Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 11:49:22 11/21/01
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On November 21, 2001 at 00:36:43, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:
>On November 20, 2001 at 10:07:42, K. Burcham wrote:
>
>>On November 19, 2001 at 21:54:52, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>[Event "Ch URS"]
>>>[Site "Moscow RUS"]
>>>[Date "1988.??.??"]
>>>[Round "3"]
>>>[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
>>>[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
>>>[Result "1-0"]
>>>[WhiteElo "2715"]
>>>[BlackElo "2510"]
>>>[ECO "A30s"]
>>>[Opening "English opening"]
>>>[Variation "1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defence)"]
>>>
>>>1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.d4 c5
>>>{
>>>The theory move here is 6. d5 (most of the modern great players do d5 here).
>>>Is castling nearly as good? If not, what should Ilia's response have been?
>>>}
>>>6.O-O cxd4 7.Qxd4 Be7 8.Nc3
>>>O-O 9.Rd1 d6 10.Bg5 Nc6 11.Qf4 Qb8 12.Rd2 Ne5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Qh4 Bxg2 15.
>>>Kxg2 Qb7+ 16.f3 Rac8 17.Rad1 e4 18.b3 exf3+ 19.exf3 Rc5 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
>>>Qe4 Qb8 22.Qe3 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 h5 24.Rd7 Rf5 25.R1d6 Qc8 26.Qd4 Qa6 27.a4 Qa5
>>>28.Qd2 Qe5 29.Rxa7 g5 30.Rad7 g4 31.f4 Qe4+ 32.Kg1 e5 33.Rd3 h4 34.Qd1 Rf6
>>>35.Qxg4+ Rg6 36.Qf3 Qxf3 37.Rxf3 exf4 38.Kf2 fxg3+ 39.hxg3 h3 40.Kg1 Re8
>>>41.Kh2 Re2+ 42.Kxh3 Rh6+ 43.Kg4 Rg6+ 44.Kf5 Kg7 45.Rd5 Ree6 46.Kf4 1-0
>>
>>shredder5 book shows 50% for 6.0-0 and 50% for 6.d5. with 0% for 6.dxc5
>>and 6.e3. so shredder can castle.
>>also the tiger ct.tbk book shows only 6.d5. it seems whoever prepared the
>>tiger book, agrees with you about 6.d5. tiger will not castle.
>>deep fritz book ctg. shows 6.Nc3 59% 6.d5 41% 6.0-0 0% 6.dxc5 0%.
>>
>>shredder5 calls this E-15 Queens Indian/classical variation.
>>deep fritz calls this E-15 Queens Indian.
>>gambit tiger 2.0 calls this A15 English opening.
>>
>>gambit tiger 2.0 wants 6.0-0 at depth 16, score +.16.
>>shredder5 wants 6.d5 at depth 16, score +.34.
>>deep fritz wants 6.d5 at depth 16, score +.13.
>>
>>but if you wanted only human theory on what each move "plays into",
>> i would suggest Miguel Ballicora or Vincent Diepeveen.
>
>I am puzzled.
>I am nobody to criticize Karpov in move 6 but this is weird to me.
>6. d5! is the strategical refutation of c5 and this has been known
>for a long, long time. As a general rule, every time you have a fianchetto
>in b7 if you can "safely" play d5 is small victory for white. Bb7 is out
>of the game and many times the bishop has to re-rout to c8 which is basically
>two tempos. The secret of all this is in the word "safely". But this position
>has been thouroughly tested, I have not been in touch with theory for years
>but I doubt this changed (but chess has always surprises). White get a nice
>position after d5, and the proof is that d5 was on fashion for a while even
>without c5. Kasparov will be salivating after playing d5 here.
>
>Anyway, Karpov has been known many times not to play the most energetic move
>to avoid problems. He wins anyway so why bother with preparation from the
>opponent?
>
>Was this a slow pace game or blitz?
I believe it was a slow paced game 40/2
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