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Friday, March 29, 2013

The 1.c4 e5 ..Bb4xNc3 Plan of Smyslov

The 1.c4 e5 ..Bb4xNc3 Plan of Smyslov
Static doubled c-pawns are usually thought of as targets but Smyslov had other ideas in the following key position.

10.Nxf3

Smsylov refined the plan of anti-doubled pawn play with 10...d5! 11.cd Qxd5! and continued with fluid piece play.


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Here is the feature game.

Sigurjonsson,Gudmundur - Smyslov,Vassily
English 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 e4 7.Ng5 [A29]
Reykjavik, 1974


Position 1
Concrete play is require from black otherwise the weak queenside pawns will eventually be targeted and fall. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

16.Rb1

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