Author: Harald Faber
Date: 09:30:51 04/18/03
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On April 18, 2003 at 10:29:07, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >On April 18, 2003 at 09:49:33, Jan Kiwitter wrote: > >>Hi Kurt, >> >>thanks for playing this very interesting match. >> >>I don't think the move 9.c5 is so bad, because white gets the half open a-file >>and also the doubled b-pawns are not easy to attack. Furthermore white casually >>has the possibility to play b3-b4-b5. >> >>Regards >>Jan > >Position before 9.c5?! ><[D]rn2kb1r/pp3ppp/1qp1pn2/3p1b2/2PP1B2/1QN1PP2/PP4PP/R3KBNR w KQkq - 0 9 > > Hi Jan > The move 9.c5 is surely not faulty but in my opinion bad for computer > programs. The half open a-file will never play a rule after Black's a7-a6 > and the pawn thrust b4-b5 is almost never possible. And if White is going > to centralize the rooks, Black can once play a6-a5 and open the a-file in > its favour. > Regards > Kurt 9.c5 makes it hard for black to find a good place for the Bf8 and prevents e.g. that black plays c5 himself. If somehow black can play a7-a6 to hinder white from playing b3-b4-b5 then b6 gets weak. I think it is not that clear that c4-c5 is weak.
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