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I am a newcomer here, and perhaps this question has already been asked and answered, and, if so, I apologize, but I am stuck. Avrukh’s main line in the fianchetto grunfeld was busted – 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 0-0 9. 0-0 Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 Be6 12. Rd1 Bc4 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qb1 (White’s queen has been pushed around, and ends up on b1, while Black’s pieces move to seemingly aggressive squares. Avrukh’s idea is that White will begin to push Black back with a3, b3, e4, f4 and emerge with a better position, and provides some compelling lines to show how that might happen. However, it is obvious that if Black finds a way to take advantage of his “temporary” activity, the assessment could turn completely, so …) 14…e5!!! A wonderful move first played in McNab-Djukic, Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, which leaves White in a real mess (e.g. 15. a3 exd4 16. axb4 dxc3). In response, White now usually plays 12. Nd2 (with the obvious goal of preventing …Bc4), but the line suggested in Delchev& Agrest: 12. Nd2 Nb4 13. Rd1 c6 14. a3 N4d5 seems to lead to an easy equality. (I have searched unsuccessfully for a way for White to keep fighting for an advantage in this position.) However, even after these ideas became well known, the “big boys” are playing 11…a4, a natural move gaining space and making White’s move b3, a central idea in this line, more double-edged. Here, White can still fight for a small advantage in a few ways, including Wesley So’s fantastic 12 Rd1 Be6 13. d5 ! The question is - Why is Black avoiding 11…Be6 ? It looks to me to be a complete solution. Can anyone help? How does White fight for an advantage here?
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