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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.c5!?
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5...b6
Black cannot just sit there and let White do his thing. In this first game he
makes an immediate attack against the pawn chain.
6.b4! a5
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6...e5 7.dxe5 Ne4 (7...Nfd7 8.Qxd5 is disastrous for Black.) 8.Bb5+! Bd7
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9.Qxd5+- is equally horrible.
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The immediate threat is 9 c6 , one more pawn move, hemming in the
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8...e5
Gudath hits with his most natural move but it will not do-maybe Black is
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8...Qc7 is the final playable move and a very unclear position is reached
Of What
after 9.Be3 e5 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.c6 Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.Nxd2 Bf5 14.
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I prefer White as Black has still to solve the problem of his Nb8.
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9.c6!
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What a strange situation. Put bluntly I think its much easier to get the
of the
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Witness what happens now! [See also the note to White's 10th move.]
9...Bc5
9...Bb4+ 10.Bd2 0-0 11.Nf3 Qc7 12.Be2 Rd8 13.a4 d4 14.Bc4 Bg4 15.
Qb3 scratches the surface but you get the general idea. If White can just
get his bits out normally and castle he will be totally winning.
10.Ba3
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The idea is great. White sacs the exchange but Black won't ever get to use
his extra material. However, objectively 10.Nc3! is the best move, with
White holding the advantage, 10...Bd4 11.Nge2 Ne4 12.Nxe4 Bxa1 13.
c7!! Qxc7 14.Qxd5 0-0 15.Qxa8 Bb7 16.Qa7 Bd4 17.Nxd4 Qxc1+
Publisher's note: Oops! Reader John Dowling of Ohio (USA)
writes in to say "After 10.Ba3 it says better was 10.Nc3. The line
then given contcludes White is better when in fact in the final
position White is losing after 18.Ke2. Also in the main line 11.
Nd2, Qb6 is given. No mention is made of the stronger 11.___,
Ng4!"
Responds Andrew: "After checking, it appears that the analysis is
correct. Therefore I have to suggest 9.Ba3! in place of 9.c6 as
White's best, with 9...Ne4 10.Qc1! keeping the Queen protected
and avoiding a c-file pin. The position is then very unclear but
White is for choice in view of the advanced queenside passed
pawns, e.g. a) 10...Nd7 11.c6! Nb6 12.Bxf8 Rxf8 13.Nf3 or b)
10...Qh4 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.Nf3 Qf4 13.c6."
Thanks John!
10...Bd4 11.Nd2 Qb6 12.Be2 Bxf2+ 13.Kf1
A normal evaluation does not apply.
13...h5 14.Rc1 Rh6
14...Ng4 15.Bxg4 hxg4 16.Qb3 Bxg1 17.Rxg1 Qd4 18.Qc3 Qf4+ 19.Ke2÷
15.Nc4 Qa7 16.Nd6+ Kd8 17.c7+ Kd7 18.cxb8N+ Rxb8 19.Qc2 Ng4 20.
Qc6+ 1-0
An Unusual Weapon Against the Caro-Kann - Part 2
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.c5!? e5!?
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