Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 07:08:51 11/04/01
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On November 03, 2001 at 20:28:50, K. Burcham wrote:
>it seems 16...a5 is better move. this move leads to the position below and
>prevents the pawn advancing to b4. probably not a winning line, but at least not
>a losing line 16...a5 17.Re1 Bd7 etc.
Looks like you are right. Nc5 defends b7,d7 and e6, anyway I would try to avoid
this position as a book line (see below).
>[Event "21st Open Dutch CC Ch."]
>[Site "Leiden NED"]
>[Date "2001.10.27"]
>[Round "02"]
>[White "Kallisto II-X"]
>[Black "Crafty 18.13"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>
>1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4 O-O 8.Nf3 c5
>9.Qd2 Nc6 10.O-O-O cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 f6 13.exf6 Qxf6 14.g3 Qxd4
I see a problem with 10... cxd4 followed by Nxd4 and two moves later Qxd4.
Why simplifying? that's what White wants. The position ends up being
a torture for black, no chance of winning and White has a sound position
that can be slowly be exploited to a better endgame. Not easy, but black
has little counterchances. This are the kind of positions where Karpov
salivates! :-)
The trick here is that black has an inferior position because of e6-e6 weakness
+ bishop advantage but not easy for white to win. However, if you facilitate
things to white (simplifying and making more weaknesses in the Q side with a5
and a more rigid pawn structure) the position is not a pleasure at all.
Generally, white takes in c5. Here, it didn't and played 0-0-0 going right into
black advantage in the queen side. I checked ECO and 10... c4 gives an advantage
to black, which makes sense (after 0-0-0). Unless there is some theory
devpeloped that I ignore this whole line seems to be fishy. I would take it
out of crafty's book! it is very easy to slip into a hole
and never come back. It is easy that a lesser player draws with white
and that a stronger player tortures black with no hope of counterchance.
French is great, but you have to know what your doing! it is a very sharp
opening (positionally).
Regards,
Miguel
>15.Rxd4 Nc5 16.Bg2 {DIAGRAM} Bd7 17.b4 Na4 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Bxd5+ Kh8 20.Bxb7
>Rad8
>21.Rhd1 Nc3 22.R1d2 Rf7 23.Bc6 Nxa2+ 24.Kb2 Rb8 25.Bd5 Nxb4
>26.Bxf7 Nc6+ 27.Kc3 Nxd4 28.Kxd4 Rf8 29.Bd5 a5 30.c4 a4 31.Rd3 g6
>32.Rc3 Rd8 33.Ke5 Re8+ 34.Kd6 Bf5 35.c5 Rd8+ 36.Ke5 Kg7 37.c6 Re8+
>38.Kd6 Rd8+ 39.Kc5 Ra8 40.Ra3 {DIAGRAM} Ra5+ 41.Kd6 Ra6 42.Bc4 Ra8 43.Be6 Be4
>44.Bd7 Ra6 45.Kc5 Bg2 46.c7 Bb7 47.Rxa4 Rxa4 48.Bxa4 Bc8 49.Kd6 Kf6
>50.h4 Ba6 51.Bd7 Kf7 52.g4 Kf8 53.g5 Bb7 1-0
>
>kburcham
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