Botvinnik Semi-Slav, The (Pedersen)

22 THE BOTVINNIK SEMI-SLAV
the continuation for White is not that
simple.
21 .txd5 l:.xd5 22l:.xc4 (D)
22 ~xc4? l:.d1+ is embarrassing.
B
22 ... l:.xg5
Black has briefly been flirting with
22 ... ~d7, but in my opinion the textmove
is still the most reliable.
a) 22 ... 'ii;lb7. In view of the brief
fascination for 22 ... ~d7, it is strange
that this other king move has only
been tested once, as far as I know.
Black threatens ... tZ:\e5 and still targets
the bishop on g5. Now we have:
al) 23 lhc6? ~xc6 24 .te3 .td6
was far from convincing for White in
Chia Keng San-Foo Hsiang Ming, Singapore
1998.
a2) 23l:.acl (the point of 22 ... b7 28