Botvinnik Semi-Slav, The (Pedersen)
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124 THE BOTVINNIK SEMI-SLAV<br />
the idea of ... .ltd7, ... l:c8 and ... c3,<br />
with compensation.<br />
c) IS ... 'ilgS!? 16 'ilxgS hxgS 17<br />
h4 c;t>f7 18 h5 lDxc3 19 l:d2 cxd4! (or<br />
19 ... lDxd4 20 h6 c;t>xg6 21 h7 .lta6 22<br />
h8'ili' l:xh8 23 l:xh8 ± Corfield-Stoker,<br />
corr. 1990) 20 g4 .ltb7 21 .ltg2 d3 22<br />
f4 lDe2+ 23 l:xe2 dxe2 24 fS is given<br />
as much better for White by Korchnoi,<br />
but this appears far from clear after<br />
24 ... l:b8 with the idea of ... lDd4; for<br />
example, 2S h6 exfS 26 gxfS lDd4 27<br />
e6+ c;t>f6 28 .ltxb7 lDxfS, when suddenly<br />
Black is on top.<br />
62)<br />
12l:c1! (D)<br />
B<br />
12 ... c5<br />
I was once quite interested in this<br />
line, and this was the move to which I<br />
devoted most attention. Black attempts<br />
to soften up White's centre, and with<br />
some luck he might even trap the white<br />
knight on h8.<br />
12 ... 'ili'e4+? has a poor reputation.<br />
13 .lte2lDf4 and now:<br />
a) 14 a3lDxg2+ IS c;t>f1! lLle3+ 16<br />
fxe3 'ili'xhl+ 17 ~f2 'ili'xh2+ 18 ~el<br />
.ltxc3+ (18....lte7 19 ~d2! ± Timman<br />
Ljubojevic, Buenos Aires 1980) 19<br />
bxc3 as 20 ~d2 b4 21 axb4 axb4 22<br />
cxb4 and then:<br />
al) 22 ... c3+ 23 l:xc3 l:a2+ 24 l:c2<br />
l:xc2+ 2S 'ifxc2 .lta6 is given by<br />
Ftacnik with no assessment, but 26<br />
'ifg6+ followed by 'ifhS looks good<br />
for White.<br />
a2) Black can try 22 ...'ili'f2!, when<br />
it seems White has to allow a repetition:<br />
23 l:bc4 l:a3 24 l:c3 l:a2+ 2S<br />
l:c2 l:a3 26 l:c3.<br />
b) 14 'ili'd2! looks stronger; Black<br />
may then choose between:<br />
bl) 14 ... lDxg2+ IS c;t>dl .ltxc3<br />
(IS... lLle3+ 16 'ifxe3 'ili'xhl+ 17 c;t>c2<br />
'ifxh2 18 'ili'f3 'ili'h4 19lLlxbS cxbS 20<br />
'ili'xa8 'ili'xd4 21 .lthS+ wins for White<br />
according to Smyslov) 16 bxc3lLle3+<br />
17 'ifxe3 'ili'xh 1 + 18 ~d2 'if g2 19<br />
'ili'xh6 c;t>d8 20 'ili'f8+ ~c7 21lLlf7 1-0<br />
S.<strong>Pedersen</strong>-M.1ohansen, Denmark tt<br />
1997.<br />
b2) 14 ... lLld3+ IS ~f1 lLlxcl 16<br />
'ili'xcl (16lLlxe4 .ltxd2 17lLlxd2lLlxa2<br />
18 lLle4 as gave Black some counterplay<br />
in Plachetka-Jokimidis, Sofia<br />
1979) 16 ...'ili'xd4 17 'ili'xh6 .ltxc3 18<br />
bxc3 'ili'xc3 19 g3 lLld7 20 'ili' gS! lLlxeS<br />
21 .lth5+ ~d7 22 'ifg7+ ~d6 23<br />
lLlf7+ ~d5 24 .ltf3+ +- Wells.<br />
13 dxc5 'iVg5<br />
This has only been played a few<br />
times in recent practice, with good results<br />
for Black. However, if my analysis<br />
turns out to be watertight then there
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