Alekhine's Defense Theory - part 2
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dimitriosg2002 on Mon, 01/19/2009 at 10:36pm.
Alekhine's Defense - Theory 2
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6 5.exd6
This exchange leads to calm maneuvering play with White's edge
exd6
[5...cxd6 6.Be3 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Be2 Nc6 10.b3 O-O 11.O-O e5
( 11...d5 stronger is 12.c5 Nc8 13.b4! a6 14.Rb1 e6 15.a4 N8e7 16.b5 axb5 17.axb5 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Na5 19.Be2
Black controls the c4-square and the white d4-pawn may become a target of Black's play. White possesses far advanced pawns on the queenside )
12.d5 Ne7 ( if 12...e4 , then 13.Nxe4 Bxa1 14.dxc6! ) 13.Rc1 White has better position ]
6.Be3
[6.Nc3 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Bg5! f6 9.Be3 c6 10.a4 with White's advantage;
On 6.Be2 the best reply is 6...Nc6 7.Nf3 Bf5 (or 7...Bg4)]
6... g6
[This is an introductory move to the Mikenas system. Black prepares the d6-d5
advance by means of Nc6, 0-0, Rfe8 intending to start piece play against the white d4-pawn after White's reply c4-c5 (6...Be7 see Gipslis - Larsen)]
7.Nf3
[Another plan of the development is possible preventing the development of the black bishop on f5. 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Nge2 Nc6 10.O-O]
7...Bg7 8.Nbd2
[Natural continuation 8.Nc3 allows Black to realize its strategic plan: 8...Nc6 9.Be2 Bg4 10.b3 d5!
(if 10...O-O , then 11.h3!) 11.c5 Nc8 (but not 11...Nd7 12.Nxd5 Nxc5? (on 12...O-O follows 13.Rc1) 13.dxc5 Bxa1 14.Qxa1)
12.O-O O-O 13.h3 Be6 followed by Nc8-e7-f5]
8...Nc6 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O
[Tolush - Mikenas 1944: 10.Qb3 is weaker 10...Re8 11.O-O a5! 12.Rfe1 a4 13.Qa3 d5 14.c5 Nd7 with Black's initiative]
10...Bg4 11.Rc1
[White's position is preferable. White threatens to repel the black bishop with h2-h3, then to play d4-d5 and Be3-d4 exchanging the darksquared bishops, after
which the shady side of the 5...g6 move becomes obvious 11...Ne7
[Also possible is 11...d5 12.c5 Nc8 with complicated play when White retains the initiative]
12.h3 Bd7 13.Nb3 Nf5 14.Bf4
PS: sorry for the delay guys :)
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