Brazilian Defense
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| Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qe7, followed by ...g6,...Bg7,...Nf6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | C40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named after | Hélder Câmara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | King's Knight Opening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Brazilian Defense, also known as Camara Defense or Gunderam Defense, is a chess defense that starts with the moves:
Followed by moves ...g6, ...Bg7 and ...Nf6, creating the typical King's Indian formation.
History
It was created by International Master Hélder Câmara, who played it for the first time in 1954, in the IV Centennial of the City of São Paulo Tournament and the XXII Brazilian Chess Championship.[1] It became popular among Brazilian players, being employed in the top national competition every year,[2] so much so that they begun calling it "Brazilian Defense". Hélder Câmara also used it in other important chess events, such as the South American Zonal in 1972 (where he attained his International Master title), the Netanya-A International Chess Tournament (Israel) in 1973, and the XLII e XLIII Brazilian Chess Championships, in 1975 and 1976, respectively.[3]
In 1969, a work dedicated to its analysis called Notas Sobre a Defesa Brasileira ("Annotations on the Brazilian Defense") was published.[4]
Overview
According to its creator, this defense was envisioned as an attempt to use the King's Indian Defense against the King's Pawn opening.
"In the King's Indian, after the basic formation is established (...Nf6, g6, Bg7, d6, 0-0, e5, Nbd7, c6), black must elect a game plan. They can pressure the center with 9...exd4 and 10...Re8; they can secure the c5-square for their knight on d7 with 9...a5; or they can keep central tension with 9... Qc7 or 9...Qe7 (!). And that's exactly where the Camara Defense is born: an inversion of nine moves able to ensure, with an almost imperceptible disguise, the King's Indian setup against king's pawn opening."[5]
Notable games
The first official use of the Brazilian Defense was in a game between Manoel Madeira de Ley (white) and Hélder Câmara (black) during the fourth round of the IV Centennial of the City of São Paulo Tournament, on October 19, 1954.[citation needed]
| 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qe7!? 3.Bc4 g6! 4.Nc3 c6 5.d3 Bg7 6.a4 Nf6 7.h3 0-0 8.Be3 Rd8 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.0-0 d6 12.Qd2 Bxh3! 13.Nh2 Be6 14.Kh1 d5 15.Ba2 d4 16.Ne2 Bxa2 17.Rxa2 Qe6 18.Raa1 c5 19.f4 f5?! 20.exf5 gxf5 21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.Nf4 Qf6 23.Qf2 Rf8 24.Rae1 Nc6 25.Qf3 Rf7 26.Qd5 Rd8 27.Qe6 Qxe6 28.Nxe6 Rd5 29.Nf4 Bxf4 30.Rxf4 Re5 31.Ref1 Re2 32.R1f2 Rxf2 33.Rxf2 Ne5 34.Re2 Ng4 35.Nxg4 fxg4 36.Kh2 Kg7 37.Kg3 ½-½. |
References
- ^ CÂMARA, Hélder. Diagonais: crônicas de xadrez. São Paulo : Saraiva, 1996
- ^ Prosdocimi-Almeida Soares, 1956; Asfora-Almeida Soares, 1957; De Athayde-Camara, 1958; Gadia-Toth, 1960
- ^ https://database.chessbase.com/ Recovered in 2020.25.02
- ^ Oliveira, Washington de (1969). "Notas sobre a Defesa brasileira" (in Portuguese).
- ^ http://www.heldercamara.com.br/teoria.htm