 Bh3 25. Bf6 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rf8 27. Rxg6+ fxg6 28. Qg7#) 23... fxg6 24. Bxe7 Bf5 25. Bf6 Kf7 26. Qg7+ Ke6 27. Qe7+ Kd5 28. Nf3 Re8 {a desperado move to delay the game} 29. Qxe8 c5 30. Qe5+ Kc6 31. h3 b6 32. g4 Bb1 33. a4 h6 34. Qe6+ Kc7 35. Ne5 Be4+ 36. Kg1 Kb8 37. Qd7 a5 38. Nc6+ Bxc6 39. Be5+ Ka8 40. Qxc6+ Ka7 41. Qc7+ Ka6 42. Qc8+ Ka7 43. Qb8+ Ka6 44. Qa8# 1-0

White Bishop sacrifice on the pawn at h6

Evilone(2104)-PII233Crafty(2603) ICC Game 5 min. 9/13/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 fxe3 5. Bd3 Bb4 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe1 exd2 8.Bxd2 Bc5+ 9. Kh1 d5 10. Qh4 {White is fully developed. The 2 Bishops are aiming at Black's Kingside ,the 2 Rooks are connected, the White Q is off the back rank and White is ready for a Kingside attack.} h6 (10... Be7 11. Rae1 Nc6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Rxe7 Nxe7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qxh6 Bf5 16. Nh4 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Qd7 18. Rf3 Qg4 19. Rg3 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Rfd8 21. Qxf6 Rd7 22. Qg5+ Kf8 23. Qh5 Rd6 24. Qh8+ Ng8 25. Nf5 Rg6 26. Nxd5 Rd8 27. Nde7 Rg4 28. Nxg8 Rxg8 29. Qh4 Rd7 30. Qb4+ Ke8 31. Qxb7 Rg6 32. Qc8+ Rd8 33. Qxc7 Re6 34. Ng7+ Kf8 35. Nxe6+ fxe6 36. Qxd8+ {+- checkmate in 14 moves according to Deep Fritz 8}) 11. Rae1 Nc6 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Qxh6 Bb4 14. Ng5 {Black can no longer defend his K.} Bf5 15. Rxf5 Qd6 16. Rxf6 Qxh2+ 17. Qxh2 Kg7 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Qh7# 1-0

White Rook exchange sac for Black Bishop at e7

Evilone(2084)-Absurd(2529) Internet Chess Club Game 17 11/14/98

White Bishop sacrifice on the pawn at h6

Evilone(2104)-PII233Crafty(2603) ICC Game 5 min. 9/13/98

White Rook exchange sac for Black Bishop at e7

Evilone(2150)-CaptJack(2730) ICC Game 5min 3sec incr 5/12/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Keoni-Hiva Gambit Akahi Variation} fxe3 5. Bd3 Bb4 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe1 exd2 8. Bxd2 Bc5+ 9. Kh1 Be7 {Black drops back the B to defend the Kingside right away.} 10. Qh4 d5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Rae1 Nc6

position after 12…Nc6

(12... hxg5 13. Nxg5 Bf5 14. Rxf5 Nbd7 15. Nxd5 Nh5 16. Qxh5 Bxg5 17. Rxg5 g6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Rxg6+ Kf7 20. Qh7#) 13. Rxe7 {a strong exchange sac} Nxe7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 {now the Black Kingside pawn structure is shattered.} 15. Qxh6 Bf5 16. Nh4 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Re8 18. h3 {to make an escape square the White King since the back rank is weak} Rc8 {a mysterious move, not sure what this does for Black} (18... Qd6 19. Rf4 f5 20. Qg5+ Kf8 21. Nb5 Qc6 22. Nd4 Qd6 {= Deep Fritz 8}) 19. Rf4 Qd7 20. Rg4+ (20. Rxf6 Qc6 21. Qg5+ Kf8 22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Qf6 Kg8 24. Nf3 Ng6 25. Qxc6 Ne7 26. Qh6 {+- 11.46 Deep Fritz 8}) 20... Qxg4 21. hxg4 c6 22. Ne2 Ra8 23. Nf4 Nf5 24. Nxf5 Re1+ 25. Kh2 Rh1+ 26. Kxh1 c5 27. Qg7# 1-0

AKAHI VARIATION - QUICK DEVELOPMENT (by Black)

1. e3 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. f4 exf4
4. Nf3 fxe3
5. Bd3 exd2+
6. Bxd2 Nc6
7. O-O Bc5+
8. Kh1

quick development

White Bishop sacrifice on the pawn at h6

Evilone(2126)-ComputerMan(2470) Internet Chess Club Game 15 min.8/15/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Akahi Variation} fxe3 5. Bd3 exd2+ 6. Bxd2 Nc6 7. O-O Bc5+ 8. Kh1 O-O 9. a3 {preventing Nb4 attacking my good B} (9. Ng5 h6 10. Nge4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 d6 12. Na4 Bb4 13. Bxb4 Nxb4 14. Nc3 Qg5 15. a3 Nc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qf3 {-+ 1.88}) 9... d6 10. Qe1 Bg4 11. Qh4 h6 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Qxh6 Nb8 (13... d5 14. Ng5 Qe7 15. Rxf6 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qe1+ 17. Rxe1 Rfe8 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Rxf7#) 14. Ng5 Bf2 15. Rxf2 Bf5 16. Rxf5 Nbd7 17. Nd5 Qe8 18. Nxf6+ (18. Rxf6 Qe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rfe8 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Rxf7#) 18... Nxf6 1-0

White Rook exchange sacrifice on f6 for Black’s Knight

Evilone(1992)-Yourhighness(2133) Internet Chess Club Game 2min 12inc. 7/11/98

1. e3 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 fxe3 5. Bd3 exd2+ 6. Bxd2 {Black takes all 3 ambit pawns.} Nc6 {Black also opts for quick development which is good.} 7. O-O Bc5+ 8. Kh1 O-O 9. Ng5 d6 {? the exchange sac at f6 will win for White.} 10. Rxf6 Qxf6 11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. Qh5 Bg4 13. Qxg4 Ne5 14. Qh5 Rfb8 15. Nd5 (15. Bg6+ Kg8 16. Qh7+ Kf8 17. Nd5 Nxg6 18. Nxf6 Ne5 19. Nd5 Ke8 20. Nxf7 Nxf7 21. Re1+ (21. Qg8+ Kd7 22. Qxf7+ Kc6 23. Ne7+ Kd7 24. Nc8+ Kc6 25. Qe8+ Kd5 26. c4+ Kxc4 27. Qe2+ Kd4 28. Bc3+ Kd5 29. Ne7#)) 15... Qh6 {the move is forced} 16. Nxf7+ Nxf7 17. Bxh6 Nxh6 18. Bd3 c6 19. Ne7 Re8 20. Qg6 {Black cannot escape checkmate} 1-0

AKAHI VARIATION -THE DEFENSIVE Be7

1.e3 e5
2.Nc3 Nf6
3.f4 exf4
4.Nf3 fxe3
5.Bd3 exd2+
6.Bxd2 Be7

the defensive Be7

White Rook exchange sacrifice on f6 for Black’s Knight

Evilone(1908)-Wyrm(2767) Internet Chess Club Game 5 min. 6/14/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Keoni-Hiva Gambit Akahi Variation} fxe3 5. Bd3 exd2+ 6. Bxd2 Be7 {a purely defensive move} 7. O-O O-O 8. Ng5 Nc6 (8...h6 9. Nge4 d5 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Qh5 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 c6 13. Rae1 Qc7 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Rf6 Bxf6 16. Qxh6 Rd8 17. Bh7+ Kh8 {= Deep Fritz 8}) 9. Rxf6 gxf6 {?? a critical error, now Black cannot stop checkmate} (9... g6 10. Rxc6 dxc6 11. Nf3 {+/= 0.70 Deep Fritz 8}) 10. Qh5 Bc5+ 11. Kh1 h6 12. Qxh6 Re8 13. Qh7+ Kf8 14. Qxf7# 1-0

White Rook exchange sacrifice on f6 for Black’s Knight

Evilone(2057)-Lupus2(2485) Internet Chess Club Game 15min. 2/6/99

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 fxe3 5. Bd3 exd2+ 6. Bxd2 Be7 {a good defensive move by Black} 7. O-O O-O 8. Ng5 d5 9. Rxf6 {the standard exchange sac on f6} Bxf6 10. Bxh7+ Kh8 11. Qh5 Bg4 12. Qxg4 (12. Qh4 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Qxg5 Kxh7 15. Nxd5 Nc6 16. Qxg4 Rad8 17. Re1 Rd6 18. Nxc7 Rg6 19. Qh3+ Kg8 20. Qd7 Kh7 21. Re8 Rxe8 22. Nxe8 Ne5 23. Qf5 f6 24. Qh3+ Rh6 25. Qa3 {+- 11.27}) 12... Nd7 13. Qh5 Bd4+ 14. Kh1 Nf6 15. Qh4 Bf2 16. Qh3 c6 17. Rf1 Qb6 18. Bd3+ Kg8 19. Nh7 Ne4 20. Nxe4 f5 (20... dxe4 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Qxe4 f5 24. Qxf5 Kg7 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qh7#) 21. Nhg5 Rf7 22. Nxf2 g6 23. Nxf7 Qxb2 24. Ng5 Qh8 25. Qg3 1-0

White sacrifices his Knight by leaving it on g5, which can be captured with hxg5

Evilone(2044)-CheeseMaster(2622) USCL Game 15 min. 2/23/01

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 fxe3 5. Bd3 exd2+ 6. Bxd2 Be7 {a highly defensive move which I see quite often} 7. O-O O-O 8. Ng5 h6 9. Qe1 hxg5 10. Bxg5 g6 11. Qh4 Nd5 12. Ne4 c6 13. c4 f6 14. Qh6 Rf7 15. cxd5 Qf8 16. Qxg6+ Qg7 17. Qh5 fxg5 18. d6 {a powerful move which totally constricts Black's development} Bd8 {to prevent Qd5+} 19. Kh1 b5 20. Bc2 c5 21. Nxc5 Nc6 22. Bb3 Qh7 (22... Ne5 23. Rae1 Qh7 24. Bxf7+ Kg7 25. Qxh7+ Kxh7 26. Rxe5 Kg7 27. Bd5 Bb7 28. Bxb7 {+- 23.67 Black is totally lost}) 23. Bxf7+ Kg7 24. Qf3 Qh6 25. Bd5 Bf6 26. Bxc6 dxc6 27. Rae1 Bg4 (27... Kh7 28. Qxf6 Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Kg7 30. d7 Bxd7 31. Nxd7 Rd8 32. Re7+ Kg8 33. Rg6+ Kh8 34. h4 b4 35. Nf6 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Rh1+ 37. Kxh1 gxh4 38. Rg8#) 28. Qxg4 Kh7 29. Ne4 Bd8 30. Rf7+ Kh8 31. Ref1 Kg8 1-0

The following game is a known theoretical draw. According to Fritz 8 White only has a draw. I had played the same line before and did not believe Fritz 8’s analysis; I tried to play for the win and lost that game.

Nakamura(2100)-Shredder4(2500) Game 15 min. 3/7/04

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 fxe3 5. Bd3 exd2+ 6. Bxd2 {Black took all 3 of the gambited pawns.} Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ng5 h6 9. Qe1 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Re8 11. Qh4 d5 12. Rxf6 Bxf6 13. Qh7+ Kf8 14. Qh8+ Ke7

position after 14…Ke7

15.Qxg7

This is a known drawn line which I had played several times previously. Fritz8 pointed this out in a previous analysis. I did not realize it was a forced draw because I had tried to win but lost.

15...Bxg5 16.Qxg5+ Kd7

The move 16...Kd7 was forced: 16...Kf8 17.Qh6+ Kg8 18.Bh7+ Kh8 19.Bg6+ Kg8 20.Qh7+ Kf8 21.Qxf7#

17.Qxd5+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

ALUA VARIATION

White sacs a Knight on g7

Evilone(2139)-MoonBeam(2442) Internet Chess Club Game 15min. 11/17/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Keoni-Hiva Gambit Alua Variaiton} fxe3 5. Bc4 exd2+ 6. Bxd2 {Black has taken all the gambit pawns and now White is 2 pawns down but has excellent development. White will be at full development in a few moves.} Nf6 7. Bg5 Bb4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nd4 Ne5 11. Bd3 c5 12. Nf5 c4 13. Be2 d5 14. Nxg7 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Nfg4 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. Nh5 (17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Rxf5 Nf2+ 19. Rxf2 Qxf2 20. Bh6 Qf6 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qxd5 Qxc3 23. Rc1 Qb2 24. Qd1 b6 {=/+ 0.65 Deep Fritz 8}) 17... Nf2+ 18. Rxf2 Qxf2 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Qh5 Bf5 21. Qh6 Qb6 22. Be3 Qb2 23. Rf1 {Although White is down an exchange, Black is in deep trouble. White threatens checkmate in several moves. } Qa1 (23... Qc1 24. Rxc1 Rg8 25. Ne8 Rgxe8 26. Bd4+ Re5 27. Bxe5+ f6 28. Bxf6+ Kg8 29. Qg7#) 24. Rxa1 Be4 25. Nh5 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rg8+ 27. Kf3 Rg6 28. Bd4+ f6 29. Bxf6+ Kg8 30. Qf4 Re8 31. Rd1 b6 32. Rxd5 b5 33. Rxb5 Kf8 34. Rb7 Rg3+ {a desperado move to delay the game} 35. hxg3 Rc8 36. Bd8+ Kg8 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38. Bf6# 1-0

The classic White Bxh7 sacrifice

Evilone(2097)-Counterplay(2408) Internet Chess Club Game 15min. 10/11/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Keoni-Hiva Gambit Alua Variation} fxe3 5. Bd3 exd2+ 6. Bxd2 {Black took all of the gambited pawns} Bb4 (6... Nf6 7.O-O Bc5+ 8. Kh1 O-O 9. Ng5 h6 10. Nge4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 d6 12. Qh5 Ne5 13. Bxh6 Bg4 14. Qg5 Qxg5 15. Bxg5 c6 16. Na4 Bb4 17. c3 d5 18. cxb4 dxe4 19. Nc5 f6 20. Be3 Nd3 21. Nxb7 Rfb8 22. Nc5 Rxb4 23. b3 {-+ 1.91}) 7. O-O Nge7 8.Qe1 O-O

position after 8…0-0

9.Bxh7+

The classic Bxh7 sac.

9...Kxh7

9...Kh8 10.Qh4 Nf5 11.Bxf5+ Qxh4 12.Nxh4 d5 13.Bf4 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Rg8 15.Bg3 Re8 16.Bxc8 Raxc8 17.Rxf7 {+- 4.21 Deep Fritz 8}

10.Qh4+ Kg8

10...Kg6 11.Qg5+ Kh7 12.Qh5+ Kg8 13.Ng5 Bc5+ 14.Kh1 Re8 15.Qh7+ Kf8 16.Rxf7#

11.Ng5 Bc5+ 12.Kh1 Re8 13.Qh7+ Kf8 14.Rxf7# 1-0

White sacs a Bishop on f7 but Black gets away with a win

Evilone(2150)-OrionsBot(2729) Internet Chess Club Game 5min. 11/22/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 fxe3 5. Bc4 {this is a different setup from Bd3 which is normally played} exd2+ 6. Bxd2 Nge7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ng5+ Kg8 9. O-O Qe8 10. Nf7 Qxf7 11. Rxf7 Kxf7 {= Hiarcs 11 UCI} 12. Qf3+ Ke8 13. Bf4 (13. Re1 Nd4 14. Qg3 Kd8 15. Bg5 Ndf5 16. Qd3 h6 17. Qxf5 hxg5 18. Qxg5 c6 19. Ne4 d5 20. Nd6 Rg8 21. Nf7+ Kd7 22. Qe5 Ke8 23. Rf1 d4 24. Rf4 {+- 6.02}) 13... Kd8 14. Re1 (14. Rd1 d6 15. Ne4 Bd7 16. Ng5 Rg8 17. Nf7+ Kc8 18. Rxd6 Ng6 19. Rxd7 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Kxd7 21. Qd5+ Bd6 22. Bxd6 cxd6 23. Qxd6+ Kc8 24. Kg1 Rf8 25. Ng5 Rd8 26. Qg3 Rd1+ 27. Kf2 Rd2+ 28. Kg1 Nge5 {-+ 2.32 Hiarcs 11 UCI}) 14... d6 15. Bg3 Nf5 16. Bf4 Bd7 17. Nd5 Nfd4 18. Bg5+ Kc8 19. Qf2 Ne6 20. Bh4 (20. Bd2 Ne5 21. Bc3 h5 22. h3 {-+ 2.60}) 20... b6 21. b4 Ne5 22. Bg3 c6 23. Nc3 (23. Ne3 Kc7 24. Qd2 Nd8 {-+ 2.55 it is not easy for White to attack the Black position because it is solid, and there does not appear to be any weaknesses}) 23... Kc7 24. Ne4 a5 25. a3 Nc4 26. Qe2 b5 27. Rd1 Nd8 28. Qd3 Nb2 29. Bxd6+ Kb7 30. Nc5+ Kc8 31. Qd4 Nxd1 32. Qxd1 Ra7 33. Bg3 axb4 0-1

Classic White Bxh7+ sacrifice

Evilone(1935)-Allanon(2797) Internet Chess Club Game 5 min. 5/23/07

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Keoni-Hiva Gambit Alua Variation} fxe3 5. Bd3 exd2+ 6. Bxd2 Bb4 7. O-O Nge7 8. Qe1 d6 9. Qg3 {White is now fully developed and ready for the Kingside attack.} O-O 10. Bxh7+ {the classic Bxh7 sac} Kxh7 11. Ng5+ Kg8 (11... Kg6 12. Ne6+ Kh7 13. Qxg7#) 12. Qh4 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Bf5 {a last effort to prevent checkmate} (13... Re8 14. Qh7+ Kf8 15. Rxf7#) 14. Rxf5 {still threatening checkmate} Re8 15. Qh7+ Kf8 {mate in one with 16.Rxf7+mate} 1-0

Black plays the Bb4 line; White sacs the rook for bishop on e7
and wrecks the Black kingside position

Evilone(1960)-MoonBeam(2588) Internet Chess Club Game 5min. 7/5/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Keoni-Hiva Gambit Alua Variation} fxe3 5. Bd3 Bb4 6. O-O exd2 7. Bxd2 Nf6 8. Qe1+ Be7 9. Qh4 Nb4 10. Rae1 Nxd3 11.cxd3 O-O 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Rxe7 Rxe7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qxf6 d6 (15... Re8 16. Nd5 Qxf6 17. Nxf6+ Kf8 18. Nxe8 Kxe8 19. Ng5 d6 20. Nxh7 Be6 21. Nf6+ Ke7 22. a3 {= Hiarcs 11 UCI}) 16. Nd5 Rd7 17. Qh6 b6 18. Nf6+ (18. Ng5 f6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qxf6 Ba6 21. Qe6+ Kg7 {+- mate in 4 according to Hiarcs 11 UCI}) 18... Qxf6 19.Qxf6 c6 20. Ng5 d5 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Qf8# 1-0

White Rook exchange sacrifice on f6 for Black’s Knight

Evilone(2048)-DuckBreath(2487) Internet Chess Club Game 15min. 7/18/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Keoni-Hiva Gambit Alua Variation} fxe3 5. Bd3 exd2+ 6. Bxd2 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5+ 8. Kh1 O-O 9. Ng5 d5 10. Rxf6 Qxf6 (10...h6 11. Bh7+ Kh8 12. Nxf7+ Rxf7 13. Rxf7 Kxh7 14. Qh5 Qd6 15. Nxd5 Bd4 16. Raf1 {+- 3.41 Deep Junior 10}) 11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. Qh5 Bg4 13. Qxg4 Ne5 14. Qh5 Rfd8 15. Bd3+ Kg8 16. Rf1 Bf2 17. Nh7 (17. Bh7+ Kf8 18. Be4 Qb6 19. Qh8+ Ke7 20. Qxg7 Rd6 21. Qxe5+ Kd8 22. Bf5 c5 23. Nb5 Rd7 24. Bxd7 {+- 22.43 and it is mate in 8 according to Deep Junior 10}) 17... Qe6 18. Rxf2 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Rd7 20. Ng5 Qh6 21. Qg4 Qb6 22. Qh4 (22. Re2 Qf6 {threatening Qf1+mate} 23. Kg1 {+- 6.47 Deep Junior 10}) 22... Qg6 23. d4 Re7 24. h3 {creating a luft or escape square for the White K.} c6 25. Ne2 f6 26.Nf3 Qb1+ 27. Kh2 Qxb2 28. Nf4 Qb1 (28... g5 29. Nxg5 fxg5 30. Qxg5+ Rg7 31. Ng6 Qb1 32. Rf6 Re8 33. Qh6 Qxg6 34. Rxg6 Ree7 35. Re6 Rxe6 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Bh6 {+- 18.21 Deep Junior 10}) 29. Nh5 Qe4 30. Qg3 Kh7 31. Nf4 Qb1 32. Qh4+ (32. Ne5 g5 33. Nh5 Kg8 34. Nxf6+ Kf8 35. Ne4+ Ke8 36. Nd6+ Kd8 37. Ba5+ b6 38. Nxc6+ Kd7 39. Nxe7 Rd8 40. Nxd5 {+- mate in 10 according to Deep Junior 10}) 32... Kg8 33. Qh5 g5 34. Nxg5 fxg5 35. Ng6 Rh7 36. Qxg5 Rg7 37. Rf6 Re8 38. Bf4 Qb4 39. Be5 Rd8 40. Qh5 Rh7 41. Qg4 Rxh3+ (41... Rg7 42. Qe6+ Kh7 43. Nf8+ (43. a3 Rxg6 44. Rxg6 Qf8 45. Rf6 Qxf6 46. Bxf6 {+- and it is mate in 5 according to Deep Junior 10}) 43... Rxf8 44. Rh6#) 42.Qxh3 Kg7 43. Nh4 Kg8 1-0

Early Qe7 + by Black

Evilone(2058)-Mjcomet(2314) USCL Chess Server Game 15min. 3/11/01

1.e3 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 {Keoni-Hiva Gambit Alua Variation} fxe3 5.Bd3 exd2+ 6.Bxd2 Qe7+ {this Q check is not good for Black and does nothing for development} 7.Be2 Nf6 8.O-O Qe6 9.Bd3 Bc5+ 10.Kh1 O-O 11.Ng5 Qe7

position after 11…Qe7

12.Rxf6 Qxf6 13.Bxh7+ Kh8 14.Qh5 Qh6 15.Nxf7+ Rxf7 16.Bxh6 Kxh7 17.Be3+

17. Qxf7 Kxh6 18. g4 Kh7 19. Re1 d5 20. Nxd5 Bxg4 21. Nf6+ Kh6 22. Nxg4+ Kg5 23. Qxg7+ Kf4 24. Qf6+ Kxg4 25. Re4+ Kh3 26. Qe6#

17... Kg8 18.Bxc5 d6 19.Be3 Bf5 20.g4 g6 {Black resigns} 1-0

EKOLU VARIATION

White Knight sacrifice on f6 with check

Evilone(2077)-KillerGrob(2472) ICC Game 15min 15sec incr 9/18/98

1. e3 d5 2. Nc3 e5 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Keoni-Hiva Ekolu Variation} fxe3 {White intends to also sac the d pawn and will be 2 pawns down.} 5. Bd3 d4 6. Ne4 Bb4 7. O-O exd2 8. Bxd2 Bxd2 {Black essentially took his good B and exchanged it for my bad B. Now Black actually has 1 less piece defending the Kingside.} 9. Qxd2 Ne7 10. Nfg5 O-O 11. Nf6+ gxf6 12. Nxh7 Kg7 13. Nxf6 (13. Rxf6 Ng6 14. Bxg6 Qxf6 15. Nxf6 fxg6 16. Ng4 Bxg4 17. Qxd4+ Rf6 18. Qxg4 Nc6 {+- 4.01 Deep Fritz 8}) 13... Ng6 14. Qg5 Be6 15. Rae1 {Bringing my last piece into the battle front. Black still has his N & R on the Queenside and are really out of play.} Qd6 16. Nh5+ Kh7 (16... Kh8 {??} 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Nf6#) 17. Rf6 Rg8 18. Rexe6 Qxe6 (18... fxe6 19. Rf7+ Rg7 20. Rxg7+ Kh8 21. Qh6#) 19. Rxe6 Nd7 (19... fxe6 20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 22. Qxg8+ Ke7 23. Qg7+ Kd6 24. Ne8+ Kd5 25. Qxc7 Nc6 26. Qd6#) 20. Re7 Nde5 21. Rxe5 Rae8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Nxe8+ Kf8 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Nxc7 Kf7 27. Qe5 b6 28. Qe6+ Kg7 29. h4 a5 30. g4 d3 31. cxd3 a4 32. Qe7+ Kg8 33. Ne6 a3 34. Qg7# 1-0

White Bishop sacrifice on Black h6 pawn

Evilone(2087)-JavaChessMan(2021) ICC Game 2min 8sec incr. 11/8/98

1. e3 e5 2. Nc3 d5 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Ekolu Variation} fxe3 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. O-O exd2 7. Bxd2 Nf6 8. Qe1+ Be7 9. Qh4 Bxf3 10. Rxf3 Ne4 11. Qe1 {forced} Nf6 (11... Nxd2 12. Qxd2 c6 13. Qf4 O-O 14. Rh3 h6 15. Rxh6 Bg5 16. Qf5 Be3+ 17. Kh1 f6 18. Re1 Re8 19. Rh8+ Kf7 20. Qg6+ Ke7 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Rxe3+ Kd6 23. Qxe8 {+- and it is mate in 14 according to Hiarcs 11 UCI}) 12. Kh1 O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qh4 Ne4 16. Qxh6 Bg5 (16... Qd6 17. Qh5 Qg6 18. Qxg6+ fxg6 19. Nxe4 Rxf3 20. gxf3 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Nc6 22. Rg1 {-+ 1.96 Hiarcs 11 UCI}) 17.Qh5 Qd6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 (19. Rg3 Qxg3 20. hxg3 exd3 21. Qxg5+ Kh7 22.Re1 Rg8 23. Qf5+ Kg7 24. Re7 Rh8+ 25. Kg1 Rh1+ 26. Kxh1 Kh6 27. Rxf7 d2 28.Rh7#) 19... Qh6 20. Qg4 Nc6 21. Rh3 Qf6 22. Rh5 {the B at g5 drops} 1-0

Evilone(2106)-Lessker(1914) Internet Chess Club Game 2min 12sec incr. 9/13/98

1. e3 d5 2. Nc3 e5 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 {Keoni-Hiva Gambit Ekolu Variation} fxe3 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d4 7. Ne4 (7. Nb5 Bc5 8. dxe3 dxe3 9. Re1 e2+ 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Qxe2 c6 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Qf1 Be6 14. Ng5 Nbd7 {=/+ 0.46 Hiarcs 11 UCI}) 7... Be7 8. Qe1 O-O (8... Nxe4 9. Bxe4 f5 10. Bd3 f4 11. dxe3 dxe3 12. Qc3 Bf6 13. Qc4 Qd6 14. Re1 Be6 15. Qe4 Nd7 16. Qxb