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1e4c52Nf3d63d4cxd44Nxd4Nf65Nc3g66Be3Bg77f3O-O8Qd2Nc68...d59.e59Bc4Bd710O-O-O...10.Bb3?!move order counts!Nxd411.Bxd4b5!12.O-O-Oa510...Rc810...a5?!this is not the good way to organize the attack on the queen side11.a4!Rc812.Bb3Ne513.h4h514.Bg5and white will simply move the queen after
Nc4, preserving the Bb3. Now a plan is f4-f5Nc415.Qe2Ne516.f4Nc616...Neg4?17.e517.Nxc6Rxc618.f5±10...Rb8!?this is a good and crafty move. Black will quickly play b5
and the the typical manouver Ne5 Nc4 and eventually bxc4, opening the b file.
In this line white put his king into safety with Ka1 and Rb1 before to start
his attack.11.Bb3Na511...Ne5?!now white can change plan12.f4Neg413.h3Nxe314.Qxe3⩲12.Kb1b513.h4Nc414.Bxc4bxc415.Ka1this defensive set-up was played also by Carlsenh515...Qb616.Rb1Qa517.h516.g416.Rb1!before g4, to lure black queen on the queensideQa516...Qb617.Rb1Qa517...hxg418.h5+−18.gxh5Nxh519.Bh6Bxh620.Qxh6Qe521.Nde2Rb722.Qd2Rfb823.f4Qh824.f5⩲still a complex position but white attack seems to have more
aces to play.16...hxg417.h5Nxh518.fxg4Bxg419.Rdg1Qb620.Na4!10...a611.Bb3b512.h4h513.Nd5!?Nxd514.Bxd5Rc815.Bxc6!Bxc616.g4a "safe" way to play the attack. Only white can be better. Other lines are
possible, however.Bxd4the first choice of stockfish, which gives an idea of black's problems17.Bxd4e518.Bc3!importantQf618...hxg419.Qh6±19.gxh5Qxf320.hxg6fxg621.Qxd6±10...Na511.Be2Rc812.Kb1Nc4transposes11Bb3Ne511...Nxd412.Bxd4b513.Nd5Nxd514.Bxg7Kxg715.exd5∞12Kb1Re812...Nc4is the important alternative13.Bxc4Rxc414.g4b514.h4is also possibleh515.g4hxg416.h5Nxh517.Rdg112...a613h4...It is worth remembering that white starts with h4 when black does not
play Nc4, otherwise it starts with g4.13...h514g4...14.Bh6is the most played, but g4 scores better14...hxg414...Nc415.Bxc4Rxc4almost transposing to the line starting with Nc4 (instead of Re8).16.gxh5Nxh517.Nde2!?which is also the main idea against the immediate Nc417.Rhg1Qa518.Rhg118...Rec819.Rg5Qa619...Qb420.a3+−20.Rxh5gxh521.Bh6always the same idea18...Nf619.Rg5b520.h5!Nxh521.Rxh5gxh522.Bh6b423.Bxg7Kxg724.Rg1+Kh725.Nd5Rg826.Rxg8Kxg827.Qg5+Kh728.Qxh5+Kg729.Qg5+Kh730.Nf6+exf631.Qxa518...b514...Qa515.gxh5Nxh516.Rhg116...b517.f4Nc418.Bxc416...Nf617.h5Nxh518.f4Nc419.Bxc4Rxc420.f5+−Rxc321.bxc3Rc822.fxg6fxg623.Rxg6Qxc324.Rg5!24.Qxc3Rxc325.Rd3Qxd224...Nf625.Rdg125.Rxd2Rc325...Nf626.Rdg226.Rd3Rxd327.cxd3Nf628.Nf5+−16...Nc417.Bxc4Rxc418.Rg5Rc519.Nb3Bxc320.bxc3Rxg520...Rb521.e5!+−Ng722.h521.Nxa5Rxa522.Bd4Kh723.c4b624.Rg1Be625.f4±15h5Nxh515...gxh516.Bh6+−e617.Qg5Ng618.Nf5Nxe419.Qxh5Nf620.Qh2g321.Qxg3+−16Bh6...16.Rdg1?!Qa5!white must use the good move order.16...e616...Kh717.Bxg7Kxg718.fxg4Bxg418...Nxg419.Rxh5+−19.Nf5+19...Bxf520.exf5Rh820...b521.fxg6fxg622.Rxh5gxh523.Qg5+21.fxg6Nxg621...fxg622.Ne4Nc423.Qd4+Ne524.Ng5+−22.Nd519...gxf520.Qg5+Ng621.exf5Bxd122.Bxf7+−19...Kg820.Qh6gxf521.Rxh5Bxh522.Rg1+Bg623.Rh116...Bf617.Nd517...gxf317...Nxf318.Nxf3gxf319.Rxh5gxh520.Nxf6+exf621.Qd5only move!!Be622.Rg1+Kh723.Qxh517...e618.Nxf6+Qxf619.fxg417...a518.fxg418.Rdg1a419.Nxf6+exf620.Bd517...Rc518.Rdg1a519.fxg417Rdg1Qf617...g3!?an important variation to know18.Rxh5gxh519.Rxg3Ng620.Nf5!Bf621.Nxd621...Rc622.Nxe8Bxe822...Qxe823.f4+−23.Qh2h424.Rg1⩲21...Bg722.Bxg7Kxg723.f4+−21...h422.Rg1Rc623.e5!Bxe524.Nxe8Qxe825.Ne4+−21...a522.f4+−17...Bf618.fxg4Ng719.Qh2+−17...Bh818.Bg5!found with stockfish, fxg4 has been played18...Qb619.fxg4Nc420.Bxc4Qxd421.gxh5Qxd222.Bxd2Rxc423.hxg6fxg624.Rxg6+Kf725.Rg3+−Ke726.Bg5+18...Bf619.Bxf6Qxf620.fxg4Qf421.Qg2Nf622.Rf1Qg523.Nf3Nxf323...Qxg424.Qh224.Rxf3Bc625.Qf1Kg726.Rxf6Qxf627.Rh7+17...Rxc318.Bxg7Kxg719.Qxc3Qb620.fxg4Nf621.Qh3Kf822.Nf3±18fxg4Bxh618...Nc419.Bxc4Qxd420.Bd3+−19Qxh6Qg720Qd2Nf621g5Nh522Nce2!...still theory! White wants to exchange the knights in g3, of course22...Bc622...Nc423.Bxc4Rxc424.b3Rc525.Ng3+−23Rh4!...23.Rxh5!?gxh524.Nf424...Bxe425.Nxh5Qg626.Nf6+Kg727.Qb4!Nc628.Nxc6Bxc629.Nxe8+Rxe830.Qxd6±24...Qh7?25.g6Nxg626.Ndxe6fxe626...Bxe427.Ng527.Rxg6+Kf727...Kh828.Qxd6+−28.Rxe6Rxe629.Bxe6+Ke730.Bxc8+−23...d524Nf4Nc424...dxe425.Rxh5!!gxh526.g6+−24...Nxf425.Qxf4Nc426.e5+−25Bxc4dxc426Nxh5gxh527c3Rcd828Qe3Qg629Rgh1Kg730Ka1Rh831Rf1Kg832Nxc6bxc633Qxa7+−

Beat The Dragon: Classic Dragon12

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