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Re: Ruy Lopez-Archangel
Reply #22 - 11/24/07 at 20:07:56
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True enough, but surely that applies to just about any opening, though (some more than others, granted).  It is interesting to note that more and more top players are giving it a try, especially in blindfold and blitz/rapid games where they might hope to win with Black.  Encouraging for us mere mortals.

My primary interest, however, remains in correspondence chess, where the Archangelsk complex would be one of two or three variations of the Ruy Lopez that I would hope to use, this one particularly against lower-rated opposition...
  
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Reply #21 - 11/24/07 at 20:07:28
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"There are so many critical lines of the Archangel that Black is always vulnerable to extensive pregame prep." 

Geez, you could say that about any ambitious Black opening, couldn't you?
  
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Re: Ruy Lopez-Archangel
Reply #20 - 11/24/07 at 12:18:52
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HgMan wrote on 11/24/07 at 02:23:34:
It would appear as though the Archangelsk complex (New Archangelsk & Møller) have been enjoying a resurgence at the top level. 


But consider this view from the respected US IM and theoretician John Donaldson:
 
"There are so many critical lines of the Archangel that Black is always vulnerable to extensive pregame prep."
 
Perhaps one can conclude that it is OK to play the Archangel as part of a wider repertoire but dangerous to have it as your sole defence to 1 e4.
  
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It would appear as though the Archangelsk complex (New Archangelsk & Møller) have been enjoying a resurgence at the top level.  Witness:

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.13"]
[White "Leko,Peter"]
[Black "Anand,Viswanathan"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.a4 Rb8 9.d4 Bb6 10.Na3 0-0 11.axb5 axb5 12.Nxb5 Bg4 13.Be3 exd4 14.cxd4 Nxe4 15.Qc2 Qe8 16.Ba4 Bd7 17.Rfe1 Nb4 18.Qc4 Ba5 19.Nc3 Bxa4 20.Rxa4 d5 21.Qf1 Nc6 1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.03"]
[White "Zhigalko,Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk,Alexander"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.c3 d6 9.d4 Bb6 10.a5 Ba7 11.h3 0-0 12.Be3 Nxe4 13.Bd5 exd4 14.Bxe4 d5 15.Nxd4 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 c5 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Bxd5 Qg5 19.c4 bxc4 20.Ra3 Kh8 21.Rg3 Qf4 22.Qh5 Bf5 23.Rf3 Bg6 24.Rxf4 Bxh5 25.Bxc4  1/2

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.16"]
[White "Polgar,Judit"]
[Black "Topalov,Veselin"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Be3 0-0 10.Nbd2 h6 11.Re1 Ng4 12.Nf1 Nxe3 13.Nxe3 Rb8 14.Bd5 Bg4 15.Nxg4  1-0

[Event "World Cup blindfold"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2007.10.16"]
[White "Polgar,Judit"]
[Black "Carlsen,Magnus"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 0-0 11.Nbd2 exd4 12.Bd5 Bd7 13.Nxd4 Bxd4 14.cxd4 g5 15.Bxc6 Bxc6 16.d5 Bxd5 17.exd5 gxh4 18.Nf3 Re8 19.Qd2 Kg7 20.Rfe1 h3 21.Nh4 Qd7 22.Qf4 Qg4 23.Nf5+ Kg6 24.Nh4+ Kg7 25.Nf5+ Kg6 26.Nh4+  1/2

[Event "EU-chT 15th"]
[Site "Crete"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[White "Adams,Michael"]
[Black "Shirov,Alexei"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.d4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 d6 12.f4 Nc6 13.Qc3 Ne7 14.e5 Ne4 15.Qe1 Nc5 16.Ba2 0-0 17.b4 Na4 18.Nc3 Nxc3 19.Qxc3 dxe5 20.Bb2 Qd4+ 21.Qxd4 exd4 22.Bxd4 Be6 23.Bxe6 fxe6 24.Bc5 Rfe8 25.Bxe7 Rxe7 26.Ra6 c5 27.bxc5 Rc8 28.c6 Rec7 29.Rb1 Rxc6 30.Rxc6 Rxc6 31.Rxb5  1/2

[Event "EU-chT 15th"]
[Site "Crete"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[White "Jobava,Baadur"]
[Black "Adams,Michael"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Be3 Bg4 10.Qd3 Bxf3 11.gxf3 0-0 12.Kh1 Ne7 13.a4 Qd7 14.Rg1 Ng6 15.axb5 axb5 16.Rxa8 Rxa8 17.Na3 Ra5 18.Qf1 Qe8 19.Rg5 c5 20.dxe5 dxe5 21.Qd1 Ra6 22.c4 b4 23.Nc2 Bd8 24.Rg1 Be7 25.Ne1 Qc8 26.Nd3 Nh5 27.Nxe5 Nxe5 28.f4 Qc6 29.Bc2 Nxc4 30.Qxh5 Nxe3 31.fxe3 g6 32.b3 c4 33.Qd5 Qxd5 34.exd5 Ra2 35.Rg2 Ra1+ 36.Rg1 Ra2 37.Rg2 Bc5 38.bxc4 Bxe3 39.Bb1 Rxg2 40.Kxg2 Bxf4 41.Kf3 Bxh2 42.Ke4 h5 43.Kd4 Bg1+ 44.Ke5 Bh2+ 45.Kd4 Bg1+ 46.Ke5 Kf8 47.Kd6 b3 48.Kc7 h4 49.d6 Bc5 50.d7 Be7 51.c5 h3 52.c6 h2 53.Kb6 Bd8+ 54.c7 Ke7 55.Be4 Kxd7 0-1

[Event "Chess Champions League"]
[Site "Vitoria Gasteiz"]
[Date "2007.11.02"]
[White "Polgar,Judit"]
[Black "Ponomariov,Ruslan"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.a4 Rb8 9.d4 Bb6 10.Be3 0-0 11.Nbd2 Bg4 12.Qc2 Re8 13.axb5 axb5 14.Rfe1 Bh5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.h3 Bxe3 17.Rxe3 Ra8 18.Rd1 Qb8 19.Bd5 Qb6 20.b4 Rad8 21.Ba2 Na7 22.Nf1 Rxd1 23.Qxd1 Bg6 24.Ng3 Nc8 25.Nf5 Bxf5 26.exf5 e4 27.Nd4 Nd6 28.g4 c5 29.bxc5 Qxc5 30.Nb3 Qe5 31.Qd4 Nd5 32.Re2 Nxc3 33.Rc2 e3 34.Qxe5 Rxe5 35.fxe3 Rxe3 36.Nc5 Kf8 37.Kg2 Ke7 38.Bb3 h5 39.gxh5 Nxf5 40.Rd2 Nd6 41.Rd3 Rxd3 42.Nxd3 Nf5 43.Nb4 Nd4 44.Nd5+ Nxd5 45.Bxd5 b4 0-1

It seems this line is seeing more action than the Sicilian at the top level just at the moment...
  
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Re: Ruy Lopez-Archangel
Reply #18 - 03/22/06 at 16:16:33
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HgMan wrote on 03/17/06 at 02:53:58:
Thanks, Markovich--I'll be sure to look out for the latest NIC Yearbook.  What does it recommend as Black's seventh move after 7 d3 ?  It seems as though Black is tending toward 7 ... Be7, but this transposes away from the Archangel.  I'm not intent on stubbornly sticking to the Archangel, but it would be interesting to learn that White's best is to steer Black out of it.

I'm still working on it, but I'm finding 7 ... Bd6 rather interesting.  I'll post some lines soon...


You know, I think I was confused.  It's not the NIC Yearbook, but simply Renet's latest piece here, that addresses this and says 7. d3 is favored these days.
  
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Re: Ruy Lopez-Archangel
Reply #17 - 03/17/06 at 02:53:58
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Thanks, Markovich--I'll be sure to look out for the latest NIC Yearbook.  What does it recommend as Black's seventh move after 7 d3 ?  It seems as though Black is tending toward 7 ... Be7, but this transposes away from the Archangel.  I'm not intent on stubbornly sticking to the Archangel, but it would be interesting to learn that White's best is to steer Black out of it.

I'm still working on it, but I'm finding 7 ... Bd6 rather interesting.  I'll post some lines soon...
  
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Re: Ruy Lopez-Archangel
Reply #16 - 03/16/06 at 14:38:15
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HgMan wrote on 05/28/05 at 09:28:40:
What is currently White's strongest move here after 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 b5 6 Bb3 Bb7?

The primary candidates are 7 Re1, 7 d4, 7 c3, 7 d3.  Which one appears to be holding up best at the moment?


There is an article in the latest NIC Yearbook, saying that 7. d3 is currently favored at the top.  Apparently the various attempts at tactical refutation, including 7. c3, have been unsuccessful.  That being the case, I would think that 6...Bb7 would be pretty good to have in one's repertoire.
  
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Reply #15 - 03/09/06 at 13:24:10
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I'm beginning to agree, and have turned my attention to 7 ... Bd6.  8 a3 0-0 doesn't look so bad, but what else can White play on move 8?  Is 8 a4 more dangerous?  I'll explore this further when I get a moment...
  
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Re: Ruy Lopez-Archangel
Reply #14 - 03/08/06 at 20:58:44
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I think that 7...Lc5 is not a very good line. As you see in your game, a4 together with Nc3 is a good plan for white. Maybe you can better play 7...Be7 and play a Marshall Gambit if you get the chance for it. White has waste an useful tempo with playing first d3 if he ever wants to play d4. But the move 7.d3 is a good move for white if you want to frustate arkhangel-players.
  
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Re: Ruy Lopez-Archangel
Reply #13 - 03/05/06 at 18:30:03
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GMOlivierRenet wrote on 02/01/06 at 00:05:03:
Hi ,

In my last article I came to analyse the recent idea in the Moller variation( Svidler- Khalifman). I suggested Na3 as a better move, and this is exactly what happend in the game Topalov-Anand. Of course Anand found a brillant idea and add a new stone to this line. I think I will comment this very exciting game.

About the Arkhangelsk, I think that the main line is d3. All the rest seems to be completly OK for Black. If on d3 Black plays Bc5 you should have a look at the Game: Carlsen-Beliavsky! played in Wijk ann zee 2006.

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[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen,Magnus"]
[Black "Beliavsky,Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "C78"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.d3 Bc5 8.Nc3 d6 
9.a4 Na5 10.Ba2 b4 11.Ne2 Bc8 12.c3 bxc3 13.bxc3 Bb6 14.Ng3 Be6 15.d4 Bxa2 16.Rxa2 0-0 17.Bg5 exd4 18.Nh5 dxc3 19.Nh4 Kh8 20.Nf5  1-0

Wow!  Is 7 ... Bc5 the weak link here?  There seems to be a variety of move orders here that can lead to different positions.  I wonder about the more common 9 ... b4 10 Nd5 Na5 ?  I suppose 9 ... b4 10 Ne2 Na5 11 Ba2 transposes, but what about 11 ... 0-0 12. Ng3 Rb8 ?  It is remarkable, however, how quickly Black can fall apart.  From a strictly principled perspective, I wonder if Black will regret having a knight on a5, and whether Black has alternatives there.

But, again, is 7 ... Bc5 a problem?  What alternatives are there?  7 ... Bd6 ?  I must admit this doesn't seem to be terribly attractive...
  
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Reply #12 - 02/28/06 at 01:21:43
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I'm preparing for a new correspondence tournament, and have been thinking about giving these lines a go.  It seems as though they've returned to favor over the past couple of months, which is exciting.  Can Black play for a win here?

  
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Reply #11 - 02/01/06 at 00:05:03
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Hi ,

In my last article I came to analyse the recent idea in the Moller variation( Svidler- Khalifman). I suggested Na3 as a better move, and this is exactly what happend in the game Topalov-Anand. Of course Anand found a brillant idea and add a new stone to this line. I think I will comment this very exciting game.

About the Arkhangelsk, I think that the main line is d3. All the rest seems to be completly OK for Black. If on d3 Black plays Bc5 you should have a look at the Game: Carlsen-Beliavsky! played in Wijk ann zee 2006.

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Re: Ruy Lopez-Archangel
Reply #10 - 01/31/06 at 11:29:34
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There have been interesting developments in the so-called "New Archangelsk" (why not the "MØller Defence Deferred"?) at the recent Wijk tournament, where, after 3 ...a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 b5 6 Bb3 Bc5 7 a4 Rb8 9 d4 Bb6 10 ab ab 11 de Ng4 12 Na3!? Nce5 13 h3, Anand used the TN 13 ...d6!? to make a quick draw with Topalov.

I've never played this variation, and I wondered how Black should respond if White inserts 7 c3 d6 before [8] a4, preventing Anand's idea. I remember looking at this briefly quite a while ago and being led to believe White was a bit better after 8 ...Bg4 9 d3! 0-0 10 h3. Could someone with experience in this line tell me how Black should handle the position? Maybe 9 ...Na5!? is the way to go? Or is 8 ...Bb7 better, e.g. 9 d4 Bb6 10 Bg5 h6 11 Bf6 Qf6 12 Bd5 ed!? ?
  
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Reply #9 - 05/30/05 at 19:18:58
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Thanks!

Panczyk clearly seems to prefer 10 ... Nd6 and offers several pages on it.  "Although this move (10 ... Qf6) is more popular than 10 ... Nd6, it is weaker and less solid."
  
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Reply #8 - 05/30/05 at 12:27:21
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"The attempt to show activity by 7...Bc5? is unsuccesful here. After the natural 8.d4 black has no satisfactory replies..."

"The passive 10...Nd6 deserves attention."

"The initiative is on white's side, he has a better pawn structure. In the forthcoming struggle his chances are clearly better." (Conclusion on 10...Qf6)

All is of course backed up by analyses and game references.

  
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