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Subject: Re: (OT) Closed Sicilian [B40] Improvement = Aeroflot Open 2004

Author: John Merlino

Date: 13:07:42 06/02/04

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On June 02, 2004 at 15:58:51, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:

>    Please see ==> http://www.chesscafe.com/kdf7/aero2004.htm#March 26: Final
>
>Minasian,Ara - Ehlvest,J [B40]
>Aeroflot Open (8)
>
>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3
>
>Armenian players often follow their own opening paths, without respect to what
>is theoretically fashionable. The following moves do not require any special
>commentary, as they are typical for a Closed Sicilian.
>
>3...Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.Qe2 Be7 7.g3 b6 8.Bg2 Bb7 9.0-0 0-0 10.e5 Nd7
>11.Re1 b5 12.h4 a5 13.a4!
>
>This characteristic move is a novelty according to my database. Minasian
>improves on White's play from Balashov - Dolmatov, 1979.

CM_SKR on an AMD 2500 wants to do what Balashov did, which was play 13.h5. This
game resulted in a draw, by the way.

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	-0.02	995		13.a4 b4 14.d4 Qc7
0:00	1/4	0.01	2244		13.a4 b4 14.Nb3 Qb6 15.Bg5 bxc3
					16.Bxe7 Nxe7 17.bxc3
0:00	1/5	-0.22	10692		13.a4 b4 14.Nf1 Qc7 15.Bf4 Ba6
0:00	1/5	-0.17	13574		13.d4 Qb6 14.Nb3 a4 15.dxc5 Nxc5
0:00	1/6	-0.06	30362		13.d4 Qb6 14.Nb3 c4 15.Nbd2 Rfe8
					16.Nh2
0:00	1/6	0.02	89632		13.h5 h6 14.a4 b4 15.d4 Ba6
0:00	1/7	-0.05	147673		13.h5 h6 14.d4 Qb6 15.Qd3 a4 16.Nf1
					Rfe8
0:01	1/8	-0.01	289500		13.h5 h6 14.a4 b4 15.Nb3 Qb6 16.Rb1
					d4
0:03	1/9	-0.06	687831		13.h5 h6 14.a4 Qb6 15.axb5 Qxb5
					16.Nf1 Ba6 17.Rd1 Qb6 18.Bf4
0:08	1/10	0.01	1673071		13.h5 h6 14.a4 bxa4 15.Rxa4 Qb6
					16.b3 Ba6 17.Bb2 Rfe8 18.Qe3
0:25	1/11	-0.09	4998851		13.h5 h6 14.a4 b4 15.Nb3 Qb6 16.c4
					dxc4 17.dxc4 Nd4 18.Nbxd4 cxd4
					19.Qd3
1:41	1/12	0.01	20070298	13.h5 h6 14.Nf1 d4 15.N1h2 Nb6
					16.Ng4 Re8 17.Bf4 Qc7 18.Nd2 Nd5

jm



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