Tuesday, May 24, 2005

The crux of the matter…

The theoretical debate starts. Topalov chose this line as his favourite weapon. The method which he uses is quite direct as we will notice. 7.- c6 (7...Bb7 another possibility) 8.e4 d5 9.Qc2 dxe4 1O.Nxe4 Bb7 11.Neg5 Novelty
[This year, in Monaco, Veselin had preferred 11 .Bg2 c5 12.Neg5 but this time, he prefers to keep the bishop on f1 :+)] 11...c5 [If Veselin is provoked, he is ready to sack a piece 11...h6 12.Nxe6! fxe6 13.Bh3 to pierce Black’s armour. On the other hand, after 11 ...0-0 white only has to develop their pieces to continue the attack. (Bd3 or 0-0-0)] 12.d5 exd5 13.cxd5 h6 (if 13...0-0 14.0-0-0 is dangerous. Castling on opposite sides of the board leads to a bloodthirsty game) 14.Nxf7!

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