Author: martin fierz
Date: 13:42:00 01/18/04
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On January 18, 2004 at 16:25:11, Pierre Chevalier wrote: >The Ponomariov Gambit in the Taimanov Sicilian is: >1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 e6 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Ndb5 Qb8 7 Be3 a6 8 Bb6. >Junior 8 interpreted this position in shootout mode with the following >continuation: 8...axb5 9 Nxb5 Ra5 10 Nc7 Ke7 11 Qd3 Ra4 12 Bc5 Draw. >It is a draw because of the repetition 12...Kd8 13 Bb6 Ke7 14 Bc5. >Is this really all the Ponomariov Gambit is good for? Is there a way to >play for a win? the ponomariov gamit is crap - ok, that's not my own opinion, but kasparov's :-) i usually play the line where black gets 3 pieces for the queen (off the top of my head, that goes 9...Bb4+ 10.c3 Ba5 11. Nc7+ Qxc7 12. Bxc7 Bxc7. this is supposed to be good for black, not for white :-) cheers martin
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