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Re: Question about 4.g3 Ba6 in QID
Reply #2 - 04/15/16 at 06:53:40
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Yeah, true. What about 9.Ne5 though? I don't know if 9...c5 is such a good move there. 9...c6 looks safe but that just transposes into the first line I gave.
  
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Re: Question about 4.g3 Ba6 in QID
Reply #1 - 04/15/16 at 02:52:33
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Black can go 9... Nbd7 and then ...c5 or 9... c5 right away. In both cases, Black is at least equal.
  
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Question about 4.g3 Ba6 in QID
04/09/16 at 00:09:10
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The main line of the 4.g3 QID is 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O

but recently this line has become popular:

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O d5

Bologan recommends this line in his QID DVD and Karjakin played it a few times recently. I was wondering, can White can play 9.Bc3 here and transpose to the older main line, or would black be able to exploit that idea? Bologan didn't mention 9.Bc3 here so I was curious about it. Thanks!
  
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