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Subject: Re: 9.a3 Nxc2 10. Kd1 Nxa1 11. Nxd5 Kd6 12. d4 c6

Author: Steve Maughan

Date: 13:35:45 12/11/03

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On December 11, 2003 at 16:32:56, Andreas Guettinger wrote:

>On December 11, 2003 at 16:26:59, Andreas Guettinger wrote:
>
>>On December 11, 2003 at 14:58:33, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On December 11, 2003 at 14:47:39, Jaime Benito de Valle Ruiz wrote:
>>>
>>>>On December 11, 2003 at 14:26:09, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6
>>>>>8. Nc3 Nb4
>>>>>
>>>>>Now I'll let you dictate the next move.  If you want to back up and play a
>>>>>different white move, feel free.  I am at home and don't have my old chess
>>>>>opening notes handy so this is coming from memory right now.
>>>>>
>>>>>White's normal moves are O-O (threat of Re1), Qe4 (threat of f4) and
>>>>>a3 (driving the knight away from defending d5).  Other moves might be
>>>>>playable, those are the three I remember playing when I used this in
>>>>>blitz games regularly...
>>>>>
>>>>>I think Hans Berliner had some detailed analysis of this opening somewhere
>>>>>years ago, also showing it was cute for white, but lost if black doesn't
>>>>>lose his cool with all the pins and potential checks.
>>>>
>>>>You're probably right, but... I'd like to see how can black win after
>>>>
>>>>9.a3 (9...,Nxc2  10.Kd1,Nxa1  11.Nxd5)
>>>>
>>>>..because I don't know how.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>>  Jaime
>>>
>>>
>>>I don't like that line either.  10. ... Nd4 looks better, and even 8. ... Ne7
>>>avoids the entire mess with a3 and Nxc2+
>>
>>
>>Hold it, hold it, I cannot see what's so bad about Nxa1?
>>
>>9.a3 Nxc2 10. Kd1 Nxa1 11. Nxd5 Kd6 12. d4 c6
>>
>>and then?
>>
>>Andy
>
>Ah, I see. 13. dxe
>
>:P
>Andy

Actually 13. Bf4! wins - 12...Be6 is better



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