Quote:I think Kozlov's games are worth noting, since he seems to have a lot of experience with this line as Black, and is probably one of the strongest players who plays this line consistently (the plan of 6...Bd6 followed kingside castling). In fact, when I researched this line earlier, I flagged Kozlov as the main model player of the Black side, since his plans seemed to most closely resemble the plans employed by the aforementioned expert. So if one is to play 8.Nf3, White should look for improvements in Voloshin-Kozlov, since I think Kozlov's plan is one of the strongest lines at Black's disposal. Nice concept from Black, but not much of a game to by. In fact, I am having trouble finding a way to play for an advantage against Kozlov's plan when White castles queenside (11.O-O-O). To be honest, I feel more comfortable with White's position after 11.O-O instead of 11.O-O-O. Does anyone have insight into these positions? I feel more inexperienced at handling these Nf3 QGD Exchange lines than the Nge2 variations. Though to be honest, I have little experience in both.
Henrichs argues convincingly that the whole ...Bd6 line is inferior for Black (White should play 0-0): 5 Bg5, Nbd7; 6 e3, c6; 7 Bd3, Bd6; 8 Nge2 (Janjgava's recommendation), Nf8; 9 f3, Ne6; 10 Bh4, Qc7; 11 Rc1, g5; 12 Bf2, h5; 13 Qd2 (with idea 14 Nb5), Qb8; 14 Bg3, h4; 15 Bxd6, Qxd6; 16 Bf5, Rg8; 17 e4 with nice edge for White. (Klima-Sevcak, 1994).