Author: Chessfun
Date: 11:00:53 10/31/03
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On October 29, 2003 at 12:33:09, Mihaly Szalai wrote: >On October 28, 2003 at 17:38:43, John Merlino wrote: > >>About one opening move in the second game, I would like some insights into from >>the strong players, if I could: >> >>1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O >> >>[D]rnbqk2r/ppp1bppp/8/3p4/3Pn3/3B1N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - 0 7 >> >>7...Bf5? >> >>I can find 27 games in the CM9000 database in which this move is played and the >>tally is +14 =12 -1! Black has only won once in this database, and that was when >>a Master played the move against an unranked player. Very few GMs have played >>this move and scored: >> >>Ivanchuk drew Shirov (rated equally) >>Heubner drew Adorjan (rated 50 points worse) >>Christiansen drew Ljubojevic (rated 90 points higher) >>Reshevsky drew Liberzon (rated 45 points worse) >> >>Panno apparently tried this move against Karpov in 1980 and lost (no surprise >>there, as Karpov was rated 185 points higher). >> >>My point is, if this move is so poor, why is it still in an opening book? >>CM9000's book always plays the very common 7...Nc6 in this position. If its >>opponent plays 7...Bf5, it will respond with either 8.c4 or 8.Re1 with equal >>probability. >> >>Any thoughts would be appreciated.... >> >>jm > >In my General.ctg there's a question mark after 7.- Bf5. >This is the Fritz 6 book from 1999. They say there's a newer one, >but I don't know nothing about it. >(I converted the CM9000.obk to ctg and there's also a question mark.) Please explain how? Sarah.
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