Who wants to see more of. Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. [50][51], Gary Danelishen, author of The Final Theory of Chess, posted analysis of the Torning Variation online.[52]. 6...Bg7 7.Qd2 0-0 8.0-0-0 c5, then 9.d5 a6 10.d6! Black can attack the centre immediately with 7...c5!? Black can respond with 6...e6, when after 7.g4, 7...Be4 leads to tremendous complications, e.g. Alternatively, White can offer a second pawn with 5.Qxf3. Refresh and try again. Be a winner. Do you have to read the whole Kate Daniels series to understand/enjoy this book? 4...Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Nc6 6.Nxe4 Nxe5, or 5.Nxd1 Nc6 6.Bf4, with equality and few winning chances for either side. 😭 I’m pro-character growth, but still a little disappointed that the only “normal” people in the series haven’t retained their normality. [25] An alternative approach is to castle queenside, play Bh6 and then launch the h-pawn against the black kingside. Oof. Irani Rael is a fictional alien in Marvel Comics.The character, created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Wellinton Alves and Geraldo Borges, first appeared in Nova Vol. A trap is Richard Torning (1809) – amol52 (1424) [D00] (bullet 18.12.2016): 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Bf5 3.e4 dxe4 4.g4 Bg6 5.Qe2 Qxd4 6.Qb5+!? ?, which leads to sharp play and approximately equal chances. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Burgess wrote that "Although White has some advantage, Black has avoided instant loss". Centuries after the supposed destruction of the original Empire, a surviving faction of the Sith returned from the Unknown Regions and waged a massive war against the Republic. If Black responds with the Alburt Defence after 1. d4 d5 2. For the first time an Ilona Andrews book has a cover worthy of story that they tell. [39] Black can also try 5...Bf5, when White must play accurately to prove enough compensation, but probably obtains sufficient play after 6.g4 Bg6 7.g5 Nd5 8.fxe4 Nxc3 9.bxc3. That's actually bloody perfect, because it was. The Bogoljubov Defence was played by Diemer himself in a game against Bogoljubov. But I gotta admit, I'm little, OK, i’ll admit it, when I heard there was going to be another Julie story, I was less than enthused. Both 4.Qh5 and 4.Nge2 are well met by 4...Nc6!, when Black has good chances of obtaining an advantage, while against 4.Nxe4 the most critical continuation is 4...Qxd4, when White can continue with either 5.Qe2 or 5.Bd3, with complications and some compensation for the pawn in either case, but it is unclear if it is enough.[47]. I'm still ambivalent about this plot point because what I've always loved about Julie is that she ISN'T the most beautiful/powerful person in the room. in future installments! What a lackluster, joyless affair this book was for me. An ancient power is stalking her adopted mother, Kate Daniels, an enemy unlike any other, and a string of horrifying murders is its opening gambit. Kb1 Qc5 12. [41] White can play for compensation for a pawn with 5.fxe4 Nxe4 6.Qf3, when both 6...Nxc3 and 6...Nd6 lead to complicated positions in which Black often tries to return a pawn on b7 in order to catch up on development, and in some cases secure a positional advantage. after 5...Bg6 6.g5 Nd5 7.Nxe4 Nc6 8.Bb5 e6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Ne2 c5 11.dxc5 Nb4, when in a reversal of roles, White has an extra pawn but Black has the initiative and a superior pawn structure. [44], The push with 4...e3 is often used by strong players to avoid the complications arising from 4...exf3 5.Nxf3, but it is one of Black's weaker options against the Blackmar–Diemer as returning the pawn in this way does not significantly slow down White's initiative, and thus Black struggles to fully equalize in this line. after 8...Nbd7 9.Bd3 e5. White's most common response is the Studier Attack, 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Qe1, intending Qh4, Bh6 and piling pressure on the kingside, sacrificing pawns at d4 and c2 if appropriate. [31] In the 5...c6 move order White has the alternative 6.Bd3, usually intending to sacrifice a second pawn after 6...Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Qxd4, leading to sharp complications, though Black can transpose back to the Classical Variation of the Teichmann Defence with 8...e6, since White's only good response is 9.Be3. [18] Alternatively, 8.Be3 is the Classical Variation, where White aims for a slow buildup to a kingside offensive. Actress | The Queen's Gambit Anya Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (born 16 April 1996) is a Florida-born Argentine-British actress. Nevertheless, he cautioned that Black "inaccuracies can be swiftly punished" in the Blackmar–Diemer. improves for White and may give sufficient compensation for the pawn. full book!! ... and did not know that Winona Ryder plays Joyce ... We also would have accepted [Acted like fools]. The Zilbermints Gambit has scored well in practice, but objectively it probably does not give White enough compensation for two pawns. I can't wait for the next book. In the animated movie in 1998, she is the 8th Disney Princess in the official lineup. Nc3 Bf5 it can transpose into a type of BDG Zeller Defence after 3. e4 dxe4. White can head for a drawish endgame with 4.dxe5, e.g. DataLounge - Gay Celebrity Gossip, Gay Politics, Gay News and Pointless Bitchery since 1995. The Blackmar–Diemer Gambit (or BDG) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: where White intends to follow up with f2–f3, usually on the fourth move. I’m a huge Ilona Andrews fan, they are my favorite UF/PNR writers so I may be slightly biased in my review, but I will attempt to keep fangirling to a minimum. 1.d4 d5 2.e4 e6 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3 and 3...Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.f3 are very rare. The old main line runs 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.0-0 e6 8.Ne5, when Black should avoid 8...Bxc2?! is ineffective as 5.dxe5 hits Black's knight, and after 5...Qxd1+ 6.Kxd1 the knight has to retreat to d7 or g8). Some titled players, including International Master Gary Lane, consider the opening to be suitable at the club level and for young and improving players. The Big confrontation was very quick. So sorry, I missed your post! Black's most critical response to the Blackmar–Diemer Gambit is 5...c6, known as the Ziegler Defence due to Diemer's tendency to name lines after opponents that first played them against him, but most of the theory of the line was established by Gerhart Gunderam, who advocated 5...Bf5. White obtains a tempo and a half-open f-file in return for a pawn, and as with most gambits, White aims to achieve rapid development and active posting of his pieces in order to rapidly build up an attack at the cost of the gambit pawn. [17] White's best response is to attack the bishop immediately with 6.h3, when play often continues 6...Bxf3 7.Qxf3 c6 (but not 7...Nc6, when 8.Bb5 is good for White). It’s everything you’ve been hoping for. [31] There are currently insufficient practical tests to determine whether it amounts to enough compensation for the lost pawn. Qe2!? January 12th 2021 The black queen cannot capture the knight because 8...Qxb5 9.Bxb5+ is check, gaining time for the white queen to escape the threat from the bishop. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. If White tries to enter this setup after 7...e6 8.Qe2, however, then 8...Bb4! Originally Posted at Books of My Heart Blood Heir is the first book of Aurelia Ryder, the spin off series from the hit series, Kate Daniels. Now she’s back with a new face, a new magic, and a new name—Aurelia Ryder—drawn by the urgent need to protect the family she left behind. Incest/Taboo 06/27/18: Baby Sister Ch: 16 Part Series: Baby Sister Ch. List of chess openings named after people, "Topnotch analysis of the Blackmar–Diemer", "Over the Horizons: How to Detect a Novelty", Opening Report: 1.d4 d5 2.e4 (6503 games), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackmar–Diemer_Gambit&oldid=1002439625, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. "[5] Other dismissive quotes include "playing the Blackmar–Diemer Gambit is like shopping for a tombstone" (Andrew Martin)[6] and "To convince an adherent of the BDG that it is unsound, is like trying to convince a child that there is no Santa Claus." However, the alternative 8.a3, despite the loss of time, offers White good compensation for the pawn, and White can also consider 8.Qd2, allowing the trade of the bishop on d3 but avoiding any loss of time. after 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Qf3 Qxd4 10.Qxf7+ Kd8 11.Qf4. BLOOD HEIR is a typical first book in an urban fantasy series. To create our list,... To see what your friends thought of this book. ), “My patience is an infinite lake. Ilona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. Play the Blackmar–Diemer Gambit! Black can also decline the pawn with 5...c6 or 5...e6, holding the position. Bg6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Qd3, intending to castle queenside and tie Black down to the f7-pawn, promising long-term positional compensation for the pawn. I've grudgingly accepted it for now (I will like it eventually! [10] IM John Cox wrote that the gambit was "objectively weak" but pragmatically recommended that Black should enter the Hübsch gambit instead of accepting the Blackmar–Diemer as "sod's law dictates that [the reader would meet the gambit] in the third Saturday game of a weekender, when few of us are at our sharpest tactically ... one slip sees you getting torched."[11]. 3...f5 is an important option for Black, since 4.f3 is well met by 4...e5!, with some advantage for Black. If you like period dramas, this one is a must. [13] More common is 7...Bg6, which leads to quieter play, when White's best response is probably 8.Bg2 c6 9.h4, with a sustained kingside initiative in return for the pawn. Thank you! [22] White's main alternative to 7.Bd3 is 7.Qd2, aiming to castle queenside and giving additional support to the d4-pawn, while aiming to launch a kingside offensive with Qd2–f4 and meeting ...h6 with a dangerous Bxh6 sacrifice. [36], The Halosar Trap (named after Hermann Halosar) follows after 6... Qb4 7.0-0-0 Bg4? is good for Black and other bishop moves allow Black to achieve superior versions of standard Blackmar–Diemer Gambit variations. I read another review that said "this is everything you've been hoping for". 6/13/20 Read through chapter 12. [15] White has an alternative in 6.Bd3, directly challenging the bishop, but Christoph Scheerer doubts that White gets enough compensation after 6...Bxd3 7.Qxd3 c6 intending ...e6, ...Nbd7, ...Be7 and ...0-0 with a solid position. Look, I love the Kate Daniels world with my whole heart and always will. ✘✘ Sarah ✘✘ (former Nefarious Breeder of Murderous Crustaceans), Find more reviews and book recommendations on my blog, Nenia ✨️ I yeet my books back and forth ✨️ Campbell. Sure, technically everything is explained, but you'll feel very lost and miss out on emotional beats. So sorry, I missed your post! Julie is all grown-up, and the result is this uninspiring Kate-meets-Barbie Princess character whose voice and personality are as bland as her achievements are many. [46] Since these positions typically do not attract gambiteers, White often chooses a riskier response in order to generate winning chances, such as 4.Qh5, 4.Nge2 or 4.Nxe4. If Black gets greedy and captures 5...Qxd4, White gets a nice game after 6.Qb5+. Welcome back. 1.d4 Nf6 2.f3 d5 (c5 may lead to a kind of. I am just resistant to change, lol). It's a large, complex world and even I (a mega-fan who has reread the series dozens of times) struggled with keeping worldbuilding facts in order. Yay! After 3...e6, however, White cannot easily force a Blackmar–Diemer Gambit type position as 4.f3 Bb4 (which also comes up via the French Rubinstein Variation) is very bad for White. Another option for White is to play the Veresov Opening moves – without 3.Bg5. [42] Alternatively, 5.g4 aims to regain the pawn in most cases, e.g. [37], Many sources recommend the O'Kelly Defence as a means of transposing to the Ziegler Defence while cutting out White's 6.Bd3 possibility, since White has nothing better than 5.Bc4, when 5...exf3 6.Nxf3 Bf5 transposes directly to the 6.Bc4 Bf5 variation of the Ziegler Defence. - thank you so much for stopping by: I feel greatly reassured knowing other IA readers experienced t. laurel - and Leila! They met in college, in English Composition 101, where Ilona got a better grade, Ilona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. [3] Dismissed by many masters on the one hand, and embraced enthusiastically by many amateurs on the other, many consider that Black has good chances of defending successfully and converting the extra pawn in the endgame, while theory suggests that Black has many ways to equalize. Need another excuse to go to the bookstore this week? Biggest Siterips, Pornstars and MDH Porn Archive. We’d love your help. The 5...e6 line, analysed by Max Euwe, aims to reach a French Defence type position, but with Black having an extra pawn. Torning Gambit. [7] As a result of the intense controversy surrounding the opening, much of the literature on the opening is lacking in objectivity. This is not the place to begin your journey in dystopian Atlanta. The best way to carry out this approach is via 6.Bf4, as 6.Bg5 (as played by Bogoljubov in his game against Diemer) is well met by 6...Bg7 7.Qd2 0-0 8.0-0-0 c5!, when Black stands better. Play usually continues 6.Bg5 Be7, when White's most popular option is 7.Bd3. Even Derek has acquired magical/unique shapeshifter powers. The Blackmar–Diemer Gambit arose as a development of the earlier Blackmar Gambit, named after Armand Blackmar, a relatively little-known New Orleans player of the late 19th century who popularized its characteristic moves (1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.f3) and was the first player to publish analysis of the opening. "[4] On the other hand, Sam Collins (in his book Understanding the Chess Openings) noted the tendency for some Blackmar–Diemer fanatics to try to get the opening in every game, thus limiting their chess experience, and concluded, "Nobody who plays good chess plays this line, and nobody who plays good chess ever will. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published laurel - and Leila! The Blackmar–Diemer Gambit (or BDG) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: . where White intends to follow up with f2–f3, usually on the fourth move. Lots of worldbuilding strings and mysteries introduced, very little payoff in anticipation of future books. Qxa6 Qxe3+ (Worse is 10...Bxd1 11.Kxd1 Rd8+ 12.Bd2 and White is winning, for example 12...Ng4 13.Nxc7+ Kd7 14.Qxa7) 11. It read like someone took Kate Daniels and stripped that character of every little edge, imperfection, flaw and quirk that made her unique, vibrant and three dimensional. 4 #18 (December 2008).. Irani Rael is a Rigellian who was recruited into the Nova Corps after it was destroyed by the Annihilation Wave. A polished and magnetic miniseries, The Queen’s Gambit centres on prodigious introvert Beth Harmon. 1.d4 d5 2.e4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 dxe4 6.f3 is the Winckelmann–Reimer Gambit. in a game against Nigel Short, achieving a superior position after 6.Bb3 Be6 7.fxe4 b4 8.Nce2 Nxe4, but 8.Na4!? I am writing this two days after finishing the book and well, I still can't stop thinking about it. Be3 Qg4 7.Qf2 e5. A new line only recently mentioned in Tim Sawyer's Blackmar–Diemer Books 5 and 8, is the Torning Gambit which occurs after 4. g4 Bg6 5. 7.Qxb7 Qc6 8.Qc8#. God bless Ilona Andrews for giving us Julie’s (and possibly Derek’s???) Instead White does better to prevent ...e5 with 4.Bf4, and then obtain compensation for a pawn with a subsequent f3. [32] In view of White's problems proving compensation in these lines, ChessCafe.com reviewer Carsten Hansen concluded, "despite all the smoke and mirrors, the Blackmar–Diemer Gambit still isn't viable beyond club-level or rapid-play games". 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 Nxe4 is called the Hübsch Gambit. Gallagher thought that the closely related Hübsch Gambit gave an equal game but that the Blackmar–Diemer provided "not really enough compensation" and there were "a number of areas where Black could fight for the advantage." Contrary to popular belief, Gordon was never an intelligence officer with a license to kill, and Ilona was never the mysterious Russian spy who seduced him. is better for Black) 8...c5 9.Qf4!? Black can decline the pawn, e.g. Steve Stricker, the 53-year-old U.S. Ryder Cup captain who was trying to become the oldest winner on the PGA Tour, shot a 67 to tie for fourth with Spieth (72) and Carlos Ortiz (64) at 17 under. Very personal. Qd7?? (Gordon is still sore about that. But perish the thought you ever look after your own interests first and aren't gregarious and also possibly *. 39d. Lots of worldbuilding strings and mysteries introduced, very little payoff in anticipation of future books. [16], The move 5...Bg4 pins the knight on f3, often with the intention of swapping it off and undermining White's central control. The position resulting after 3... Nf6 4.f3 reflects the main line of the gambit accepted, although other Black responses on move three are possible. I would not recommend BLOOD HEIR to a new-to-Kate-Daniels reader. Nc3. The show's Ozark and The Crown lead the nominations … after 8...e6 9.g5 Nd5 10.Bd3, leading to sharp play. [28] Most modern authors recommend this as Black's antidote to the BDG,[29] sometimes via O'Kelly's move order 4...c6. By fianchettoing the king's bishop Black aims to gain increased pressure against the d4-pawn following a subsequent ...c5. Start by marking “Blood Heir (Aurelia Ryder, #1)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. [12] The main response for White is 6.Ne5, intending to attack the black bishop with an advance of the kingside pawns and, if appropriate, weaken Black's kingside pawn structure with Ne5xBg6. Spieth and Schauffele struggled from the start, with Spieth bogeying the … And it’s the first in a new series, so YAY! Alternatively, 5.Nxe4 is likely to land White in an inferior version of the Fantasy Variation of the Caro–Kann Defence, with equality at best in positions that may not attract Blackmar–Diemer players, 5.fxe4 e5! prevents White from safely castling queenside, leaving White with insufficient compensation for the pawn. The Critics Choice Awards nominees for series has been unveiled on Monday, January 18. Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. Contrary to popular belief, Gordon was never an intelligence officer with a license to kill, and Ilona was never the mysterious Russian spy who seduced him. after 8...Qxd4 9.Be3 Qe5 10.0-0-0 e6 11.g5. [Namtur is the dogs bollocks, as we say in the UK. [8], GM Boris Avrukh has written that the gambit "may not be fully correct" but cautioned that he "was surprised at just how potent White's initiative could become". Nf3. Look, I love the Kate Daniels world with my whole heart and always will. I enjoyed reading your review, carol. Too bad child stardom comes at a steep price. *hysterically drinking tea* : IT HAS TO BE.