By John Watson


Helps chess-players in attaining a extra holistic view of the openings

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IVb6, and if Black's queen moves to the c-file, a speedy cxdS, liJc3 and l:tel will create strong pressure down that file. With care, Black should be able to keep his disadvantage to a minimum, but the game stays RETI: SLAV VARIATIONS 41 lively; for example, 7 ... ttJbd7 (7 ... 0-0 8 ~3 "fIIc7 9 cxd5 opens the c-file and offers White a small advantage; 7 ... :tcll? 1li'b8!? 9 cxd5 exd5 10 ttJc3 ttJc5 11 "fIIc2 ttJe6 12 ttJd4 ttJxd4 13 iLxd4 0-0, Serafimov-Heyman, Metz 2005, and now 14 e4 dxe415 dxe4 with the idea of f4 mobilizes White's majority and causes Black some difficulties.

12 l:tadl 'iie7 13 ttJel a6 14 f4 ttJa7! So far we see all the same ideas; White's omission of d3 is the only real difference, which gives him a better chance of restraining Black's queenside, because the queen on e2 watches overb5. ttJc6 on this or the next move, bringing the knight back into the action. 17 g4 ttJe818 f5! : OPEN AND CLOSED VARIATIONS White will often attack e6 on the grounds that after fxe6, Black must either take on an isolated pawn by .. 'iVxe6. 1e5!. 1d4! (D) B w 20gS! White sacrifices a pawn to open up lines with a gain of tempo.

18 ttJbl ttJc6 (D). 19 ttJd2 a5!? (Black's attack is faster than White's, but he could interpose 19... h6 to be safe) 20 g4 'iid7 21 ttJde4 ttJxe4 22 dxe4!? al f6 with some advantage for Black, Timman-Spassky, Sochi 1973. In this example, White did a good job of handling Black's queenside advance, but you can see that Black maintained his prospects of penetrating into White's position. 12 l:tadl 'iie7 13 ttJel a6 14 f4 ttJa7! So far we see all the same ideas; White's omission of d3 is the only real difference, which gives him a better chance of restraining Black's queenside, because the queen on e2 watches overb5.

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