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Re: Owen's Defence 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6 4.Nf3
Reply #3 - 12/17/04 at 22:17:21
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"grandmasters choice" (Part 2)

In my Owen experience GM's like to play:

1. e4 e6
2. d4 b6
3.Nc3 Bb7
4.Nf3 Bb4
5.Bd3 Nf6

6.e5 Ne4
7.O-O Nc3
8.bc Bc3
9.Rb1 Bd5 and my games were getting very interesting.

Versus titled players this system comes right after the
 
6.Qe2 Be7
7.O-O d5
8.e5 Nfd7 (with Nc6 & g5 to come)

in my tourney practice.

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Re: Owen's Defence 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6 4.Nf3
Reply #2 - 12/17/04 at 21:38:08
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The grandmasters choice:   5.o-o ... Shocked

Tyomkin vs SutterCane

5. O-O cd
6. Nd4 Nc6
7. Be3 Nf6
8. Nc3 Ne5
9. f4 Nd3
10.Qd3 Bb4
11.e5 Bc3
12.ef Bd4
13.Bd4 gf
14.Qg3 Qe7
15.Qg7 O-O-O
16.Qf6 Rhg8  Grin
17.Rf2 Qd6
18.Rd1 Qc6
19.Rdd2 Rg6
20.Qe5 Rdg8
21.Qe5 h5 Wink 

and Black won after a further cup of coffee.

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Re: Owen's Defence 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6 4.Nf3
Reply #1 - 12/17/04 at 20:03:41
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Interesting thoughts. On 7 a3, though, White has to contend with 7 ...c4!?, as played in the famous Crouch--Burnett encounter. I was friendly with Colin at the time this game was played, but he never imparted any of the secrets of this line to me although I think he generally had a healthy respect for the Owen's. Rightly or wrongly, I always assumed Black was OK.

After 5 0-0, the immediate 5 ...cd (6 Nd4 Nc6 or even 6 ...Ne7!?, as played by Owen's specialist Filipovic) seems to be more common than 5 ...Nf6, after which a (very!) quick look on ChessLive suggests that White might have as many dangerous plans involving delaying or omitting Nc3 as involving playing it. I think it's usually been assumed that Black's OK in the Sicilian-type positions after 5 ...cd (true, he's committed to ...b6/...Bb7, but then White has committed himself to Bd3), but I've never seen any serious analysis or discussion of these positions. Another chance for the ChessPublishing forum to lead the way!


  
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Owen's Defence 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6 4.Nf3
12/17/04 at 18:59:20
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Further to a discussion on the Daring Defences forum, I said I would start a new thread here, so here goes.

I reproduce here Michael Ayton's post, which prompted me to do this:

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I wonder if you could tell us why you believe 4 Nf3 is better for White. Why isn't Black OK after 4 ...c5 5 c3 Nf6? E.g.:
 
(1) 6 e5 Nd5 7 dc Bc5 8 0-0 f5!
 
(2) 6 Nbd2 Nc6 7 0-0 Qc7 -- scoring very well for Black, I believe.
 
(3) 6 Qe2 Be7 7 0-0 d5 8 e5 Nfd7 9 a3!? (9 Be3!? Nc6 then ...g5, ...a6 or ...c4) Nc6 (9 ...a5!?) 10 Nbd2 g5!?
 
Which of these lines do you consider the most critical for Black and why? Or do you have another recipe?


Quite tricky, but of those options, I definitely go for 6.Qe2 - it seems to be the most flexible, and also makes ...Ba6 ideas more difficult for Black.  Essentially the position resembles the 2.c3 b6 line of the Sicilian, but one where Black has eschewed the option of hunting down and exchanging the W Bd3 with his Nb8 [1.e4 c5 2.c3 b6 3.d4 Bb7 4.Bd3 cxd4 5.cxd4 Nc6(!) 6.Nf3 Nb4].  This ought to favour White, but admittedly it is not so easy to prove.

I think I would vary later in the line Michael suggests, so after 6.Qe2 Be7 I would be tempted to delay castling for a bit to see if I can't make use of h2-h4!? in some positions. An immediate 7.a3!? springs to mind as an alternative for White here.

However, there is also another way to play this line with White: once Black is committed to 4...c5 I am tempted to try to transpose to an Open Sicilian in which Black's ...b6 looks a bit slow.  So maybe 5.0-0 intending to meet 5...Nf6 with 6.Nc3!?
  
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