ChessBase Magazine #123

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Åpningsartiklene:

Stohl: Anglo-Grünfeld A16 1.¤f3 ¤f6 2.c4 g6 3.¤c3 d5 4.£a4+ ¥d7 5.£b3 dxc4 6.£xc4

A queen check on move 4 seriously disrupts Black’s setup in the Grünfeld Defence. In this first part, Stohl investigates above all the moves 6…Bg7 and 6…Nc6 (6…a6 will be treated later).

Marin: Benoni A69

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.¤f3 ¥g7 8.¥e2 0-0 9.0-0 ¦e8 10.¤d2 a6 11.a4 ¤bd7 12.f4 ¦b8 Up till now the combination …¤bd7 and a previous …a6 was thought to be weaker, but Marin shows that this opinion can be considered superseded. This interesting subject from Black’s point of view is treated by an author with extensive background knowledge.

Karolyi: Alehkine Defence B03

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 dxe5 6.fxe5 Nc6 7.Be3 Bf5 8.Nc3 e6 9.Nf3 ¥e7 10.d5 The Four Pawns Attack could become really significant again if White can obtain nothing from the other variations. In any case, Black must know what he is doing and for that reason Karolyi’s survey is a timely one.

Rogozenko: Alehkine Defence B04 1.e4 ¤f6 2.e5 ¤d5 3.d4 d6 4.¤f3 dxe5 5.¤xe5 c6 This modern setup with …dxe5 and …c6 is White’s problem – the present state of affairs does not show him achieving any significant advantage. See also the contribution by Andrew Martin in Fritztrainer format.

Karolyi: Modern Defence B07 1.e4 g6 2.d4 ¥g7 3.¤f3 d6 4.c3 ¤f6 5.¥d3 0-0 6.0-0 This setup is solid for White but promises him at the best a tiny advantage. But that is what makes it attractive to many players. Karolyi has put together a repertoire for White.

Ftacnik: Philidor Defence C41 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4

The closed system in the Philidor Defence is solid and passive, but it also has the advantage that White must always bear in mind the possible capture on d4. In the first part of Ftacnik’s survey the subject is mainly 8…a5.

Postny: Ruy Lopez C63 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Nf6 6.£e2 d5

Thanks to some games by Radjabov, the Jänisch Gambit (3…f5) is totally topical. Surprisingly, the old main line with 4.¤c3 is now played less. In the first part of his survey, (6.¤xf6+ will follow), Postny gives reasons why that is the case.

Marin: Ruy Lopez C67 1.e4 e5 2.¤f3 ¤c6 3.¥b5 ¤f6 4.0-0 ¤xe4 5.d4 ¥e7

Investigations into the Rio de Janeiro Variation (6.£e2 ¤d6 7.¥xc6 bxc6 8.dxe5 ¤b7) in CBM 121 showed that Black can do well with it. In his new article, the author investigates how things look after deviations by White on move 6.

Grivas: Slav Defence D11 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nbd2

It is not easy to prove an advantage in the main lines of the Slav. So sub-variations are extremely welcome as surprise weapons. The system with 4.Nbd2 also has the advantage that you could play it without any theoretical knowledge whatsoever.

Krasenkow: Grünfeld Defence D85 1.d4 ¤f6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 ¤xd5 5.e4 ¤xc3 6.bxc3 ¥g7 7.¤f3 c5 8.¥e3 £a5

This variation usually goes to an endgame. There are some tricks to watch out for, but Black can do well. So there is nothing to fear in the 8.Be3-system, but you really need to know and understand it.

Rogozenko: King's Indian E60 1.d4 ¤f6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 ¥g7 4.¥g2 0-0 5.¤f3 c5 6.¤c3 cxd4 7.¤xd4 £c7

According to Rogozenko, White has so far not been able to demonstrate an advantage against the black setup (the main idea of which consists of 8.b3 d5!). Black does not need to know all that much, but he must be prepared for the alternatives 6.d5 and 6.0-0.

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