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Re: QGA  4...Bg4!?
Reply #3 - 01/12/05 at 03:31:28
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John is absolutely right. The line with an early Bg4 is quite reasonable if white does not play the strongest moves, but if he does, black reaches a very uncomfortable position. It might tenable, but  I certainly don`t recommend it.

The line goes: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxe 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.0-0 Bd6 8.h3 Bh5 9.e4 e5 10.g4 Bg6 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.f4, this is quite uncomfortable for black, an example might be 13...Qd4+ 14.Qxd4 Bxd4+ 15.Kh2 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Bxe4 17.g5 Bd5 18.Re1+ Kf8 19. Ba3+ Kg8 20.gxf6 Bxc4 21.Re7 h5 22.Rxc7 b5 23.Bc5 gxf6 24. a4 Kh7 25. axb5 Kg6 26. Bd4 Bxb5 27. Rg1+ Kh6 28. Rxf7 Rhf8 29. Rfg7 Bd3 30. f5. 1-0

  

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Re: QGA  4...Bg4!?
Reply #2 - 01/07/05 at 20:06:07
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Wahey, a question I know the answer to, or did in 1979. At that time the problem with this line was supposed to be 5 Bxc4 e6 6 h3 Bh5 7 Nc3 Bd6 8 00 Nbd7 9 e4 e5 10 g4 (these moves being made in some random order, but I think this is the right position) followed by creaming Black as in Littlewood-Someone, British Championship 1979, and Somebody-Norman, Aaronson Masters 1979, subsequently published in the Streatham & Brixton club magazine.  The idea is that 10...Bg6 is met by a lot of captures on e5, and f4, winning a piece. At least it doesn't win a piece, because Black can escape somehow, but he suffers in the process. It is of course possible that theory has moved on since that date without me noticing, so the above might be total rubbish, but it would be somewhere to start.
  
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Re: QGA  4...Bg4!?
Reply #1 - 01/06/05 at 19:33:17
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For completely other reasons I have considered this line too. What scared me off, were the quiet lines after 5.Bxc4 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.Nc3 and later Bc4-e2.
As a gambit player I found the variations with Qd1-b3xb7 very attractive for Black.
Taimanov in 1980 seemed to think, that Black has good chances in the gambit lines, but that White can prove an edge with quiet play.
  

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QGA  4...Bg4!?
01/06/05 at 18:30:58
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1. d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4!?

I consider to take this line to my (black) repertoire. And then only in the 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 move order. As I play the Slav anyway I would have no problem with 4.Nc3 c6 or 4.Qa4+ c6. In fact I would prepare only this line of QGA (for reasons of variation or to avoid the Slow Slav).
Before I delve too deep into the body of theory (it seems to be very tactical), can someone please tell me the general assessment and critical lines ? Someone who plays this as Black regulary or has prepared for this as White. It would not bother me if White could keep a very small advantage by accurate play.

Any opinions, chessfriends ?
  
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