page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 275  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Izbinsky vs Rubinstein 0-1 36 1903 RUS-ch03 C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 2. A Kohler vs Gilg   1-0 28 1940 Krakow/Krynica/Warsaw C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 3. Keres vs Bronstein 0-1 37 1946 Moscow C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 4. Stoltz vs Szabo   0-1 43 1946 Groningen C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 5. Stoltz vs Cortlever   ½-½ 59 1946 Zaandam (Kottnauer Hexathlon) C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 6. Keres vs Alatortsev   1-0 62 1947 USSR Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 7. Keres vs C H Alexander   ½-½ 66 1947 London, GB-SU team m C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 8. Smyslov vs Sokolsky 1-0 31 1947 Moscow C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 9. V Tomovic vs A Bozic   1-0 20 1947 Ljubljana ch-YUG C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 10. Lokvenc vs Euwe   ½-½ 41 1948 Venedig C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 11. Keres vs Euwe 1-0 34 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 12. Smyslov vs Euwe 1-0 26 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 13. Keres vs Reshevsky 0-1 41 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 14. Smyslov vs Reshevsky ½-½ 73 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 15. Boleslavsky vs Stoltz 1-0 34 1948 Saltsjobaden izt C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 16. G A Thomas vs Wade ½-½ 43 1948 Hastings 4849 C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 17. E Nash vs Kashdan   0-1 48 1948 US Open C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 18. Ivkov vs A Fuderer   0-1 36 1949 Jugoslavien C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 19. Aronin vs Ragozin   ½-½ 41 1949 USSR Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 20. Znosko-Borovsky vs Unzicker   0-1 31 1949 Lucerne C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 21. Aronin vs Keres   ½-½ 33 1949 USSR Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 22. Kholmov vs D Grechkin   1-0 35 1949 URS-ch sf C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 23. Mross vs Euwe 0-1 37 1950 Berlin C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 24. Aitken vs J Penrose   0-1 57 1950 Ilford (England) C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 25. Kogan vs Ragozin   0-1 34 1950 Ch URS (1/2 final) C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 275    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Nov-23-04    themindset: there's a mistake on board up there, the queen shouldn't be on e2 Nov-23-04    ArtNJ: 9. Qe2 is the signature move of the Howell attack. So the diagram is accurate, the variation just needs an extra half move. Oct-07-05    refutor: any idea why this variation is out of fashion? Oct-07-05    Koster: <refutor> It's obsolete since the srong innovation 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5! Oct-07-05    WannaBe: Ah, yes, Qh5, the Nakamura favorite. May-09-06    netlava: 9 Qe2 Be7 10 Rd1 O-O 11 c4 bxc4 12 Bxc4 Bc5 13 Be3 Bxe3 14 Qxe3 Qb8 15. Bb3 Na5 16 Nbd2 Nxd2 17 Nxd2 Rd8 = May-09-06    geraldo8187: actually, Bernard Parham has had a lot of success with 2. Qh5 his "matrix" system of incorporating geometry into chess can be found on a google search, and several of his brilliant attack Qh5 games are on chessbase Sep-03-07    Morphyisgod: is it me or does this look like black has a big advantage Jan-23-08    Nikita Smirnov: After who the variation is named? Is it after David Howell or? Jan-23-08    MaxxLange: Black does not have a big advantage here. Mar-28-11    Penguincw: Opening of the Day: Ruy Lopez, Howell Attack 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 < Nikita Smirnov: After who the variation is named? Is it after David Howell or?> Perhaps. Mar-29-11    tpstar: Clarence Seaman Howell Apr-03-11    Penguincw: < tpstar: Clarence Seaman Howell > Oh. Apr-03-11    Marmot PFL: <any idea why this variation is out of fashion?> It looks like Korchnoi and others put it out of business in the 70s and 80s. Still its the kind of line where some analysis with today's strong comps might pay off. Oct-05-11    edbermac: On the variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb8 15. Bb3 Na5, there are 3 possible lines given in the database: 16 Nbd2, Ne1 or Nc3 Can White get away with 16. Bd5 here? Apr-10-12    Penguincw: Opening of the Day Ruy Lopez, Howell Attack 1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.b5 a6 4.a4 f6 5.O-O xe4 6.d4 b5 7.b3 d5 8.dxe5 e6 click for larger view

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