38th Selangor Open Chess Tournament 2011@24 April - 2 May 2011
KEJOHANAN CATUR TERBUKA PARLIMEN DUNGUN TAHUN 2011@6 – 7 Mei 2011
Perlis Open_30 April 2011 & Gula Open_1 May 2011
Actually these 2 variation involve in this line preparation.
KEJOHANAN CATUR TERBUKA PARLIMEN DUNGUN TAHUN 2011@6 – 7 Mei 2011
Perlis Open_30 April 2011 & Gula Open_1 May 2011
Actually these 2 variation involve in this line preparation.
[Site "C12"] [White "French"] [Black "MacCutcheon, Duras Variation "] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Bc1
[Site "C11"] [White "French"] [Black "Burn Variation "] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4
The most common reply at the top level is now 4...dxe4 (the Burn Variation, named after Amos Burn). The most common continuation then is 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 Nd7 or 7...0-0, resulting in a position resembling those arising from the Rubinstein Variation. Ill not discuss this line here.
[Site "C11"] [White "French"] [Black "Burn Variation "] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4 g6 9.Bd3 Nxd2 10.Kxd2 c5 11.h4 Bd7 12.Rb1 Bc6 13.h5 g5 14.f4 Nd7 15.Nf3 cxd4
Black try to counterattack with 4...Bb4 (the McCutcheon Variation), ignoring the threat of 5.e5, when the main line continues 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4. At this point Black may play 8...g6, which weakens the kingside dark squares but keeps the option of castling queenside, or 8...Kf8. The McCutcheon Variation is named for John Lindsay McCutcheon of Philadelphia (1857–1905), who brought the variation to public attention when he used it to defeat World Champion Steinitz in a simultaneous exhibition in Manhattan in 1885.
4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.exd5 Bb4 7.Bb5+ c6 8.dxc6 Nxc6 9.Nf3 0-0 10.0-0 Rd8 11.Ne4 Qf4 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qe2 Be7 14.Rfd1 Rb8 15.c4
4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nb5 Nf8 8. c3 Ng6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. h4 a6 11. Na3 Rd8 12. h5 Nf8 13. Qd2 c5 14. dxc5 Nc6 15. Qe3 f6
4...Be7 used to be the main line after 4.Bg5 and remains important, even though the Burn Variation has overtaken it in popularity. The usual continuation is 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4 0-0 8.Nf3 c5, when White has a number of options, including 9.Bd3, 9.Qd2 and 9.dxc5. An alternative for White is the gambit 4...Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4, which was devised by Adolf Albin and played by Chatard, but not taken seriously until the game Alekhine–Fahrni, Mannheim 1914. It is known today as the Albin-Chatard Attack or the Alekhine-Chatard Attack. After 6...Bxg5 7.hxg5 Qxg5 8.Nh3 Qe7 9.Nf4 Nc6 10.Qg4 (the reason for 8.Nh3 rather than 8.Nf3), White has sacrificed a pawn to open the h-file, thereby increasing his attacking chances on the kingside. Black may also decline the gambit in several ways such 6...a6 and 6...f6, but most strong players prefer 6...c5. The Alekhine-Chatard has never been popular at grandmaster level (though Garry Kasparov used it successfully against Viktor Korchnoi in 2001, for instance), but is more often seen in amateur games.
[Site "C11"] [White "French"] [Black "Burn Variation "] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4
The most common reply at the top level is now 4...dxe4 (the Burn Variation, named after Amos Burn). The most common continuation then is 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 Nd7 or 7...0-0, resulting in a position resembling those arising from the Rubinstein Variation. Ill not discuss this line here.
[Site "C11"] [White "French"] [Black "Burn Variation "] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4 g6 9.Bd3 Nxd2 10.Kxd2 c5 11.h4 Bd7 12.Rb1 Bc6 13.h5 g5 14.f4 Nd7 15.Nf3 cxd4
- 8.Qg4 g6 9.Bd3 Nxd2 10.Kxd2 c5 11.h4 Bd7 12.Rb1 Bc6 13.h5 g5 14.f4 Nd7 15.Nf3 cxd4
- 8.Qg4 Kf8 9.Bd3 Nxd2 10.Kxd2 Qg5+ 11.Qxg5 hxg5 12.g4 c5 13.Nf3 c4 14.Be2 f6 15.h4 gxh4 16.Nxh4 Kf7 17.Nf5 Rxh1 18.Nd6+ Kg8 19.Rxh1
Black try to counterattack with 4...Bb4 (the McCutcheon Variation), ignoring the threat of 5.e5, when the main line continues 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4. At this point Black may play 8...g6, which weakens the kingside dark squares but keeps the option of castling queenside, or 8...Kf8. The McCutcheon Variation is named for John Lindsay McCutcheon of Philadelphia (1857–1905), who brought the variation to public attention when he used it to defeat World Champion Steinitz in a simultaneous exhibition in Manhattan in 1885.
4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.exd5 Bb4 7.Bb5+ c6 8.dxc6 Nxc6 9.Nf3 0-0 10.0-0 Rd8 11.Ne4 Qf4 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qe2 Be7 14.Rfd1 Rb8 15.c4
- 7.Bb5+ c6 8.dxc6 Nxc6 9.Nf3 0-0 10.0-0 Rd8 11.Ne4 Qf4 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qe2 Be7 14.Rfd1 Rb8 15.c4 Statically, this line easy get draw.
- 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. dxe6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxe6+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Nxe2 O-O 13. Rb1 b6 14. O-O Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Nf6 16. Kf1 Rad8 Who play this line, usually end up with draw.
4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nb5 Nf8 8. c3 Ng6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. h4 a6 11. Na3 Rd8 12. h5 Nf8 13. Qd2 c5 14. dxc5 Nc6 15. Qe3 f6
- 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Bd7 13. Rae1 f5 14. exf6 e.p. Qxf6 15. Ne5 Be8
- 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Be3 c5 8. dxc5 Nd7 9. c3 Qc7 10. Qa4 Bxc5 11. Qxe4 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Nxe5 13. Qg3 O-O 14. O-O-O Qc5 15. Nf3
- 5. e5 Ng8 6. Be3 b6 7. Nh3 Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Qg4 g6 10. O-O-O c6 11. Nf4 Qd7 12. Qe2 Nc7 13. g4 O-O-O 14. h4 Bf8 15. h5 Bg7 16. Rh3
4...Be7 used to be the main line after 4.Bg5 and remains important, even though the Burn Variation has overtaken it in popularity. The usual continuation is 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4 0-0 8.Nf3 c5, when White has a number of options, including 9.Bd3, 9.Qd2 and 9.dxc5. An alternative for White is the gambit 4...Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4, which was devised by Adolf Albin and played by Chatard, but not taken seriously until the game Alekhine–Fahrni, Mannheim 1914. It is known today as the Albin-Chatard Attack or the Alekhine-Chatard Attack. After 6...Bxg5 7.hxg5 Qxg5 8.Nh3 Qe7 9.Nf4 Nc6 10.Qg4 (the reason for 8.Nh3 rather than 8.Nf3), White has sacrificed a pawn to open the h-file, thereby increasing his attacking chances on the kingside. Black may also decline the gambit in several ways such 6...a6 and 6...f6, but most strong players prefer 6...c5. The Alekhine-Chatard has never been popular at grandmaster level (though Garry Kasparov used it successfully against Viktor Korchnoi in 2001, for instance), but is more often seen in amateur games.
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