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notyetagm Full Member Offline I love ChessPublishing.com! Posts: 105 Location: Groton Joined: 06/14/05	Re: What to play against b5-Gambit in Qc2 Nimzo Reply #3 - 06/16/08 at 18:35:54	Post Tools	Print Post
	Quote: Yesterday I lost a game due to lack in opening knowledge, That's what everyone always says when they lose.


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Chevalier Senior Member Offline Posts: 265 Joined: 04/11/08	Re: What to play against b5-Gambit in Qc2 Nimzo Reply #2 - 06/03/08 at 08:49:36	Post Tools	Print Post
	In the game Wang Yue-Mamedyarov, Baku GP 2008, Black improved with 13...Qb6, iirc. There White still retained a slight edge, but accurate play by Mamedyarov neutralised White's small advantage. Perhaps 8.a4!? deserves more practical tests?

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Bonsai God Member Offline Posts: 622 Joined: 03/13/04 Gender:	Re: What to play against b5-Gambit in Qc2 Nimzo Reply #1 - 05/26/08 at 07:19:16	Post Tools	Print Post
	Quote: I think I will play, 8.Bg5 cxb5 9.e3 Bb7 10. f3 followed by Bd3 and Ne2 and b4 I like this position for white. But ... on my database search I read that instead of 10. f3, Nf3 should be better, but I don't really like it, I think black can equalise more easily. I wouldn't know how black can equalise there. The simple development with 10.Nf3 is very strong and I think white is better in most variations. David Vigorito has some good discussion on the topic in his Callenging the Nimzo-Indian book, where he analyzes the game Xu Jun - Wang Rui (see below). He has one subline with an early h6+g5 for black, where he thinks black might be fine, but I believe that due to the shakiness of black's kingside white is pretty much winning there, too, and my analyses back that up and I'm just waiting for the someone to play b5 against me. If you play Qc2 as white, then that book is well worth getting. Xu Jun (2626) - Wang Rui (2481) [E32] zt 3.3 Yongchuan CHN (6), 17.07.2003 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b5 7.cxb5 c6 8.Bg5 cxb5 9.e3 Bb7 10.Nf3 a6 11.Bd3 h6 12.Bh4 d6 13.0-0 Nbd7 14.Rfc1 Rc8 15.Qb4 Qb6 16.Bg3 Be4 17.Be2 Bxf3 18.gxf3 e5 19.dxe5 dxe5 20.a4 Rxc1+ 21.Rxc1 Rb8 22.axb5 axb5 23.Ra1 Qc7 24.Rd1 Qc2 25.Kf1 Qa4 26.Qd6 Re8 27.Qc6 Nf8 28.Rc1 Ng6 29.Qxb5 Qa8 30.b4 h5 31.h4 e4 32.Qc6 Qd8 33.b5 exf3 34.Bxf3 Qd3+ 35.Be2 Qf5 36.b6 Nxh4 37.b7 Qh3+ 38.Kg1 Kh7 39.Qh1 1-0


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cyronix Ex Member	What to play against b5-Gambit in Qc2 Nimzo 05/26/08 at 07:03:13	Post Tools	Print Post
	Yesterday I lost a game due to lack in opening knowledge, after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b5 I played 7.cxb5 c6 which is still o.k. but now I played 8. bxc and soon got into a worse position, and lost the game in ending one pawn down ... On top level, noone accepts the gambit, so ... I think I will play, 8.Bg5 cxb5 9.e3 Bb7 10. f3 followed by Bd3 and Ne2 and b4 I like this position for white. But ... on my database search I read that instead of 10. f3, Nf3 should be better, but I don't really like it, I think black can equalise more easily. And I found a game with 8. Qd3 by Kasimdshanov, he says his novelty is the demise of the b5-variation in the Nimzo ... but I think black can equalise also more easily ...


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