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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