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ChessBase Magazin 158 - Intro
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Alexey Kuzmin: "Romanishin's Principle"
After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.c4 Alexey Kuzmin sees three setups
for Black:
A) Black takes on b5
Thiis makes things easiest for White who can hope for an advantage
according to Kuzmin’s analyses.
B) The Nb8 remains there for the moment
Here White can take on d7 at any time and the result is a transposition
to the variation with 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4, possibly with the exclusion
of unpleasant variations. Alternatively White
can continue with his waiting strategy, and at some point Black must
play ...Sc6 or ...a6.
C) Black plays a quick ...Nc6
It is then advisable for White to play d2-d4 quickly, before Black
has established control over d4 with ...g6 and ...Bg7.
In the 1st match game in Chennai Carlsen chose 7...e6 instead of
7...Nd7 which has been played thousands of times. This leaves open
for Black the option of ...c5 and then ...Nc6. The “disadvantage”
is only 8.Ne5, but in what follows that also leads to simplifications,
as Lars Schandorff shows.
Here White almost always reacts with 6.Nb3 (or else 6.c3), and then
there can be transitions to the Grivas Sicilian. However, there is
also another (stronger) reply, as Max Illingworth impressively points
out in his article.
Already played in the
70s by Romanishin, the move 4.c4 brings some variety into the system
with 3.Bb5+. Alexey Kuzmin spots a lot of unexplored positions here,
in which Black must first of all show that he is able to equalise.
Black’s subtle move order allows him to play for the bishop
exchange with ...Ba6. If White leaves his bishop on f1, however, Black
loses a tempo. So in the article by Dejan Antic it is all about both
sides not moving the bishop first.
The Armenian
Variation 5...Ba5 has hardly been seen at the top level in recent
years – and for good reason. According to Viktor Moskalenko
there are, however, a few improvements for Black, which at least suffice
for the employment of the variation as a surprise weapon.
Here the modern trend is 6.e5
(compared to 6.cxd4). According to Igor Stohl White achieves no advantage
with it, but in the variation there is still space for improvements
for both sides.
The plan with an early ...c5 is still rarely seen
in top games. As Michal Krasenkow demonstrates, White has good chances
of an advantage in all lines, though the likelihood of a draw is still
high.
White has surprisingly
few opportunities to deviate from the long sequence of moves, so it
is not unimportant whether he is better in the position in the diagram.
Andrey Sumets considers Black’s setup to be very reliable and
gives a lot of proof of this.
In the most discussed game of the world championship
Carlsen surprised his opponent with 7...cxd5 and 8...c4. Lev Gutman
analyses whether it is possible to demonstrate any advantage for White,
but finds proof that Black can assert himself.
In the position in the diagram 8... Nce4 9.0-0 Nxc3 10.bxc3
Be7 is of theoretical significance – will White’s initiative
be triumphant or will it be the superior pawn structure? Evgeny Postny
cannot see an advantage for White, but Black’s setup might not
be to everybody’s taste.
White’s
setup can also be played against the Karpov Variation 8...cxd4 9.exd4
b6. However, according to Mihail Marin’s extensive analyses
it is questionable whether White can achieve anything after 12...Rc8
13.Bd3 Bd6.
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