Author: Francis Monkman
Date: 16:58:38 07/09/99
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On July 09, 1999 at 19:10:04, KarinsDad wrote: >Well, I do not have a program at work, but it does not seem that strong. Nd5 >seems to take care of it (of course, Nd5 seems to be the only good response to >me, but I am a patzer). > >I am not a good enough player to see the real advantage for black of 10 ... Qe6. >I see 11. Nd5 Qxe4 12. Nc7+ Kd7 13. Nxa8 Qxc4 14. Nb6+ axb6. Now, white is down >knight and two pawns for a rook, but white will eventually mobilize his rooks >onto 2 of the 3 middle open/semi-open files and black has both a king and a >queen in the middle of the board and doubled b pawns. It doesn't look REAL great >for black, only so so. Please explain. > >Thanks, > >KarinsDad :) I guess Irina Krush's explanation might be better than mine, you'll find it along with Elizabeth's as I've posted. One of the main points seems to be that 10. ...0-0 is known to be good for White, and of course those games (think I found 109 in Fatbase) are being examined as well. After the line you give, the Russian GMs suggest that after 15. Be3 Nd5 Black has some advantage -- looking at it, I'd say that after 16. Qd2 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Rc8 and then even if 18. Rfc1 Black's queen will be less threatened by White's knight, than White's by the black bishop? I've looked at a few lines, and Black's position seems to have some inner dynamic qualities that keep re-surfacing -- but what do I know? Go ask Irina!...
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