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Subject: Re: I take the bait ... 9 a3! looks rather promissing for white.....

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:36:29 12/12/03

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On December 11, 2003 at 23:54:24, Torstein Hall 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.
>
>9.a3 looks rather fine for white! I think I would expect a good result against
>anyone with white from here, and have the right to "takeback" if I go wrong.
>
>So if 9...Nxc2+ 10.Kd1 Nxa1 11.Nxd5 it is your move. :-)
>
>Torstein
>

Let's do them one at a time.  I plan on coming back to this, as it was
considered an inferior line (by white) 20 years ago.

>
>>
>>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.



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