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GrandmasterRepertoire8 Excerpt PDF
GrandmasterRepertoire8 Excerpt PDF
By
Boris Avrukh
Quality Chess
www.qualitychess.co.uk
Contents
Key to Symbols used & Bibliography 6
Fianchetto Systems 1.d4 ¤f6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 ¤xd5 5.e4 ¤b6
3 Rare Lines 37
4 5.b3 43
5 Rare Seventh Moves 50
6 7.£b3 58
7 White exchanges on d5 67
8 Rare Options 85
9 4.£a4† 94
10 4.£b3 104
13 Sidelines 148
14 6.¦c1 157
15 5.e3 c5 – Introduction and Sidelines 172
16 7.¦c1 – Sidelines and 9.¤ge2 187
17 9.¤f3 203
1.d4 ¤f6 2.c4 g6 3.¤c3 d5 4.¥g5
18 Sidelines 226
19 5.¥f4 242
20 5.¥h4 – Sidelines 255
21 7.e3 – Sidelines 259
22 8.¦b1 266
23 8.¤f3 275
25 6.¥h4 296
26 6.cxd5 304
Russian System 1.d4 ¤f6 2.c4 g6 3.¤c3 d5 4.¤f3 ¥g7 5.£b3 dxc4
6.£xc4 0–0 7.e4 ¤c6
er
a pt
Ch
Early Deviations
1
79
Variation Index
1.d4 ¤f6 2.c4
2...g6
A) 3.£c2 8
B) 3.d5 9
C) 3.¥g5 ¤e4 4.¥f4 c5 10
C1) 5.d5 10
C2) 5.£c2 11
A) after 9...¤d4 B) note to 5.bxa6 C) note to 7.f3
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++
+ V
+
O W po
M +
B n
NP
+ +r +
79 79 79
White has lost control of 9...¤xd5! 8...¤a6!N
the d4-square
8 Early Deviations
3...¤e4
The most challenging reply. Certainly Black
can continue with 3...¥g7, but then he must
be ready to play the King’s Indian, which is
not in our plans, even though White’s set-
up after 4.¤c3 is generally considered quite
harmless.
p
+
4.¥f4 c5
The text is logically connected with Black’s
previous move and resembles Black’s play in a
line of the Trompowsky (1.d4 ¤f6 2.¥g5 ¤e4
3.¥f4 c5 etc.). Obviously after 4...¥g7 5.f3
¤f6 6.e4 we would get a strange version of the
5...¥g7 6.¤d2 ¤f6
Sämisch King’s Indian, with White’s ¥f4 being
Also not bad is 6...£a5 7.£c2 f5.
an extra move.
7.e4 d6
We have reached the main crossroads in this Finally the game has transposed to a King’s
line. At this point the most logical moves are Indian type of position, but with White’s
C1) 5.d5 and C2) 5.£c2, but we shall take knight misplaced on d2.
a quick look at a couple of other moves that
White has tried: 8.£c2
As a consequence of the knight being on d2,
If 5.¤d2 then the response 5...¤xd2 6.£xd2 White has to take time to defend the b2-pawn,
¥g7 is too compliant. After 7.d5 White because the natural 8.¤gf3 would just lose this
has a reasonable game, with chances for an pawn to 8...¤h5 followed by 9...¥xb2.
Chapter 1 – Rare Third Moves 11