Author: Tony Nichols
Date: 09:51:34 02/02/06
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On February 02, 2006 at 12:13:04, Tobias Lagemann wrote: >Hello Tony > >> >> I use the Sicilian Kan as a main part of my repertoire and have had very good >>results. However, In this game my opponent(and friend) did some special >>preperation. After move 11 it looks like white gets a huge attack. Is this the >>end of the Kan variation? >> >>[Event "LMS 1-08-06"] >>[Site "?"] >>[Date "2006.01.??"] >>[Round "3"] >>[White "Homa, Seth"] >>[Black "Nichols, Tony"] >>[Result "1-0"] >>[ECO "B43"] >>[WhiteElo "2154"] >>[BlackElo "1954"] >>[PlyCount "79"] >> >>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5 8. >>Nb3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 b6 11. e5 >> >>[D]rnb1k2r/2q1bppp/pp1ppn2/4P3/P4P2/1NNB4/1PP3PP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 11 >> >> This is the critical position. It would appear as though black has done nothing >>wrong and yet white is clearly better. I have analyzed this position with >>various engines and can't seem to find a good defense. Maybe someone want's to >>take a look?! >> >>Regards >>Tony > >I've used the statistic-option on chesslab.com... > >Here the result for 10... b6 for the years 1991 till now. > >White won 42% >Black won 0% >Draw 58% > >Horrible :-( > >And here the statistic for 10... Nc6: > >White won 37% >Black won 31% >Draw 32% > >Seems to me 10... b6 is refuted. > >Best regards >Tobias Thanks for the info Tobias, I've been analyzing these positions for a few hours and I think I know less now than when I started! At short depths the engines think black is ok. When prodded all of a sudden white is clearly better and then suddenly black is ok again but wait... You get my point. From a practical players perspective it would be very difficult to play as black, where as white has many ways to play and risks nothing. Is 10...b6 refuted? I wouldn't even venture a guess! Regards Tony
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