Group 1 "White knights hardly jump"
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Reader's Challenge P1.1.1
M.Wahls-T.Brueckner, Bundesliga 1991
If 4...Ng4,
            
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then can you find a good way for White to react and also make use of having a pawn on a3?
Reader's Challenge P1.2.1
Ch.Toth-H.van Riemsdijk, Mar del Plata 1996
Considering the plausible continuation 3 d5 Nce7 4 c4 Ng6 5 Nc3 Bc5 6 Bd3 Nf6,
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can you discover which particular developing move now actually loses for White (without putting material "en prise" immediately)?
Readers' Challenge 1.3.1
G.Vescovi-I.Sokolov, Malmö 1995
As an amusing extra, just imagine that after 1 e4 e5
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White wants to play a different second move each day throughout July. Can it be done?
Reader's Challenge P1.4.1
M.Voigt-J.Hector, Hamburg 2000
If 13 g3,
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then can you find a winning reply for Black?
Solution to P1.1.1
M.Wahls-T.Brueckner, Bundesliga 1991
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One good answer is that after 5 d4 exd4 6 Na4!, the a3-pawn stops 6...Bb4+. It is well-worth comparing this situation to the Two Knights Defence 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6, where after 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5, the check 6 Bb5+ is available.
Solution to P1.2.1
Ch.Toth-H.van Riemsdijk, Mar del Plata 1996
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7 Nge2? actually loses very quickly to 7...Ng4!, intending 8 0-0 Qh4.
Solution to P1.3.1
G.Vescovi-I.Sokolov, Malmö 1995
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After 1 e4 e5, White has 29 different options, or 30 counting resignation! That falls just short of the 31 needed to match the number of days in July.
Solution to P1.4.1
M.Voigt-J.Hector, Hamburg 2000
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Black has 13...Nxe5!! intending 14 gxh4 Nf3+ 15 Kf1 Bh3#, a beautiful picturesque mate.
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