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(3) Short,N (2664) - Marra,E (2202) [C70]
Sao Paulo clock sim 4...b5,5...Na5 Sao Paulo, 03.09.2001
[Martin,A]
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.Bb5
a6
4.Ba4
b5
5.Bb3
Na5
Forget about subtlety and long,forcing variations. Black is trying to refute the Ruy Lopez right here and now! He is going to nab the Lopez Bishop!
Well, if this idea worked,the whole opening would be put out of business. It was artist and innovator Taimanov who worked on 5...Na5 40-50 years ago and today the variation has a distinct Scandinavian following,especially in Norway.
Fortunately, Black&aposs plan costs valuable time and White must set to work opening up the position immediately before the advantage of the two Bishops starts to show. 6.0-0
d6
7.d4!
This is the recommended procedure. 7...exd4
[ Black can build a strongpoint on e5 with 7...f6
8.Nc3
Nxb3
9.axb3
Bb7
Against this I feel White should first develop fully and then get to work levering open the position with pawn breaks,notably f2-f4!
Here&aposs an excellent example of what I mean: 10.Qe2
g6
11.Be3
c6
12.dxe5!
White MUST open up the position. 12...fxe5
( 12...dxe5
13.Rfd1
Qc7
14.Ne1
Rc8
15.Nd3
c5
16.Nd5+/-
) 13.Ng5
Getting ready for f2-f4! 13...Be7
14.f4!
Bxg5
( 14...exf4
15.Ne6
Qd7
16.Bd4
Nf6
17.e5
Qxe6
18.exf6
Qxe2
19.Nxe2
c5
20.f7+
Kxf7
21.Bxh8
Rxh8
22.Nxf4+/-
) 15.fxg5
Qc7
16.Qf2
Agdestein is hoping to hold out by using the presence of opposite-colured Bishops and castling long. But the &aposf&apos file highway means that Black&aposs life can be made very uncomfortable. 16...Qd7
17.Rad1
0-0-0
18.Bb6!
Re8
19.Qf7+/-
h6
20.Qxg6
hxg5
21.Rf7
Qe6
22.Rxd6
Qxg6
23.Rxg6
Nh6
24.Rc7+
Kb8
25.Rcg7
Bc8
26.Rxc6
Re6
27.Ba7+
Ka8
28.Rcc7
1-0 Pavlovic,M-Agdestein,S/Catalan Bay 2003
The main point to remember against this &aposstrongpoint&apos line :
Develop and then look out for f2-f4!] 8.Nxd4
Ne7
I believe it was Nimzovitch who stated that the advantage of the two Bishops became greater the longer the game went on. This is why Black tries top consolidate his early gains in this line and why White MUST attack early to get the maximum result. 9.Ne2
Short has no intention of falling for the &apos Noah&aposs Ark&apos trap involving ...c7-c5-c4.
9 Ne2 intends Ng3,gripping f5 and then the same push of the f pawn. 9...Bb7
10.Ng3
c5
[ 10...d5
11.Bxd5
Nxd5
12.exd5
Qxd5
( 12...Bxd5
13.Qe1++-
) 13.Re1+
Be7
14.Qxd5
Bxd5
15.Nf5+/-
] 11.c4!
bxc4
12.Ba4+
Bc6
13.Nc3
Qd7
14.f4+/-
Despite the Fritz evaluation of equality,I really like this position for White.In the hands of a strong attacking player,nasty things can be done to Black&aposs position.
The precise problem is the Black King-where is he going to find safety?
The Knight on a5 isn&apost too good either. 14...h5
15.Bxc6
Naxc6
16.Nxh5
Why not ? 16...Nd4
17.f5
The pawns cooperate with the Bishop. 17...Nec6
18.Nd5
Qb7
19.f6
g6
20.Ng7+
Short in his element. The King must move. 20...Kd8
21.Rf2
Just preparing to move the Bishop. 21...Ne5
22.Be3
Ndc6
Black&aposs Knights looked very impressive but what were they doing ? 23.Rd2
Rh4
24.Qc2
Rb8
25.Rad1
Lovely coordination. Black never got his act together. 25...Kc8
26.h3
Qd7
27.Bxc5+-
Rxh3
[ 27...dxc5
28.Ne7+!
Bxe7
29.Rxd7
Bxf6
30.Rxf7!!
Nxf7
31.Qxc4
Nfe5
32.Qe6+
Kb7
33.Qxf6+-
] 28.Ne3
Rg3
29.Rxd6
Qb7
30.Nxc4
Nxc4
31.Qxc4
This is no place for encyclopaedic detail,but I hope I have shown a general method of play against this tricky Black try. 1-0
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