Troilus wrote on 07/06/10 at 16:44:58:
"Had watson 1 and 2 years back, but moving house few times, then country - got left behind. Have PtF3 here but his winawer line is of course busted. Fortunately was shown the bust by a visiting GMelect mate before I played the line (he lost in it)."
What bust is that? Every attempt that I've seen, and there have been several, is flawed. Please be specific. 'Of course' is such a useful phrase when one lacks evidence.
I assume Bibs was referring to the line 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Ne7 and now instead of the old 10.Bd2 etc White plays 10. Ne2 O-O 11. c3, e.g. 11...b6 12. Nf4 Qd7 13. a4 Ba6 14. Bb5! and Black's game is difficult. He probably has to change plan and play 11...Nc6, or Moskalenko's 8...Nc6. The Qc7 line has not been seen much in recent years, probably owing to this line and to the fact that even the old main lines of the Qc7 system are not exactly a bed of roses for Black.
If you are a subscriber to the French section of Chess Publishing, the quoted line, analysed by Neil McDonald, should be available to you in the archives.
If you have improvements, please post them here, since I am sure that there are many Winawer fans who would like to see the Qc7 line become a viable option once more!