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[#]1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.¤f3 ¤f6 4.¤c3 ¥e7 5.¥g5 h6 6.¥h4 dc Grigory repeats the variation he implemented against me in the USA championship the last year. 7.e3 [The main idea of the variation is that 7.e4 is impossible due to 7...¤e4 Oddly enough, this line never happened on the top level; I also reacted not in the best possible way in that game: 7.£a4 ¤bd7 8.£c4 a6 9.e3 b5 10.£b3 c5 11.¥e2 ¥b7 12.O-O ¦c8 13.a3 O-O 14.¦ad1 ¤d5 , and White already had to fight for equalization (indeed, it was successful and ended with a draw on move 41).] 7...O-O 8.¥c4 c5 9.O-O cd 10.¤d4!
It seems to be a correct reaction. In contrast to the classic variations, Black does not obtain an extra tempo for the £a5 move.
10...¥d7 11.£e2 ¤c6 12.¦fd1 £b6 13.¤f3 ¦fd8 14.e4 ¥e8 15.e5 ¤h7 16.¥e7 ¤e7 17.¤e4 ¥c6 18.¤d6 ¤g6 19.¤d4! After this strong move with some plain threats to the e6-pawn, White grabs the initiative firmly. [21.¥d3 would have secured White's advantage. Now the struggle burst out again.] |
