Bomb in the Panov Attack

by ChessBase
9/16/2024 – “Ditching the Dutch”, “Carlsen's winning weapon”, “Active against Maroczy” etc. etc. These are just some of the headings of the ten opening articles in the new ChessBase Magazine #221, in which our authors present a new repertoire idea in an overview text and offer in-depth insights into the variations in a selection of annotated games. Robert Ris comes up with a “Stunning piece sac” in the Panov Attack: In a well-known position, in which White normally aims for a queenless middlegame with 13.Qxb5, Robert Ris uncorks the provocative check 13.Qc5+!? We invite you to take a look at his article with all the analyses as a free sample - directly via your web browser in the popular ChessBase books format!

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"Stunning piece sacrifice" - free sample from ChessBase Magazine #221

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The topic of the article is the new idea 13.Qc5+! in the well-known Panov Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qb3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 e6 10.Qxb7 Nxd4 11.Bb5+ Nxb5 12.Qc6+ Ke7.

Black has several options to choose from. He must decide whether he wants to try to hold on to the extra material or not. Robert Ris analyses the continuations A) 13...Kf6, B) 13...Qd6, C) 13...Ke8 and D) 13...Nd6.

Ris: “The piece sacrifice 13.Qc5+ potentially leads to incredibly sharp and fun positions to play for White and are certainly more exciting than the famous endgame line in the Panov Variation of the Caro-Kann. However, like in almost every opening nowadays, with precise play Black is doing fine objectively speaking in more than one line. Still, in a practical game I'd take White any time of the day. Speaking from my own experience and evaluating grandmaster play, it's fair to say that Black is the one who has to be very careful not making the wrong step in this minefield.”

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Highlights of CBM #221

From the Biel 2024 Chess Festival to a universal setup against the Dutch and Jan Markos' "Practical Tips for the Tournament Player" to the series "The Fortress" with Dorian Rogozenco:

Over 5 hours of video playing time with Daniel King, Rainer Knaak, Jan Markos, Mihail Marin, Karsten Mueller, Oliver Reeh, Robert Ris, Dorian Rogozenco, Ivan Sokolov and Nico Zwirs!

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