Leon_Trotsky wrote on 10/07/19 at 00:16:53:
Syzygy wrote on 10/06/19 at 22:41:03:
Honestly, a lot of these correspondence games are freely available online through Lichess's Opening Explorer tool. Here is a link to the recent correspondence game with 9. Bg5:
https://www.iccf.com/game?id=934223 How and where do you know to search these games. I usually get my games only from Big Database 2019, so I usually miss correspondence games.
You can play around analyzing with Lichess's analysis tools, or search directly in the ICCF archives.
Leon_Trotsky wrote on 10/07/19 at 00:16:53:
Syzygy wrote on 10/06/19 at 22:41:03:
Now that I think about it, in the main lines with 13...Qf7, the plan with Qe2 and g4 might be the most dangerous continuation. Of course, all of this discussion of 9. Qh5 is beside the point if 9. Bg5 becomes a refutation of the whole line. At least, Miedema and Aagard seem to think so.
I think that 9. Ag5 is critical, but I do not agree with their assessment. What do French experts tend to think about 7...0-0 now (including both 8...Cbc6 and 8...f5 and others). From what I see, no one really discussed this. They usually talk about the Poisoned Pawn or the old lines that are now popular, like 4...b6 and the Armenian.
I am not sure where you are going to find expert opinions, but correspondence games are usually quite close to the "truth" of an opening variation. In the past couple of years White has had an obscenely high plus score with 9. Bg5.
I am sure Aagard is aware of these recent developments, and agree with his assessment that Black needs to play 8...f5. Even then, the "main line" of 8...Nbc6 has been the main line for a reason: I wouldn't expect Black to be able to equalize with 8...f5 either.
Edit: Looking at the 2018 ICCF archives, it seems that that three correspondence games have reached the endgame with 15. Ba3 Qf5.
In one correspondence game, White played non-critically. Black was able to play ...a5, build a fortress, and hold the draw.
In two correspondence games, White played a brutally direct plan with f4, g4, and h4 and won the game. In one of these games, both players were rated above 2300.