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Re: A curious occurrence in the Saemisch
Reply #4 - 04/19/14 at 21:00:41
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Well, it wouldn't be the first time I've had the impression that Rapport's motto could be, "I'm 2700(ish), but I'm crazy."  He keeps playing the KID (via different move orders) in this tournament, but hasn't faced another Sämisch yet.  I'll keep an eye on him   Smiley
  
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Re: A curious occurrence in the Saemisch
Reply #3 - 04/19/14 at 20:35:33
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It would be interesting if 7...c5 were playable.  Maybe it's not the huge mistake that some sources indicate (Ward's Unconventional Samisch King's Indian gives 7...c5?? 8.e5!), but at least 7...c5?!, I'd think.  If there are some serious new ideas for compensation (perhaps that incredible rook sac line?), I'm not aware of them.
  
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Re: A curious occurrence in the Saemisch
Reply #2 - 04/19/14 at 17:20:38
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I recalled the old book-cited game Bronstein-Lutikov 1959, where after 8...Ne8 9. Be4 Nc7 10. Bxa8 Nxa8 White played 11. Nge2 cd 12. Nxd4 de 13. Nb3 (± Razuvaev, but the game was eventually drawn).
  
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Re: A curious occurrence in the Saemisch
Reply #1 - 04/19/14 at 16:53:13
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There is always the possibility with these lesser-played lines (6...b6) that one or both players forgot their theory and overlooked 8.e5!.  Perhaps Black forgot that he shouldn't play 7...c5? and White chickened out, fearing some kind of prepared line--it happens, even at fairly high levels.

On the other hand, there have been a few games where strong players have played into this (maybe by accident?), and it actually seems that Black gets a lot of compensation if White grabs the rook.  I highly doubt it's entirely sound, but for a surprise weapon over-the-board, perhaps it's worth a shot:

  
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A curious occurrence in the Saemisch
04/19/14 at 14:40:03
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I wonder what's up with this.  I noticed that a couple of days ago (in the first round of an open in Germany), Richard Rapport as Black played like this:  1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 b6 7. Bd3 and now 7...c5, which is supposed to be an old book error due to 8. e5 with the idea of Be4.  Instead the game went 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. O-O Ng4 and 0-1 in 19 moves.   
  
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