In my last game (second game as white through the last 2,5 years!
) I came across a very strange line in the winaver variation. As I said, I play white. The game went:
The symbols !, ?, !?, ?! are placed following my analysis and understanding.
1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 Bb4
4.e5 Qd7!? (Here I entered unknown territorry,as I usually learn the main variations and ideas of an opening and leave the rest up to my understanding to being figured out
)
5.a3 Bxc3
6.bxc3 b6
7.a4!
(Very strong, positional move certainly deserves an "!" as it provokes queen from coming on the a4 and also clears a3 for the bishop.Finally guards b5)
7..Ba6
8.Bxa6 Nxa6
9.Qd3!? Nb8
(I expected 9..Qc8 in order to follow c5 and Nc7. Not sure though if it is better than Nb8 in the long run)
10.Qg3 f5?
(The worse move in the game in my mind. Weakens permanently e6 and forfeits of every pressure on the white center.I expected 10..f6.I hadn't checked if it was playable but if it was not even 10..g6??! would be better)
11.Ne2 h6?
(after this move every single black move deserves a question mark)
12.h4 Nc6
13.Nf4 o-o-o
14.Ba3 Qf7
15.Qg6 Qxg6
16.Nxg6 Rh7
17.Nf8 Rh8
18.Nxe6 Re8 1-0 Black resigns
My opponent was obviously very weak and I crushed him in only 10 mins. Anyway, I opened Fritz 8 to check some variations I had in mind, like 15.Bb4 going for 16.a5 or 15.a5 immediately, and also to check how correct were my evaluations. I was once again surpised from discovering that some crazy looking moves in a game were actually opening theory! Actually the game was pure opening theory until 11.Ne2 where instead of 11..h6? the theory suggested 11..Nc6 following, 12..O-O-O as it was the continuation of our game. Anyway, I could not believe my eyes and I played this variation against Fritz 8 going for the attack I had in my mind (Bb4, a5) and it gave a +/- 1.15 on move 14 (two moves off his opening book).
Does anybody know this variation? By whom was played and if there is any point of playing it as black? Literally, I think that the one that played those moves as black should be around 1500 at most!