unknown_master wrote on 06/01/07 at 17:44:46:


17...dxe5? has to be a mistake. 17...Qc8 looks good for Black. How does White deal with black's center, and the threat of play ...d4, when White's pieces all look embarrassing?

Now the updated version of the sharpest Sicilian - http://chess-stars.com/graphics/eshop/books_special/Sharp_corrections.pdf -gives the variation 10. Bxe6!? fxe6 11. Na4 Nfd7! 12. Qd3 b5 13. Nc3 (of course!) Nf6 (I also came to the conclusion that Black has nothing better. In the following game Mr. Palliser tried the move 13.. Qc8) 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 Nc6 and here Mr. Kolev thinks that the position is equal without giving further analyses. In my comments above I suggested the move 16. a5!? and I still don't think that Black has solved his problems (the very next move would have been the most interesting and difficult). The questions remain...


David,A (2529) - Palliser,R (2417) [B90]
Liverpool op Liverpool (2), 03.09.2007

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 0-0 9.0-0 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Na4 Nfd7 12.Qd3 b5 13.Nc3 Qc8 14.a4 b4 15.Nd5 Bd8 16.Nxb4 a5 17.Na2 Be7 18.Qb3 Nf6 19.Ng5 Na6 20.Nc3 Rb8 21.Nb5 d5 22.Ba7 Rb7 23.Qh3 Re8 24.c3 h6 25.Nf3 Nc7 26.Nxc7 Qxc7 27.Qxe6+ Kh8 28.Be3 Ba3 29.Qf5 Bxb2 30.Rad1 dxe4 31.Nh4 Qc8 32.Rd6 Qxf5 33.Nxf5 Ng4 34.Bd2 Rf8 35.h3 Rxf5 36.hxg4 Rff7 37.Rb1 Ba3 38.Rxb7 Rxb7 39.Rd5 Rb2 40.Be3 Ra2 41.Rxa5 Bb2 42.Rxe5 Rxa4 43.Bd4 Kg8 44.Re7 Kf8 45.Rb7 1-0

Richard, Kolev is in many aspects quite ahead of this thread, but how much he would like to share, is another matter. He plays that with both colours, especially in rapids.

Semko - welcome news. Presumably Kolev's seen this thread?

GMTonyKosten wrote on 05/28/07 at 13:14:09:



11... Nfd7 12. Qd3 b5 and White still can go back with 13. Nc3. And if now Black has nothing better than to play 13... Nf6 the b5-move may turn out to be a weakness and White will continue with a4.
(Compare to the position with the position after 11. Qd3 where Black doesn't play b5 but a normal development move like Nc6)

GMTonyKosten wrote on 05/27/07 at 22:42:21:


He doesn't lose but Black has the powerful Fritz! rejoinder 14...Rxf3!! with the neat point being that 15.QxR is met by 15...Rxe3 intending 16.fxe3 Qc7 followed by Nb6 trapping the white queen. So, white has to go 15.gxf3, but then comes 15...Bg5!=/+ intending to implement the same motif as before.

Toppy

JudgeDeath wrote on 03/18/07 at 18:07:51:


After 16.Qb3 in the above line 16...axb3 looks quite strong to me.

Toppy

14...Rxf3 15.gxf3 Bg5 16.Qb3 Qb6 was played in Offenborn-Schuster corr 2000, which was eventually drawn in 37, but I think White stands better here.