Author: DIMA SHEFER
Date: 20:49:44 12/11/03
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On December 11, 2003 at 21:48:51, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On December 11, 2003 at 15:13:29, Steve Maughan wrote: > >>Bob, >> >>>8. ... Ne7 and the usual response is 9. d4 c6 >> >>10. dxe5 > > >OK. Recap to make sure we don't diverge from each other: > >1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 >7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. d4 c6 10. dxe5 > >OK.. the main move I used to play here was Bg5, rather than d4, although I am >sure I tried d4 many times... The thing I seem to remember about not liking >dxe5 is the white pawn on e5 is a perfect blocker for the black king to hide >behind. A rook on the e-file now produces no fear until that pawn can be >pushed. > >I can think of two replies here that appear interesting. > >10. ... b5, driving the bishop back and giving me a square to develop >my c8 bishop to untangle the rook. or 10. ... Qe8 attempting to get the >queen to the kingside and either trade queens or push the white queen away >to untangle the center. No way I play 10. ... Kxe5? of course. :) > >Lets try the b5 line first... ok after 9. d4 c6 10. Bg5 what is blacks defense??? ... on 10. de b5 11. Bb3 Qe8 12. Be3 or 0-0 with a nasty threat of 0-0-0 in the first case and Rd1 in the second, if after 12. 0-0 Qf7 13. Qe2 Kd7 white takes twice on d5 and with check on b5 with queen and gets 3 pawns for a piece with good initiative and safe king. i think it is enough for at least a draw.
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