1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 The Nc3 attack seems a good weapon against the Slav. There are 7 recognized possible ways of playing it for Black.

[3... e5 LINE ONE the Winawer Gambit.

4. de d4 5. Ne4 Qa5 6. Bd2 Qxe5 7. Ng3 62% for White 107 games;

 

3... dc LINE TWO  3....dxc4

4. e4 b5 (4... Be6 5. d5 cd 6. ed²) 5. a4 b4 6. Na2 (6. Nb1 Ba6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Ne2 ed 10. Nxd4 Qa5 11. Nd2 c3 12. N2b3 Qc7 13. bc Bxf1 14. Kxf1 bc 15. Rc1 Bb4 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Nxc3 a5 18. Kf2 Nbd7 19. Qe2 Rfe8 20. Nb5 Qb7 21. N5d4 c5 22. Nb5 Qb8 23. h3 Nh5 24. Rhd1 Qg3 25. Kg1 Ne5 26. Nd6 c4 27. Nxe8 cb 28. Nc7 Rf8 29. Nd5 b2 30. Rb1 f5 31. f4

1-0, Anand Viswanathan 2735  - Lautier Joel 2620 , Monte Carlo 1996 It "Melody Amber" (blindfold) ) 6... Nf6 (6... e5 7. Nf3 Be6 8. Nxe5 Nf6 9. Bxc4 Bxc4 10. Nxc4 Nxe4 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. O-O b3 13. Re1 ba 14. Qg4 Kd8 15. Rxe4 Qd7 16. Qe2 Bb4 17. b3 f5 18. Re5 Qxd4 19. Bb2 Qg4 20. Rd1 Kc8 21. Re8 Rxe8 22. Qxe8 Kb7 23. Rd7

1-0, Addison Wiliam G 2490  - Benedictsson Benony 2355 , Reykjavik 1968 It ) 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bxc4 e6 9. Qg4 (9. Nf3 has been played more often 57% White.) 9... Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Nf3›;

 

3... Bf5 LINE THREE is considered dubious.

4. Qb3 Qb6 5. Qxb6 ab 6. cd±

 

3... f5 LINE FOUR Stonewall variation 

4. Nf3 e6 5. Bf4 65% White in 423 games.;

 

3... g6 LINE FIVE 3....g6

4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 would be Schlechter Slav Grunfield, a rather passive defence  66%  for White 544 games ;

 

3... e6 LINE SIX  See Semi Slav document.

 

Note if 4. Nf3 (4. e4 Bb4 !? 5. cd (5. Qg4 Nf6 6. Qxg7 Rg8 7. Qh6 Rg6 8. Qe3 (8. Qh4 Rg4) 8... Nxe4; 5. e5 Ne7; 5. ed ed 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. cd (7. Bd3 Qe7 (7... O-O 8. O-O Bg4) 8. Be3 dc 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. d5 Qd6 14. dc Qxc6 15. Qb3) 7... Nxd5) 5... ed 6. e5 Bf5) 4... Nf6 5. Bg5 ?! is the risky Botvinnik Semi Slav see below. h6 ! 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 dc 8. e4 b5 [ If  9. Be2 see below.] 9. a4 This has only scored 9% for White in 11 games ! Bb4 has scored 6-0 for Black. So I cannot recommend these lines for White.]

 

3....Nf6    LINE SEVEN 3.... Nf6

 

4. e3 ! is considered best.

[4. Bg5 fails against  dc ! 5. a4 Qa5 (5... h6 6. Bxf6 ef 7. e4 Bb4 8. Bxc4³) 6. Nf3 (6. Bd2 e5 ! has scored 79 % for Black 12 games.) 6... Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8. Nxd2 e5 9. Nxc4 Qb4 10. e4 (10. Nxe5 Qxb2 11. Rc1 Bb4 12. Qd2 Qxd2 13. Kxd2 Nd7 =) 10... ed 11. Qxd4 Be6 12. O-O-O Nd7 63% Black;

4. Nf3 is playable  [ better than in the similar position in Semi Slav.] dc This gives up the centre to develop the Queen Bishop , but 4....e6 is probably best.

(4... e6 5. Bg5 This is the very complex and risky  Botvinnik system.

(Instead 5. e3 is safer and  will be Meran.;

5. cd ed (5... cd 6. Bf4 is a Slav exchange, though Black has played an early e6. 60% White in 552 games.) 6. Bg5 is a QGEx, though White's Knight has made an early trip to f3. 51% (only) White in 2281 games. Bf5 7. Qb3 Qb6 has only scored 50% White in 72 games.)

 

Now 5... Nbd7  You could be playing White against Cambridge Springs ! (5... dc This is different from the Semi Slav position as here the Black pawn is on e6 and the White Knight on f3. 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hg 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 64% White in 490 games. Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. ef O-O-O 14. O-O 63% White in 265 games. c5 15. d5 b4 16. Na4 Qa6 (16... Qb5 17. a3 Nb8 18. ab cb 19. Qd4 Rxd5 20. Qxa7 Rxg5 21. Nb6 Qxb6 22. Qxb6 Bxg2 23. Ra7 Bd6 24. Kxg2

1-0, Komljenovic Davor 2431  - Razmyslov Alexander 2345 , Dos Hermanas 2003 It (cat.4) ) 17. Re1 Nb6 (17... Bxd5 18. Bxd5 ed 19. a3 Qc6 20. ab cb 21. Qd4²) 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Qg4 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. h4 Rd4 22. Re4 Bd6 23. Be3 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Qc7 25. Rd1 Be5 26. Kf1 Bxb2 27. Qxc4 Bxf6 28. Bxc5 Bc3 29. a3 a5 30. Rd6 Kb8 31. Qb5

1-0, Komljenovic Davor 2441  - Martin Perez Javier 2280 , Dos Hermanas 31/ 3/2004 It (open) ;

5... h6!? Is the best idea. It avoids the complex main lines of the Botvinnik system, and seems to work well. 6. Bxf6 (6. Bh4 dc 7. e4 (7. a4 Bb4 8. e3 b5 is only 37% for White in 86 games.) 7... g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 is a gambit line that has scored 60% for White, but is not to everyone's taste.) 6... Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dc 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rc1 has scored 53% for Black in 133 games.);

 

4... a6 has become very popular. It is "now regarded as a dependable main line." (Nunn) 5. Qb3!? is currently considered best. 58% White in 65 games. (5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. e3 (7. Bd2 Nhf6 59% Black.) 7... g6 has scored 60% Black in 67 games.))

 

5. a4 (5. e4 b5 unclear 49% for Black in 839 games.) 5... Bf5 This is called the Technisches System, Dutch variation in my Slav Book. The trouble is White gets in e4 eventually with the better centre.  6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6 56% White in 560 games]

 

4... e6

[4... Bf5 doesn't work...  5. cd cd (5... Nxd5 6. Bc4 e6 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. e4 Nxc3 9. Nxc3 Bg6 10. O-O Qh4 11. d5!  ed 12. g3 Qf6 13. ed Bc5?  (13... Ne5 14. Be2! Bc5 15. Kg2 h5! 16. h4

… 17. ¥g5² (Alekhin)) 14. Re1 Kf8 15. Bf4 Nb6 16. Bb3 h5 17. h4 Kg8 18. dc bc 19. Rc1 Bd4 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 c5 (21... Bxb2? 22. Rc5 Nd5 23. Bxd5 cd 24. Rxd5�

Alekhin) 22. Qe2 g6 23. Bg5 Qd6 24. Qf3 Qf8 25. Rxd4� cd 26. Rc6!  Kh7 (26... Kg7 27. Rxg6 Kxg6 (27... fg 28. Qb7�) 28. Qf6 Kh7 29. Bxf7 Rg8 30. Qf5 Kh8 31. Bf6�

Alekhin) 27. Bxf7 Rc8 28. Rxg6

1-0, Alekhine Alexander A 2700  - Opocensky Karel,

Paris 1925 It )

6. Qb3 75% White 146 games. Qb6 (If 6... Bc8 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. f4 +=  Alekhine 88% White in 8 games.) 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Qxd5 Qb4 9. Bd2 Qxb2 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. Nf3 e6 12. Qc4 Nc6 13. Be2 Bb4 14. Bxb4 Qxb4 15. Qxb4 Nxb4 16. Rc7 Bc6 17. Ne5 O-O 18. Nxc6 bc 19. a3 Nd5 20. Rxc6 Rfc8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Kd2 g6 23. Bf3 Nb6 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Kxc1 Kf8 26. Kc2 Ke7 27. Kc3 a5 28. h4 h6 29. e4 f6 30. e5 Kf7 31. Bc6 Ke7 32. f4 Kf7 33. g3 Ke7 34. g4 g5 35. ef Kxf6 36. fg hg 37. h5 Kg7 38. d5 ed 39. Kd4 Nc4 40. Bb5 Nd6 41. Bd3 Ne8 42. Bf5 Nf6 43. Ke5

1-0, Tal Mikhail - Fuchs Ludek 1840 , Kislovodsk 1964 It ;

4... dc 5. Bxc4 Bf5 ? 6. Qb3 ! advantage White.;

4... a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Qb8 8. b4 e5 9. Bb2 e4 10. Nd2 b5 11. a4 Be7 12. Nb3 O-O 13. Na5 Qc8 14. O-O h5 15. Bxh5 Nxh5 16. Qxh5 Nf6 17. Nxc6 Bd8 18. Qg5 Qxc6 19. Qxf5 g6 20. Qh3 Bc7 21. ab ab 22. f4 Kg7 23. Qg3 Rab8 24. h3 Nh5 25. Qf2 f5 26. Ra7

1-0, Hammes Michael (GER) 2401 - Tabatt Hendrik (GER) 2068, St. Ingbert (Germany) 2000

4... g6 is the Slav fianchetto - or Schlechter Slav. 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. cd cd 9. Qb3 b6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Be2 is 72% White !]

5. Nf3 Nbd7

[5... a6 6. c5 ! Nbd7 7. b4 g6 8. Bb2 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O has scored 3-0 for White e.g >  Qc7 11. Na4 Ne4 12. Ne1 e5 13. de Nxe5 14. f3 Nf6 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Bd4 Re8 17. Qd2 Ned7 18. Nd3 Nxb6 19. cb Qe7 20. Nc5 Nh5 21. Rfe1 Qd8 22. Bf1 Bxd4 23. ed Be6 24. Re5 Ng7 25. Na4 Qd7 26. Rae1 c5 27. Nxc5 Qc6 28. b5 Qxb6 29. ba ba 30. Nxa6 Rbc8 31. Qb4 Qa7 32. a4 Nf5 33. Rd1 Re7 34. a5 Rb7 35. Qd2 Re7 36. g4 Nd6 37. Nc5 Rxc5 38. dc Qxc5 39. Kg2 Qa3 40. Re3 Qa4 41. a6 Re8 42. Qd4 Nc4 43. Bxc4 dc 44. a7

1-0, Bologan Viktor 2679  - Grischuk Alexander 2719 , Poikovsky 19/ 3/2004 It (cat.18) ]

6. Bd3 dc

[6... Bd6 which is the Old Semi Slav variation with Bd6. 7. e4 ! de (7... dc 8. Bxc4 e5 9. de Nxe5 (9... Bxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qxd8 Kxd8 12. Be2 +=) 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qxd8 Kxd8 12. Bxf7 86% White in 7 games.; 7... Nxe4 8. Nxe4 de 9. Bxe4 see main line 7....de) 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 e5 (9... Nf6 10. Bc2 74% White 158 games.) 10. O-O ed 11. Qxd4 Qf6 12. Be3 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Rad1 Be7 15. Rfe1 Bf6 16. Bf5 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Nf6 18. f3 g6 19. Bxc8 Rfxc8 20. Nb3 Rc7 21. Kf2 Kg7 22. g4 h6 23. h4 Rh8 24. Nc5 Rhc8 25. g5 Ng8 26. Ne4 Ne7 27. Nd6 Rf8 28. Re5 hg 29. hg b6 30. b4 Rh8 31. c5 bc 32. bc Rb8 33. a4 a5 34. Rde1 Rb2 35. Kg3 Kf8 36. Rh1 Kg8 37. Ne8 Rcb7 38. Nf6 Kg7 39. Rxe7

1-0, Danner Georg (AUT) 2340 - Engedal Kim Nikolai (NOR) 2240, Budapest (Hungary) 1993;

6... Bb4 Old Semi Slav with Bb4. 7. O-O O-O (7... Qe7 8. Bd2 e5 9. de Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Qb3 +=) 8. Qc2 67% White in 112;

6... a6 !? Old Semi Slav with a6. Black attempts to get cute. 7. b3 (7. O-O dc 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 c5 then White is a move down on normal Meran position. Only 38% White in 361 games !; 7. c5 fails against  e5 8. de Ng4; and 7. cd cd looks boring with White's Queen Bishop inside the pawn chain.) 7... Bb4 8. Bb2 Ne4 9. Qc2 Qa5 (9... f5 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne2 Ndf6 12. a3 Bd6 13. Ne5+=) 10. Bxe4 de 11. Nd2 f5 12. a3 Be7 13. f3+=;

6... Be7 Old Semi Slav with Be7. 7. O-O dc 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 a6 10. e4 c5 11. e5 This time is a favourable Meran for White, as O-O and Be7 thrown in favours White.]

7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 is Black's best - the Meran defence.

This has scored 53% for White 4467 games ! and is playable for both sides.

This is analysed below.

 

 9. e4 c5 10. e5 This is the most attacking and aggressive option.

[10. d5 is the main alternative. c4

 

11. Bc2

 

(11. de fe is 52% Black in 210 games. 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. O-O Bc5 14. e5 Nxe5 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qc7 !

only Qc5 is given in NCO. (18... Qc5 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Ra7 21. b4 ! Qg5 22. f4 ! ± NCO Qh4 23. g3 Qd8 24. Qh5 Rf7 25. Rad1 Qb6 26. Kf1 h6 27. Bg6 O-O 28. Bxf7 Rxf7 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. bc Rc7 31. Re5 b4 32. Rd6 a5 33. c6 a4 34. Ke1 b3 35. ab cb 36. Kd2 Kf7 37. Rb5 Ke7 38. Rd4 Rxc6 39. Rxa4 Rc2 40. Ke3 Rxh2 41. Ra7 Kf6 42. Rxb3 Rc2 43. Kd3 Rc6 44. Rba3 Rd6 45. Ke3 Bd7 46. R3a5 Rd1 47. Rc7 Rd6 48. Rb7 Rd1 49. Raa7 Ke7 50. Ra8 Rd5 51. Rg8 Kf7 52. Rh8 Ke7 53. Rb4 Ra5 54. Rd4 Bc6 55. Rc4 Ra3 56. Kd4 Bd7 57. Rc3 Ra4 58. Ke3 Ra5 59. Rd3 e5 60. Rb8 ef 61. gf Ra7 62. Rd5 Be6 63. Rdb5 Kf6 64. R8b6 g6 65. Re5 Re7 66. Kd4 Kf7 67. Rd6 Kf6 68. Ra5 Rd7 69. Rxd7 Bxd7 70. Ke4 h5 71. Ra6 Be6 72. Rb6 h4 73. Ra6 h3 74. Kf3 Kf7 75. Kg3 Bf5 76. Ra8 Kf6 77. Rh8 Kg7 78. Rh4 Bc8 79. Kf3 Bf5 80. Ke3 Bc8 81. Ke4 Bf5 82. Ke5 Bc8

1/2-1/2, Lautier Joel (FRA) 2620 - Piket Jeroen (NED) 2580, Monte Carlo (Monaco) 1996)

19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Ra7 21. Bf5 O-O 22. Bxe6 Bxe6 23. Qxe6 Qf7 24. Rad1 b4 25. Rc1 Rc7 =;

 

11. Bb1 Only played once in 484 games. Qc7 12. de fe 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2 Bc5 (14... Bd6 ! 15. Nd4 Kf7 ! 16. f4 e5 17. Nf5 Bc5 18. Kh1 g6 =+) 15. e5 Ng4 16. Be4 Nxf2 17. Rxf2 Bxf2 18. Kxf2 Nc5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Be3 Nd3 21. Kg1 O-O 22. Ng5 Rf5 23. Nce4 Qd5 24. Qh5 h6 25. Nf6 Rxf6 26. ef hg 27. f7 Kf8 28. Rf1 Nf4 29. Rxf4 gf 30. Bc5 Qxc5 31. Qxc5 Kxf7 32. Qc7

1-0, Izsak Gyula 2400  - Alpert Aleksandr 2300 , Budapest 1994 It (open) )

 

11... Qc7 12. de fe 13. O-O is only 49% White in 165 games.]

10... cd

 

[10... Ng4!? has scored well 63% in 29 games, and is a hard nut to crack. 11. Ng5

(11. Be4 Rb8 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. d5 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. f4 h6 16. Bh4 g5 (16... Ng6 ! 17. Bxg6 fg 18. O-O c4 19. Bf2 Bc5 20. Qc2 O-O 21. Qxg6 Bxf2 22. Rxf2 b4³) 17. fe gh 18. O-O Rb7 19. Qf3 Ra7 20. de Qxe6 21. Bd5 Qg6 22. e6 fe 23. Be4 Qg7 24. Rad1 Bd7 25. Bc6 c4 26. Qh5

1-0, Seirawan Yasser (USA) 2585 - Nogueiras Jesus (CUB) 2560, Lucerne (Switzerland) 1989;

11. h3 cd 12. Nxb5 Ngxe5 13. Be4 ab 14. Bxa8 Qa5 15. Bd2 Qxa8 16. Nxe5 Qe4 17. Qe2 Qxe5 18. a4 b4 19. f4 Qxe2 20. Kxe2 Ba6 21. Kf3 Bd6 22. Rhc1 Ke7 23. g4 Rb8 24. Rcb1 Nc5 25. Rg1 Nb3 26. Rad1 Bb7 27. Kf2 Rc8

0-1, Nielsen Axel (DEN) - Porreca Giorgio (ITA), Amsterdam (Netherlands) 1954;

11. Bf4 cd 12. Ne4 Qa5 13. Ned2 Nc5 14. Qb1 Bb7 15. O-O Qb6 16. h3 Nh6 17. Bxh6 gh 18. Ne4 Rd8 19. Nfd2 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Bg7 22. Qd3 Bxe5 23. Rac1 Rd6 24. Rc8 Ke7 25. Rc2 f5 26. Bf3 Rg8 27. b4 Kf6 (27... Bf4 28. g3 Qd8 29. Re1 Kf8 30. Kh2 Bg5³) 28. Rc5 Bf4 29. g3 h5 30. Kh2 Bh6 31. Bxh5 e5 (31... Kg7 32. Re1 Kh8 =) 32. Re1 Rg5 33. Rexe5 Rxh5 34. Qf3

1-0, Rohricht Wayne - Schmid, BRD 1981)

11... cd 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Qxg4 Nc5 unclear / = (13... dc 14. Qf3 Kg8 15. Qxa8 Nxe5 16. Be2 Nd3 17. Bxd3 Qxd3 18. Qxc8 Qe4 19. Be3 cb 20. O-O baQ 21. Rxa1 h6 (21... Qf5 22. Rc1 h6 23. Qxa6 Kh7 24. g3 Be7 25. Qb7 Bf6 26. Rc5 Qb1 27. Kg2 b4 28. Rc4 Rd8 29. Rxb4 Qxa2 30. Qe4 Kg8 31. Rb6 Qd5 32. Rxe6 Kf7 33. Qxd5 Rxd5 34. Rc6 h5 35. h4 Rb5 36. Kf3 Rf5 37. Ke4 Re5 38. Kd3 Rd5 39. Ke2 Rb5 40. Ra6 Rd5 41. Rb6 Ra5 42. Rb4 Rd5 43. Rc4 Ke6 44. Rc7 Rd7 45. Rc2 Rd5 46. Ra2 Rb5 47. Kd3 Rd5 48. Ke4 Re5 49. Kf3 Rd5 50. Ra7 Rb5 51. Ra8 Rd5 52. Rh8 Rf5 53. Kg2 g5 54. Rxh5 gh 55. g4 Rxh5 56. gh Kf5 57. Kh3 Bg5 58. Bxg5

1-0, Novotelnov Nikolai (RUS) - Kamyshov M (RUS), Tartu (Estonia) 1950) 22. Qxa6 b4 23. h3 Kh7 24. Rd1 Be7 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. Rxd3 Ra8 27. Rd7 Bf6 28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxa2 30. Rxb4

1/2-1/2, Renter R (EST) - Randviir Yury (EST), Parnu (Estonia) 1947)]

11. Nxb5 ab

[11... Ng4 !? is "our" move playing Black in this position. See Meran.dbs file. 12. Qa4 Bb7 (12... Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd6 Ke7 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Bxa6 Ra8 17. Qb5 60% White in 11 games.) 13. Nbxd4 Qb6 14. O-O Bc5 15. h3 Bxf3 16. hg Bd5 (16... Bb7 17. Nb3 O-O 18. Be4 Rab8 19. Bf4 f5 20. ef Nxf6 21. Nxc5 Nxe4 22. Nd7 Qxb2 23. Rab1 Qe2 24. Nxf8 Nc3 25. Qd7 Rxf8 26. Rxb7 Qxg4 27. Qxg7 Qxg7 28. Rxg7 Kh8 29. Be5 Ne2 30. Kh2 Rf5 31. Rg5

1-0, Nigametzianov Mikhail 2293  - Guempel Viktor 2329 , Tomsk 2003 Cup Russia (open) ) 17. Nb3 O-O 18. Qxd7 Bxb3 50% in 8 games. 19. Bxh7 Kxh7 20. Qd3 Kg8 21. Qxb3 Qxb3 22. ab Rfb8 23. Ra4 (23. Ra5 Bb6 24. Ra4 Bc7 25. b4 Bxe5 26. Re1 Rb5 27. Re4 1/2-1/2, Mamedyarov Shakhriyaz 2503  - Hector Jonny 2528 , Leon 2001 Ch Europe (team) )

 23... Rxb3 24. Rc4

1/2-1/2, Stohl Igor 2545  - Chernin Alexander 2615 , Brno 1993 It (cat.13) "Trade Fair Festival" ;

 

11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 ab 13. Bxb5 Bd7 14. Nxd7 Qa5 15. Bd2 Qxb5 16. Nxf8 Kxf8 17. b3 Ke7 18. a4 Qe5 19. Qe2 Qd5 20. O-O From here  2 wins and a draw for White. Qxb3 21. Rfb1 Qd5 22. Rb5 Qc6 ? (22... d3 23. Bb4 Ke8 24. Qb2±) 23. Rc1 Qd7 ? 24. Bb4 Ke8 25. Qe5 Qd8 26. Rb7 eventually  1-0, Halasz Tamas (HUN) 2400 - Computer "Mephisto Portoroz", Dortmund (Germany) 1990 (26. Rc6 ! wins quickly.)]

 

12. ef gf

[12... Qb6 13. fg Bxg7 14. O-O O-O 15. Ng5 f5 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Bf4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 e5 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. Rfe1 Qg6 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Rf6 23. Nf3 Bb7 24. Bxd4 Rd8 25. Rd1 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Qe8 27. Ne5 f4 28. Qc3 Kg8 29. Rxf4 Qd8 30. Rg4 Rg6 31. Rxg6 hg 32. Qd3

1-0, Mueller Klaus-Uwe (GER) - Knothe Karl, Schwerin (Germany) 1951]

 

13. O-O 56% White in 81 games. Qb6 14. Qe2 64% White in 45 games. b4 15. Rd1 Bc5

[15... e5?! 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Be3 Qd5 18. Bc4 Qa5 19. Qh5 Kd8 20. Qxf7 Be7 21. Rac1 Rb8 22. Qe6 Re8 23. Be2 Bc5 24. Qxf6 Kc7 25. Qd6 Kb7 26. Qd5 Kb6 27. Rxc5 Nxc5 28. Rc1 1-0 Peake - Guest ICC.]

16. Bf4 Bb7

[16... e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5]

17. Be4 has scored 3-0 for White. Rc8

[17... Ba6 ! 18. Qd2 Rd8 19. Rac1 h5 ? (19... e5 ! 20. Bh6 Bb7 21. Qc2 Bf8 22. Bxf8 Nxf8 =) 20. Nxd4 Nb8 21. Rxc5 Qxc5 22. Bxb8

1-0, Tkachiev Vladislav (FRA) 2648 - David Alberto (LUX) 2544, Cannes (France) 1999]

18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nxd4 h5 20. Nxe6 fe 21. Qxe6 Be7 22. Re1 Nf8 23. Qxf6 Rg8 24. Bg5 Rc7 25. Rad1 Nh7 26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. Qxe7 Qxe7 28. Bxe7 Kxe7 29. Rd4 Rd8 30. Rxd8 Kxd8 31. Kf1 Kc7 32. Ke2 Kb6 33. Kd3 Kb5 34. h4 Nf6 35. f3 Nd7 36. Kd4 Nc5 37. g4 Na4 38. gh Nxb2 39. h6 Nc4 40. h7

1-0, Tella Jussi (FIN) 2426 - Fieandt John (FIN) 2204, Jyvaskyla (Finland) 2001.

 

 

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