I have recently started to play the Taimanov in Correspondence Chess, with very good results.
Until now I have never had to play against the g3-Variation.
I'm very lucky about this
because I really don't know what to play against it.
1.e4 c5
2.Sf3 e6
3.d4 cd
4.Sd4 Sc6
5.Sc3 Dc7
6.g3 a6
Maybe black can do without a6, but this is in my eyes weaker
7.Lg2 d6
8.0-0 Ld7
9.Te1 Le7
10.Sc6 Lc6
11.Dd4!
Delchev considers only 11.Dg4 h5!
11... Sf6
12.Sd5!! and Black has problems
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7.Lg2 Sf6
8.0-0 Sd4
8... Lc5 isn't really attractiv because of 9.Sc6 dc 10.Sa4 La7 11.c4
9.Dd4 Lc5
10.Lf4 d6
11.Dd2 h6
12.Tad1 e5
12... Ke7 looks pretty cool, but doesn't work because of 13.b4!
13.Le3 Le6
13.Le3 Lg4
13.Le3 Ke7
All three options are quite safe, but black has no real chance to play for a win in my opinion.
1.e4 c5
2.Sf3 e6
3.d4 cd
4.Sd4 Sc6
5.Sc3 Dc7
6.g3 a6
7.Lg2 h5!?
This would be my current choice, but I'm not sure this is enough for equality. I love pushing the h-pawn in the Taimanov but this seems for me a little bit too early.
Critics against the variations above are wellcome.
What is your pet system against the g3-Variation?
What should Black play?
(I'm sorry, my English must be torture for all of you, but I'm a german-speaker and need time to receive my old skills in the English language
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