Ryan Ackerman
Computer moves.
Cam Leslie
Black to move
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| After 10.Ba3 |
After a game at the Spokane Chess Club where this position arose, there was some discussion among the top players, experts Ryan Ackerman and Cam Leslie. I looked up the position in ChessBase's iPhone app, finding quite a few games that followed Ackerman's recommendation.
10...Nb4! 11.Bb2
11.g3 has been played. The computer says Black is better, but White has managed to draw at the top levels.
11...Bg7 12.a3
12.f4 is another try the engine finds dubious where White managed to draw among players rated over 2400.
12...Nd5 13.Nd2 O-O 14.O-O-O Rfe8
White to move
15.Qf3 Nb6 16.Ne4 Bxe5
16...d5 would be a novelty, but also leads to a draw if players can find the engine's moves.
17.Bxe5 Qxe5 18.Nf6 Kf8 19.Nxe8 Qa1+
16...d5 would be a novelty, but also leads to a draw if players can find the engine's moves.
17.Bxe5 Qxe5 18.Nf6 Kf8 19.Nxe8 Qa1+
White to move
Checking The Week in Chess finds fifteen games that have followed this line, all drawn. This line may be a forced draw at the top levels, but a few inaccurate options for White could serve to complicate matters at the club level.
In my game from the diagram at the top of the post, my opponent played 10...Qe6. He resigned after 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Qxa6
After returning home, I drank a glass of Scotch.
In my game from the diagram at the top of the post, my opponent played 10...Qe6. He resigned after 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Qxa6
After returning home, I drank a glass of Scotch.
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