I have not seen a reliable antidote against
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 c5 4.f3 Qa5+ 5.c3 Nf6 6.d5 Qb6 7.e4 Qxb2 8.Nd2 Qxc3 9.Bc7 published anywhere. Has anyone else?
The posts above indicate that
9.-,Qe3+ 10.Ne2 d6 gives Black a lot of troubles after
11.Nc4 Qh6 12.Bxb8 (I am not that interested to work out all details after
21.Nxc5)
Grischuk (2724) and Alexandrov (2630) have lost with
9.-,g6 and
9.-,b6 respectively, against much lower rated opponents. These games can be found in the January update 2006 of the d-specials section.
There is also this suggestion in a previous post by gdog
Quote:the gms recommend qe3+ne2 Na6, the idea is that qhites bishop is stuck on f1, if u play Na6 right away then i can play ne2 or bb5, but this is an interestinf idea anyway, worth trrying in a blitz game
Which GMs? Where was that published?
My own evaluation of this: White should avoid
11.Bf4? Nb4!! but
11.Nc4 Qh6 12.Bf4 g5 13.Be3 instead gives White plenty of compensation (at least in practical play).
My interest in this variation is from Black's point of view. Right now I'm hesitant to play the Black side of this.