Hi.

Confused_by_Theory wrote on 02/21/17 at 06:46:07:

Attach problem solved by Tony K . Here is the file.

Have a nice day.

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Nice one!

Re 18 ...0-0-0 19 Qb6: I haven't had time to do more than fiddle around a bit with an engine, but this suggests to me that this line might have neither more nor less value than my original one (19 0-0 Nd4*). Black's plan in the ending is probably simply to advance (...f5 quickly, and at some point ...a4), making it very hard (hopefully!) for White to realise his extra pawn advantage.

* 19 ...Rd6!? might be possible too?

Hey.

Confused_by_Theory wrote on 02/14/17 at 01:18:55:

To add to this. 18.Qh3 (Idea 18...Qxb2 19.Kd2!) looks quite serious and seemingly gives fairly hard problems to solve. As long as there are no appealing alternatives (don't see) 11...a5 looks dubious.

In other news though 8.Nf3 Qe7 9.h3 is rubbish because of  9...exd4 and 10...Nxe4. I simply forgot to add a ? plus a few simple moves and make it not the main subvariation at that point .



Anyway. I am sort of trying to think of ways to be clever as black. Have one possibly quite interesting idea already btw but I don't think it will work. Somehow black wants to avoid ending up with a prospectless pawn down position against accurate white play, or possibly allowing this and then making white's conversion a hard task.

Will probably first check 18...0-0-0 a bit (see #59 pgn main-line). Initially I'm thinking that is not the point you wanna start trying to find resources for black though maybe he reach some hard to break down setup.

JEH wrote on 02/13/17 at 20:54:38:
Confused_by_Theory wrote on 02/14/17 at 01:18:55:

Annoying thing this. I checked the spanish repertoire thread a little while ago and there this function is plainly visible. Past experience also says it is possible to attach pgns in that thread.
Some kind of sub-forum setting I guess .

Have a nice day.

Confused_by_Theory wrote on 02/13/17 at 16:54:41:


Unfortunately it is too large to download 

There is a PGN button where you can attach it as a .pgn file, could you do that?

Hello.


Skillfully, without even aiming for it, I have over 500 of the allowed 11000 characters per post left after posting the pgn

So among other things I can ask a general question (one asked not for the first time) of whatever happened to the attach file function?

Also there is space to write that I did not really find a solution to white's pawn grabbing attempts. If he makes them at the ideal time and then executes well he should reach somewhat better positions. Black can of course play most of them without dieing immediately though.

Have a nice day.

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I'm glad of this, since you'd given a somewhat contrary impression ...

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I was thinking this might be inferior as I was worried about White bringing a Rook to the c-file, but I can't be categorical.

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Absent concrete analysis, you must forgive me if I'm very much less certain of all this than you seem to be. How do you see the game going after [13 Rfe1] Nh5?

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How did your analysis of 15 0-0 a5 16 a3 Qg5 run?

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Not sure. I was thinking Black could just go 12 ...Nc5 with the idea of ...a5 and then ...Nh5 and ...f6, possibly following with ...Ng7 and ...0-0, depending on what White does. Of course on 13 Ng5 (which I imagine is pointless?) we must take the Bishop first. It's the possibility of doing that which led me to prefer the Knight move on move 11, but that might be wrong. The gambit line looks weird I know, but then the WQ is offside and maybe White's position risks becoming stagnant for all his slight lead in development? -- more work needed!