Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:41:19 12/12/03
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On December 11, 2003 at 23:49:44, DIMA SHEFER wrote: >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. White normally doesn't play for a draw. White plays for a win.
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