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Modern Defence 3.Nc3 a6 4.f4 d5 [B06]
Fromm, M - Lodici, L was a very rare line in the Pirc. Already after 10 moves the position was very interesting, White was material down but with a great initiative:
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He managed to open the game and it was looking like the game would soon be over but he went for some material with 19 Ng5 which allowed Black to consolidate. In the endgame Black even managed to pull off a win.
Caro-Kann Advance 3...c5 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.dxc5 [B12]
Brkic, A Maghsoodloo, P was in the Advanced Caro-Kann with 3...c5.It soon went into a new position and Black got a comfortable game after 8...a6:
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It soon went into an equal endgame where Black slowly managed to outplay his opponent and win.
Caro-Kann Advance 3...c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.dxc5 e6 6.a3 Bxc5 7.b4 Be7 [B12]
Szpar, M - Vogel, R featured the same variation with the more familiar line 6.a3 and followed the main lines for a while before White maybe forgot to castle and played 13.c4:
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Black took advantage of this and after White blundered and missed 21...Rxf2 it was just a matter of time before the white king was checkmated and Black won in style.
Caro-Kann Advance 3...Bf5 4.Nd2 e6 5.Nb3 Nd7 [B12]
Giri, A- Maiwald, U was a Caro-Kann Advance variation with the early 5.Nb3 idea:
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It was a bit strange how very passive Black seemed and his pieces were in strange places and still the engine likes his position as it is simply hard to break. However, when he finally made a few active moves somewhat surprisingly he was soon lost, as in an open position his knights were terrible and White quickly activated and won.
Caro-Kann Advance 3...Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 [B12]
The game between Rakhmatulaev, A - Suyrov, M was in the trendy Caro -Kann 4.h4 Advance Variation, and Black opted for the line with 8...Qa6 where the game is normally very slow and quiet.
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However, later he made the wrong decision to trade with 12...Bxd2 and White found a spectacular way to open the center and start a strong attack with 14.Nf4. After that White won the game with energetic play.
Caro-Kann Advance, Short Variation 4...e6 5.Be2 c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.c3 Bg6 [B12]
In Samant, S - Fus, J we have another Short Variation White went for the plan where he pushes all the pawns on the kingside with 13.g4 and then 14.f4:
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Then he was trying to press but Black found a nice idea to take the initiative and gained an edge. With some interesting complications at the end the game unexpectedly went for a spectacular repetition and a draw.
Caro-Kann Exchange Variation 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.h3 g6 [B13]
Murzin, V - Iturrizaga, B was in the Caro-Kann Exchange Variation. After a slow start Black decided to build a nice center with 15...e5:
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White managed to put-up a blockade and the game was calm before Black went for some tactics. However, he missed something in his calculations and White won a piece and the game.
Korchnoi Variation 5...exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.Qc2 Re8+ 9.Ne2 h5 10.0-0 h4 11.h3 [B15]
In Gurel, E - Alonso, A we have the Korchnoi Caro-Kann. It went down the main line until White introduced a new idea, 14.Bh6:
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This allowed him to create a strong attack later when he opened the diagonal with 19. d5. Black lost the whole kingside and White won soon after.
Till next month, Marian
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