02-04-2012, 01:47 PM
[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nb6 12. Nc3 c5 13. a3 c4[/pgn]
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I don't understand 13. a3. I think this could be winning for black now... certainly, there's a large initiative. After 14. Ba2 Bc7 and not sure how he's going to defend. A resource like Ne4 is a little questionable here as a quick f5 is available and the light-squared bishop is cut off from the defence.
EDIT: WOOOOOO JUST REALISED HE IS ABSOLUTELY TONKED.
14. Ba2 Bf6!!! After Re1, Bxc3 and his bishop is rendered dead. If bxc3 I can go Na4 and clamp down further on his position. If dxc3... exchange queens and take the open file possibly. Either way, his bishop is stuck to a2 and b1. This could be all over... Maybe there's a nice way of him freeing the bishop, but I hope not!
<<Spoiler here
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nb6 12. Nc3 c5 13. a3 c4[/pgn]
Spoiler here>>
I don't understand 13. a3. I think this could be winning for black now... certainly, there's a large initiative. After 14. Ba2 Bc7 and not sure how he's going to defend. A resource like Ne4 is a little questionable here as a quick f5 is available and the light-squared bishop is cut off from the defence.
EDIT: WOOOOOO JUST REALISED HE IS ABSOLUTELY TONKED.
14. Ba2 Bf6!!! After Re1, Bxc3 and his bishop is rendered dead. If bxc3 I can go Na4 and clamp down further on his position. If dxc3... exchange queens and take the open file possibly. Either way, his bishop is stuck to a2 and b1. This could be all over... Maybe there's a nice way of him freeing the bishop, but I hope not!
<<Spoiler here