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(1) Soelter,R - Gudath,R [B13]
OWL-ch Steinheim (10), 1969
[Martin,A]
AN UNUSUAL WEAPON AGAINST THE CARO-KANN 1.e4
c6
2.d4
d5
3.exd5
cxd5
4.c4
Nf6
5.c5!?
Gunderam&aposs variation,little-known,hardly used,not even mentioned in ECO(4) Vol B ( curiously it gets a footnote in Vol 2) and Nunn&aposs Chess Openings!
The scene is set to blow away those oh so solid Caro-Kann fanatics.
White&aposs main idea is clear: he wants to advance his queenside pawn majority. We&aposll see time and again how this might mess Black&aposs natural development up. There will be no playing by rote today. 5...b6
Black cannot just sit there and let White do his thing. In this first game he makes an immediate attack against the pawn chain. 6.b4!
a5
[ 6...e5
7.dxe5
Ne4
( 7...Nfd7
8.Qxd5
is disasterous for Black.) 8.Bb5+!
Bd7
9.Qxd5+-
is equally horrible.] 7.b5
bxc5
8.dxc5
Two passed pawns after only eight moves !
Of course White hasn&apost developed a single piece yet but he will soon do so.
The immediate threat is 9 c6 , one more pawn move,hemming in the Knight on b8. 8...e5
Gudath hits with his most natural move but it will not do-maybe Black is in dire striats already!. [ 8...Nbd7
9.c6
Nb6
10.Qd4
looks very good for White. I can&apost believe ...e7-e5 as a sacrifice by Black and meanwhile White just puts a clamp on e5 eg Nf3,Bf4 etc
The two passed pawns are real crushers.; 8...Qc7
is the final playable move and a very unclear position is reached after 9.Be3
e5
10.Qa4
Bd7
11.c6
Bb4+
12.Bd2
Bxd2+
13.Nxd2
Bf5
14.Qa3!
I prefer White as Black has still to solve the problem of his Nb8.] 9.c6!
What a strange situation. Put bluntly I think its much easier to get the White pieces out and over the board this is going to count for a lot.
Witness what happens now! 9...Bc5
[ 9...Bb4+
10.Bd2
0-0
11.Nf3
Qc7
12.Be2
Rd8
13.a4
d4
14.Bc4
Bg4
15.Qb3
scratches the surface but you get the general idea. if White can just get his bits out normally and castle he will be totally winning.] 10.Ba3
The idea is great. White sacs the exchange but Black won&apost ever get to use his extra material. [ However,objectively 10.Nc3!
is the best move,with White holding the advantage. 10...Bd4
11.Nge2
Ne4
12.Nxe4
Bxa1
13.c7!!
Qxc7
14.Qxd5
0-0
15.Qxa8
Bb7
16.Qa7
Bd4
17.Nxd4
Qxc1+
] 10...Bd4
11.Nd2
Qb6
12.Be2
Bxf2+
13.Kf1
A normal evaluation does not apply. 13...h5
14.Rc1
Rh6
[ 14...Ng4
15.Bxg4
hxg4
16.Qb3
Bxg1
17.Rxg1
Qd4
18.Qc3
Qf4+
19.Ke2~~
] 15.Nc4
Qa7
16.Nd6+
Kd8
17.c7+
Kd7
18.cxb8N+
Rxb8
19.Qc2
Ng4
20.Qc6+
1-0
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