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Re: Parma Variation
Reply #4 - 06/08/08 at 21:48:14
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HgMan wrote on 06/08/08 at 20:12:15:
Thanks, Ptero; I don't have Vera's book, but maybe I should get a copy.  Is it a full chapter on 8...Nbd7, or does Vera provide a game in this line and another in the Karpov line?  Would you be so good as to hint at Vera's overall assessment of the line?  I would be very grateful...


Sure.

In the chapter devoted to 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5, there are four games: three of them reach the position after 8...Nbd7 (the Karpov variation is not covered in the book). One of the games continues with 9.Qb3 while the two other games continue with 9.a3 (in one 9...cxd4 is played while in the other 9...Ba5 is played). 9.Qe2 appears in the notes somewhere. I think Vera does a nice job of pointing out nuances and discussing overall plans. He appears to like Black's chances. I might even be tempted to play this Nimzo variation in my coming tournament, if my beloved Benoni gets severely spanked.
  
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Re: Parma Variation
Reply #3 - 06/08/08 at 20:12:15
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Thanks, Ptero; I don't have Vera's book, but maybe I should get a copy.  Is it a full chapter on 8...Nbd7, or does Vera provide a game in this line and another in the Karpov line?  Would you be so good as to hint at Vera's overall assessment of the line?  I would be very grateful...
  
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Re: Parma Variation
Reply #2 - 06/08/08 at 16:59:36
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HgMan wrote on 06/08/08 at 15:54:16:
Can anyone recommend this variation for Black?  I find some remarks in various Nimzo books, but few point to cutting edge theory.  Is there a particular reason, or is it the victim of fashion?

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7

Presumably the Karpov Variation (8...cxd4 9.exd4 b6) is alive and well, but I am looking for something with a little more room for innovation...


Have you checked the recent "Chess Explained" Nimzo by Vera (Gambit). It has an interesting chapter on this variation exactly.
  
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Re: Parma Variation
Reply #1 - 06/08/08 at 16:23:05
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Well, glancing at several books gives me the impression that the evaluation has shifted in Black's favor (from += to = or unclear) in recent years.
  
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Parma Variation
06/08/08 at 15:54:16
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Can anyone recommend this variation for Black?  I find some remarks in various Nimzo books, but few point to cutting edge theory.  Is there a particular reason, or is it the victim of fashion?

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Nf3 d5 6.Bd3 c5 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7

Presumably the Karpov Variation (8...cxd4 9.exd4 b6) is alive and well, but I am looking for something with a little more room for innovation...
  
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