[Event "Daniel's attacking Closed Sicilian: Closed Sicilian part 1"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/rSLE9UIy/8udrod9j"]
[Date "2022.01.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "That is all for part 1"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/AnimeWillDieSoon"]
[ECO "B26"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"]
[UTCDate "2022.03.19"]
[UTCTime "11:33:08"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 { Following variations were added with help of my friend of Daniel Leclere the original study https://lichess.org/study/rSLE9UIy } 1... c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 ( 3. g4 h5 ) ( 3. Bc4 g6 4. f4 ( 4. d3 Bg7 5. a3 Nf6 { Duda 2730 - Xiong 2707, 2019 1-0 (44) } ) 4... Bg7 5. Nf3 e6 6. f5 ( 6. e5 d6 7. exd6 Qxd6 $15 ) ( 6. d3 Nge7 { ( -> 7.0-0 transposes into 6.0-0 Nge7 7.d3 ) } ) ( 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 ( 7. e5 d5 8. exd6 Nf5 9. d3 O-O $17 ) ( 7. Qe1 O-O 8. d3 d5 { ( -> 9.Bc4-b3 transposes into 8.Bb3 0-0 9.Qe1 ) } ) 7... d5 8. Bb3 ( 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 Nxc6 10. Bd2 f5 ) 8... O-O 9. Qe1 ( 9. a3 ) ( 9. a4 dxe4 ) 9... Nd4 10. Nxd4 ( 10. Kh1 ) 10... cxd4 11. Nd1 ( 11. Ne2 dxe4 12. dxe4 b6 ) 11... a5 12. a4 f5 ) 6... Nge7 7. fxe6 dxe6 8. d3 ( 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 ( 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 { Al Modiahki 2542 - Kuzubov 2699, 2017 0-1 (28) } ) 10... cxd4 11. Ne2 Nc6 12. Qe1 Bd7 ) 8... h6 ) ( 3. d3 g6 { ( -> 4.g2-g3 transposes into 3.g3 g6 4.d3 ) } ) ( 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 { ( -> 5.Bf1-b5 transposes into 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 ) } ) ( 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 ( 4. d3 Bg7 5. Be3 d6 6. Qd2 Nf6 ) ( 4. g3 Bg7 { ( -> 5.Bf1-g2 transposes
into 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nge2 ) } ) 4... cxd4 { ( -> 5.Ne2xd4 transposes into 4.d4 cxd4 5.
Nxd4 ) } ) ( 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 ( 6. Nf3 d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O e6 $14 ) ( 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 e6 ) ( 6. Nde2 d6 7. g3 ( 7. h3 b6 ) 7... Bg4 8. Bg2 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6 { Movsesian 2653 - Ivanchuk 2710, 2016
1-0 (54) } ) ( 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be2 ( 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 d6 9. h3 ( 9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Be6 11. Nd5 ( 11. Kh1 d5 $15 ) 11... Bd7 ) ( 9. Nd5 Bd7 ) 9... a5 10. a4 Nb4 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Be3 Be6 ) ( 7. Bg5 d6 8. Be2 ( 8. Qd2 Be6 $14 ) 8... O-O { ( -> 9.0-0 transposes into 8.0-0 d6 9.Bg5 ) } ) ( 7. g4 d5 8. exd5 Nb4 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. Be2 Bxg4 $17 ) ( 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Re1 Na5 $14 ) 7... O-O 8. O-O ( 8. Bg5 ) 8... d6 9. Bg5 ( 9. Kh1 Be6 10. f4 ( 10. Bg5 a5 11. a4 Rc8 12. f4 Nb4 13. Nd4 ( 13. Nd2 Rc5 14. Bh4 Qc8 ) ( 13. f5 Bxb3 ) ( 13. Bh4 ) 13... Bc4 14. Ndb5 Qb6 15. Bxc4 ( 15. Bd3 h5 $14 ) ( 15. Bh4 Qc5 16. Bd3 Rfd8 $14 ) 15... Rxc4 16. Qe2 Rfc8 17. Rad1 Qc5 $16 ) 10... Qc8 { ( -> 11.Bc1-e3 transposes into 10.f4 Qc8 11.
Kh1 ) } ) ( 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf1 ( 10. Bg5 Rc8 11. Bf1 ( 11. Qd2 Re8 ) 11... h6 12. Bh4 ( 12. Bf4 d5 { Andriasian 2585 - Nakamura 2781, 2018 0-1 (52) } ) 12... Ne5 13. Nd5 g5 ) 10... d5 11. Nc5 ( 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 ( 12. Ne4 Ndb4 $14 ) 12... Bxd5 13. c3 e5 $15 ) 11... d4 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Nb1 Ne5 ) 9... a6 10. f4 ( 10. Qd2 b5 11. a3 Bb7 ) ( 10. Re1 h6 11. Bh4 b5 12. Bf1 Bb7 13. a4 ( 13. Nd5 g5 14. Bg3 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nb4 ) 13... bxa4 $14 ) ( 10. a4 Be6 11. Kh1 ( 11. Qd2 Na5 $14 ) ( 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Bf1 Na5 ) ( 11. f4 Qb6+ $14 ) 11... Rc8 12. f4 Na5 13. Nxa5 ( 13. Nd2 Nc4 ) ( 13. f5 Bxb3 14. cxb3 Rxc3 ) 13... Qxa5 14. Bd3 Rc5 15. f5 gxf5 16. Bd2 Qc7 $16 ) 10... b5 11. Bf3 ( 11. a3 Bd7 ) 11... b4 12. Na4 ( 12. Ne2 Ng4 { Mamedov 2580 - Motylev 2687, 2011 1/2-1/2 (24) } ) ( 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Na7 ) 12... e5 ) 6... Nf6 7. Bc4 ( 7. h3 O-O 8. Qd2 d5 ) ( 7. Qd2 d6 8. f3 ( 8. h3 O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 ( 11. g4 Qa5 12. a3 Rfc8 ) 11... Qc7 $16 ) ( 8. Be2 { ( -> 8...0-0 transposes into 7...0-0
8.Qd2 d6 ) } ) 8... O-O 9. Bc4 ( 9. Nb3 Be6 10. O-O-O a5 ) ( 9. g4 Bxg4 10. fxg4 Nxg4 11. Nb3 ( 11. Nxc6 bxc6 $18 ) ( 11. Bg1 e6 12. h4 ( 12. Nf3 Qf6 ) 12... h5 13. Be2 Bh6 $16 ) 11... Rc8 $18 { Gokerkan 2452 - Jones 2688, 2019 1-0 (43) } ) ( 9. O-O-O { ( -> 9...d6-d5 transposes into 8.Qd2 d5 9.0-0-0 ) } ) 9... Bd7 10. O-O-O ( 10. g4 Ne5 11. Be2 Rc8 12. O-O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h4 ( 14. Kb1 Qb8 15. h4 ( 15. b3 Rcc8 $16 ) ( 15. g5 Nh5 16. b3 Rcc8 17. Nd5 Rfe8 18. Ne2 e6 $14 ) 15... b5 16. h5 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Be5 $16 ) 14... h5 15. gxh5 Nxh5 $16 ) ( 10. Bb3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a4 ( 12. a3 a5 { ( -> 13.0-0 transposes into 12.0-0 a5 13.
a3 ) } ) ( 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 ( 13. Bxd5 Rc8 { Semjonovs 2490 - Willow 2780,
2019 1/2-1/2 (60) } ) ( 13. exd5 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 a5 15. a3 Qc7 { Naiditsch 2697
- Jakovenko 2760, 2009 1/2-1/2 (70) } ) 13... Kxg7 14. Bxd5 ( 14. exd5 a5 15. a3 e5 ) 14... Rc8 15. O-O ( 15. h4 h6 ) 15... Qb6+ 16. Kh1 b4 ) ( 12. O-O-O a5 13. e5 ( 13. a4 bxa4 ) ( 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bxd5 Rb8 ) 13... dxe5 14. Bxe5 Bc6 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. a4 bxa4 17. Bxa4 Bxa4 18. Nxa4 Bh6+ ) ( 12. O-O a5 13. a4 ( 13. a3 Rc8 ) 13... b4 14. Nd5 ( 14. Ne2 Bc6 ) 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 ( 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. exd5 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Rfe8 ) 15... Bxd4+ 16. Qxd4 Rc8 17. Rfe1 Re8 18. Re2 Rc5 ) ( 12. h4 a5 13. h5 ( 13. a3 e5 $14 ) ( 13. Nd5 a4 14. Nxf6+ exf6 $14 ) ( 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 ( 14. Bxa4 h5 ) 14... h5 15. Nb6 Ra6 { Vachier Lagrave 2795 - Radjabov 2710, 2017 1/2-1/2 (19) } ) 13... a4 14. Bd5 ( 14. Bxf6 exf6 15. Bd5 b4 16. Ne2 f5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bxa8 ( 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Rd1 a3 $14 ) ( 18. Qxb4 a3 { Stellwagen 2600 -
Tiviakov 2663, 2007 1/2-1/2 (30) } ) 18... Qxa8 19. Qxd6 Bb5 20. Nf4 Rd8 21. Qb6 fxe4 ) 14... Rc8 $16 ) 12... b4 13. Nd5 ( 13. Ne2 a5 ) 13... Nxd5 14. Bxg7 ( 14. exd5 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 { ( -> 15...Qd8-a5 transposes into 15...Qa5 16.Qd4+ Kg8
) } ) 14... Kxg7 15. exd5 Qa5 16. h4 ( 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. O-O ( 17. h4 e5 $14 ) 17... Qc5 $14 ) ( 16. O-O Qc5+ 17. Kh1 e5 ) 16... h6 $14 ) ( 10. h4 Ne5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. O-O-O ( 12. Bh6 Nc4 $16 ) ( 12. h5 Nxh5 13. O-O-O ( 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Rxc3 15. bxc3 Qa5 ) ( 13. g4 Ng3 14. Rg1 Rxc3 15. bxc3 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Nxe4 17. Qd3 Bxc3+ 18. Ke2 Bxa1 $14 ) 13... Qa5 14. g4 Nf6 ) 12... h5 13. Bg5 ( 13. Rdg1 Nc4 ) ( 13. Rhe1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3 ( 15. Kb1 Qb8 ) 15... Qc7 16. Bd4 Bc6 $14 ) ( 13. g4 hxg4 14. h5 Nxh5 15. Bh6 ( 15. Rdg1 Rxc3 ) 15... Kh7 $15 ) ( 13. Kb1 a6 14. g4 ( 14. Rdg1 b5 15. g4 hxg4 $16 ) ( 14. Bg5 Rc5 15. g4 hxg4 ) ( 14. Bh6 b5 ) 14... hxg4 15. h5 Nxh5 16. Rdg1 ( 16. Bh6 Bf6 ) 16... Qa5 17. Bh6 Bf6 18. fxg4 Bxg4 { Karjakin 2727 - Radjabov 2744, 2008 0-1 (52) } ) ( 13. Bh6 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Kb1 ( 16. Nd5 e5 17. Nb3 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rc6 ) ( 16. g4 hxg4 17. h5 Rh8 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. f4 Rxh1 ) 16... b5 ) 13... Re8 14. f4 Nc4 15. Qd3 Na5 16. f5 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 Ng4 ) 10... Rc8 11. Bb3 ( 11. Be2 Nxd4 $14 ) 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Nd5 ( 13. Qe3 a5 ) ( 13. Kb1 a5 ) ( 13. a3 a5 14. Nd5 ( 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Bc6 16. Qe3 Qe8 $14 ) 14... Nxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 { ( -> 16.e4xd5 transposes into 15.exd5 a5 16.a3 ) } ) ( 13. Bxa7 Qa5 $14 ) ( 13. h4 b4 $16 ) ( 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Bc6 15. Qxd8 ( 15. Qe3 Qa5 ) 15... Rfxd8 16. Rxd8+ ( 16. Kb1 Nh5 ) ( 16. a4 a6 17. axb5 axb5 ) 16... Rxd8 17. Rd1 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Nd7 20. Bd4 a6 ) 13... Nxd5 14. Bxg7 ( 14. Bxd5 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qc7 { Short 2695 - Topalov 2750, 1996 1/2-1/2 (47) } ) ( 14. exd5 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 a5 16. a3 b4 17. axb4 axb4 { Bartholomew 2605 - Mamedov 2808, 2018
0-1 (38) } ) 14... Kxg7 15. exd5 ( 15. Bxd5 Kg8 $18 ) 15... a5 16. a3 ( 16. a4 bxa4 $17 ) 16... Qb6 17. Rhe1 h5 18. Qd4+ Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Bf5 $14 ) ( 7. f4 e5 ) ( 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 d5 9. Nxc6 ( 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 e5 $15 ) ( 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 dxe4 $15 ) 9... bxc6 10. e5 ( 10. Rd1 Be6 $15 ) ( 10. O-O-O ) 10... Ne8 $17 ) ( 7. Nb3 O-O { ( -> 8.Bf1-e2 transposes into 7.Be2 0-0 8.
Nb3 ) } ) ( 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O ( 8. Qd2 d6 9. O-O-O ( 9. h4 d5 ) ( 9. Rd1 Bd7 ) ( 9. O-O Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. Nd5 ( 11. h3 Bd7 12. Rad1 Qa5 $14 { Short 2663 -
Motylev 2676, 2009 1/2-1/2 (48) } ) ( 11. f4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 exf4 14. Rxf4 Be6 15. Rf2 Re8 ) ( 11. f3 Bd7 12. Rad1 ( 12. Rfd1 Rc8 $14 ) 12... Ne5 ) ( 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Be6 ) 11... Rc8 12. c4 Qd7 ) 9... Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. f3 Nxd4 $14 ) ( 8. f4 d6 { ( -> 9.Nd4-b3 transposes into 8.Nb3
d6 9.f4 ) } ) ( 8. Nb3 d6 9. O-O ( 9. f3 Be6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. c3 f5 $14 ) ( 9. Qd2 Ng4 ) ( 9. g4 a5 10. g5 Nd7 ) ( 9. f4 Be6 10. g4 Na5 11. g5 ( 11. f5 Bc4 12. Nxa5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxa5 ) ( 11. Bd4 Bc4 12. g5 e5 $14 ) 11... Nd7 12. Bd4 Nxb3 $16 ) 9... Be6 10. f4 ( 10. Qd2 Rc8 ) ( 10. f3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. c3 b6 ) 10... Qc8 11. Kh1 ( 11. Qe1 Rd8 ) ( 11. Qd2 Rd8 ) ( 11. Bf3 Ng4 12. Bc1 ( 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 ) 12... a5 ) ( 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf3 ( 12. Qe1 d5 ) ( 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 d5 ) 12... Bc4 13. Rf2 e5 14. Rd2 exf4 15. Bxf4 Ne5 $15 ) 11... Rd8 12. Bg1 ( 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc4 ) ( 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Rf2 ( 13. Re1 e5 ) 13... e5 14. Rd2 Bh6 ) 12... d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Bd3 ( 14. Nd4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 h5 ) ( 14. Nb5 f6 15. exf6 exf6 16. c3 f5 17. a4 h5 ) 14... f5 15. exf6 exf6 16. Nb5 f5 17. c3 Bf7 18. a4 h5 ) 8... d5 9. exd5 ( 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e5 ( 10. exd5 cxd5 ) 10... Nd7 11. f4 f5 $14 ) 9... Nb4 10. Qd2 ( 10. Bf3 Nfxd5 ) ( 10. Nb3 Nfxd5 $15 ) ( 10. d6 Qxd6 11. Ncb5 ( 11. Ndb5 Qb8 $15 ) 11... Qb8 12. c4 e5 $14 ) 10... Nbxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bh6 e5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nb3 ( 14. Nf3 Nf4 $15 ) 14... Nf4 $15 ) ( 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng8 9. Bd4 ( 9. f4 f6 10. Bd4 ( 10. f5 fxe5 $15 ) ( 10. e6 d5 11. f5 Qd6 ) ( 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Qa5 ) 10... fxe5 11. fxe5 Nh6 $16 ) 9... Qa5 10. Bc4 ( 10. f4 Rb8 ) ( 10. e6 Nf6 11. exd7+ ( 11. exf7+ Kxf7 12. Bc4+ d5 13. Bb3 Ba6 ) 11... Bxd7 12. Qe2 ( 12. Bc4 Rd8 ) 12... O-O 13. O-O-O Bg4 ) 10... Bxe5 11. O-O f6 12. Re1 Nh6 ) 7... O-O 8. Bb3 ( 8. f3 Qb6 9. Bb3 ( 9. Qd2 Nxe4 $19 ) ( 9. O-O Qxb2 10. Ncb5 Qb4 11. Qe2 Qa5 $15 ) 9... Ng4 10. fxg4 Bxd4 11. Bxd4 ( 11. Nd5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. c3 Bg7 $14 ) 11... Nxd4 $16 ) ( 8. O-O d6 9. h3 ( 9. Bb3 Ng4 ) 9... Bd7 10. Bb3 ( 10. f4 a6 ) ( 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Bd3 e5 ) ( 10. Re1 Ne5 $14 ) 10... Rc8 11. f4 ( 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Bh6 Rc5 $14 ) ( 11. Re1 a6 12. Qd2 ( 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 ) ( 12. Nf3 b5 $14 ) ( 12. f4 b5 13. a3 Qc7 ) ( 12. Nd5 Ne5 ) 12... b5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 ) 11... Qa5 12. Qf3 ( 12. Qd3 Qh5 $14 ) ( 12. Nf3 Qh5 13. Qd3 b5 $14 ) 12... Qh5 13. Nxc6 ( 13. Qf2 Nb4 $16 ) 13... bxc6 $14 { Poetsch 2403 - Naiditsch 2706, 2011 1/2-1/2 (115) } ) 8... Re8 9. f3 ( 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 Qa5 $14 ) ( 9. h4 h5 10. f3 Qc7 ) ( 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Qxd8 ( 10. Qf3 Qc7 ) 10... Rxd8 11. f3 ( 11. a4 Ng4 $14 ) 11... Nd7 $14 { Gabrielian 2716 - Melkumyan 2937, 2018 0-1 (53) } ) ( 9. h3 d6 { ( -> 10.0-0
transposes into 9.0-0 d6 10.h3 ) } ) ( 9. O-O d6 10. h3 Na5 11. Qd2 ( 11. Qe2 b6 ) ( 11. Qd3 b6 $14 ) ( 11. f4 Nxb3 ) ( 11. Re1 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 ) 11... a6 12. Bh6 b5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 ) 9... e6 10. f4 ( 10. Nxc6 bxc6 ) ( 10. Qd2 d5 11. O-O-O ( 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd4 { Morozov 2310 - Zvjaginsev 2672,
2016 0-1 (70) } ) 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 ) ( 10. O-O d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bf2 Qg5 14. Kh1 ( 14. c3 Bh3 ) 14... Qh5 { Leko 2734 - Vitiugov
2742, 2014 1/2-1/2 (57) } ) 10... Nd5 $14 ) ( 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 ( 4. Nge2 Bg7 5. O-O Nd4 ) ( 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 ( 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. Nf3 ( 6. d3 d6 { ( -> 7.Ng1-f3
transposes into 6.Nf3 d6 7.d3 ) } ) 6... d6 7. d3 ( 7. O-O Nh6 { ( -> 8.d2-d3
transposes into 7.d3 Nh6 8.0-0 ) } ) 7... Nh6 8. O-O f5 9. e5 ( 9. Qe2 fxe4 ) ( 9. Qe1 O-O 10. e5 Nf7 $14 ) 9... dxe5 $14 ) 5... Nd4 6. O-O ( 6. Bd3 d6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 { ( -> 8...Ng8-f6 transposes into 7...Nf6 8.Bd3 d6 ) } ) ( 6. Bc4 d6 7. O-O ( 7. d3 Nf6 ) 7... e6 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Ne2 Ne7 ) ( 6. a4 a6 7. Bc4 ( 7. Bd3 d6 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Ne2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O ) 7... e6 8. O-O ( 8. d3 Ne7 9. Nxd4 ( 9. e5 d5 10. exd6 ) 9... cxd4 ) ( 8. e5 d5 9. exd6 ) 8... Ne7 9. d3 ( 9. e5 d5 10. exd6 ) 9... d5 10. Ba2 O-O $15 ) ( 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 Nf6 8. e5 ( 8. Bd3 d6 9. O-O ( 9. Nxd4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bxd4 11. c3 Bg7 ) ( 9. c3 dxc3 $15 ) 9... O-O 10. c3 ( 10. Qe1 Nd7 $15 { Polgar 2665 - Topalov 2750, 1996 1-0 (36) } ) 10... dxc3 11. dxc3 e5 ) 8... Nd5 9. c3 ( 9. c4 { ( -> 9...d4xc3 transposes into 8...Nd5
9.c3 dxc3 ) } ) 9... dxc3 10. dxc3 Nc7 ) 6... Nxb5 7. Nxb5 d5 8. e5 ( 8. d3 Bd7 9. Nc3 dxe4 $15 ) ( 8. exd5 a6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O ) 8... h5 $14 ) ( 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O ( 5. h3 d6 ) ( 5. d3 Nd4 6. Bc4 e6 7. Nxd4 ( 7. O-O Ne7 { Pichot 2584 - Henriquez 2667, 2017 1/2-1/2 (82) } ) 7... cxd4 8. Ne2 Ne7 9. O-O O-O $14 ) ( 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. O-O { ( -> 6...e7-e5 transposes into 5...e5 6.
Bxc6 bxc6 ) } ( 6. d3 d6 7. h3 ( 7. O-O { ( -> 7...e7-e5 transposes into 6...bxc6
7.d3 d6 ) } ) 7... Rb8 $14 ) ) 5... e5 6. a3 ( 6. Nd5 Nge7 7. c3 ( 7. d3 Nxd5 ) 7... O-O ) ( 6. Bc4 d6 { Quesada Perez 2612 - Melkumyan 2668, 2018 1-0
(56) } ) ( 6. d3 Nge7 7. Bc4 ( 7. Ne1 O-O 8. f4 exf4 ) ( 7. Be3 d6 { Quesada
Perez 2582 - Saric 2667, 2020 0-1 (27) } ) ( 7. a3 O-O 8. Bc4 d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 { Antal 2522 - Motylev 2673, 2018 0-1 (32) } ) ( 7. Bg5 O-O ) 7... h6 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 d6 10. bxc5 ( 10. Rb1 Kh7 { Quesada Perez 2612 -
Melkumyan 2668, 2018 1-0 (56) } ) 10... dxc5 11. a4 ( 11. Rb1 Kh7 12. Nd5 b6 13. Re1 Bb7 ) 11... Kh7 $14 { Maurizzi 2433 - Anton Guijarro 2703, 2020 1/2-1/2
(39) } ) ( 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. d3 ( 7. a3 a5 8. d3 Ne7 9. Be3 d6 ) 7... d6 8. Ne1 ( 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Qd2 ( 9. Nd2 O-O 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 d5 ) 9... O-O ) ( 8. a3 Ne7 $14 ) 8... Nf6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Ng4 11. Nf3 Qe7 $16 ) 6... Nge7 7. b4 b6 8. bxc5 bxc5 9. d3 O-O $14 ) 4... dxc6 5. d3 ( 5. f4 Bg7 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. O-O e5 $14 ) 5... Bg7 6. Be3 ( 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. Be3 b6 8. h3 O-O 9. Qd2 Re8 ) ( 6. f4 c4 7. Nf3 cxd3 8. cxd3 Bg4 9. O-O Qb6+ 10. Kh1 O-O-O $16 ) 6... b6 7. Qd2 ( 7. f4 Nf6 8. h3 O-O $14 ) 7... Qc7 8. Nge2 h5 ) 3... g6 4. Bg2 ( 4. f4 Bg7 { ( -> 5.Bf1-g2
transposes into 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.f4 ) } ) ( 4. d3 Bg7 5. Be3 d6 6. Qd2 Rb8 { ( -> 7.
Bf1-g2 transposes into 6.Be3 Rb8 7.Qd2 ) } ) 4... Bg7 5. d3 ( 5. h4 h5 6. d3 { ( -> 6...d7-d6 transposes into 5...d6 6.h4 h5 ) } ) ( 5. Nh3 d6 ) ( 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 ( 7. a3 Nge7 8. b4 O-O $15 ) 7... Nge7 8. Nd2 ( 8. Bg5 f6 ) ( 8. a3 O-O 9. Rb1 ( 9. b4 h6 ) 9... a5 { Meskovs 2743 - Korchmar 2750, 2019 0-1
(34) } ) ( 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 f5 10. Bh6 f4 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 ) ( 8. Nh4 O-O 9. f4 ( 9. Be3 Nd4 ) 9... f5 ) 8... h5 9. Nc4 Bg4 ) ( 5. f4 d6 { ( -> 6.d2-d3
transposes into 5.d3 d6 6.f4 ) } ) ( 5. Nge2 d6 6. O-O h5 ) 5... d6 6. Be3 ( 6. h3 e5 ) ( 6. Bd2 Rb8 ) ( 6. h4 h5 7. Nh3 Rb8 ) ( 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O ( 7. Bg5 Nge7 8. Qd2 Nd4 9. O-O a6 ) 7... Nge7 8. Be3 ( 8. Nh4 O-O 9. f4 f5 ) ( 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 e5 10. Qd2 ( 10. Nd2 Be6 ) 10... f5 ) 8... Nd4 9. Qd2 ( 9. Ne1 h5 ) 9... Nec6 10. Ne1 h5 $14 ) ( 6. Bg5 Rb8 7. Nge2 ( 7. Nf3 b5 $15 ) ( 7. Qd2 b5 $15 ) 7... b5 8. Qc1 ( 8. Qd2 b4 9. Nd1 Nf6 { Nader 2599 - Praggnanandhaa 2787,
2020 0-1 (28) } ) 8... b4 9. Nd1 Qd7 ) ( 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. O-O ( 7. Nf4 Nd4 ) 7... h5 8. Nd5 h4 $15 ) ( 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. O-O ( 7. Be3 O-O 8. O-O Rb8 { ( -> 9.h2-h3
transposes into 8.h3 0-0 9.0-0 ) } ) ( 7. Bg5 Bd7 ) ( 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O ( 8. Be3 { ( -> 8...Ra8-b8 transposes into 7...Nf6 8.h3 0-0 ) } ) 8... Rb8 9. f4 Ne8 10. a4 f5 $14 { Predke 2622 - Najer 2670, 2018 1-0 (65) } ) 7... h5 { Aronian 2764 -
Grischuk 2766, 2018 1-0 (39) } ) ( 6. f4 Nh6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O f5 9. Kh1 ( 9. h3 Nd4 ) 9... Bd7 10. Be3 Rb8 ) 6... Rb8 7. Qd2 ( 7. Qc1 b5 ) ( 7. Nf3 Nf6 { Katz 2584 - Le 2950, 2019 0-1 (83) } ) ( 7. f4 b5 { ( -> 8.Qd1-d2 transposes
into 7.Qd2 b5 8.f4 ) } ) ( 7. a4 a6 8. Qd2 ( 8. Nge2 b5 $14 ) ( 8. f4 Nh6 ) 8... b5 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nge2 b4 11. Nd1 Nd4 12. O-O h5 ) ( 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. h3 O-O 9. Qd2 ( 9. a4 a6 ) ( 9. f4 Ne8 { Fedoseev 2724 - Giri 2783, 2019 0-1 (41) } ) ( 9. O-O e5 10. f4 b5 ) 9... b5 10. O-O ( 10. a3 Nd7 ) ( 10. Bh6 b4 11. Nd1 e5 ) 10... b4 11. Nd1 e5 12. f4 Nd4 $15 ) 7... b5 8. Nge2 ( 8. Nd1 e6 ) ( 8. a3 e6 $14 ) ( 8. h3 b4 9. Nd1 e6 ) ( 8. Nf3 Nd4 9. O-O b4 10. Nd1 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bh3 ) ( 8. f4 b4 9. Nd1 Qb6 10. Nf3 ( 10. h3 f5 ) 10... f5 11. O-O Nf6 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Bg1 Bd7 ) 8... Nd4 9. O-O ( 9. h3 b4 ) 9... h5 10. Nd1 ( 10. h4 b4 $15 ) ( 10. h3 Bxh3 11. Bxd4 cxd4 12. Bxh3 dxc3 13. bxc3 b4 ) 10... h4 *