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Friday, March 29, 2013

The 1.c4 e5 ..Bb4xNc3 Plan of Smyslov

The 1.c4 e5 ..Bb4xNc3 Plan of Smyslov
Giving up the dark bishop for doubled c-pawns gives counterplay in similar style to the Nimzo-Indian.


10...d6

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Here is the feature game from Ex-World Champion Smyslov, played in the year I was born(!).

Olafsson,Fridrik - Smyslov,Vassily 
English 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4
4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nf3 Re8 6.0–0 e4 7.Nd4 [A29]
Candidates Tournament Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (27), 26.10.1959


Position 1
Black is better with the active QR on the 2nd rank. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play

32.Rc1

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