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I remember that there was a trendy variation of the Giuoco Pianissimo a couple years ago, where black plays Bb6 instead of Ba7, and then lines their queen up behind it on a7. But I can't remember how to get to that position. It's something I never studied but should look at.

Does anyone know the position I'm talking about?

I remember that there was a trendy variation of the Giuoco Pianissimo a couple years ago, where black plays Bb6 instead of Ba7, and then lines their queen up behind it on a7. But I can't remember how to get to that position. It's something I never studied but should look at. Does anyone know the position I'm talking about?

TacTicIsTicTac edited

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@afluffydog I'm not sure whether you are talking about this variation, but it was played a lot by Ding Liren last year. Just look it up in a database.

Here are some examples:

Carlsen - Ding Liren, Carlsen-Ding Showdown, 2017
https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=ypM15w6FgUWPkdgmdBKetBg6IJZJBI6pS6y0dRfhLH37Uka9fggUKJTm8ZvGa7la

Nepo - Ding Liren, Sinqfield Cup, 2019
https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=QDo0PgkB1Z9EXg0u3YRAX7+QeDKQYi0oEl0MJpIU3XDWMvfJb/D6PiBqcS9yHbKW

Alekseenko - Ding Liren, World Cup 2019
https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=QDo0PgkB1Z9EXg0u3YRAXx6rl5KbWGXpeUy0+3PkCTDNWZl9LDQqsF8X2mxfWOQ+

Anand - Ding Liren, Norway Chess 2019
https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=QDo0PgkB1Z9EXg0u3YRAXzGLM3Y0/Rr0ckh4nqLvpk1EyBArArJfaGFfBrWtUlXp

The idea of activating the queen via a7 is not new. The oldest game I could find was Janowski - Rubinstein. It's not the same opening, but the same pawn structure.
Janowski - Rubinstein
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1003609

@afluffydog I'm not sure whether you are talking about this variation, but it was played a lot by Ding Liren last year. Just look it up in a database. Here are some examples: Carlsen - Ding Liren, Carlsen-Ding Showdown, 2017 https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=ypM15w6FgUWPkdgmdBKetBg6IJZJBI6pS6y0dRfhLH37Uka9fggUKJTm8ZvGa7la Nepo - Ding Liren, Sinqfield Cup, 2019 https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=QDo0PgkB1Z9EXg0u3YRAX7+QeDKQYi0oEl0MJpIU3XDWMvfJb/D6PiBqcS9yHbKW Alekseenko - Ding Liren, World Cup 2019 https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=QDo0PgkB1Z9EXg0u3YRAXx6rl5KbWGXpeUy0+3PkCTDNWZl9LDQqsF8X2mxfWOQ+ Anand - Ding Liren, Norway Chess 2019 https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=QDo0PgkB1Z9EXg0u3YRAXzGLM3Y0/Rr0ckh4nqLvpk1EyBArArJfaGFfBrWtUlXp The idea of activating the queen via a7 is not new. The oldest game I could find was Janowski - Rubinstein. It's not the same opening, but the same pawn structure. Janowski - Rubinstein https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1003609

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Thanks!

I assume it's the same variation, though I mostly remember seeing So and Giri playing it.

But I can't find any of this Qb8-Qa7 maneuver in games where white plays an early Bb3. I always play Bb3 in response to d6, maybe that's why I never see it?

Thanks! I assume it's the same variation, though I mostly remember seeing So and Giri playing it. But I can't find any of this Qb8-Qa7 maneuver in games where white plays an early Bb3. I always play Bb3 in response to d6, maybe that's why I never see it?

TacTicIsTicTac

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@afluffydog Do you have chessbase? In chessbase you can search for specific positions. You are given an empty board and then you can put a queen on b8/a7 and a bishop on b3. Then you can find all games played till now.
Not sure if SCID can do that, but that feature should be part of every good database software

@afluffydog Do you have chessbase? In chessbase you can search for specific positions. You are given an empty board and then you can put a queen on b8/a7 and a bishop on b3. Then you can find all games played till now. Not sure if SCID can do that, but that feature should be part of every good database software

afluffydog

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No, I don't have any software at all. I just use chesstempo.com for my openings and Lichess for a database.