Author: chandler yergin
Date: 11:33:47 02/02/06
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On February 02, 2006 at 12:51:34, Tony Nichols wrote: >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?! New game, [D]rnb1k2r/2q1bppp/pp1ppn2/4P3/P4P2/1NNB4/1PP3PP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 1 Analysis by Fritz 5.32: 1...Nfd7 2.exd6 Bxd6 3.a5 Bb7 4.axb6 Qxb6+ 5.Kh1 Bc7 6.Qe2 = (0.19) Depth: 12/40 00:01:52 169194kN (, 02.02.2006) >>> >>>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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