Author: Ferdinand S. Mosca
Date: 01:40:09 08/06/01
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On August 05, 2001 at 20:45:07, Stephen A. Boak wrote: >[D]r3kb1r/pp1bnppp/1qn1p3/3pP3/3p2Q1/3B1N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1R1K1 w kq - 0 1 > >In an OTB game yesterday, in a very interesting non-book position (see FEN >diagram) arising a couple moves after the novelty 6...Qb6!? (the known Qc7 is >likely better) in the French Advance Var, Black played 8...Bd7 and missed an >opportunity for Nb4!, winning the Bishop pair and removing the important >kingside attacker that covers h7-g6-f4. > >I had thought of the Nb4 idea, but discarded it in favor of Bd7, wanting to >continue with development (Rc8 when possible, etc). White replied 9. a3, >permanently preventing Nb4. > >Here's the early game score including the diagrammed position and a few >following moves: > >1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Qg4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bd3 Qb6 7.0–0 Nge7 8.Re1 Bd7 9.a3 >a5 10.Nbd2 Ng6 11.h4 Qc7 12.Qg3 Line > >This was my inaugural French Defense (I like to change my openings every now and >then, for variety and to learn something new), so I don't have much experience >or understanding of normal French lines. I'm getting that now, heh heh, from >the game lesson and post mortem analysis. Hello Stephen, I prefer Nb4 simply because the light Bishop of white has always been a factor on white's kingside attack, more when black castles there. The terrain will tell that black has difficulties developing his kingside pieces because of that strong e5-pawn. By the time you enter the middle game black will try to eliminate that thorny e5-pawn by the move f6 from black. Generally one should castle first before moving f6. But after the move f6, the Bishop at d3 will become too powerful, so the best plan is to eliminate the Bishop at d3 at all cost, go for it if you have the opportunity. If there is a3 by white as in the game then try to reconsider transfering your Bishop at d7 to a6-square. Nine years in French Defense, Dinan
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