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202 THE BOTVINNIK SEMI-SLAV 20 tbe5 ;!; Tukmakov-Rogic, Croatian Cht (Poree) 1998. b) 12 ... b6!? 13 a5 :tb8 14 axb6 axb6 15 :a7 l:[b7 16 :a2 "ike7 17 "ikb3 c5 18 tbb5 cxd4. Beliavsky has reached this position twice recently but without proving any advantage for White: b1) 19 exd4 tbf6 20 l:[e1 ~d7 21 l:[ae2 ~xb5 22 ~xb5 "ikd8 23 ~c6 .:ta7 24 g3 "ikd6 was fine for Black in Beliavsky-Timoshchenko, Nova Gorica 1999. b2) 19 tbbxd4 tbe5 20 ~e2 tbxf3+ 21 ~xf3 ~xd4 22 exd4 l:[d7 23 d5 exd5 24 ~xd5 112-112 Beliavsky-Novikov, Koszalin 1998. 13:bl This move is a measure against Black's defensive plan with ... a5 discussed in the introduction to this chapter and seen several times in the note to White's 12th move above. On the face of it, Beliavsky's suggestion 13 "ikb3!? looks more logical. White retains an edge after 13 ... e5 14 a5 exd4 15 exd4, while 13 ... a5 14 b5 tbb6 15 bxc6 tbxc4 16 "ikxc4 bxc6 17 :tfc 1 also gave White the better prospects in Pelletier-Lukasiewicz, Cannes 1998. 13 ... :d8 is slow but probably best. Then Rausis-M.Gurevich, Vlissingen 1999 continued 14 a5 tbf6 15 tba4 ~d7 16 b5 cxb5 17 ~xb5 tbe4 18 :fc1 :ac8 19 ~d3 tbd6 =. 13 ... b6 The most accurate. Black would like to play ... a5 but on the immediate 13 ... a5, Sakaev's 14 b5 looks strong: a) 14 bxa5 (similar to the main line) 14 ... .:txa5 15 'ili'c2 b6 and now: a1) 16 e4 c5 17 d5 ~xc3 18 "ikxc3 :'xa4 19 'i'c2 :'a7 20 'ili'd2 exd5 (20 ... 'iti>g7!?) 21 exd5

16 Black's 8th Move Alternatives 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3lLlf3 lLlf6 4lLlc3 e6 5 i.g5 h6 6 i.xf6 'it'xf6 7 e3 lLld7 8 i.d3 (D) B In this chapter we shall consider Black's alternatives to the main line 8 ... dxc4, which was covered in the previous chapter. While all of them are playable, they seem to lack the flexibility of 8 ... dxc4. Quick Summary 8 ... g6 (Line A) transposes to the previous chapter if Black replies 9 ... dxc4 to 9 e4, but capturing the other way with 9 ... dxe4 is also playable. After 10 lLlxe4 i.b4+ 11 ~e2 Black should prefer the aCGurate 11... 'it' g7 !. 8 ... i.d6 (Line B) gives White a promising game and a large space advantage after 9 0-0 'it'e7 10 c5! i.c7 11 e4 dxe4 12 lDxe4, which has been confirmed in several games, although 12 ... 0-013 l:tel l:td8 14 'ii'c2lLlfS gave Black reasonable chances in Bareev­ Granda, Groningen PCA qual 1993. After 8 ... 'ii'd8 (Line C) 9 0-0 i.e7 White has a choice of the immediate central action, 10 e4 (Line Cl), or playing on the queenside with 10 a3 (Line C2). Both seem slightly in White's favour. The Theory of Black's 8th Move Alternatives 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 lLlf3lLlf6 4 lLlc3 e6 5 i.g5 h6 6 i.xf6 'iVxf6 7 e3 lLld7 8 i.d3 Now: A: 8 ... g6 203 B: 8 ... i.d6 204 c: 8 ... 'iVd8 206 A) 8 ... g6 (D) This often transposes to Chapter 15 if Black captures on c4 later. ge4 Another option, of which particularly Pia Cramling seems to be in favour, is 9 cxd5 exd5 100-0 i.g7 11 b4, which gives the position a distinct flavour of an Exchange Queen's Gambit.

202 THE BOTVINNIK SEMI-SLAV<br />

20 tbe5 ;!; Tukmakov-Rogic, Croatian<br />

Cht (Poree) 1998.<br />

b) 12 ... b6!? 13 a5 :tb8 14 axb6 axb6<br />

15 :a7 l:[b7 16 :a2 "ike7 17 "ikb3 c5<br />

18 tbb5 cxd4. Beliavsky has reached<br />

this position twice recently but without<br />

proving any advantage for White:<br />

b1) 19 exd4 tbf6 20 l:[e1 ~d7 21<br />

l:[ae2 ~xb5 22 ~xb5 "ikd8 23 ~c6 .:ta7<br />

24 g3 "ikd6 was fine for Black in Beliavsky-Timoshchenko,<br />

Nova Gorica<br />

1999.<br />

b2) 19 tbbxd4 tbe5 20 ~e2 tbxf3+<br />

21 ~xf3 ~xd4 22 exd4 l:[d7 23 d5<br />

exd5 24 ~xd5 112-112 Beliavsky-Novikov,<br />

Koszalin 1998.<br />

13:bl<br />

This move is a measure against<br />

Black's defensive plan with ... a5 discussed<br />

in the introduction to this chapter<br />

and seen several times in the note<br />

to White's 12th move above.<br />

On the face of it, Beliavsky's suggestion<br />

13 "ikb3!? looks more logical.<br />

White retains an edge after 13 ... e5 14<br />

a5 exd4 15 exd4, while 13 ... a5 14 b5<br />

tbb6 15 bxc6 tbxc4 16 "ikxc4 bxc6 17<br />

:tfc 1 also gave White the better prospects<br />

in Pelletier-Lukasiewicz, Cannes<br />

1998. 13 ... :d8 is slow but probably<br />

best. <strong>The</strong>n Rausis-M.Gurevich, Vlissingen<br />

1999 continued 14 a5 tbf6 15<br />

tba4 ~d7 16 b5 cxb5 17 ~xb5 tbe4<br />

18 :fc1 :ac8 19 ~d3 tbd6 =.<br />

13 ... b6<br />

<strong>The</strong> most accurate. Black would<br />

like to play ... a5 but on the immediate<br />

13 ... a5, Sakaev's 14 b5 looks strong:<br />

a) 14 bxa5 (similar to the main<br />

line) 14 ... .:txa5 15 'ili'c2 b6 and now:<br />

a1) 16 e4 c5 17 d5 ~xc3 18 "ikxc3<br />

:'xa4 19 'i'c2 :'a7 20 'ili'd2 exd5<br />

(20 ... 'iti>g7!?) 21 exd5

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