GMTonyKosten wrote on 10/03/19 at 12:15:36:
I often look at annotated games (here and elsewhere) and wonder about an obvious move which isn't even mentioned.
I just thought I'd give a quick example that I just noticed in the October KID update. If you look at the Gligoric Variation diagram (
https://www.chesspublishing.com/content/9/index.htm#cla), it says that Black played
16...Bf5!? Now, my immediate thought was: why can't White capture on f5 and then on d5? So, I looked at the analysis and David has devoted a lot of space to all the many alternatives that have been tried in this position, but no mention of 17 Nxf5. On further inspection I see that absolutely no-one has played it (from 14 games), so I suppose it must be really bad!
After 17 Nxf5 Nxf5 18 Qxd5? obviously loses to 18...Qxd5 19 Nxd5 Bxb2, but what about 18 Nxd5, then? According to SF 18...Nfd4 19 Nc3 Qe7 is a little better for Black but it's not much after 20 Kg2.
This is a well-annotated game, with a lot of research and analysis using powerful tools, and yet ...
Incidentally, 18 f4 (after 17 Nxf5 Nxf5) might even be a bit better for White!