Hi.
pirc kid wrote on 12/23/17 at 22:34:29:
Did I miss anything?
Nope. This appears to be a definite move order problem related to the repertoire.
pirc kid wrote on 12/23/17 at 22:34:29:
Other 6th moves such as 6...e5 (7.de5 de5, 8.Bc4 Bg7, 9.Qd6) or 6...Bg7 (7.e5) are not that convincing.
Yes. Not so easy to play black at all after 6.Nf3.
Maybe 6...Qa5 is the only move that does not present immediate drawbacks; although I am not saying there won't be any in the future.
After 6...e5:
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.h3 Nbd7 6.Nf3 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Bc4 Bg7?Is not so good and black can play a bit tougher.
Maybe 8...h6 and white is robbed of Ng5 at least.
8...Bb4 is an idea as well when white should probably play 9.0-0(!) with good chances to put pressure on black, although not without some decent play still being needed.
If 6...Qc7 7.a4 maybe 7...e5 is now an alternative as well. Ok that there might be some questons if this Qc7+Nbd7 setup really has a future or if you are just playing moves as black.
and of course 6...Bg7 7.Be2 (or 7.Qd2, which I would probably slightly prefer even) is possible but I don't see how to steer away from Marin's line in a reasonable way.
Have a nice day.