Browsing in between some old threads I somehow got interested in it. Is it playable for black?
After
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 Bg4!? I think the best continuation for white is to play like nothing happened, i.e.
5.Be2 e6 6.0-0And here Black has various moves:
6...Ne7 7.Nbd2 Nd7 (or 6....Nd7 7.Nbd2 Ne7) and now the check move
8.h3!? (What are you goin' to do, buddy?)
8...Bxf3 or
8...Bh5Let's see how the masters play it:
6....c5 is obviously premature because of
7.c4!The last game played in this variation is:
Obviously too many mistakes here, but 7.c4 is good nevertheless.
And
6...Bxf3!? - the main idea for black?!
7.Bxf3 looking at the stonewall
7...Ne7 (7...c5 is well met by 8.c4!... in this case too.)
Zapata found a strange plan (with 8.b3...) here and won:
Strange game, indeed!.. The brave white king...and all this!
But I like
8.Nd2 most.
Just a game I've found:
Of course, black can improve over this last one, too.. But still..
So, is it playable?