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Idol99 YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1 Joined: 03/09/09	Re: How good is the Konstantinopolsky in theCaro-Kann? Reply #7 - 03/21/09 at 11:17:06	Post Tools	Print Post
	Viking wrote on 03/12/09 at 20:18:15: Quote: Interestingly, GM Igor Berdichevsky plays it in Internet blitz in a very interesting fashion: he rushes forward with his h-pawn, like this: 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ gxf6 6 c3 h5 7 Nf3 h4 to avoid the fianchetto line. If white forgets about the fianchetto line and plays 7.Bc4! - I think black regrets why he played the h5 advance. I see no relevant games in his recent game database on ICC (where he plays as "Barakka"). Would be interesting to know how he plays againt the logical 7.Bc4... It seems , the only playable after 7.Bc4 - 7. ...Nd7 8.Qb3 Rh7 9.Ne2 h4 and so on...


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Viking God Member Offline Posts: 673 Location: Norway Joined: 10/12/04 Gender:	Re: How good is the Konstantinopolsky in theCaro-Kann? Reply #6 - 03/13/09 at 17:25:37	Post Tools	Print Post
	I just noticed that Barakka has not been logged on since july 2006...


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Viking God Member Offline Posts: 673 Location: Norway Joined: 10/12/04 Gender:	Re: How good is the Konstantinopolsky in theCaro-Kann? Reply #5 - 03/12/09 at 20:18:15	Post Tools	Print Post
	Quote: Interestingly, GM Igor Berdichevsky plays it in Internet blitz in a very interesting fashion: he rushes forward with his h-pawn, like this: 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ gxf6 6 c3 h5 7 Nf3 h4 to avoid the fianchetto line. If white forgets about the fianchetto line and plays 7.Bc4! - I think black regrets why he played the h5 advance. I see no relevant games in his recent game database on ICC (where he plays as "Barakka"). Would be interesting to know how he plays againt the logical 7.Bc4...


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Schaakhamster God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 650 Joined: 05/13/08	Re: How good is the Konstantinopolsky in theCaro-Kann? Reply #4 - 03/12/09 at 12:41:46	Post Tools	Print Post
	The French Fan wrote on 03/12/09 at 11:10:29: Schaakhamster wrote on 03/12/09 at 08:25:08: had a quick look; lot of ideas, could be a real killer otb with some homework. Interestingly, GM Igor Berdichevsky plays it in Internet blitz in a very interesting fashion: he rushes forward with his h-pawn, like this: 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ gxf6 6 c3 h5 7 Nf3 h4 to avoid the fianchetto line. after 6 c3 Qd5 is also played; same idea different approach.


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The French Fan Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 50 Location: Syktyvkar, Russia Joined: 07/23/08 Gender:	Re: How good is the Konstantinopolsky in theCaro-Kann? Reply #3 - 03/12/09 at 11:10:29	Post Tools	Print Post
	Schaakhamster wrote on 03/12/09 at 08:25:08: had a quick look; lot of ideas, could be a real killer otb with some homework. Interestingly, GM Igor Berdichevsky plays it in Internet blitz in a very interesting fashion: he rushes forward with his h-pawn, like this: 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ gxf6 6 c3 h5 7 Nf3 h4 to avoid the fianchetto line.


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Schaakhamster God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 650 Joined: 05/13/08	Re: How good is the Konstantinopolsky in theCaro-Kann? Reply #2 - 03/12/09 at 08:25:08	Post Tools	Print Post
	had a quick look; lot of ideas, could be a real killer otb with some homework.


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Schaakhamster God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 650 Joined: 05/13/08	Re: How good is the Konstantinopolsky in theCaro-Kann? Reply #1 - 03/12/09 at 07:59:20	Post Tools	Print Post
	I always had the impression that by anchoring the the d4 pawn with c3 and setting up a fianchetto on g2 white got the better of it. That being said: I do think it is a lot better then the exf6 variation and that it is an interesting line.


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The French Fan Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 50 Location: Syktyvkar, Russia Joined: 07/23/08 Gender:	How good is the Konstantinopolsky in theCaro-Kann? 03/12/09 at 06:25:24	Post Tools	Print Post
	I am a French Defence player who is thinking over to switching to Caro-Kann over the board, so I need some advice. I feel like playing the Konstantinopolsky Line (or the Larsen-Bronstein as it is referred to in the western books): 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6 gxf6. The theory is not very favourable about it, is it? At least, it's a rare guest in GM practice. What is the reason? Is it very risky? P.S.: I used to employ the Konstantinopolsky in correspondence chess (Russian Team Championship 2002-2008 - semifinal and final) and never lost a single game, although I had some hard games drawn.


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