Knight Takes b5 Under Neon
9.Bd3 · sung from White's side
No. 9 in the Radio ChessBase charts
Verse 1
His pawn on c5, my pawn on d5
My pawn on h3 is guarding g4
My bishop on d3 is eyeing b5
He pushes b5, my knight takes b5 9...b5 10.Nxb5 Re8
The e-file is his, the night is mine
Chorus
Castle short, my rook to e1 11.0-0 Nxe4 12.Re1
Knight to c3, my pawn takes c3 12...a6 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.bxc3
The queens stay on, the night is young
A pawn for the b-file, open and free
Verse 2
He grabs c3 with his bishop 14...Bxc3
Rook takes e8, rook to b1 15.Rxe8+ Qxe8 16.Rb1
My rook on b1 hits his knight on b8
My bishop on d3 is eyeing a6
No bishop to g5 before the rooks trade
He's a pawn up, but the lines are mine
Chorus
Castle short, my rook to e1 11.0-0 Nxe4 12.Re1
Knight to c3, my pawn takes c3 12...a6 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.bxc3
The queens stay on, the night is young
A pawn for the b-file, open and free
The hook is the whole plan: trade the b5 pawn for e4, let him take on c3, then swap rooks on e8 and bring the rook to b1 — a pawn given for open lines with the queens still on the board, which is exactly where this line has scored for White.