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Re: C41: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #57 - 09/05/19 at 23:01:46
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Keano wrote on 09/02/19 at 03:06:19:
Many more years on, I still think the suggestion of @Matemax of  [7 a4 c6 8 Ba2 h6 9 Nh4] 9...ed4 10.Qd4 d5 is a clean equalizer.

Agreed. but what on 9 h3 or 9 Re1? The numerous lines and transpositions here are mind-boggling (after 9 Re1, for instance, Black has 9 ...a5, 9 ...b6, 9 ...Qc7, 9 ...ed, 9 ... Re8 and 9 ...Nh7)! I haven't even begun to get my head around them, but I have noticed that in quite a few different lines White seems to score best with h3 and/or Re1 plans (rather than e.g. Qe2).
  
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Re: C41: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #56 - 09/04/19 at 12:21:10
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Thank You, nice post I will look at more after holiday. I was just trying to make sense of the games TopNotch presented to squeeze Black, your post is much more understandable, and Thank You! Cheers, AJ
  
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Re: C41: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #55 - 09/04/19 at 03:42:16
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I made some comments on your line.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7 4.Bc4 c6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3

Theory says black's move order is inaccurate. White has 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Ng5 gaining the bishop pair (+/- according to everybody).

6...Ngf6 7.a4 O-O 8.Ba2

8.Ba2 is not in S.Kasparov at all (2015, A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire for Black), nor is 8.Qe2. Only 8.Re1 and briefly 8.a5 are given.

8...b6

Kosten (1992, Winning with the Philidor) gives 8...b6!.

Bauer (2006, The Philidor Files) gives 8...b6!?, but 8...a5 is the Yu Shaoteng - Bauer game quoted earlier.

Barsky (2010, The Modern Philidor Defence) also prefers 8...a5, following Rogulj - Nevednichy, Bled 1992 https://www.365chess.com/game.php?gid=1964184 (= according to Barsky).

9.Qe2 Bb7

Kosten gives 9...a6! with no analysis. This predates the Motwani - Rowson game.

10.Rd1 Qc7 11.dxe5

d4xe5 then Nf3-h4 is the "traditional" (e.g. 1970s theory) way to handle the position.

Kosten prefers the immediate 11.Nh4, quoting Fedorowicz - Cifuentes Parada, Buenos Aires 1991 (round 3) https://www.365chess.com/view_game.php?g=2048548 (+= according to Kosten).

11...dxe5 12.Nh4 Nc5 13.Nf5 Bc8 14.Nxe7+

I find 14.Nxe7+ to be an interesting move. My first reaction is that it's a typical "computer" move, where the computer doesn't "understand" positional play. But the computer move has some poison.

Usually in this type of position white allows ...Bc8xf5 getting black's "better" bishop. Kosten gives 14.Qf3, quoting the game Cifuentes Parada - Adams, Buenos Aires 1991 (round 2) https://www.365chess.com/view_game.php?g=2048541 (= according to Kosten).
  
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Re: C41: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #54 - 09/03/19 at 03:45:41
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Not sure if this will post, with file attached and work.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7 4.Bc4 c6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 Ngf6 7.a4
O-O {I imagine there are other plans for both sides before and after this move.}
8.Ba2 {I'm just trying to understand the struggles of the position. This was just a
quick run through the engine to find where Black should start looking for answers in some of TopNotch's game list.}
b6 ( 8...h6 9.Nh4 {1-0,85 Dreev Alexey S (RUS) 2670  - Minasian Artashes (ARM) 2578 , Moscow  2/15/2008 Moscow Aeroflot op-A1}
exd4 10.Qxd4 d5 11.exd5 Nb6 {(=0.00/34)} ) ( 8...Qc7 9.Qe2 b6
10.Rd1 Bb7 11.dxe5 dxe5 ( 11...Nxe5 {again this might be interesting.}
) 12.Nh4 Nc5 13.Nf5 Rad8 ( 13...Bc8 {(+0.35/30)} ) 14.Bg5 Bc8
15.Qf3 {1-0,50 Manik Mikulas (SVK) 2370  - Klemanic Emil (SVK) 2269 , Sarospatak 1994 It (open)}
Bxf5 {removing the pesky Knight.} 16.exf5 e4 17.Bf4 Bd6 {(-0.15/36) White has equalized Smiley}
) 9.Qe2 Bb7 ( 9...a6 10.Rd1 Qe8 11.Nh4 {1-0,31 Motwani Paul A (SCO) 2510  - Rowson Jonathan (SCO) 2345 , Dundee 1995 Dundee Open}
exd4 12.Rxd4 Nc5 {(+0.05/28)} ) 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.dxe5 dxe5
( 11...Nxe5 {(+0.27/27) This idea might turn out okay for Black.} )
12.Nh4 Nc5 13.Nf5 {1-0,27 Ivanov Alexander (USA) 2560  - Manik Mikulas (SVK) 2355 , Philadelphia,PA 1993 It (open)}
Bc8 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.f3 Be6 16.a5 Bxa2 {(+0.27/30)} *
  

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Re: C41: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #53 - 09/02/19 at 03:06:19
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Michael Ayton wrote on 10/10/13 at 14:47:13:
Two or three years on, I'm wondering if anyone has further thoughts or analysis on this 8 Ba2!? plan. I notice that the Bosnian GM Dizdarevic plays 8 ...Qa5!? here. Does Bauer cover this? Whatever its status I guess it's tricky and maybe less likely to run into a standard Nh4-f5 manoeuvre ..

Many more years on, I still think the suggestion of @Matemax of  9...ed4 10.Qd4 d5 is a clean equalizer.
  
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Re: C41: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #52 - 10/10/13 at 14:47:13
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Two or three years on, I'm wondering if anyone has further thoughts or analysis on this 8 Ba2!? plan. I notice that the Bosnian GM Dizdarevic plays 8 ...Qa5!? here. Does Bauer cover this? Whatever its status I guess it's tricky and maybe less likely to run into a standard Nh4-f5 manoeuvre ..
  
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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #51 - 10/07/11 at 15:42:02
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TopNotch wrote on 01/28/11 at 04:52:19:
Sure thing.

Amonatov, F - Ponkratov, P 2009; Amonatov,F - Voinov, A 2008; Shaposhnikov, E - Zablotsky, S 2008; Amonatov,F - Zablotsky, S 2007 [These games represent a more modern and accurate interpretation for black in the 'Lion', whereby he shows a good understanding of the nuances of the position, as exemplified by his retention of the light squared Bishop on the the important c8 - h3 diagonal for as long as required. This stratagem is well founded, the ramifications of which are explored a bit further in the next paragraph.  Nevertheless as the above cited games hopefully have shown, white still retains much the better chances].   

Ivanov, A - Manik, M 1993(Highly instructive and important game); Manik, M - Klemanic 1994 (Manik was sufficiently impresed that he changes sides at the first opportunity....); Manik, M - Valach, B 1995.....and never....; Manik, M - Mihalik, M 1995...looks back; Vajda, L - Markus, R 2002; Movsesian, S - Pribyl, J 1997 [These key games, in particular Ivanov - Manik, clearly illustrate  why Black players should keep the light sqaured bishop on the c8 - h3 diagonal once White retains the typical and often deadly manoeuvre of Nh4 to f5 or g6. Study these gems carefully and commit the tactical motifs to memory, they occur time and again in these Hanham structures and are vital to White's success.  [ Motwani, P - Rowson, J 1995 further reinforces the themes highlighted in this paragraph and will repay study].

Dreev, A - Minasian, A 2008 [Very important game, which makes Bologan's alternative suggestion of 8...h6 look quite dubious. I can't explain why there are so few eamples of Dreev's treatment in the databases, as it looks highly unpleasant for Black].

I hope this post has been informative.

Regards,

Toppy  Smiley


Very good post! You obviously put a lot of time into that. It certainly is an interesting system for White.

In Amonatov, F - Ponkratov, P 2009 I am slightly more concerned (from Whites point of view about 12...c5!? rather than 12...cxd5). Normally ...c5 is a bad idea for Black because he gets hit by a quick a5 from White and ends up with a bad structure. Here, even though for some reason the computer prefers  White, I think its one of those positions not so easy to handle and a complex battle lies ahead. At first sight I wouldn't mind defending Black there and Kurnosov-Predojevic, 2009 proved that Black can defend successfully, even if I'm sure both sides can improve.

I'm thinking of taking up this Philidors as a back-up defence. I see Bauer called it a good defence for "lazy players" and I'm certainly one of them!
  
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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #50 - 02/16/11 at 10:45:54
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I know very well that one single game won't be enough refute almost any opening especially when we are talking about a more slower one like the philidor.

However what the game does show is that black can't just sit and wait around and wait and improve the position like my opponent did in the game (which is often how you play this for black) because of white's eventual progress demonstrated in the game. However black of course has many other ideas like playing an early a5, exd4, Nc5 unfortunately I don't quite believe in these other plans either.

I also know that the general assessment of these positions are slightly better for white but my own opinion is that white is clearly better after doing a lot of analysis on these positions and actually trying to make them work for black as I am a bit of a philidor fan myself. If someone wants to believe me it's up to them otherwise just follow the advice below, which might be the wisest decision, after all, what does a patzer like me know about tin roofs.  Wink
  

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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #49 - 02/16/11 at 08:07:31
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A game says nothing. I could as well post Azmai's game against Kasparov and say that Philidor wins! I like the flexibility of the Hanham and the title of Bologan's DVD says it all: "Fighting"

If we want an objective evaluation of this defense i think that "slightly better for White" is a fair assesment and even Philidor fans could agree. Your evaluation of "huge advantage" is misleading and just wrong. Just watch for example Shirov's DVD where he expresses his opinion and the ways that he deals with this defense and you'll see that such a super-GM cannot prove an advantage!

Also, the Antoshin variation is not as bad as most of us think that it is!
  
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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #48 - 02/16/11 at 06:57:17
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He's book on philidor is probably the best out there so a chessbase DVD with him sounds really promising.

However objectively I don't quite believe in philidor unfortunately.
Through the normal move-order the only reasonable line for black is supposedly the antoshin philidor when black plays an early exd4 followed by Nf6, Be7, 0-0 which also is a bit shaky.
If black wants to get a hanham philidor he's practically forced to play it through the pirc move-order. However the problem is that I think white just has a huge edge in those positions because black has a really hard time coming up with any counter-play if white plays cautiously and the other problem is that white can actually also slowly start improving hes position more and more.

I actually played one of my best ever games against the hanham philidor some time ago which demonstrated this point quite well I think.

[Date "????.??.??"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[White "Conzipe"]
[Black "Might want to remain anonymous"]

1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.a4 Nbd7 5.Nf3 e5 6.Bc4 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 b6 9.b3 Bb7 10.Bb2 a6 11.Qd2 Qc7 12.Rad1 b5 13.Bd3 Rfe8 14.Ne2 Bf8 15.Ng3 g6 16.h4 h5 17.Bc3 Bg7 18.Ba5 Qc8 19.dxe5 dxe5 20.b4 Nf8 21.c4 bxa4 22.c5 Qg4 23.Bc4 Ne6 24.Qa2 Nh7 25.Rd7 Rab8 26.Bc7 Nhf8 27.Rxf7 Kxf7 28.Bxb8 Rxb8 29.Bxe6+ Nxe6 30.Nf5 Kf6 31.Nxe5 gxf5 32.Nxg4+ fxg4 33.e5+ Ke7 34.Qxa4 Rd8 35.Qc2 Bc8 36.Qf5 Rh8 37.Rd1 Rh6 38.f4 gxf3 39.gxf3 Bd7 40.f4 Be8 41.Rd6 Rg6+ 42.Kf2 Bh6 43.Rxc6 Bxf4 44.Rxe6+ Rxe6 45.Qxf4 Bf7 46.Ke3 Be8 47.Qg5+ Kd7 48.Kd4 Bf7 49.Qg2 Kc7 50.Qg7 Re7 51.e6
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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #47 - 02/12/11 at 15:23:57
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As there is no progress in finding a refutation of Bologan's idea against Nh4 I want to post a game which highlights ideas in a "sister-line" that was recently played and annotated (I give only some of the annotations of FM Lilov posted on chess.com as I am not sure, if they are free (I am a subscriber there as well)):

[Event "Tringov memorial Open"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2011.02.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Valeri Lilov"]
[Black "Branko Tadic"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.h3 c6 8.a4 a5 9.Qe2 That move is quite interesting, yet not so popular as the main line with 9.Re1. The idea is to free the d1 square for the rook and usethe queen from a more advanced position (FM Lilov) exd4

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10.Nxd4 Re8 At first sight,this move looks quite unpleasant. Black puts up his rook against the queen andprepares Bf8 followed by d5. Nevertheless, the better activity and more space give white more time to counter black's idea. (FM Lilov) 11.Ba2 Bf8 12.Qf3 Kh8 13.Rd1 Qb6 14.Bg5 Ne5 15.Qe3 Ng8 16.f4 f6 17.Bh4 Nd7 18.Qf3 Nc5 19.Bf2 Qc7 20.Rd2 Nh6 21.g4 Nf7 22.Rad1 g6 23.Bc4 In this position, having only 13minutes on my clock against 26 for my opponent, I decided to offer a draw. I couldn't see a direct way for breakthrough, though I knew that my position is better. (FM Lilov)
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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #46 - 01/30/11 at 22:15:27
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Matemax wrote on 01/30/11 at 20:29:05:
JEH wrote on 01/30/11 at 15:17:18:
Ametanoitos wrote on 01/29/11 at 10:06:52:
8...h6 9.Nh4! is crushing for White no doubt.


I don't agree that it is crushing for White, but it seems wrong to me to weaken the already sore spot f5 with h6.

The idea of 8...h6 is to play ...Re8 and Bf8 - which is not possible without ...h6 due to Ng5. I dont understand what this has to do with the f5-square.

To call "9.Nh4!" crushing without giving any lines and ignoring the suggested moves for Black is simply - sorry to say that - arrogant. As I wrote before Black plays 9...ed4 10.Qd4 d5 and his position looks quite good. I would love Toppy to come up with something for White but I honestly I doubt it and White probably has to go for more conservative play. I really wish it would not be!


You are right that my statement sounds a bit arrogant. I just say it with confidence because we analysed it together with GM Moradiabadi this summer at the Ikaria Open at the square of Agios Kirikos (a really beautifull place to play and analyse chess!) after seeing a game from the tournament which actually continued 9.dxe5 and then 10.Nh4. Elsan said that 9.Nh4 is stronger and showed us 1 or 2 lines with the conclusion being that ...h6 is wrong. He is a Philidor player himself so i trust him.

At present i'm very busy, so i don't promise than in 1 or 2 days time i'll post some analysis here in this line. But i'll do it for sure when i get some time. Matemax, your plan indeed is what seems to be the only serious try for Black. I promise that i'll coment on it soon  Smiley
  
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Reply #45 - 01/30/11 at 20:29:05
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JEH wrote on 01/30/11 at 15:17:18:
Ametanoitos wrote on 01/29/11 at 10:06:52:
8...h6 9.Nh4! is crushing for White no doubt.


I don't agree that it is crushing for White, but it seems wrong to me to weaken the already sore spot f5 with h6.

The idea of 8...h6 is to play ...Re8 and Bf8 - which is not possible without ...h6 due to Ng5. I dont understand what this has to do with the f5-square.

To call "9.Nh4!" crushing without giving any lines and ignoring the suggested moves for Black is simply - sorry to say that - arrogant. As I wrote before Black plays 9...ed4 10.Qd4 d5 and his position looks quite good. I would love Toppy to come up with something for White but I honestly I doubt it and White probably has to go for more conservative play. I really wish it would not be!
  
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Reply #44 - 01/30/11 at 16:01:15
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JEH wrote on 01/30/11 at 15:17:18:
Ametanoitos wrote on 01/29/11 at 10:06:52:
8...h6 9.Nh4! is crushing for White no doubt.


I don't agree that it is crushing for White, but it seems wrong to me to weaken the already sore spot f5 with h6.

Ametanoitos wrote on 01/29/11 at 10:06:52:
Can anyone check the new Chess Stars Philidor book and tell us how this deals with Top's suggestions?


The short answer is that it doesn't. Only 11. h3 and 11. Qf3, and not Shaposhnikov's 11. f3

I've attached the Toppy cited games as a pgn (except for Motwani - Rowsan which I can't find the score for), and also including the game Asrian - Bocharov 2007 which is the higest rated game I've got and a win for Black with an instructive d5 break.

White seems to have snuffed this plan with the improvement in Amonatov - Voinov though in the following year.

The f3 plan seems nice for White, leaving Black to wriggle and squirm for equality.

Black does get a pummelling in the Toppy games, which made me wince as a potential Philidor player, however Black was out rated by an average of 150 rating points.




Many thanks.

I've attached the moves of Motwani-Rowson assuming that this is the right game). It was even annotated by Motwani here at Chess Publishing.
  

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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #43 - 01/30/11 at 15:17:18
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Ametanoitos wrote on 01/29/11 at 10:06:52:
8...h6 9.Nh4! is crushing for White no doubt.


I don't agree that it is crushing for White, but it seems wrong to me to weaken the already sore spot f5 with h6.

Ametanoitos wrote on 01/29/11 at 10:06:52:
Can anyone check the new Chess Stars Philidor book and tell us how this deals with Top's suggestions?


The short answer is that it doesn't. Only 11. h3 and 11. Qf3, and not Shaposhnikov's 11. f3

I've attached the Toppy cited games as a pgn (except for Motwani - Rowsan which I can't find the score for), and also including the game Asrian - Bocharov 2007 which is the higest rated game I've got and a win for Black with an instructive d5 break.

White seems to have snuffed this plan with the improvement in Amonatov - Voinov though in the following year.

The f3 plan seems nice for White, leaving Black to wriggle and squirm for equality.

Black does get a pummelling in the Toppy games, which made me wince as a potential Philidor player, however Black was out rated by an average of 150 rating points.


  

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8...h6 9.Nh4! is crushing for White no doubt. Can anyone check the new Chess Stars Philidor book and tell us how this deals with Top's suggestions?
  
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Reply #41 - 01/29/11 at 08:57:38
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TopNotch wrote on 01/28/11 at 04:52:19:
[quote author=5C7065747C7069110 link=1272645059/37#37 date=1296145932]
Dreev, A - Minasian, A 2008 (Very important game, which makes Bologan's alternative suggestion of 8...h6 look quite dubious. I can't explain why there are so few eamples of Dreev's treatment in the databases, as it looks highly unpleasant for Black)


First of all - Thank you for your recommendations - they look pretty good!

Concering the game Dreev-Minasian I think that Black did really terribly after 9.Nh4:

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Minasian played: 9...Ne4?! 10.Ne4 Bh4 11.Nd6 ed4? - here we can stop and say that White is close to winning after 11.Qh5!

Bologan (on his DVD) recommends to play something like ...d5, ...Nb6 or ...Bc5 against the Nh4 ideas - This looks much better and the quesiton arises what the knight on h4 is doing?
  
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Reply #40 - 01/29/11 at 01:34:20
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Stigma wrote on 01/28/11 at 10:15:32:
Thanks for this contribution TopNotch!

Both Bauer (2006) and Kosten (1992) in their Philidor books preferred lines with ...exd4 against White's Qe2 lines.

Let's say White delays Qe2 as long as possible: 7.a4 c6 8.Ba2 a5 9.Qe2, and now Bauer wants to play 9...exd4 10.Nxd4 Nc5, following Yu Shaoteng - Bauer, Paris 2006. I think I will take a look at his analysis and search for improvements for White, to go with the rest of the "program" you presented.


I don't have access to the Bauer book, but the treatment shown in Shaposhnikov, E - Zablotsky, S 2008 and listed in my previous post, looks like a nagging edge for White. In that game 11.f3 effectively anticipates Qb6 and leaves Black with a playable but passive position.

Having said all that, Bauer's plan may still represent Black's most resilient try against the setup I outlined. Nevertheless  I would be quite satisfied with White's winning chances here. 

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Reply #39 - 01/28/11 at 10:15:32
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Thanks for this contribution TopNotch!

Both Bauer (2006) and Kosten (1992) in their Philidor books preferred lines with ...exd4 against White's Qe2 lines.

Let's say White delays Qe2 as long as possible: 7.a4 c6 8.Ba2 a5 9.Qe2, and now Bauer wants to play 9...exd4 10.Nxd4 Nc5, following Yu Shaoteng - Bauer, Paris 2006. I think I will take a look at his analysis and search for improvements for White, to go with the rest of the "program" you presented.
  

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Reply #38 - 01/28/11 at 04:52:19
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TopNotch wrote on 05/23/10 at 02:41:09:
Black faces unpleasant problems in the a4, Bc4, Ba2 intending Qe2 followed by Rd1 lines.

Could you recommend games to look at from White's perspective in this line?


Sure thing.

Amonatov, F - Ponkratov, P 2009; Amonatov,F - Voinov, A 2008; Shaposhnikov, E - Zablotsky, S 2008; Amonatov,F - Zablotsky, S 2007 [These games represent a more modern and accurate interpretation for black in the 'Lion', whereby he shows a good understanding of the nuances of the position, as exemplified by his retention of the light squared Bishop on the the important c8 - h3 diagonal for as long as required. This stratagem is well founded, the ramifications of which are explored a bit further in the next paragraph.  Nevertheless as the above cited games hopefully have shown, white still retains much the better chances].   

Ivanov, A - Manik, M 1993(Highly instructive and important game); Manik, M - Klemanic 1994 (Manik was sufficiently impresed that he changes sides at the first opportunity....); Manik, M - Valach, B 1995.....and never....; Manik, M - Mihalik, M 1995...looks back; Vajda, L - Markus, R 2002; Movsesian, S - Pribyl, J 1997 [These key games, in particular Ivanov - Manik, clearly illustrate  why Black players should keep the light sqaured bishop on the c8 - h3 diagonal once White retains the typical and often deadly manoeuvre of Nh4 to f5 or g6. Study these gems carefully and commit the tactical motifs to memory, they occur time and again in these Hanham structures and are vital to White's success.  [ Motwani, P - Rowson, J 1995 further reinforces the themes highlighted in this paragraph and will repay study].

Dreev, A - Minasian, A 2008 [Very important game, which makes Bologan's alternative suggestion of 8...h6 look quite dubious. I can't explain why there are so few eamples of Dreev's treatment in the databases, as it looks highly unpleasant for Black].

I hope this post has been informative.

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Black faces unpleasant problems in the a4, Bc4, Ba2 intending Qe2 followed by Rd1 lines.

Could you recommend games to look at from White's perspective in this line?
  
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Reply #36 - 01/27/11 at 12:01:01
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I bought this DVD last week and would highly recommend it. Bologan’s lectures are of the highest quality. There’s no umming and erring or ‘’go look this up/check what I’m guessing against an engine’’ like Shirov does.

I’m only rated around 2100, but after watching the dvd, putting a little work in to bulk out the variations and hone my endgame technique I think I’d be ready to try this in tournament play within a week or two.

From trying it on the playchess servers it would seem like most people have one ‘pet line’ against the Philidor rather than follow mainline theory. Probably as they don’t feel as though they face it enough to put any real work in. Luckily as Bologan has shown, these sidelines offer very little for white against a prepared Philiphile . Cool
  
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I assumed the question was about 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5, which Tony K referred to as Mestel's variation. But he also mentioned 3.Bc4 f5!? and said he liked that too. Of course ...f5 is impossible with Bologan's preferred move order anyway.


True, although in the game above, Belin played d4 in two moves, losing a tempo  Shocked
  

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I assumed the question was about 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5, which Tony K referred to as Mestel's variation. But he also mentioned 3.Bc4 f5!? and said he liked that too. Of course ...f5 is impossible with Bologan's preferred move order anyway.
  
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Straggler wrote on 05/22/10 at 18:34:52:
Bibs wrote on 05/19/10 at 07:26:16:
You having a laugh?
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2. Bologan is a sensible, high-ranking GM, not a club chancer.

Tony Kosten devoted a chapter of "Winning with the Philidor" to 3...f5, and thought it "completely viable".

Anyway, we club chancers make up a large proportion of the market.


I can remember well watching IM Robert Belin crush this in style in Guernsey.

[Event "Guernsey op 31st "]
[Site "Cobo Bay"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bellin, Robert"]
[Black "Goater, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2374"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.10.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GCI"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 f5 4. d3 f4 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. d5
Nb8 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. g3 fxg3 11. hxg3 h6 12. Ng5 Rg8 13. Ne6 Na6 14. Qh5+ g6
15. Qe2 h5 16. g4 hxg4 17. Rh7 Nc5 18. Bg5 Nxe6 19. dxe6 Qxe6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21.
Qb5+ c6 22. Qxb7 Rc8 23. exd5 Qf5 24. Re7+ 1-0
  

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Straggler wrote on 05/22/10 at 18:34:52:
Bibs wrote on 05/19/10 at 07:26:16:
You having a laugh?
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2. Bologan is a sensible, high-ranking GM, not a club chancer.

Tony Kosten devoted a chapter of "Winning with the Philidor" to 3...f5, and thought it "completely viable".

Anyway, we club chancers make up a large proportion of the market.

Hey! I resemble that remark!!!

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Reply #31 - 05/23/10 at 02:41:09
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I would caution against building an entire repertoire around this Philidor hanham setup, its solid but passive.

Useful as a second string in one's rep to wheel out from time to time.

Black faces unpleasant problems in the a4, Bc4, Ba2 intending Qe2 followed by Rd1 lines.

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Lou_Cyber wrote on 05/05/10 at 09:57:58:
The Lion/Philidor/Hanham has been getting much press lately,

An "Explosive chess Repertoire" fits in really nicely with this d6 move order also. It puts the question to d4 players, for I don't know how many will be prepared going into the Philidor if they play d4, e4, probably hoping for a pirc.
  
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You having a laugh?
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2. Bologan is a sensible, high-ranking GM, not a club chancer.

Tony Kosten devoted a chapter of "Winning with the Philidor" to 3...f5, and thought it "completely viable".

Anyway, we club chancers make up a large proportion of the market.
  
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You having a laugh?
1. It is a DVD.
2. Bologan is a sensible, high-ranking GM, not a club chancer.


Thank you for your remarks. It's true, I always laugh to be interested in stupid variants, not as GM Bologan!  Cheesy
  
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And what about Philidor counter gambit (3... f5) in this book ?


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2. Bologan is a sensible, high-ranking GM, not a club chancer.
  
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And what about Philidor counter gambit (3... f5) in this book ?
  
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Yes, but he says nothing about 3.Bc4!?


Doesn't 3. ...Nxe4 work here?
  

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TopNotch wrote on 05/13/10 at 02:22:24:
Anders wrote on 05/06/10 at 16:30:18:
Just received the DVD and it looks good.

Out of the 21 games gone through Bologan is black in 10 and white in one, so he has a lot of experience to draw from.

/ A

Ps.
2.Nc3 is covered.


Its actually 20 games.

High quality presentation as usual from Bologan, only this time i'm less convinced about black's chances. Nevertheless I learned quite a lot for both sides from Bologan's excellent and crystal clear strategic and tactical explanations of the various lines.

By the way he suggests 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5!?.

Now I look forward to his Rossilimo DVD.

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Yes -  correct, 20 games.  The games list have 21 entries but the first is a text.

To be complete, he covers after 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 not only 2.. Nf6 3.f4 but also 3.Nge2 in a separate section.

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Yes, but he says nothing about 3.Bc4!?


I would say that after 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 c6 the possible advances ...d5 and ...b5 are pretty annoying for White. If 4.Bb3 then 4...Nd7 5.d4 e5 is a Philidor again, or 5.f4 Nc5.
  
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Just received the DVD and it looks good.

Out of the 21 games gone through Bologan is black in 10 and white in one, so he has a lot of experience to draw from.

/ A

Ps.
2.Nc3 is covered.


Its actually 20 games.

High quality presentation as usual from Bologan, only this time i'm less convinced about black's chances. Nevertheless I learned quite a lot for both sides from Bologan's excellent and crystal clear strategic and tactical explanations of the various lines.

By the way he suggests 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5!?.

Now I look forward to his Rossilimo DVD.

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Ametanoitos wrote on 05/11/10 at 05:48:11:
Anders wrote on 05/06/10 at 16:30:18:
Just received the DVD and it looks good.

Out of the 21 games gone through Bologan is black in 10 and white in one, so he has a lot of experience to draw from.

/ A

Ps.
2.Nc3 is covered.


Is it ...c5 aproach or ...e5?


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Just received the DVD and it looks good.

Out of the 21 games gone through Bologan is black in 10 and white in one, so he has a lot of experience to draw from.

/ A

Ps.
2.Nc3 is covered.


Is it ...c5 aproach or ...e5?
  
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Possibly an attempt at humour. Not always easy to tell though with chess players.
  
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I wish Bologan would get off philidor. I mean philidor has been dead for awhile now, so this just seems a little inappropriate. Will someone start a thread called "Bologan off philidor, at last!"



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I wish Bologan would get off philidor. I mean philidor has been dead for awhile now, so this just seems a little inappropriate. Will someone start a thread called "Bologan off philidor, at last!"

  
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Just received the DVD and it looks good.

Out of the 21 games gone through Bologan is black in 10 and white in one, so he has a lot of experience to draw from.

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Lou_Cyber wrote on 05/05/10 at 09:57:58:
TopNotch wrote on 05/05/10 at 00:01:51:
The Lion/Philidor/Hanham has been getting much press lately, but I wonder if anyone has noticed that the Antoshin Philidor is quite underrated, and particularly dangerous to White players blindly following what the theory books give as best. See the game Volokitin,A - Kobalia,M 2009, as further evidence that the Antoshin contains a lot more venom than at first meets the eye, and I wouldn't be surprised to see another mini revival of it in the near future by players other than Nisipeanu.


Agreed regarding the Antoshin; but as this is slightly off topic I only refer to a recent thread on the line played in the Volokitin game, where I proposed an (unfortunately so far uncommented) improvement for white:

http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1236801505


Thanks lou, I'll take a look.

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The Lion/Philidor/Hanham has been getting much press lately, but I wonder if anyone has noticed that the Antoshin Philidor is quite underrated, and particularly dangerous to White players blindly following what the theory books give as best. See the game Volokitin,A - Kobalia,M 2009, as further evidence that the Antoshin contains a lot more venom than at first meets the eye, and I wouldn't be surprised to see another mini revival of it in the near future by players other than Nisipeanu.


Agreed regarding the Antoshin; but as this is slightly off topic I only refer to a recent thread on the line played in the Volokitin game, where I proposed an (unfortunately so far uncommented) improvement for white:

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Ronen's ICC video lecture's are nothing more than impartial Opening Surveys with light notes.

If this new DVD by Bologan is anywhere near as good as his his Caro and Kid one's then it could be worth the investment if u like the DVD format. By the way the ubiquitous Andrew Martin also has a DVD out on this subject matter, but probably more aimed at the lower end of the market.

Now that I think about it Shirov also has a DVD out on the Philidor, which takes a broader look at the variation, for instance the Antoshin is analysed in depth. Curiously on the Shirov DVD he admits to having early problems facing this Philidor Hanham setup and revealed that he enquired of none other than his friend Bologan as to what was the most effective way to meet it. Wink

The Lion/Philidor/Hanham has been getting much press lately, but I wonder if anyone has noticed that the Antoshin Philidor is quite underrated, and particularly dangerous to White players blindly following what the theory books give as best. See the game Volokitin,A - Kobalia,M 2009, as further evidence that the Antoshin contains a lot more venom than at first meets the eye, and I wouldn't be surprised to see another mini revival of it in the near future by players other than Nisipeanu.

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Hi.

A tip for ICC-members who want to get a feel for the "Lion/Philidor" set-up before investing in the Bologan DVD is to check out GM Ronen Har-Zvi:s new video lecture series about "Philidor's defence". 

He is also now building on the follow-up series "A Philidor-like approach to 1.d4" which starts with 1.d4 d6.

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No, soory, DionTheGreek, I do not intend to buy (or "review") that DVD.

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Exactly! I meant a Philidor player who wants to play this from the Pirc move order although Nisipeanu has played 2...e5 and maybe anyone can work out a Vienna-King's Gambit repertoire with ...d6 here.
  
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One major issue for a Pirc-Philidor player is how to react to 2.Nc3? After 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 e5 3.f4 or 2...c5 3.f4 are sub-optimal lines for Black.

For Pirc/Modern players this is OK if they're well-prepared, since 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 g6! 3.f4 Bg7 4.Bc4 c5! should be fullly playable if Black defends accurately against the Qe1-h4 and f4-f5 attack. While 4.Nf3 Nf6! enables 5.Bc4?! Nxe4 with at least equality. So White should change plans and play either 5.d3/6.Be2, 5.g3/6.Bg2 or 5.d4 from that position.

The point of delaying ...c5 until White's bishop is on c4 is to avoid the Bb5+! Bd7, Bc4 maneouvre that I think is White's best try for advantage in the regular Sicilian Grand Prix move order.

For Philidor players 2.Nc3 may be more of a problem. A tricky White player who happens to play the Austrian attack against the Pirc can also try to move-order the Philidor player with 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4, only going d2-d4 if Black commits to ...g6.
  

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One major issue for a Pirc-Philidor player is how to react to 2.Nc3? After 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 e5 3.f4 or 2...c5 3.f4 are sub-optimal lines for Black.
  
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There are more angles to that then MNB:s.


Sure, that's why I also wrote
MNb wrote on 04/30/10 at 21:01:19:
I am happy for them if others look forward to DVD's like this.


No, I do not intend to discuss the relative value of DVD's here. I just wanted to point out that at least one regular contributor found Kylemeister's remark funny, not patronizing. The latter perhaps could be reserved for incomplete quoting?
  

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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #4 - 05/02/10 at 19:23:54
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Hi.

If God Members Kylemeister and MNb want to discuss the relative value of books versus DVD:s, then that is fine.    There are more angles to that then MNB:s “Of course I am old-fashioned, nothing more fun than plodding my way through a good old highly dense tome of 300+ pages. Then I know that after 2 years I still will find interesting ideas I had not noted before”.

I suggest however you do that in a separate thread in the “Other” section.

Replying to a fellow ChessPublishing member who want to share that a new DVD is out on a topic that interests him by

*  Not saying anything about the topic/author of the DVD (the topic of the thread)
*  Entering a single ironic  line about people buying DVD:s  instead of books

is not OK in my book.

Having said that – and as I am not the not the one who started this thread -  I will refrain from further comments regarding this.

Regards / Anders
  
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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #3 - 04/30/10 at 21:01:19
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kylemeister wrote on 04/30/10 at 17:07:47:
"In modern chess, it is important for club players to buy lots of thirty-dollar opening videos."


Funny.

I am happy for them if others look forward to DVD's like this, but I also question if it's useful. Of course I am old-fashioned, nothing more fun than plodding my way through a good old highly dense tome of 300+ pages. Then I know that after 2 years I still will find interesting ideas I had not noted before.
  

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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #2 - 04/30/10 at 20:43:10
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kylemeister wrote on 04/30/10 at 17:07:47:
"In modern chess, it is important for club players to buy lots of thirty-dollar opening videos."


Patronizing.

I for one look forward to this DVD. 

Watching a first class grandmaster talk about an opening you play is fun.

Whether it is the best way of improving is a different story.

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Re: Bologan on Philidor
Reply #1 - 04/30/10 at 17:07:47
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"In modern chess, it is important for club players to buy lots of thirty-dollar opening videos."
  
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C41: Bologan on Philidor
04/30/10 at 16:30:59
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The Fighting Philidor

by GM Viorel Bologan
, Chessbase-Fritztrainer-DVD, coming soon (may 2010), €27,50

"Nowadays the Philidor Defence is mostly played via the Pirc move order 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5. Black is not afraid of the endgame after 4.dxe5. This is proved by the recommendations given in the DVD as well as by the serious amount of high level games played with the line. The author presents a full opening repertoire against 1.e4 covering also all possible side lines such as 3.Bd3, 3.f3 etc. In the main line he gives the reader the possibility to choose his own favourite plan according his tastes. In modern chess - full of information, games and analysis - it is important to have new ideas and fresh openings. The Philidor Defence DVD provides you with exactly that! Video running time: 5 hours"

http://www.chessbase.com/shop/product.asp?pid=504

tracke  Smiley

PS: Though Bologan uses the Pirc move order I still think that Philidor belongs to 1e4 e5
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