đ 15.Ba7!
Another logical situation, although this time prophylaxis plays a part. It does not take long to see that Black will attack down the b-file, forcing White to nudge the b-pawn forward one square and thus weaken the dark squares in front of the king. Here it is natural to believe that Be3-c1 will at one time be necessary because Black's dark-squared bishop cannot be allowed a free hand on the queenside. Furthermore, White needs to think about the organization of his forces. The pawn advance f2-f4 is a logical plan, but a move like 15 Nh2?! is so ugly that we should avoid it on purely intuitive grounds. The Knights will not have any good squares before f2-f4 and an opening of the position, but what about the rooks? The d-file, of course, which means that the queen is in the way. All this leads to the exploitation of c5.
15...Ra8 (15...Rb7 16.Qe3 Bd6 17.Nd2!? Qa8 18.Bc5+/-) 16.Qe3 Qb7 17.Bc5 Rb8 18.b3 Bxc5 19.Qxc5 Qb6 20.Qxb6 cxb6 21.Rd6+/=. The endgame is much better for White.
Another logical situation, although this time prophylaxis plays a part. It does not take long to see that Black will attack down the b-file, forcing White to nudge the b-pawn forward one square and thus weaken the dark squares in front of the king. Here it is natural to believe that Be3-c1 will at one time be necessary because Black's dark-squared bishop cannot be allowed a free hand on the queenside. Furthermore, White needs to think about the organization of his forces. The pawn advance f2-f4 is a logical plan, but a move like 15 Nh2?! is so ugly that we should avoid it on purely intuitive grounds. The Knights will not have any good squares before f2-f4 and an opening of the position, but what about the rooks? The d-file, of course, which means that the queen is in the way. All this leads to the exploitation of c5.
15...Ra8 (15...Rb7 16.Qe3 Bd6 17.Nd2!? Qa8 18.Bc5+/-) 16.Qe3 Qb7 17.Bc5 Rb8 18.b3 Bxc5 19.Qxc5 Qb6 20.Qxb6 cxb6 21.Rd6+/=. The endgame is much better for White.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 413
A: Qc1 â 3
đđđđđđđ 43%
C: c4 â 3
đđđđđđđ 43%
B: BĂg5 â 1
đđ 14%
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A: Qc1 â 3
đđđđđđđ 43%
C: c4 â 3
đđđđđđđ 43%
B: BĂg5 â 1
đđ 14%
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Unity Chess Multiple Choice 414
B: Qg3 â 4
đđđđđđđ 57%
C: Kh1 â 3
đđđđđ 43%
A: a3
âŤď¸ 0%
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B: Qg3 â 4
đđđđđđđ 57%
C: Kh1 â 3
đđđđđ 43%
A: a3
âŤď¸ 0%
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Efim Geller, Anatoly Karpov, and Semyon Furman, analyzing the Tarrasch Variation of the French Defence.
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Capablanca contemplating his 15th move against Vidmar in London 1922.
(Source: The Tatler, 23 August 1922)
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