Bibs wrote on 09/12/20 at 22:02:50:
@dali
I would suggest writing to Modern Chess about this.
I have written to them about a couple of things, and they respond positively, thoughtfully and sensibly. As do Chessable, as do Quality Chess. Strikes me they are very much trying to do a proper job there (unlike say at Everyman which seems incredibly cynical, looking at their recycling output), so they would want to know where issues are.
Out of interest, may we inquire which line?
I actually told an IM friend of mine, who did indeed drop them a note. He said he did not get a response though.
The line 8...Nc6 9.d5 Qa5 10.Rb1 a6. Krykun calls this almost losing and gives 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.0-0
Qxa2 because of 13.Rb2!
All well and good, but Black has not played 12...Qxa2 since 2014 however, and in the last few years Black almost always plays
12...0-0 which is not covered in the database. See Flores-Jones, FIDE World Cup 2019 for example, where Black won rather easily. That kind of kills the credibility for me - either the move was overlooked, or deliberately omitted because it doesn't fit the desired narrative; either way it's bad.