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Scandinavian Defence 3...Qd6, 5...g6 [B01]
Hess, R - Tiviakov, S, Groningen 2011, is another 3...Qd6 Scandinavian. Last month I focused mainly on 5..a6 and 5..c6, but this time we will see a third idea, 5...g6, the 'Czebe Variation':
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Here White plays the very nice manoeuvre N-b5-a3-c4 and eventually to e5.
Modern Defence 4 Be3 [B06]
In Dominguez Perez, L - Kamsky, G, Beijing CHN 2011, we have the Be3 line, with White quickly castling queenside, which is widely considered to be the most dangerous system against the Modern:
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this game certainly adds weight to that.
Caro-Kann Defence Advance - 4 h4 [B12]
The next 3 games deal with the Caro-Kann Advanced line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4, which is gaining popularity again:
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While in both Howell, D - Kjartansson, G, Hastings ENG 2012, and Vachier Lagrave, M - Laznicka, V, San Sebastian ESP 2012, Black played 4...h5, instead in Vachier Lagrave, M - Grischuk, A, Beijing CHN 2011, we see 4...h6, difficult to say which is objectively best.
Panov Attack- 5...Nc6, 7...h6 [B13]
Shyam, S - Griffiths, R, Hastings ENG 2012, is a Panov Attack 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5, featuring the fashionable 6...dxc4 7.Bxc4 h6!?:
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where grabbing the d4-pawn proved dangerous for Black.
Smyslov- 4...Nd7 [B17]
While Korneev, O - Reuss, A, Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 2012, is a main line, or to be more precise, one of the main lines of the Smyslov System:
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this game came as a nice opportunity for me to reply to one of the ChessPublishing subscribers who wrote to me about a specific position that arose here. White's later plan is simple and effective, and worth remembering.
Classical 4...Bf5 mainline 15 Qd3 [B19]
Lundin, J - Arjun, B, Stockholm SWE 2012, features a main line in the Classical or Capablanca System:
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Look out for some very interesting analysis from our ChessPublishing forum (ChessPub.com) which hasn't yet been played.
Wishing you all the best, Milos.
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