Botvinnik Semi-Slav, The (Pedersen)
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THE MAIN LINE: 7 e3 !i:Jd7 8 i.d3 dxc4 183<br />
how it can be done, and it is also a<br />
good example of what can happen to<br />
Black if he becomes too passive and<br />
plays without a clear plan:<br />
It has been difficult to predict any<br />
of Black's previous three moves, but<br />
they do not seem to do anything particularly<br />
useful for the defence. White<br />
broke through with ...<br />
29 d5 'ii'd8 30 d6<br />
... and went on to win in another 10<br />
moves.<br />
<strong>The</strong> set-up with a white pawn on eS<br />
occurs more frequently when Black<br />
has decided upon a kingside fianchetto.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n White also has a nice outpost for<br />
his knight on d6 but he must take care<br />
that his centre does not get undermined<br />
by ... cS.<br />
VVard - Ferguson<br />
Hastings 1995<br />
16 ... ~d7 17lLlc5<br />
This should be played only after<br />
Black has played ... ~d7, thus gaining<br />
a tempo by attacking the b-pawn.<br />
17 ... :'a7 18 e4 ~e8<br />
18 ... eS is now met strongly by 19<br />
lLlxeS ~xeS 20 dxeS1WxeS 211Wb3.<br />
19 e5lLlg6?!<br />
In Sakaev-Dreev, Brno 1992 an<br />
early peace agreement was signed after<br />
19 ... b6 20 lLla4 :'aa8. 20 lLle4 is<br />
clearly more ambitious but Black replies<br />
20 ... a4 with some counterplay.<br />
20'WWe4! ~b6?<br />
This only wastes time. 20 ... b6 was<br />
still the move.<br />
21lLla4 ~c7 22 h4 :'aa8 23 'ii'g4<br />
b6 24 h5 lLlf8 25 lLlc3 ~h8 26 lLle4<br />
i.b8 27 :'e1 :'a7 28 :'e3 :'c8<br />
B<br />
Ivanchuk - Kramnik<br />
Novgorod 1996<br />
White has supported the eS-pawn<br />
with a rook on el. Hence, it is not so<br />
easy for Black to undermine White's<br />
centre with ... cS since White has the<br />
strong reply dS. If Black could get in<br />
... cS without White being able to reply<br />
dS White's centre would be close to
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