[Event "EU-ch blitz"] [White "Maier,Christian"] [Black "Jankovic,Alojzije"] [Site "Tallinn"] [Round "19"] [Annotator "Kapnisis,Spyridon"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2016.12.18"] [WhiteElo "2390"] [BlackElo "2591"] [PlyCount "77"] {[%evp 0,77,80,4,128,48,125,-24,32,6,39,-47,15,-60,-12,-15,-15,-13,-27,-12,-36,-11,-7,-29,-46,-63,-55,-57,-15,11,-27,-68,-8,-8,21,-34,-43,-14,18,-17,23,-11,45,-4,7,60,83,87,87,87,96,45,76,67,92,92,67,28,66,56,60,79,53,48,46,30,205,255,284,240,298,307,427,115,128,133,322,211,29995,29996]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b4 $5 cxb4 (3... d5 )(3... b6 )(3... d6 {are other options that Black can explore, in case he doesn't feel like accepting the pawn sacrifice. sind andere Optionen, die Schwarz erkunden kann, falls er das Bauernopfer nicht annehmen möchte.} )4. d4 d5 5. e5 {This is the starting position of my investigation. It must noted that many times we reach the same position from the French defense (1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4!? cxb4 5.d4). Let's stand here for a while in order to try to understand White's sacrifice of the b4 pawn. White's main goal is to relieve the pressure against d4 which further stabilizes his space advantage. A solid center will allow to White to develop his initiative in the kingside by placing his bishop on d3 and typically pushing his h2 pawn up to h5 or even h6. Apart from the kingside, White will play a3 and open files on the queenside which will lead to fast development and activation of his pieces. The best plan for Black is to first develop his queenside (since developing the kingside appears to be difficult most of the times) and/or try to exchange the light-squared bishops by playing Bd7, Qa5 and Bb5. The positions are double-edged with chances for both players. It is difficult for me to suggest this repertoire for classical games at the highest level but I think for blitz/rapid games it can be quite dangerous for Black. For classical games I would recommend this line for a level up to 2300-2400. I must also mention that the black players who play the Sicilian are likely to be uncomfortable in a position which clearly resembles the pawn structure of the French defense! Dies ist die Ausgangsstellung meiner Untersuchung. Es muss angemerkt werden, dass wir oft dieselbe Stellung aus der Französischen Verteidigung erreichen (1.e4 e6 2.Sf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4!? cxb4 5.d4). Bleiben wir hier eine Weile stehen, um zu versuchen, Weiß' Opfer des b4-Bauern zu verstehen. Das Hauptziel von Weiß ist es, den Druck gegen d4 zu verringern, was seinen Raumvorteil weiter stabilisiert. Ein solides Zentrum erlaubt es Weiß, seine Initiative am Königsflügel zu entwickeln, indem er seinen Läufer auf d3 platziert und typischerweise seinen h2-Bauern bis nach h5 oder sogar h6 treibt. Abgesehen vom Königsflügel wird Weiß a3 spielen und am Damenflügel Linien öffnen, was zu einer schnellen Entwicklung und Aktivierung seiner Figuren führen wird. Der beste Plan für Schwarz ist es, zuerst seinen Damenflügel zu entwickeln (da die Entwicklung des Königsflügels meistens schwierig zu sein scheint) und/oder zu versuchen, die weißfeldrigen Läufer durch Ld7, Da5 und Lb5 zu tauschen. Die Stellungen sind zweischneidig mit Chancen für beide Spieler. Es fällt mir schwer, dieses Repertoire für klassische Partien auf höchstem Niveau zu empfehlen, aber ich denke, dass es für Blitz-/Schnellpartien für Schwarz recht gefährlich sein kann. Für klassische Partien würde ich diese Variante für ein Niveau bis zu 2300-2400 empfehlen. Ich muss auch erwähnen, dass die schwarzen Spieler, die den Sizilianer spielen, sich in einer Stellung, die eindeutig der Bauernstruktur der Französischen Verteidigung ähnelt, wahrscheinlich unwohl fühlen werden!} Ne7 (5... Nc6 6. a3 (6. Bd3 Nge7 (6... f5 $6 7. a3 $14 (7. g4 $2 {Blanco,L (2299)-Terry,R (2521) 17th American Cont Blitz 2024 (4.1) 0-1} ))(6... Nh6 7. Bxh6 gxh6 8. O-O Bg7 9. a3 O-O 10. c3 $1 (10. axb4 {Bordi,K (2288)-Aldokhin,I (2413) Titled Tue 18th Oct Late 2022 (4) 1-0} )bxc3 11. Bc2 $1 $13 {[%cal Yd1d3]} )7. O-O Nf5 $15 {Saravana,K (2312)-Urazayev,A (2429) PNWCC Online Blitz JP 24 2021 (4) 0-1} )Qa5 $5 (6... Nh6 7. axb4 (7. Bd3 Nf5 $15 {[%csl Rd4];Shimanov,A (2581)-Matsuura,F (2244) Titled Tue 5th Jul Late 2022 (2) 1-0} )Bxb4+ 8. c3 Be7 9. Bd3 (9. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 10. Qc1 Bg5 $6 (10... O-O $5 11. Qxh6 f6 12. Bd3 Rf7 13. O-O fxe5 14. dxe5 $13 )11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. h4 Be7 13. Bd3 $14 {Lana Rodriguez,D (2369) -Grachev,B (2612) Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 (8) 1/2-1/2} )(9. h4 $6 f6 $1 $132 {Boehmer,C (2157)-Tarlev,K (2544) 2nd Bundesliga Sud 2017-18 (4.5) 0-1} )Nf5 10. g4 $5 (10. h4 {Cuartas Medina,J (2284)-Jerez Perez,A (2405) TCh-CAT Gp1 2015 (3.3) 1/2-1/2} )(10. Na3 O-O 11. h4 f6 $1 $15 (11... h5 $2 { Popadic,D (2143)-Urazayev,A (2451) Titled Tuesday 12th Oct 2021 (1) 0-1} ))(10. O-O O-O $2 (10... Bd7 11. g4 Nh6 12. h3 $44 )11. g4 $1 (11. Ra2 {Maier,C (2340) -Van Foreest,J (2614) European Blitz 2018 (4.9) 0-1} )Nh6 (11... Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. f4 $40 {[%cal Ya1a2,Ya2g2]} )12. Bc2 $1 f5 (12... Nxg4 $2 13. h3 Nh6 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qd3 $18 )13. exf6 Rxf6 14. g5 Rxf3 15. Qxf3 Bxg5 $14 )Nh6 (10... Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. O-O Be7 13. f4 Bd7 14. f5 $44 )11. h3 $44 )(6... bxa3 7. c3 $1 (7. Nxa3 Bb4+ $1 (7... Nge7 $2 {Ehlvest,J (2530) -Vargas,G (2071) Titled Tue 23rd May Early 2023 (1) 1-0} )8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Nge7 $15 {[%cal Ye8g8,Yf7f6]} )(7. Bd3 a2 $5 (7... h5 $6 {Nitish,B (2442) -George Samir,D (2104) Titled Tue 30th Jul Early 2024 (6) 1-0} )8. Nc3 Nb4 9. Be2 Bd7 10. O-O Rc8 $15 )(7. Bxa3 $6 {Exchanging the dark-squared bishop this early helps Black in his development problems. Der frühe Abtausch des schwarzfeldrigen Läufers hilft Schwarz bei seinen Entwicklungsproblemen.} Bxa3 8. Rxa3 Nge7 $17 {Novikov,E (2276)-Ostrovskiy,A (2427) Titled Tuesday 8th Sept 2020 (5) 0-1} )a6 (7... Nh6 8. Nxa3 (8. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nxa3 f6 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Re1 $13 )Nf5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. g4 $5 (10. h4 $5 {Williams,S (2467)-Mayank,C (2386) Titled Tue 26th Mar Early 2024 (9) 0-1 } )Nh6 11. h3 (11. Rg1 $5 a6 (11... O-O $2 12. Bc2 $18 {[%cal Yd1d3,Yc1h6]} )12. Rg3 $44 )a6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Bd2 $13 )(7... Be7 $6 8. Nxa3 Nh6 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Qc1 $1 (10. Bd3 {Aldokhin,I (2413)-Morales Garcia,S (2249) Titled Tue 6th Feb Early 2024 (10) 1-0} )Bg5 11. Nxg5 Qxg5 12. f4 $16 {[%cal Ya3b5] } )(7... f6 8. Bd3 (8. Nxa3 $5 fxe5 9. dxe5 Bc5 10. Nb5 Nh6 (10... Nge7 11. Be3 $1 Bxe3 12. Nd6+ Kf8 13. fxe3 Qb6 14. Nd4 Nxe5 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Be2 $44 )11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. Qd2 $13 )fxe5 (8... Nh6 $14 {Bryan,J (2167) -Ider,B (2489) Titled Tuesday 31st Aug 2021 (1) 0-1} )9. Nxe5 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Re1 $44 )(7... Bd7 {transposes to a line mentioned in the line 5...Bd7 führt zu einem Abspiel erwähnt in der Variante 5...Ld7} )8. Nxa3 Bd7 (8... Rb8 9. Bd3 Nge7 10. h4 Bd7 11. h5 $5 (11. Nc2 Nc8 $2 (11... Na5 $13 )12. Ng5 $40 {Gareev,T (2570)-Munkhdalai,A (2388) World Blitz 2023 (16.79) 1-0} )(11. Ng5 $5 h6 12. Nh7 b5 $13 )h6 12. Rh3 b5 13. Nc2 a5 14. Kf1 b4 15. cxb4 axb4 16. Rb1 $13 )9. Bd3 Na5 10. O-O Rc8 11. Nb1 $13 )(6... f6 7. Bb5 $5 (7. axb4 fxe5 (7... Bxb4+ 8. c3 Be7 9. Bd3 fxe5 (9... f5 $2 10. Ng1 $1 $16 {[%cal Yg2g4,Yg1h3,Yh3f4] } (10. g4 $6 $13 {Devallee,J (2220)-Terry,R (2504) European Online CC GpI 2021 (1.2) 0-1} ))10. Nxe5 (10. dxe5 Nh6 $5 (10... Qc7 11. Qe2 $14 {Meszaros,T (2421)-Farkas,R (2265) 34th Zalakaros Open 2015 (4.24) 0-1} )11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. Qd2 Qc7 $1 $132 )Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nd2 $44 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yf1f3,Yf3h3] } )8. b5 $5 Nxd4 9. Nxe5 Nf5 (9... Qh4 $5 10. g4 Bc5 11. Bb2 Nb3 $1 12. Nd3 $1 {leads to a huge mess: führt zu einem riesigen Durcheinander:} Nxa1 (12... Nf6 13. cxb3 Nxg4 {transposes to 12...Nf6. leitet über zu 12...Sf6.} 14. Qc2 $1 Bxf2+ 15. Nxf2 O-O 16. Ra4 $1 Rxf2 17. Rxg4 Rxc2+ 18. Rxh4 Rxb2 $13 )(12... Nh6 13. cxb3 Nxg4 {transposes to 12...Nf6. leitet über zu 12...Sf6.} )13. Nxc5 e5 $1 14. Bxa1 Bxg4 15. Qxd5 Ne7 16. Qxe5 O-O-O 17. Nd2 Rhe8 18. Nce4 $13 )10. Bd3 Nf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. Re1 $44 {Maze,S (2557)-Orozbaev,E (1973) Titled Tuesday 20th Oct 2020 (9) 1-0} )Bd7 8. axb4 (8. O-O Nxe5 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Re1 Kf7 11. Qe2 Qe8 12. axb4 Nb6 $1 $15 )Bxb4+ (8... Nxe5 $6 9. Nxe5 fxe5 10. Qh5+ Ke7 11. Bxd7 Kxd7 12. dxe5 $1 $14 )(8... Nxb4 9. Be2 fxe5 10. Nxe5 Bd6 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bh5+ g6 13. Bf3 Nc6 14. Re1 $13 )9. c3 Be7 10. O-O Nxe5 (10... fxe5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nxe5 $44 )11. Nxe5 fxe5 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qxe5 Nf6 14. Bd3 $44 )(6... b3 $2 7. cxb3 Qb6 (7... f6 8. Bd3 (8. Nc3 $5 $16 )fxe5 9. dxe5 Nge7 10. O-O g6 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Re1 Bd7 14. b4 $16 {Rotov,I-Kveinys,A (2545) 18th Puhajarve Rapid 2017 (10.1) 1/2-1/2} )8. Nc3 Bd7 9. h4 $16 )(6... Bd7 7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3 Be7 (8... Bf8 9. Bd3 (9. h4 $5 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxb5 12. c4 $1 Bb4+ (12... dxc4 13. O-O Nf6 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. h5 h6 16. Qf3 Be7 17. Qg3 $44 )13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 dxc4 15. Qh5 Nh6 16. Nxf7 Nxf7 17. Qxb5+ Qd7 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Nxc4 $13 )b5 (9... a6 10. O-O Rc8 11. Ng5 $1 $40 (11. h4 {Ronka,E (2277)-Perske,T (2434) Titled Tue 31st Jan Late 2023 (8) 0-1} ))10. Bxb5 (10. Ng5 {Oye-Stromberg,A (2292)-Agdestein,S (2593) Riga Tech Rapid Open 2023 (4.7) 0-1} )Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxb5 12. c4 dxc4 13. O-O Nf6 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. Bg5 Be7 16. d5 $1 Qc8 $13 )(8... Ba5 9. Bd3 Nge7 10. O-O (10. h4 $5 b5 11. Rh3 b4 12. Bd2 $44 {[%cal Yh3g3,Ye1f1,Yh4h5]} )b5 $1 11. Bxb5 $5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxb5 13. c4 $1 dxc4 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qxb5 Bb6 17. Qxc4 Qxd4 18. Qa6 $44 {Although White is underdeveloped he still has good chances against the permanently weak black king. Obwohl Weiß unterentwickelt ist, hat er immer noch gute Chancen gegen den dauerhaft schwachen schwarzen König.} )9. Bd3 b5 (9... f5 $6 10. h4 $5 (10. O-O {Fernandez Cardoso,A (2431)-Abreu Jean,C (2292) 10th Remberto Fernandez 2017 (8.3) 1-0} )Qc7 11. Ng1 $16 {[%cal Yg1h3,Yh3f4]} )(9... a6 10. O-O (10. h4 $5 Na7 (10... h6 11. h5 Na5 12. Nfd2 $1 $14 {[%cal Yd1g4]} (12. Ba3 $2 {Kerigan,D (2406)-Cavus,R TCh-TUR Super League 2015 (2.4) 1-0} ))11. Bc2 Nb5 $13 )b5 11. Re1 $5 {[%cal Ye1e2,Ye2a2]} (11. Na3 b4 $1 $132 (11... Na5 {Rotov,I-Ehlvest,J (2536) 18th Puhajarve Rapid 2017 (6.1) 1-0} ))b4 12. c4 a5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qb3 $44 )(9... Rc8 10. O-O a6 11. Re1 (11. Nbd2 Na5 (11... Na7 $5 12. c4 $13 )12. Nb3 $1 Nxb3 (12... Nc4 13. h4 $1 Bxh4 14. Nc5 Bc6 15. Rb1 $44 )13. Qxb3 Bc6 14. Bd2 (14. h4 $6 { Rahls,P (2238)-Hort,V (2421) World Senior Teams +65 2018 (3.3) 1-0} )Qd7 15. Rfb1 $1 {In order to stop Bb5. Um Lb5 zu verhindern.} Bd8 16. h4 Ne7 17. h5 $44 )Na5 (11... Na7 $5 12. g3 Bb5 (12... Nb5 13. Bd2 Nh6 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qd2 Bg5 16. Qb2 $44 {[%cal Yh2h4]} )13. Bc2 Nh6 14. Kg2 Nf5 15. h4 $44 {[%cal Yh4h5] } )12. h4 $1 Nc4 (12... h5 $5 $13 )13. g3 (13. Ng5 $5 Bxg5 14. hxg5 Bb5 15. Na3 $44 )h6 $6 14. h5 (14. Nbd2 {Sivanesan,S (2013)-Harikrishnan, A (2401) 45th Sitges Open 2019 (1.12) 0-1} )Bb5 15. Bc2 $1 $14 {[%cal Yf3d2,Yd1g4]} )(9... h5 $5 10. O-O (10. Na3 a6 11. Nc2 Nh6 12. Ne3 Na7 $132 {[%cal Yd7b5] } (12... Qc7 {Bordi,K (2288)-Kramnik,V (2753) Titled Tue 30th May Late 2023 (7) 0-1} ))Nh6 11. Re1 a6 12. h3 Rc8 13. Nbd2 Na7 14. c4 $44 )(9... Nh6 $6 10. Bxh6 $1 (10. O-O Nf5 11. g4 $5 (11. Na3 {Bouhaddoun,O-Fridman, D (2627) 5th Blitz Marathon 2014 (5.4) 1-0} )Nh6 12. h3 $44 )(10. Na3 Nf5 {Jaskolka,T (2228)-Materia,M (2433) Titled Tue 26th Sep Early 2023 (10) 0-1} )gxh6 11. Qc1 Bg5 (11... Bf8 12. O-O Bg7 13. Nbd2 $14 )12. Nbd2 $14 {[%cal Yh2h4] } )10. O-O (10. Bxb5 $5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxb5 12. c4 $1 dxc4 (12... Bxc4 $2 13. Qa4+ Kf8 14. Nd7+ $18 )(12... Bb4+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 dxc4 15. Qh5 Nh6 16. Nxf7 Nxf7 17. Qxb5+ {leads to a balanced ending. führt zu einem ausgewogenen Endspiel.} )13. Qh5 g6 14. Nxg6 fxg6 15. Qxb5+ Qd7 16. Qa6 (16. Qxc4 $4 Rc8 $19 )Nf6 17. O-O O-O 18. Qxc4 a5 {My choice here would be Black, but objectively White should be able to neutralize the a5 passed pawn. Ich würde hier Schwarz wählen, aber objektiv sollte Weiß in der Lage sein, den Freibauern a5 zu neutralisieren.} )(10. h4 b4 11. h5 Nh6 $1 $132 {Bortnyk,O (2608)-Galchenko,M (2438) Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early 2024 (4) 1-0} )b4 11. cxb4 Nxb4 12. Be2 Qc7 13. Bd2 $13 {[%cal Yb1c3,Yh2h4]} )7. Bd3 Bd7 (7... bxa3+ $6 8. Bd2 Nb4 9. Be2 a2 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. O-O $44 )8. O-O Rc8 (8... Nge7 9. Bd2 Nf5 10. c3 $1 bxc3 11. Nxc3 Ncxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Qg4 Bc5 (14... Qxe5 15. Bf4 Qf6 16. Rxb7 $44 )15. Qxg7 $13 )9. Bd2 Qb6 $1 (9... Nge7 10. c3 $1 b3 $1 (10... bxc3 11. Nxc3 Qd8 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Nb5 $1 Nc8 14. Ng5 $40 {[%cal Yd1h5]} )11. Qxb3 Qb6 12. Qc2 $13 )10. Be3 Nge7 11. c4 Qd8 12. c5 a5 $132 )(5... Bd7 $5 {Stalling Nc6 in order to exchange bishops with Qa5/a6 and Bb5 is an interesting plan and one of the best Black has at his disposal. Sc6 zu verzögern, um mit Da5/a6 und Lb5 die Läufer zu tauschen, ist ein interessanter Plan und einer der besten, die Schwarz zur Verfügung stehen.} 6. a3 bxa3 (6... Qa5 7. Bd2 $1 (7. Bd3 Bb5 8. O-O Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nc6 $15 {Ehlvest,J (2530)-Bjelobrk,I (2405) Titled Tue 31st Jan Late 2023 (7) 0-1} )Nc6 (7... Bb5 $2 {is way too risky for Black. ist viel zu riskant für Schwarz.} 8. axb4 Qxa1 9. Bxb5+ Nc6 10. c4 $1 O-O-O (10... dxc4 $2 11. Bc3 Qa2 12. Nfd2 $18 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Yb5c4] } )11. O-O Nxd4 12. Ng5 $1 $16 )8. c3 $1 bxa3 (8... bxc3 9. Nxc3 Qd8 10. Bd3 Nge7 11. Rb1 Rb8 (11... b6 $2 12. Nb5 Nf5 13. g4 Nh6 14. Rc1 $1 $18 )12. O-O $44 )9. Nxa3 Bxa3 10. Bd3 Nge7 11. O-O a6 $1 (11... b5 $2 12. Bc1 $1 $16 )12. Qc2 (12. Qb3 Na7 13. Rxa3 Qc7 14. Re1 Bb5 15. Bc2 Nec8 $5 {[%cal Yc8b6,Ye8c8] should be slightly better for Black. sollte für Schwarz etwas besser sein.} )Na7 $1 13. Rfb1 $1 Nb5 (13... Qa4 $5 14. Qa2 Nb5 15. c4 Nc7 (15... dxc4 $4 16. Bc2 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra4]} )16. Rb3 $13 )14. c4 Qc7 15. cxb5 Qxc2 16. Bxc2 axb5 17. Ne1 $5 Nc6 18. Rb3 b4 19. Rxb4 $13 )(6... b3 $6 { doesn't make much sense. macht nicht viel Sinn.} 7. cxb3 Ne7 (7... Qb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. b4 $16 {Laith,K (2065)-Rozentalis,E (2535) Kvibergspelen 2017 (2.1) 0-1 White has reached a very pleasant position with space advantage on the queenside and practically no pressure against d4. Weiß hat eine sehr angenehme Stellung mit Raumvorteil am Damenflügel und praktisch keinem Druck gegen d4 erreicht.} )8. h4 $5 (8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O Bb5 10. Bxb5+ axb5 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nb5 $16 {Lana Rodriguez,D (2382)-Petkov,M (2489) Titled Tue 15th Aug Early 2023 (7) 1-0} )Nbc6 9. b4 Nf5 10. g4 Nh6 11. Rg1 f6 12. g5 Nf7 13. gxf6 gxf6 14. Nbd2 {is pleasant for White. ist angenehm für Weiß.} )7. c3 $5 (7. Bd3 a6 $5 {[%cal Yd7b5] } (7... h6 {Tejedor Fuente,E (2426)-Jakubowski,K (2497) Titled Tuesday 12th Jan 2021 (10) 0-1} )8. Nxa3 (8. c3 Bb5 9. Bc2 Qc7 $1 10. h4 Nd7 $17 )Bb4+ $1 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Nc6 11. h4 f6 $1 $15 {[%cal Yg8h6]} )(7. Bxa3 $6 {The exchange of the dark-squared bishops usually favours Black who gets to develop a lot easier than usual. Der Abtausch der schwarzfeldrigen Läufer begünstigt in der Regel Schwarz, der sich viel leichter als sonst entwickeln kann.} Bxa3 8. Nxa3 (8. Rxa3 $6 $17 {Lana Rodriguez,D (2382) -Hambleton,A (2420) Titled Tue 15th Aug Early 2023 (10) 0-1} )Ne7 9. Nb5 O-O $15 )Qa5 $5 {is an interesting novelty for Black. ist eine interessante Neuerung für Schwarz.} (7... Nc6 8. Nxa3 {It is important to stop black from playing b5. Es ist wichtig, Schwarz daran zu hindern, b5 zu spielen.} (8. Bd3 {[#] [#]} b5 $1 {Clearly the best choice for Black. Black should create counterplay on the queenside as soon as possible and forget about his kingside development. Black is more than fine after 8...b5. Eindeutig die beste Wahl für Schwarz. Schwarz sollte so schnell wie möglich Gegenspiel am Damenflügel schaffen und seine Entwicklung am Königsflügel vergessen. Schwarz steht nach 8...b5 mehr als gut.} (8... Nh6 9. O-O (9. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 10. Nxa3 a6 11. O-O Rc8 $13 )Nf5 10. Nxa3 a6 (10... Be7 11. Nc2 (11. g4 $5 Nh6 12. h3 $44 {[%csl Rh6]} )O-O 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 (13. Nfe1 $2 {Bas Mas,J (2241)-Moksh,A (2414) Titled Tue 6th Dec Late 2022 (11) 0-1} )Bxh4 14. f4 $40 {[%cal Yc2e3,Yf4f5]} )11. Nc2 Be7 (11... Na5 $5 )12. c4 $1 (12. Ne3 $6 {Greet,A (2414)-Arkell,K (2445) UK Open Blitz 2019 (3.6) 1/2-1/2 } )g6 13. Bxf5 gxf5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qd2 $1 $16 {[%cal Yd2h6]} )(8... a6 9. O-O (9. h4 h6 (9... Qa5 $5 )10. h5 Na5 $13 {Castella Garcia,F (2328) -Shuvalova,P (2496) Titled Tue 25th Jul Late 2023 (7) 0-1} )Rc8 10. Ng5 $5 (10. Re1 Na5 11. Ng5 Nc4 $2 12. Qf3 $1 (12. Qh5 $2 {Popadic,D (2157)-Aitbayev, A (2475) Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb 2021 (3) 0-1} )Nh6 13. Nxh7 Be7 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Nf6+ $16 )Be7 11. Nxh7 $2 (11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Qf3+ Ke8 (12... Nf6 $13 )13. Qh5+ $11 )g6 $17 )(8... h6 9. Nxa3 (9. O-O {Tutisani,N (2423) -Mkrtchian,S (2255) Batumi Municipality Cup 2023 (1.4) 1/2-1/2} )a6 10. h4 Rc8 $13 )9. O-O b4 10. cxb4 Nxb4 11. Be2 $15 {Olsarova,T (2251)-Hoang Thanh Trang (2490) 15th ch-EUR w 2014 (1.6) 1/2-1/2} (11. Nxa3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 a6 $15 {[%cal Yg8e7,Ye7c6] } ))Qc8 $5 {Sets a nasty trap. Stellt eine böse Falle.} (8... a6 9. Bd3 Rc8 10. O-O (10. h4 $5 Na5 11. Nb1 Qb6 12. Bc2 $1 {[%csl Rb3]} Bb5 13. h5 Nh6 (13... Qc7 $5 )14. Na3 Bd7 15. Bd2 $13 )Nge7 (10... h6 $5 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Bb2 Ne7 $13 )11. Ng5 h6 $1 12. Nh7 Na5 13. Nxf8 Kxf8 (13... Rxf8 $5 )14. Bd2 $13 (14. Bb2 {Bogaudinov,R (1853)-Belov,A (2421) Titled Tue 21st Nov Early 2023 (3) 0-1} ))9. Nc2 (9. Bd3 $2 Nxd4 $1 10. cxd4 Qc3+ $19 )a5 $5 (9... f6 $5 10. Bf4 fxe5 11. dxe5 Nge7 12. h4 $44 )10. Bd3 a4 11. O-O Na5 12. Na3 Nb3 (12... Qxc3 $2 13. Nb5 $18 )13. Ra2 Nxc1 14. Qxc1 Bc6 15. Qf4 $13 )8. Qb3 (8. Nxa3 $2 Qxc3+ 9. Bd2 Qc8 $17 )(8. Bxa3 Bxa3 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Nxa3 Nge7 11. Bd3 Qd8 $5 {[%cal Yc6a5]} 12. O-O Na5 13. Qb4 b6 {should be good for Black. sollte gut für Schwarz sein.} )Qb6 $1 9. Qc2 Bb5 {Black manages to achieve the exchange of the light-squared bishops under favourable circumstances. Schwarz gelingt es, den Abtausch der weißfeldrigen Läufer unter günstigen Umständen zu erreichen.} 10. Bxb5+ Qxb5 11. Nxa3 Qc6 (11... Bxa3 $5 12. Bxa3 Nc6 13. h4 Nge7 14. h5 h6 15. g4 {White has reasonable compensation. Weiß hat angemessene Kompensation.} )12. Qb3 a6 13. c4 $1 Bxa3 (13... dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 $36 {[%cal Yd4d5]} )14. Bxa3 dxc4 15. Qb4 Nd7 (15... Qe4+ $5 16. Kf1 Nd7 17. Qxc4 Ne7 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Qb4+ Ke8 20. h4 $1 $44 )16. d5 $1 Qb5 $1 (16... Qxd5 17. O-O $44 {[%csl Re8] White has good compensation for the sacrificed pawns. Weiß hat gute Kompensation für die geopferten Bauern.} )17. Qxb5 axb5 18. Kd2 $1 Nb6 19. Bd6 Kd7 $1 20. dxe6+ fxe6 21. Rxa8 Nxa8 22. Rb1 {is likely to end in a draw. wird wahrscheinlich unentschieden enden.} )(5... Nd7 6. Bd3 (6. a3 {I see no reason for White to delay a3. Ich sehe keinen Grund für Weiß, a3 zu verzögern.} Nb6 (6... bxa3 7. Bd3 b5 (7... a6 8. Nxa3 Rb8 9. O-O b5 10. Ng5 $1 $40 )8. Nxa3 b4 9. Nb5 a6 10. c3 Bb7 (10... bxc3 $6 11. O-O Rb8 12. Nxc3 $16 )11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. exd6 Ngf6 (12... bxc3 $6 13. Ne5 $16 )13. Bf4 bxc3 14. Ne5 $44 )7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3 Be7 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. h4 $44 {[%cal Yf3g5,Yh1h3]} )Ne7 $1 (6... Be7 $6 {[%csl Rg8]} 7. a3 bxa3 8. Nxa3 $16 (8. Bxa3 $6 {Bus,K (2257)-Kempinski,R (2577) TCh-POL Rapid 2018 (6.18) 1-0} ))7. a3 Nc6 8. h4 f6 $1 $132 )(5... b6 {is worth considering. Of course Black's idea is to exchange his light-squared bishop. ist eine Überlegung wert. Natürlich will Schwarz seinen weißfeldrigen Läufer abtauschen.} 6. a3 Ba6 (6... bxa3 7. c3 (7. Nxa3 Bb4+ $1 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Kxd2 $5 {This is proposed by Stockfish ... Dies wird von Stockfish vorgeschlagen ...} Nh6 10. Nb5 O-O $13 )Qd7 (7... Ba6 $4 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Qa4+ $18 )8. Bd3 $1 Ba6 9. Bc2 $1 Qc7 10. Nxa3 $1 Bxa3 (10... Qxc3+ 11. Bd2 Qc6 $1 (11... Qc7 $2 12. Ba4+ Nd7 13. Nb5 $18 {White's lead in development gives him a huge attack. Der Entwicklungsvorsprung von Weiß gibt ihm riesigen Angriff.} )12. Ba4 b5 13. Rc1 $1 Bxa3 $1 (13... Qd7 $2 14. Nxb5 Bxb5 15. Bxb5 Qxb5 16. Rc8+ Ke7 17. Qc1 $18 {[%cal Yc1a3]} )14. Rxc6 Nxc6 15. Qe2 Rb8 16. Bc2 $14 {[%cal Yc2d3]} )11. Rxa3 Ne7 12. h4 $44 {[%cal Yh4h5,Yh1h3]} )7. Bxa6 $1 (7. axb4 $6 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 Bxb4 $15 {Florescu,C (2245)-Madaminov,M (2436) Titled Tue 7th Feb Early 2023 (1) 0-1} )Nxa6 8. c3 {[%cal Yd1a4]} b3 9. Qxb3 Nb8 10. h4 Nc6 11. h5 Na5 12. Qd1 $13 {with an interesting position. White has managed to get his pawn back and keep a significant space advantage. At the same time the pawn on c3 and the square on c4 are weak while Black has managed to exchange the notorious light-squared bishop. mit einer interessanten Stellung. Weiß hat es geschafft, seinen Bauern zurückzubekommen und einen bedeutenden Raumvorteil zu behalten. Gleichzeitig sind der Bauer auf c3 und das Feld auf c4 schwach, während Schwarz es geschafft hat, den berüchtigten weißfeldrigen Läufer abzutauschen.} )6. a3 Nec6 (6... bxa3 7. Nxa3 (7. Bd3 Nbc6 8. c3 Bd7 9. Nxa3 a6 10. h4 Rc8 (10... Nf5 11. g4 Nh6 12. Ng5 $13 )11. Ng5 h6 12. Nh7 Rxh7 $2 (12... Na5 13. Bd2 $44 )13. Bxh7 $16 {Christiansen,J (2558) -Bachmann,A (2629) Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup 2019 (1.5) 1-0} )Bd7 $1 (7... Nec6 8. c3 $44 {[%cal Yf1d3]} )8. Bg5 a6 9. Nb5 Bxb5 10. Bxb5+ Nbc6 11. Be2 b5 12. h4 Na5 13. c3 Nc4 14. h5 h6 15. Bc1 $44 )(6... Nf5 7. axb4 Bxb4+ 8. c3 Be7 9. Bd3 (9. h4 Bd7 $1 (9... h5 $6 {Weakening the g5 square is not ideal for Black. Die Schwächung des Feldes g5 ist für Schwarz nicht ideal.} 10. Bg5 $14 (10. g3 Nc6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O $44 {Popadic,D (2186)-Kalezic,B (2449) TCh-MNE Premier 2018 (5.5) 0-1} )(10. Bd3 Bd7 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. O-O Be6 (12... Qb6 $2 13. Bg5 $16 {Williams,S (2467)-Gheorghiu,C (2317) Titled Tue 17th Jan Early 2023 (8) 1-0} (13. c4 $5 dxc4 14. d5 $16 ))13. Bg5 Nc6 14. Nbd2 $44 ))10. h5 Nc6 11. g4 Nh6 12. Rg1 b5 $1 $15 {[%cal Yb5b4]} 13. Bxb5 $6 Nxe5 $1 $17 )Bd7 10. g4 $1 Nh4 (10... Nh6 11. h3 Nc6 12. O-O $44 a6 (12... Na5 13. Ne1 $1 $36 {[%cal Ye1g2,Yg2e3,Yf2f5]} )13. Be3 (13. Ne1 $6 f6 $1 $132 )Na7 14. Nbd2 Bb5 15. c4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 O-O 17. Qe2 $44 {[%cal Ye3h6]} )11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. O-O Be7 13. f4 Nc6 (13... h5 $2 14. gxh5 $16 {[%cal Yd1g4]} )14. f5 $44 a6 15. Qf3 Na7 16. Na3 Rc8 17. Bd2 $44 {I think nobody can deny White's compensation. Ich denke, niemand kann die Kompensaiton von Weiß leugnen.} )(6... b3 $2 { Giving back the pawn with b3 is not a good option for Black. White gets the ideal position he could get from the Advanced French. Den Bauern mit b3 zurückzugeben, ist keine gute Option für Schwarz. Weiß erhält die ideale Stellung, die er mit der Französisch-Vorstoßvariante erreichen könnte.} 7. cxb3 Nec6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O Nd7 10. b4 $16 {Rotov,I-Jussupow,A (2569) 19th Puhajarve Rapid 2018 (29.3) 0-1} )(6... Qa5 $5 7. Bd2 Nbc6 8. c3 bxc3 (8... bxa3 $2 9. Nxa3 $16 )9. Nxc3 Qd8 10. Bd3 Na5 11. O-O Nec6 (11... Nc4 12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. Ng5 {[%cal Yd1f3,Yd1h5]} h6 14. Nge4 Nf5 15. Qh5 Bd7 $1 (15... Qxd4 16. Rad1 Qxe5 17. Rfe1 $40 )(15... Nxd4 $2 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Bg5 $18 )16. Rad1 Qh4 17. Qe2 Bc6 18. Be1 Rd8 19. f4 $13 )12. Ne2 Be7 13. h4 $5 (13. Nf4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Qa4 g5 $1 16. Nh5 g4 17. Ng7+ Kf8 18. Bh6 Kg8 19. Rae1 $1 gxf3 20. Re4 f5 21. exf6 Bd6 22. Qd1 Qxf6 23. Nh5 Qxh6 24. Qxf3 {[%cal Yh5f6] is likely to end in perpetual check. wird wahrscheinlich im Dauerschach enden.} )Bxh4 (13... h6 14. Nf4 $44 {[%cal Yf4h5]} )14. Nxh4 Qxh4 15. Nf4 h5 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Rc3 $44 Nxd4 $2 18. Ng6 $1 fxg6 19. Bxg6+ Kd8 20. Rh3 $18 )7. axb4 (7. Bd3 {I don't see the point of delaying axb4. After 7.Bd3 black will have the option of taking with the knight on b4 whenever White takes axb4. Ich sehe keinen Sinn darin, axb4 zu verzögern. Nach 7.Ld3 wird Schwarz die Möglichkeit haben, mit dem Springer auf b4 zu schlagen, wenn Weiß axb4 nimmt. } Be7 8. h4 Nd7 9. h5 f6 $1 $132 {Benkovic,P (2405)-Trifan,A (2252) GRENKE Chess Open 2019 (6.74) 0-1} )Bxb4+ 8. c3 Be7 9. Bd3 (9. h4 $5 {Delaying the development of the Bf1 in order to expand on the kingside with h4 is another interesting option for White. Die Entwicklung des Lf1 zu verzögern, um am Königsflügel mit h4 zu expandieren, ist eine weitere interessante Option für Weiß.} Nd7 (9... h6 10. Rh3 $5 (10. Bd3 b6 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Bb2 Qc8 14. O-O Ba6 $15 {Bortnyk,O (2608)-Xiong,J (2659) Titled Tue 30th Jan Early 2024 (9) 0-1} )b6 11. h5 Na5 12. Rg3 Kf8 13. Na3 Ba6 14. Nb5 $16 )(9... O-O $2 10. Bd3 {[%cal Yf3g5]} f6 11. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 12. Ng5+ Kg8 13. Qh5 fxg5 14. hxg5 Rf5 15. f4 $1 $18 {[%cal Yg2g4]} )10. Ng5 h6 11. Nh3 (11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Qh5+ Kf8 13. Rh3 Qe8 14. Rf3+ Nf6 15. Qg4 $13 )Bxh4 12. Nf4 {[%cal Yf1d3,Yd1g4,Yb1a3,Ya3b5] White has excellent compensation for the sacrificed material. Weiß hat hervorragende Kompensation für das geopferte Material.} )Nd7 (9... Na5 10. h4 $1 h6 11. Rh3 (11. h5 {Maze,S (2546) -Primbetov,K (2192) Titled Tuesday 17th Aug 2021 (11) 1-0} )b6 12. Na3 Ba6 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Qa4 Bxb5 15. Bxb5 Nbc6 16. h5 $44 )10. O-O Nb6 $6 { Developing the pieces with Nb6 and Bd7 will not work for Black. Black should have tried to immediately challenge White's center with 0-0 and f6. Die Entwicklung der Figuren mit Sb6 und Ld7 wird für Schwarz nicht funktionieren. Schwarz hätte versuchen sollen, das weiße Zentrum sofort mit 0-0 und f6 herauszufordern.} (10... f6 11. Re1 fxe5 (11... O-O 12. Qc2 $5 {transposes to 10...0-0 leitet über zu 10...0-0} f5 13. Na3 Nb6 14. Nb5 Bd7 15. h4 $44 { White will organize the push g4 and get a kingside initiative. Weiß wird den Vorstoß g4 organisieren und eine Initiative am Königsflügel erhalten.} Bxh4 $2 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. Re3 $16 {[%cal Ye3h3,Yb5d6] White gets a very strong attack on the kingside. Weiß bekommt einen sehr starken Angriff am Königsflügel.} )12. Nxe5 $1 O-O 13. Nxd7 (13. Qc2 $5 Nf6 14. Nd2 $44 )Qxd7 $1 14. Qh5 g6 15. Bxg6 Bf6 16. Bc2 $14 )11. Re1 (11. h4 $5 {Gaining valuable space on the kingside is one of White's main ideas in this structure. Das Erobern von wertvollem Raum am Königsflügel ist eine der Hauptideen von Weiß in dieser Struktur.} h6 (11... O-O $2 12. Ng5 g6 (12... h6 13. Nh7 Re8 14. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 15. Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qh5 Kg7 17. f4 $1 Bxh4 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Rf3 $18 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Yf3h3] } )13. Re1 f5 (13... Bd7 14. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Re3 Bxh4 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Rh3 $18 )14. exf6 Rxf6 15. h5 $18 )(11... Bxh4 $2 {Giving the valuable dark-squared bishop in order to get the pawn h4 is not advisable for Black since a lot of dark squares are weakened like d6. Den wertvollen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer zu geben, um den Bauern h4 zu bekommen, ist für Schwarz nicht ratsam, da viele schwarzfeldrige Felder wie d6 geschwächt sind.} 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13. Re1 $16 )12. h5 Bd7 13. Ne1 $1 $16 {[%cal Yd1g4,Ye1c2]} )Bd7 12. Qd2 $5 {White tries an interesting plan in order to bring his queen to the kingside. Weiß versucht einen interessanten Plan, um seine Dame an den Königsflügel zu bringen.} (12. h4 $44 {[%cal Yf3g5] would have been the standard way to continue. wäre der normale Weg gewesen, um fortzufahren.} h6 13. h5 a6 14. Nh2 Qc7 15. Qg4 O-O-O 16. Ba3 $14 )a6 13. Qf4 Na7 $6 (13... h6 $1 {Covering the g5 square is very important for the safety of the black king. Die Deckung des Feldes g5 ist sehr wichtig für die Sicherheit des schwarzen Königs.} 14. h4 (14. Qg4 g6 15. h4 Qc7 $13 )Na7 15. Qg4 Bf8 16. h5 $44 )14. Qg4 $1 g6 (14... Kf8 15. h4 $14 )(14... Bf8 $2 15. Ng5 h6 16. Qh5 $18 )15. h4 $6 (15. Ng5 $1 Bb5 16. Bc2 $1 h5 17. Qg3 Rg8 18. h4 Qd7 19. Qf3 Bd8 20. Na3 Rc8 21. Rb1 $36 )h5 16. Qg3 Rg8 $2 (16... Bb5 $1 17. Bc2 Kd7 $1 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Qe8 $13 )17. Bg5 (17. Ng5 $1 $16 {[%cal Yg3f3]} )Bb5 18. Bc2 Nc6 19. Qf4 (19. Na3 $5 $16 )Qd7 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. Ng5 Nf5 22. Nh7 $1 O-O-O 23. Nf6 Qc7 24. Nxg8 Rxg8 25. g3 $16 Kb8 26. Na3 $6 (26. Qg5 Rc8 27. Na3 $16 )Qxc3 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Nxb5 axb5 29. Rec1 (29. Rac1 $14 )Qb4 $6 (29... Qd3 $13 {[%cal Yd3e4]} )30. Rab1 Qa4 31. Rc5 $2 (31. Kg2 $18 {[%cal Yf4h6]} )b4 $2 (31... Rg4 $1 $13 {[%cal Yg4d4]} )32. Qd2 f4 $2 (32... Nc4 33. Qxb4 Qxb4 34. Rxb4 Rg4 35. Rcb5 b6 36. Rxb6+ Nxb6 37. Rxb6+ Kc7 38. Rb4 $11 )33. Rxb4 Qa6 34. Rcb5 $18 Nc4 35. Rxb7+ Ka8 36. Qc3 fxg3 37. fxg3 Na5 38. R7b5 Rc8 39. Qxc8+ 1-0