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Breutigam: Leningrad Dutch A87
1.d4
f5 2.g3 Nf6
3.Bg2
g6 4.Nf3
Bg7
5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3
Qe8
8.Re1
Qf7
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The pawn sacrifice which is being examined in
this article, 9.e4, represents a highly
promising continuation and should prove to be
something of a headache for players of the black
pieces over and beyond the surprise effect. |
Kritz: Skandinavian Defence B01
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5
3.Nc3 Qe5+
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After the
Nc3
has been put on that unfavourable square (it
blocks the way for the c-pawn) the next queen
move also forces a piece on to e2. If Black can
catch up with his development, he can achieve a
level game. |
Marin: Pirc Defence B08
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3
g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 Bg4 7.Be3 Nc6 8.d5 Nb8
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If in the classical variation of the Pirc
Defence, Black plays 7…Nc6,
then of course he has to know what he intends to
do after 8.d5. Marin recommends Chernin’s
8…Nb8
(instead of the most frequently played 8…Bxf3). |
Kuzmin: Sicilian
Defence B20
1.e4 c5 2.Ne2
d6 3.g3
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The move 2.Ne2
is of independent significance only after
2…d6; if Black plays a different move you
would transpose to a normal open Sicilian with
3.d4. Thus the move order 2…d6 3.g3 can
be considered as an Anti-Najdorf system. |
Langrock: French Defence C03
1.e4
e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.c3
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In the closing part of his series on a
repertoire for Black against the Tarrasch
Variation, the flexible move 4.c3 is
considered. After 4…c5 there are
frequently IQP positions, in which, however,
Black seems to look surprisingly well placed. |
Neven:
French Defence C18
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3
Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7 8.Qxg7 Rg8
9.Qxh7 cxd4 10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.f4 Bd7 12.Qd3 dxc3
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This powerful article presents the latest state
of theory in this variation, which is enormously
important for the whole of the French Winawer.
Neven comes down on Black’s side. |
Marin:
Ruy Lopez C69
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0
9.h3 h6 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.Nf1 Bd7
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The setup with 9…h6 and 10…Re8
is called the Smyslov Variation. Despite its
surprising lack of popularity, Marin considers
it to be one of the safest lines in the whole of
the Closed Ruy Lopez. |
Ftacnik: Blackmar-Diemer-Gambit D00
1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4
3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3
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This gambit is still justified at a specific
level of play, because it is not easy for Black
to neutralise White’s initiative nor to make the
most of his extra pawn. |
Ftacnik: Chigorin Defence D07
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6
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In the second part the main continuations 3.Nc3
and 3.Nf3
are treated, without an early capture on d5.
White has a large selection of possible moves,
but Black can usually prove his point. |
Postny: Slav Defence D15
1.d4 d5
2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.g3 dxc4 7.Bg2 c5
8.dxc5 Qxd1+ 9.Nxd1
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Players with White are still looking for a good
variation against the Slav with 4…a6. The
system which is presented here also only leads
to level positions, but in praxis it has scored
surprisingly well. |
Krasenkow: Semi-Slav D45
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3
Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4
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In this contribution various 7th moves for Black
are investigated. The author devotes most
attention to the continuations 7…Bb4
and 7…h6, the latter even being awarded
an exclamation mark. White is supposed to reply
to it with the quiet 8.h3. |
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