Author: Eran
Date: 09:45:24 07/27/98
In the Rebel vs. Anand game 8, White move 5.cxd5 was good but 5.Bg5 was better. What happened to the position after 5.cxd5 was that White did not clearly follow the principles of opening. Please see the list of reasons below. 1. White might not develop the minor pieces effectively such as the White king bishop. 2. White moved the same pawn twice after 5.cxd5. It might be a bit ambitious. 3. If 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Qc2 Nxc3 7.bxc3, then White gave up some control over the center of the board. At the same time, the diagonal white squares along the a8 through h1 became unobstructed for the powerful Black bishop on square b7. 4. The White king bishop was still hemmed and thus postponing king castling, whereas all the Black minor pieces had better mobility. 5. Black queen enjoyed the half-open d-file. 6. The d5 square now was completely controlled by the three Black pieces: Queen, Queen Bishop, and e6-pawn. Remember that d5 square is very important for strategy key in the d-pawn opening. 7. White had the two hanging pawns at c3 and a3, and none of them was supported by other pawns, whereas the structure of the black pawns was good. 8. Usually the White queen should be developed to square c2 after all the White minor pieces were developed and king castled. 9. Lastly, if after 5.Bg5, White would be able to develop 6.e3 and then 7.Bd3 before king castled. 7.Bd3 had an excellent chance of kingside attacking when it had a very good mobility along the open diagonal white squares b1 through h7. In the d-pawn opening, after 5.cxd5 the open game was more favorable for Black. Although I am not a grandmaster, I still believe that if after 5.Bg5 Rebel10 might have a better chance to win or to have draw against Anand. Do you agree with that above? Eran
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