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Re: Lowenthal variation of Sicilian
Reply #4 - 11/04/11 at 21:52:02
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I've finally decided to give the Sicilian a try after concluding i've had enough of the french (the opening not the people).

I kind of suspect that I'm more likely to face the anti sicilians rather than the main lines so am looking for an easy short term system based on an early Nc6.

I've spent a couple of hours looking at the Lowenthal now, using the Dangerous Weapons and Houdini - and it seems to me that this system is seriously under-rated.   

I'm not saying that Black equalises in all lines, but I'm struggling to find many lines where Black has much in the way on problems.

If anyone could point to any specific lines where they thing Black is up against it, could they please point me in the right direction

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Re: Lowenthal variation of Sicilian
Reply #3 - 05/15/10 at 08:09:41
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qf6

So what is current state of theory about Lowenthal? Can white fight for the opening advantage with 8.Qd1 or with Khalifmans 8.Qxf6 or with first engine choices 8.Qc7 or 8.Qd3?

and in 8.Qd1 line how good is 11.Bg5 after 8.Qd1 Qg6 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. h4 h5?


In DW Sicilian Palliser criticized Kramniks rook lift 11.Rh3 vs. Vallejo Pons. Efimenko got only draw vs. Vallejo with Bg5:
[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qf6 8.
Qd1 Qg6 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. h4 h5 11. Bg5 d5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. Bd3 Bf5 14. Bxf5
Ndxf5 15. Qd3 f6 16. Be3 Qg4 17. g3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Rd8 19. Rd1 O-O 20. O-O Nf5
21. Qe4 Nd4 22. Kg2 Qxe4+ 23. Nxe4 Nxc2 24. d6 Nd4 25. f4 Nf5 26. Rd3 Rfe8 27.
d7 Re7 28. fxe5 Rxe5 29. Rc1 Kf7 30. Rc8 Ke7 31. Nc5 Nd6 32. Rxd8 Kxd8 33. b4
b6 34. Rxd6 bxc5 35. bxc5 Rxc5 36. Rxa6 Kxd7 37. Ra7+ Ke6 38. Rxg7 Rc2+ 39. Kf3
1/2-1/2

Edit: Kramniks rook lift 11.Rh3 not 8.Rh3  Smiley
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Re: Lowenthal variation of Sicilian
Reply #2 - 08/12/09 at 19:59:28
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Palliser argues in DW Sicilian that the Löwenthal is playable (with 16...Bh5), but concedes that 16...Bc8 is unsound.
  
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Re: Lowenthal variation of Sicilian
Reply #1 - 08/12/09 at 14:34:30
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[quote author=solver1982 link=1250073071/0#0 3-Rd8,16.h3-Bc8,17.f4-ef4,18.Bf4-Ne6,19.Ne6-Be6,20.0-0 and white is clearly better according to Enciclopedia of Chess Openings,but I don't share that opinion.White's advantage is so small,because with precise play of Black,White has no avail of bishops pair. [/quote]

I would much rather be White.  Also my impression is that White's results from this position have been very good.  I don't have my database handy to check that, however. 

Minor point: The norm here is to post in pgn fashion, so leave the dashes and commas out.
  
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Lowenthal variation of Sicilian
08/12/09 at 10:31:05
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17.f4-ef4,18.Bf4-Ne6,19.Ne6-Be6,20.0-0 and white is clearly better according to Enciclopedia of Chess Openings,but I don't share that opinion.White's advantage is so small,because with precise play of Black,White has no avail of bishops pair.
  
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