Author: Jeroen Noomen
Date: 12:12:32 03/21/02
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On March 21, 2002 at 14:42:45, Telmo Escobar wrote: As you can read, I am not talking about the move a7-a5. So I do not know why you keep referring to the move c5 being played AFTER a7-a5. Nowhere in my posting there is a variation with a5 and c5. So one more time: c7-c5 is the move here and after white's Rad1 I play ... Qc8. No problems with the queen and preparing a6, Bc6 and Qb7. Jeroen >>I disagree. After ... c5 Rad1 black has the very natural ... Qc8. >>Even with the idea of ... a6, ... Bc6 and ... Qb7, with nice >>pressure on the a8-h1 diagonal. >> > > The problem is that, after having played a7-a5, then c7-c5 is not palatable as >the queenside is too weakened. By the way, > > I) a strong player usually plays c7-c5 in this position. > > ii) a strong player hardly plays a7-a5 instead, yet that mistake isn't >impossible. Everybody makes senseless moves sometimes, but- > > iii) a strong player, even being drunk, never plays a7-a5 and immediately >c7-c5. Indeed, after making a7-a5, moving the "c" pawn looks as an illegal move >to his eyes.
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