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Subject: Re: Is Bd6 correct ? What programs plays it ?

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 18:58:44 01/15/02

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On January 15, 2002 at 21:09:29, Benny Antonsson wrote:

>I was confused when I saw Alarm 0.89 play Bd6 in this position:
>[D]r1bqk1nr/pppp1p1p/2n3p1/1B6/1b1NP3/2P5/PP3PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 0 1
>It seemes to cramp the black position? Is Be3 the problem after Bc5? Is Be7
>playable? What other programs play Bd6?

It's probably not as bad as it looks, but it's definitely a mistake to block a
central pawn in this manner.

Bc5 is OK, but if I were playing Black, I'd retreat all the way back to f8, and
put the thing on g7 next, where it really belongs.  :)

-Peter



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