# 2021.06.16 – Santasiere’s Folly

- Link: https://coffeefordessert.com/2025/06/16/2021-06-16-santasieres-folly/
- Published: 2025-06-16T07:30:00-05:00
- Author: Coach Chad

(6/16 chess.com vs mdinlos)

Check out this game: 11brose v mdinlos [https://www.chess.com/game/live/17628639497](https://www.chess.com/game/live/17628639497)

Coach Chad continues his study of 1. b4 with a synchrony between the polish and 
the reti after ..d5 2.Nf3

The game continued with sharp development while, both sides find kingside castling
opportunities.

Black centralizes a battery along the D-file. However they still have some exploitable
weak points, of which White rapidly clears the way..in favor of attacking lanes 
along the light squares.

Coach Chad was able to unleash a ferocious double attack in the center, leading 
to a ferocious exchange and a clear lead for white.

Enjoy the game: Santasiere’s Folly ..for an extra challenge, try to find a better
way for black to equalize and extend the middle game after {15. exd5}

[https://www.chess.com/game/live/17628639497](https://www.chess.com/game/live/17628639497)

[Event “Live Chess”]
[Site “Chess.com”][Date “2021.06.17”][Round “?”][White “11brose”][
Black “mdinulos”][Result “1-0”][TimeControl “180+2”][WhiteElo “1423”][BlackElo “
1613”][Termination “11brose won – game abandoned”][ECO “A06”][EndTime “0:27:44 GMT
+0000”][Link “[https://www.chess.com/game/live/17628639497”%5D](https://www.chess.com/game/live/17628639497”%5D)

 1. b4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e5 6. d3 Bxb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.
    Nxd2
    Nc6 9. g4 Qd6 10. Rb1 b6 11. Bg2 Rd8 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 h6 14. c4 e4 15.dxe4 
    dxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Ne5 20. Qd5 1-0

Don’t dump the queen into a mass trade just to simplify. 16…Qxd1+ is the miss. Scan
the recapture before you cash it. I wish you the best of luck!!
— Coach Chad / The
Chess Zone — Coffee For Dessert