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C65 advantage.;
LINEs A3b) The move 7...Nxe5??
1.e4c62.d4d53.e5c54.dxc5 is dropping a piece after
[ANALIS] 8.Qa4+ Nd7 ( 8...Qd7 9.Bb5
Nc6 10.Qxg4+- ) 9.Qxg4+-;
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5!? 4.dxc5 e6 A3c) 7...a6 The idea of this
Statistically speaking, this is the most move is to take the b5-square
played move. Black makes sure that he under control. 8.Nbd2 Nxe5
will regain the pawn as quick as 9.Be2 Nxf3+ 10.Nxf3 Nf6
possible. A3c1) 11.h3 Bxf3
[ However, the most challenging move ( 11...Bf5 12.Ne5 Nd7
is 4...Nc6!? The idea is that after 13.Qa4 Bc2 14.Qxd7+
A) 5.Nf3 Bg4 Black manages to Qxd7 15.Nxd7 Kxd7 16.c4
solve the problem with his light- dxc4 17.Bxc4 Kc6 18.Rc1
squared bishop. On the other hand, Be4 19.0-0 Be7 20.a4
now he still needs to work hard in Bd5 21.Bxd5+ exd5 22.b4
order to regain the c5-pawn. ( 5...e6 Bf6 23.Rfd1 Rhd8 24.b5+
6.Bd3 transposes ) 6.c3! axb5 25.axb5+ Kxb5
The most precise move. White is 26.Rb1+ Kc4 27.Rbc1+
tactically protecting the e5-pawn. Kb5 28.Rb1+ Kc4
A1) After 6...Nxe5?? 7.Nxe5 29.Rbc1+ Kb5 1/2 (29)
White is winning on the spot.; Korneev,O (2637)-Goganov,
A2) In case of 6...Bxf3 7.Qxf3 A (2581) Khanty-Mansiysk
e6 White should protect the c5- 2013 ) 12.Bxf3 Be7 13.0-0
pawn by means of 8.Be3 0-0 14.b4 Qc7 15.Qb3
In this way, we prevent the Nd7 16.Rac1 Bf6 17.Rfd1
normal development of the black Rfd8 18.Be2 ( 18.a3 h6
bishop. Additionally, by taking 19.Be2 Ne5 20.c4 Nxc4
the e5-pawn, Black opens the 21.Bxc4 dxc4 22.Qxc4
position for our bishop pair. Qc6 23.Qb3 Be5 24.a4
Nxe5 White can go for his typical Qc7 25.b5 axb5 26.axb5
reaction - 9.Bb5+ Nc6 10.c4 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Rd8
Further opening the position. 28.Kf1 Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 Kf8
White has a big advantage 30.Ke2 Ke7 31.Qa4 Qd7
already. with a huge advantage. 32.Qc4 Ke8 33.Qd3 Qc7
( 10.0-0 ); 34.Qe4 f5 35.Qa4 Ke7
A3) 6...e6 7.Be3 As always, 36.f4 Bf6 37.b6 Qd7 38.c6
keeping the c5-pawn is our Qd5 39.c7 Qxg2+ 40.Bf2
priority. Bh4 41.Qa3+ Kd7
A3a) After 7...Bxf3 8.Qxf3 42.Qa4+ Ke7 43.c8Q
Nxe5 White can go for his Qxf2+ 44.Kd1 Qf1+ 45.Kc2
typical reaction - 9.Bb5+ Nc6 Qf2+ 46.Kb1 Qxb6+
10.c4 with a huge 47.Ka2 Kf6 48.Qf8+
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1-0 (48) Potapov,P (2516)- Qg5 17.Rd1 Qf5 18.0-0

Schekachikhin,M (2391) Rg4 19.Bd4 Bxd4 20.cxd4
Moscow 2019 ) 18...Ne5 Rc8 21.Rd3 h5 22.Rc3
19.a4 h6 20.Rc2 a5 1/2 (22) Zhigalko,S (2661)-
21.Bf4 g5 22.Bg3 Bg7 Bernadskiy,V (2565) Minsk
23.Re1 Qe7 24.Bb5 Ng6 2014; 12.Ne5!? Bxe2
25.Bd6 Rxd6 26.cxd6 13.Qxe2 Ne4 14.b4 Bf6
Qxd6 27.bxa5 Rxa5 28.c4 15.0-0 Bxe5 16.Bxe5 Qg5
d4 29.c5 Qe7 30.c6 bxc6 17.f4 Qh6 18.c4 ) 12...0-0
31.Rxc6 Ra8 32.Qc2 Qd8 13.Ne5 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Nd7
33.Rc1 Ne7 34.Rc5 Bf6 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.0-0 Qd8
35.Bd3 Ra7 36.Be4 Kg7 17.f4;
37.Qc4 Qd6 38.a5 d3 B) 5.f4
39.Qxd3 Bd4 40.R5c4 e5 B1) 5...Nh6 6.c3 ( 6.Nf3 Bg4
41.Ra4 Qd7 42.Qc4 g4 7.Be3 Nf5 8.Bf2 g5 9.fxg5 e6
43.hxg4 Qxg4 44.Re1 f5 10.Nbd2 h6 11.c3 hxg5 12.Qa4
45.Bf3 Qh4 46.Qe2 Ng6 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 Qc7 14.Bb5 Be7
47.Qd2 Kh7 48.Rb1 Rg7 15.0-0-0 0-0-0 16.Bxc6 bxc6
49.Rxd4 exd4 50.Rb7 Ne5 17.g4 Nh4 18.Bxh4 gxh4 19.b4
51.Rxg7+ Kxg7 52.a6 Kb7 20.Kc2 Rc8 21.g5 Qd8
Nxf3+ 53.gxf3 Qd8 54.a7 22.Rb1 Qg8 23.Rb3 Qg6+
d3 55.Kf1 Kg6 56.Ke1 24.Kb2 Qe4 25.Ra3 Qe2+
Qd5 57.Qe3 Qa5+ 58.Kf1 26.Ka1 a6 27.Nd4 Qc4 28.Rb1
Qa1+ 59.Kg2 d2 60.Qe8+ Bxg5 29.b5 Qxa4 30.bxc6+
Kg5 61.Qg8+ Kh5 62.Qf7+ Kc7 31.Rb7+ Kd8 32.Rxa4 Be7
Kg5 63.Qe7+ Kh5 33.Rxa6 Rg8 34.Nb5 Rg1+
64.Qe8+ Kg5 65.Qd8+ 35.Kb2 Rg2+ 36.Kb3 Bxc5
Kh5 66.Qd7 Kg6 67.Qe6+ 37.Rxf7 Ke8 38.Rh7 Rb8 39.a4
Kg7 68.Qd7+ Kg6 Rxh2 40.c7 Rc8 1-0 (40) Petrov,
69.Qd6+ Kg7 70.Qd7+ M (2463)-Ivanov,M (2329)
Kg6 71.Qc6+ Kg7 Austria 2022 ) 6...g5 7.Nf3 Bg4
72.Qd7+ 1/2 (72) 8.Bb5 Qc7 9.fxg5 Nf5 10.Qxd5
Eynullayev,A (2188)- e6 11.Qe4 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Bxc5
Mikadze,M (2300) Batumi 13.Nd2 0-0-0 14.Bxc6 bxc6
2019; 15.Nc4 Rd5 16.Bd2 Rhd8
A3c2) 11.Bd4 White's 17.0-0-0 Qd7 18.Qe2 Kc7
good central control as well 19.Bf4 Qc8 20.Rxd5 cxd5
as the queenside extra 21.Ne3 Bxe3+ 22.Bxe3 Qb7
space provide him with a 23.Bf2 Qc6 24.Kb1 a5 25.Rc1
slight advantage 11...Be7 Kb7 26.b3 a4 27.Rc2 Ra8
12.b4!?N ( 12.Bxf6 Bxf3 28.b4 Qc4 29.Qxc4 dxc4
13.Bxg7 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 30.Rd2 Kc6 31.Kc2 a3 32.Kd1
Rg8 15.Be5 Bxc5 16.g3 Rg8 33.f4 h6 34.gxh6 Rg6
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35.Ke2 Rxh6 36.h4 Nxh4 13.a3 Ne3 14.Qf3 Qa4

37.Rd6+ Kc7 38.Rd4 Nf5 15.Bxe3 dxe3 16.Ne4 Bb6
39.Rxc4+ Kb7 40.b5 Rh1 17.N2c3 Qa5 18.b4 Qxa3
41.Ra4 Rb1 42.Rxa3 Rb2+ 19.Nd6+ Kf8 20.Ndb5 Qa6
43.Kf3 Rxb5 44.Rb3 Kc6 21.Qe2 Bd8 22.0-0 b6
45.Rxb5 Kxb5 46.Kg4 23.Nc7 Qb7 24.Nxa8 Qxa8
1-0 (46) Petrov,M (2448)- 25.Qxe3 Be7 26.f5 exf5
Moroder,S (2302) Austria AUT 27.Qh6+ Ke8 28.Nd5 Be6
2022; 29.Nc7+ 1-0 (29) Sychev,K
B2) 5...Bf5 6.Nf3 e6 7.Be3 h5 (2547)-Jeet,J (2199) chess.
8.c3 Nh6 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 com INT 2023; 8...Nge7 9.Bd3
Nf5 11.Bf2 h4 12.Nbd2 Be7 Nd5 10.Qf3 0-0 11.Ne2 f6
13.0-0 g5 14.fxg5 Bxg5 15.b4 12.exf6 Nxf6 13.0-0 e5 14.f5
Bxd2 16.Qxd2 Rg8 17.Qf4 h3 Nb4 15.Ng3 Nxd3 16.cxd3
18.g4 Rg6 19.Kh1 Nh6 20.Bh4 Qd5 17.Nge4 Kh8 18.Bh4
Qc7 21.Rg1 a5 22.a3 b6 23.b5 Bb4 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Rac1
Ne7 24.c6 0-0-0 25.Nd4 Rdg8 Bd7 21.Rc7 Rac8 22.Rxc8
26.Rg3 Nxg4 27.Bxe7 Qxe7 Bxc8 23.Qh5 Bxd2 24.Nxd2
28.Rag1 Qh4 29.Qxf7 R6g7 Bd7 25.Qh6 Qf7 26.Rf3 Bc6
30.Qxe6+ Kb8 31.Qf5 Qh5 27.Rg3 Rg8 28.Rg6 Rxg6
32.Qf4 Rf7 33.Rxg4 Rxf4 29.fxg6 Qg7 30.Qxg7+ Kxg7
34.Rxg8+ Kc7 35.Ne6# 31.gxh7 Kxh7 32.Nc4 b5
1-0 (35) Indjic,A (2605)-Ezat,M 33.Nd6 a5 34.Kf2 Kg6 35.g4
(2393) [Link] INT 2022; b4 36.h4 Bd5 37.a3 bxa3
B3) 5...e6 6.Be3 d4 ( 6...Nh6 38.bxa3 Be6 39.Kg3 Bb3
7.c3 Be7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.Nf3 f6 40.Ne4 Bc2 41.Nf2 e4
10.Qe2 Bd7 11.0-0 Qc7 42.Nxe4 Bxd3 43.Kf4 Be2
12.Bd4 Nxd4 13.cxd4 b6 44.h5+ Kg7 45.Nd2 d3
14.cxb6 Qxb6 15.Nc3 Rab8 46.Kf5 Bd1 47.Ne4 Bf3
16.Rab1 fxe5 17.fxe5 Nf5 1/2 (47) Goganov,A (2545)-
18.Bxf5 Rxf5 19.Rf2 a5 20.a4 Usov,A (2256) Moscow 2022)
Bb4 21.Nb5 Rc8 22.Rbf1 Be7 9.a3 0-0 10.Bd3 f6 11.exf6
23.Qd3 Rc4 24.b3 Rb4 25.Qc2 Qxf6 12.Ne4 Qxf4 ( 12...Qe7
h6 26.Nd6 Bxd6 27.exd6 Rxb3 13.Nxc5 Qxc5 14.Nf3 Qd6
28.Ne5 Bxa4 29.Rxf5 exf5 15.Qd2 Qxf4 16.0-0-0 Ng4
30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.Qxf5+ Kg8 17.Bg3 Qxd2+ 18.Rxd2 e5
32.Qe6+ Kh7 33.Qg6+ Kg8 19.Re1 Bf5 20.Bc4+ Kh8
34.Rf8+ 1-0 (34) Quesada Perez, 21.Bxe5 Rae8 22.Bg3 Rxe1+
Y (2568)-Maung,M (2121) 23.Bxe1 h5 24.Nxd4 Ne3
Chennai 2022 ) 7.Bf2 Bxc5 25.Nxf5 Nxc4 26.Rf2 Kh7
B3a) 8.Nd2 Nh6 ( 8...Qb6 27.b3 g6 28.Nd4 Re8 29.Nf3
9.Rb1 Nge7 10.Bd3 Nd5 Nd6 30.Ng5+ Kg8 31.Bc3
11.Qg4 g6 12.Ne2 Qa5 Nf5 32.h3 Re7 33.Kb2 Re8
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34.Rd2 a6 35.Bf6 Rf8 35.fxg6 Qxg6 36.Bd5 Nxe5

36.Ne4 b5 37.Rd7 Rf7 37.Qe1 Qd6 38.Bxb7 Rb8
38.Rd3 Rc7 39.g4 hxg4 39.Rb3 Ng6 40.Ng3 Qc5
40.hxg4 1-0 (40) Sitorus,Y 41.Qe6 Qd6 42.Qc4 Qd1+
(2411)-Fernandez,J (2407) 43.Ka2 Qd7 44.Bd5 Bb6
ICCF email 2018 ) 13.Nh3 Qf5 45.Rb5 Rc8 46.Qb3 Qe7
14.0-0 Bd7 15.Bg3 47.c4 Nf4 48.Qc3+ Qg7
1-0 (15) Tyulenko,Y (2439)- 49.Qf3 Rf8 50.c5 1-0 (50)
Zaas,P (2359) ICCF email Bajt,D (2362)-Zaas,P (2359)
2019; ICCF email 2019 ]
B3b) 8.a3 Nge7 9.Nd2 Nd5 5.Nf3 Bxc5 6.Bd3 Simple and good!
10.Qg4 ( 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Qd2 You don't need theoretical knowledge
Qb6 12.0-0-0 Nc3 13.Qxc3 in order to play this line. As you will see,
dxc3 14.Bxb6 cxb2+ 15.Kxb2 White is mainly playing for a control
axb6 16.Nd6+ Bxd6 17.exd6 over the dark squares. 6...Nc6
Bd7 18.Nf3 Ra5 19.Be2 0-0 [ It''s important to point out that after
20.Rd3 Ra4 21.g3 Re4 6...Ne7 7.0-0
22.Re1 e5 23.Nd2 Ra4 A) 7...0-0?? White can employ a
24.Rb3 exf4 25.Rxb6 fxg3 typical tactical idea - 8.Bxh7+ Kxh7
26.hxg3 Rd4 27.Rxb7 Be6 9.Ng5+ Kg6 10.h4!+- The most
28.Rb6 Rxd6 29.Ne4 Rd4 precise follow up. White is ready to
30.Nc5 Rb8 31.Rxb8+ Nxb8 proceed with Qg4 or Qd3.
32.Kc3 Nc6 33.Nxe6 fxe6 ( The alternative is 10.Qg4+- f5
34.Bc4 Kf7 35.Bxe6+ Kf6 11.Qh4 Rh8 12.Qg3 f4 13.Qg4
36.Bg8 Rd8 37.Bb3 Ne5 with a winning attack. );
38.a4 Rc8+ 39.Kb4 g6 40.a5 B) 7...Ng6
Rb8+ 41.Ka4 Kf5 42.Bd5 B1) 8.Bg5 Qc7 9.Bxg6
Rd8 43.c4 Rd6 44.Kb5 Nd7 ( 9.Re1!? Nc6 10.Nc3 a6
45.a6 1-0 (45) Zhigalko,A 11.Bxg6 fxg6 12.Na4 ) 9...hxg6
(2519)-Usov,A (2245) ( 9...fxg6 10.c4!? ) 10.c4
Cheliabinsk 2022 ) 10...0-0 ( 10.Re1 a5 11.Nbd2 a4 12.c3
11.Bd3 f5 12.Qg3 Ne3 Bd7 13.Rc1 ) 10...dxc4
13.Nb3 Qe7 14.Ne2 Rd8 11.Nbd2 ( 11.Na3 Bxa3
15.Rg1 Bd7 16.Qh3 Be8 12.Qa4+ b5 13.Qxa3 a5
17.g4 Bb6 18.Bxe3 dxe3 14.Rfd1 ) 11...b5 12.Ne4 0-0
19.gxf5 exf5 20.0-0-0 Qf7 13.Be3 Be7 14.a4 Bb7 15.Nd6
21.Bxf5 Rxd1+ 22.Kxd1 Qh5 b4 16.Rc1 Bxd6 17.exd6 Qc6
23.Qg3 Rd8+ 24.Kc1 Qh6 18.Qd4 Rc8 19.b3 c3 20.Qxb4
25.Kb1 Ne7 26.Be6+ Kh8 Na6 21.Qh4 f6 22.Rfd1 Rd8
27.f5 Bb5 28.Nc3 Bc6 23.b4 Qxa4 24.Qg4 Kf7
29.Rf1 Rf8 30.Ne2 Bb5 25.Nh4 g5 26.Qh5+ Kg8
31.Nbc1 Bxe2 32.Nxe2 Bc7 27.Ng6 Qe8 28.Rxc3 Rd7
33.Rf3 Nc6 34.Rxe3 g6 29.h4 Be4 30.Qe2 Qxg6
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31.Qxa6 gxh4 32.Qf1 Rad8 Remember this key idea! The

33.Bc5 Kf7 34.Rh3 Rh8 bishop is going to g3 in order to
35.Rd4 Bf5 36.Rhxh4 Rxh4 keep the kingside safe. ( 11.Bb5+
37.Rxh4 Be4 38.Rf4 Bd5 Kf7 12.Bf4 ) 11...0-0 12.Bg3!!
39.Rd4 Qg5 40.f3 Bc6 41.Qf2 Now, we can be sure that there will
a5 42.Rg4 Qc1+ 43.Kh2 axb4 be no problems on the f-file.
44.Bxb4 Rd8 45.Qg3 Rh8+ ( The immediate 12.Nd2??
46.Rh4 Rxh4+ 47.Qxh4 Qb2 runs into Ng4 13.Qh5 Rxf4!-+
48.Qh5+ Kg8 49.Qc5 Bxf3 when Black is winning. ) 12...Kh8
50.Qc8+ Kh7 51.Kg3 Qxg2+ ( 12...Bd7 13.Nd2 ) 13.Nd2
52.Kf4 e5+ 53.Ke3 Qe2# White enjoys a stable advantage
0-1 (53) Dubov,D (2702)-Gunina, due to his stable blockade on the
V (2469) [Link] INT 2022; dark squares.;
B2) 8.a3!? Nc6 9.b4 Be7 B) 9...Nf6 This is the most natural
10.Re1 f6 11.Bxg6+ hxg6 continuation. 10.Bf4! 0-0 11.Nd2
12.Qd3 0-0 13.Bb2 g5 14.h3 It turns out that Black doesn't have
f5 15.Nd4?! ( 15.Nbd2!?N a6 convenient way to remove White's
16.Rad1 b5 17.Nd4 ) 15...Qc7 central blockade. Bd6 ( After
16.Nb5 Qb8 17.Nd2 a6 18.Nd6 11...Bd4 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.c3 Bb6
Bxd6 19.exd6 Qxd6 20.Nf3 White's advantage is out of
Bd7 21.Rad1 Rae8 22.Ne5 question. 14.Nf3; 11...Nd4
Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Qc6 24.Re3 f4 12.Qd1 ) 12.Ndf3 Qc7 13.Bg3
25.Qg6 Re7 26.Rc3 Qb5 Nxe5 ( After 13...Nh5 14.Bxh7+
27.Rdd3 Ref7 28.Rc7 d4 Kxh7 15.Ng5+ Kh6 16.Qe3+-
29.Rc5 Qa4 30.Rxd4 Bc6 White is already winning in view of
31.Qxg5 Qxa3 32.Rd8 Qc1+ the threat of Nxe6.; It's very
33.Kh2 Qf1 34.Rxf8+ Kxf8 important that after 13...Nb4 14.a3
35.Qd8+ Be8 36.Bd6+ Kg8 Nxd3 15.cxd3 White actually
37.Qxe8+ 1-0 (37) Dyachuk,A increases his advantage. Since we
(2242)-Kosteniuk,A (2532) chess. are basically fighting for control of
com INT 2023 ] the dark-squares, parting with the
7.0-0 Nge7 In this line, Black's light-squared bishop is not an issue
counterplay is usually based on the for us. ) 14.Nxe5 Black has no
advance ...f7-f6. Therefore, his next counterplay whatsoever. ]
moves will be ...Ng6, ...0-0, and ...f7-f6. [ In case of 7...Nb4 my preference
[ The immediate 7...f6 is a bit would be 8.Nbd2 Once again, giving
premature since the black king might the light-squared bishop away.
be vulnerable in the centre. 8.Qe2! ( It goes without saying that 8.Be2
fxe5 9.Nxe5 Black is at crossroads. It is perfectly natural alternative. )
seems that none of the 2 main moves 8...Nxd3 9.cxd3 Ne7 10.Nb3 Bb6
manages to solve the problems. 11.Nbd4 0-0 12.Be3 White has a
A) Another important direction is stable advantage. He wants to
9...Nxe5 10.Qxe5 Nf6 11.Bf4! exchange the dark-squared bishops
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as well as a pair of knights. In this way, square. hxg6 13.Nb3 Bb6 14.c3
he would reach a fantastic position White's positional idea is to
with queen and knight versus queen exchange the c6-knight by means
and light-squared bishop. In such a of Nd4. In this way, he will get the
case, Black cannot oppose White's e5-square under control. Of course,
dark-square strategy. ] the exchange of the dark-squared
8.Nbd2 White is planning to follow with bishops is more than favourable. ]
Nb3. 8...Ng6
[ A natural alternative would be 8.Bf4!? [ Nothing changes 8...Qc7?! 9.Nb3
Ng6 ( A typical mistake would be Bb6 10.Re1
8...0-0?? when after the thematic A) We already know that after
9.Bxh7+ Kxh7 10.Ng5+ Kg6 11.Qg4 10...Ng6 White can often play
f5 12.Qg3 White has a winning attack. A1) Of course, taking
A possible follow up would be Qe8 immediately in not necessary.
13.Nd2 Nd4 14.Rae1+- when White Starting with 11.Qe2 is possible
is already winning. ) 9.Bg3 0-0 as well. Nb4 12.Bxg6
10.Nbd2 ( Another highly instructive model
A) As usual, we are not worried by game saw 12.Bd2 Nxd3
10...Nb4 White is ready to part with 13.cxd3 a5 Just take a look at
his light-squared bishop anyway. how White obtained strategically
A1) A decent alternative would winning position by executing
be 11.Nb3 Nxd3 12.cxd3 Bb6 the right exchanges. 14.Rac1
13.Re1 White is in full control. Qb8 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Qxe3 a4
( or 13.Nfd4 ); 17.Nbd4 Bd7 18.h4+-
A2) 11.Bxg6 hxg6 12.Nb3 Be7 White can actually play on both
13.h4 An important move. wings. Black is strategically
Besides gaining space, White lost. ) 12...fxg6 13.c3 Nc6
prevents his opponent from 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Qxe3 0-0
expanding with ...g6-g5. Nc6 16.Nbd4 Qb6 17.a4 Nxd4
14.c3 Bd7 15.Re1 Rc8 16.Qd2 18.Nxd4 Bd7 19.h4;
Black does not have A2) 11.Bxg6 hxg6 ( 11...fxg6
counterplay.; 12.Be3 0-0 13.Bxb6 Qxb6
B) 10...f6 The most principled 14.c3 Bd7 15.Qd2 h6
choice. Black is fighting for the 16.Qe3 ) 12.Bf4 Bd7 13.c3
important e5-square. 11.exf6 Qxf6 a5 14.Nbd4 As usual happens
( It's important to answer 11...gxf6 in such positions, Black does not
with 12.c4 Otherwise, Black can have any counterplay.;
build a strong centre by means of ... B) 10...Bd7 11.c3 Ng6 12.Qe2
e6-e5. f5 13.h3 f4 14.Bh2 ( There is nothing wrong with
White is better due to the 12.Bxg6 fxg6 13.Be3 getting a
vulnerable black king. ) 12.Bxg6! classical advantage. )]
Remember this thematic move. The 9.Nb3 Bb6
fight revolves around the e5- [ Even worse is 9...Be7? when Black
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does not have the potential to put precise reaction is 13.Bg5!

pressure on the f-file. 10.Re1 0-0 forcing the queen to the passive f7-
11.c3 square. Qf7 14.Be3! As usual,
A) In case of 11...f6 White's most White is trying to exchange the dark-
precise reaction is 12.exf6 Bxf6 squared bishops. Bc7 15.Ng5
13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.Nbd4 We can now see the point behind
Once again, White is going to win 13.Bg5 Qf6 16.Qh5+- ( 16.Nxh7 )
the battle for the important e5- 16...h6 17.Bxg6+-;
square. Additionally, the black king B) 12...gxf6 13.Bh6
is vulnerable.; ( The immediate 13.c4
B) Let's take a look at what might also works quite well. ) 13...Rf7
happen if Black plays passively - 14.c4 White should play this move
11...Bd7 12.Nbd4 Rc8 13.g3!! in order to prevent Black from
This is the point. White makes use expanding with ...e6-e5. Nge5
of the problematic g6-knight. He is 15.Nxe5!?N ( 15.cxd5!? exd5
planning to proceed with h2-h4-h5. 16.Bf4 Bg4 17.Be2 ) 15...fxe5
B1) Obviously, Black cannot play 16.Qg4+ Kh8 17.Qh5 Bxf2+
13...f6 in view of 14.exf6 Bxf6 18.Kh1 Qf6 19.Rf1 ]
15.Nxe6+- ( Even if the e6-pawn 11...fxg6 This is the only way to obtain
was not hanging, White could at least some counterplay.
have played 15.Bxg6 hxg6 [ 11...hxg6? 12.Nbd4 ]
16.Bf4 with a huge positional 12.Be3 h6 13.Bxb6
advantage. ); [ 13.Qd3?
B2) 13...a6 14.h4 Nxd4 A) 13...g5?
15.Nxd4 White is now ready to A1) 14.c4? g4 15.Bxb6 Qxb6
put his queen on g4. Re8 16.Nfd4 Rf4 ( 16...Nxd4N
16.Qg4 Bf8 Eliminating any 17.Qxd4 dxc4 18.Nc5 Qc6
counterplay. White does not 19.Qxc4 b6 20.Qe4 ) 17.Nxc6
need to rush. 17.a4 Ne7 18.h5 bxc6 18.cxd5 cxd5 19.Qe3 Rb4
Kh8 19.Bg5+- Qc7 20.Qf4 Kg8 20.Rad1 Bd7 21.Rd4 a5
21.h6 Ng6 22.Qg4 Nxe5 22.Rc1 Rf8 23.Rxb4 Qxb4
23.Rxe5 Qxe5 24.Nf3 Qc7 24.Qc5 Qf4=;
25.hxg7 Be7 26.Bxh7+ Kxh7 A2) 14.Bxb6!?;
27.g8Q++-; B) 13...Rxf3!N 14.gxf3 Nxe5
C) 11...Qc7 12.Qe2 f6 13.Bxg6 15.Qe2 Bc7 ]
hxg6 14.Bf4 Once again, White 13...Qxb6 14.c3 g5 15.h3 Bd7
manages to hold the blockade. ] 16.Qd2 Rf7 17.Qe3 Qc7 18.Nbd4
10.Re1 0-0 11.Bxg6! The most
straightforward solution.
[ An equally strong alternative is
11.c3! f6 ( 11...Qc7 12.Bxg6 fxg6
13.Be3 ) 12.exf6
A) After 12...Qxf6? White's most