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Re: Main line Two Knights' Defense
Reply #1 - 08/01/11 at 02:03:16
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sloughter wrote on 08/01/11 at 00:30:39:
1) 10...h6 11.Ne4 & there is no point in avoiding the exchange of Knights with Nd5; White castles Queenside and plays g4 +/-,

It's going to take five moves to castle Queenside and play g4. Can Black really do nothing useful during that time?
  
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C58: Main line Two Knights' Defense
08/01/11 at 00:30:39
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Post members in the Two Knights Defense maintain that after 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5ch c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Qf3 Be7 gives Black easy equality, but after 8...Be7 9.Be2! O-O 10.h4!! & suddenly Black has problems e.g.

1) 10...h6 11.Ne4 & there is no point in avoiding the exchange of Knights with Nd5; White castles Queenside and plays g4 +/-,

2) 10...Bg4 (which could have been played a move earlier) is harmless i.e. 11.Qd3 Qxd3 12.Bxd3 Nd5 13.Be2 += 

3) Finally, 10...Nd5? 11.g4! with a powerful initiative +/- 

So it appears we have all overlooked the "obvious" in this variation.
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