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Monday, April 1, 2013

English Opening-The ..e4-f5 Pawn Wedge-Spassky

English Opening-The ..e4-f5 Pawn Wedge
(1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Rb1)
The pawn wedge restricts Bg2 and somewhat negates whites queenside expansion plan.


9...e4


In the feature game, Spassky undermined white's pawn center and took over the board with the strong action of Q+RRs. White's extra pawn played no part in the proceedings.

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Here is the feature game.

Hartoch,Robert G - Spassky,Boris V
English 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Rb1 [A25]
IBM Amsterdam (11), 27.07.1970

Position 1
Black's major pieces have taken over the position. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play
32.Rg1

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