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Smyslov_Fan YaBB Moderator Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: MacCutcheon Exchange Reply #5 - 11/05/05 at 00:44:31	Post Tools	Print Post
	Alumbrado and all, You asked about whether the inclusion of ...Nf6 and Bg5 was so important in the Exchange French. Theoretically (I don't know about practice), Black should want to develop his Ng8 to the opposite square of the Ng1. So, when White plays Nf3, Black should play Ne7 and vice versa. With Black already committed to Nf6 and his Bishop already aggressively posted on b4, White can gain an advantage by a direct king-side attack including Nf3, Bd3 (usually), and Re1. Again, this is all theoretical (supported by comments made by Korchnoi, Watson, and others). Specific lines may disprove this theoretical point, but I don't think so.


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dom God Member Offline Posts: 908 Location: Toulouse Joined: 01/11/03 Gender:	Re: MacCutcheon Exchange Reply #4 - 10/31/05 at 06:05:26	Post Tools	Print Post
	Yes, interesting game..White wins a pawn but some moves to put the queen to the right square: (Qg4-Qg7-Qxf6-Qf4-Qd2 vs Qd2). The idea does'nt work in the Qd2 line: 8.Qd2 Bd7? 9.c4 Qe4+ 10.Ne2 Ba4 11.ooo Na6 12.Nc3 Qc6 13.d5 Laketic-Borges,Belgorod 1990 (Psakhis) or 8.Qd2 Qe4+ 9.Ne2 Bd7 10.ooo Qd5 11.Qf4 Qxa2 12.Qxf6 Rg8 13.Nf4 Smirin-Korzubov,Minsk 1985 (MCO)

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Klick God Member Offline Posts: 528 Joined: 01/31/03	Re: MacCutcheon Exchange Reply #3 - 10/30/05 at 10:31:06	Post Tools	Print Post
	Really not too many games played in the Qg4!? line mentioned by alumbrado. Glek treated it (speculatively?!) with Bd7 in 2001, which looks interesting: [Event "Bad Woerishofen op"] [Site "Bad Woerishofen"] [Date "2001.03.22"] [Round "8"] [White "Jenni, Florian"] [Black "Glek, Igor V"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C12"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [BlackElo "2551"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2001.03.15"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.05.06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 gxf6 8. Qg4 Bd7 9. Qg7 Rf8 10. Qxf6 Ba4 11. Qf4 Qa5 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. f4 f6 15. Nf3 e5 16. fxe5 fxe5 17. O-O exd4 18. Ng5 dxc3 19. Qe3 Rg8 20. Ne4 Nd4 21. Rf2 Qe5 22. Raf1 Bc6 23. Qf4 Qg7 24. Ng3 h5 25. Qh4 Qg5 26. Qxh5 Qe3 27. Kh1 Rh8 28. Qg4+ Kb8 29. Qf4 Qe6 30. Qg5 a6 31. a3 Qh3 32. Qxd8+ Rxd8 33. Be4 Bxe4 0-1

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dom God Member Offline Posts: 908 Location: Toulouse Joined: 01/11/03 Gender:	Re: MacCutcheon Exchange Reply #2 - 05/08/04 at 05:02:57	Post Tools	Print Post
	About Qxd5?! line... 5...Qxd5?! 6.Bxf6(6.Nf3 Ne4! Lasker-Znosko Borovskij, Saint Petersburg 1909 (ECO) or Schlechter-Mashall,Ostende 1907 (Suetin) or Savon-Glek,Odessa 1989 (MCO)) Bxc3+ (Alekhine's idea which worked well in Capablanca-Snosko Borowsky St Petersburg 1913,but later Qd2 what discovered) 7.bxc3 gxf6 8.Qd2! (or Qg4!? given by alumbrado) Capablanca-Alekhine,NewYork 1924 where 8...Nc6!? (MCO) has to be tried

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dom God Member Offline Posts: 908 Location: Toulouse Joined: 01/11/03 Gender:	Re: MacCutcheon Exchange Reply #1 - 05/08/04 at 04:51:10	Post Tools	Print Post
	I advice: 5...exd5! anf if A) 6.Qf3! (Pillsbury's attack) Be6!? (Dom) B) 6.Nf3 look at Capablanca-Labatt,New Orleans 1909 C) 6.Bd3 Nc6 or 6...c5 Capablanca-Corzo,La Havanne 1913 D) 6.Qe2+!? Be6 (Dom) 7.Qb5+ Nc6 8.Bxf6 (8.Qxb7 Nxd4) gxf6=

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alumbrado God Member Offline Esse quam videri bonus malebo Posts: 1418 Location: London Joined: 02/17/03 Gender:	C01, C12: MacCutcheon Exchange 05/07/04 at 03:24:08	Post Tools	Print Post
	What - if anything! - do people think of the line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.exd5!? ? Given that White doesn't seem to be getting anywhere in the main lines of the MacCutcheon, I am surprised this doesn't get more outings. There are two options for Black: I. 5...exd5 In his Main Line French, Pedersen simply states that 5...exd5 is "a version of the Exchange Variation with which White can be happy" but offers no analysis. It is not immediately clear to me why White should be much better off here than in the 'normal' Exchange or the Winawer Exchange [do the moves ...Nf6 and Bg5 favour White so much?]. I suppose 6.Qf3 is a try for White. II. 5...Qxd5 The most popular choice. Then 6.Bxf6! Bxc3+! [6...gxf6?! 7.Ne2! is good for White eg 7...Nc6 8.Qd2! Bxc3 9.Nxc3! Qxd4 10.Qxd4 Nxd4 11.0-0-0!] 7.bxc3 gxf6 8.Qg4!? and Pedersen feels "Black may have trouble equalising". Do Black players have anything lined up against this? Any thoughts welcome!
	« Last Edit: 08/02/11 at 20:23:06 by dom »
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