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A39: Symmetrical English vs ...g6:4 Bg2 Bg 5 Nf3 Nf6 6 0-0 0-0 7 d4 1.c4 c5 the Symmetrical English is a rare beast at the Class level. 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 Nf6 6.Nc3 the Symmetrical Four Knights variation. 0-0 7.d4 the best try for an advantage. cxd4 8.Nxd4 a6 Black can play almost
anything here, but exchanging on d4 is the most popular. The text move takes
away the b5 square from White, but does little to help Black's development, so
is a little passive. 9.Nxc6 White similarly has a wide range of choices
here, with Nc2 played most often. bxc6 10.Bf4 Houdini's first choice,
although not often played in the database. Nh5 11.Bd2 a passive retreat. 11.Bg5 would be a stronger follow-up. 11...Qc7 12.Qc1 following what
was essentially the only plan I knew in these types of positions, to exchange
off the fianchettoed bishop. Bb7 13.Bh6 Rad8 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Rd1 15.Qe3
would be more accurate here, getting the queen out earlier to an excellent
central square and generating pressure down the e-fiile, while also connecting
White's rooks. 15...f5 16.Bf3 this might have been a good idea earlier,
say on move 13, but now Black simply moves the knight to a better square. 16.c5 looks like a good alternative, gaining queenside space and fixing the
Black c-pawn. 16...Nf6 Black now has a similar kingside structure to the
Leningrad Dutch. 17.Qe3 Rfe8 17...d6 would be the more elegant way of
protecting e7, also preparing the ...e5 push to gain space in the center. This
is a major theme in the Leningrad Dutch. 18.Na4 d6 Black now plays this
anyway, to cover c5. 19.Qb6 Qxb6 20.Nxb6 e5 21.e3 d5 Black could simply
play ...e4 here without opening lines for White, as happens in the game. 22.cxd5 cxd5 23.Rac1 Re7 24.Rc5 a rather obvious move that does not in fact
challenge Black. 24.Na4 is what the engines give as the best chance to
keep playing for an advantage, although things are still balanced. 24...e4
while not losing, this allows White more of a free hand on the queenside than
necessary. 24...Rd6!? 25.Na4 Bc6 24...d4 25.Bxb7 Rxb7 26.Rc6= 25.Be2 the engines give White a small positional plus here. Rd6 26.Nc8 26.Na4 again would try to exploit White's positional plus and in any case would
allow White to transfer the knight to a much better square (to c3 or c5 if the
rook clears it). 26...Bxc8 27.Rxc8 Rb7 28.b3 Kf7 29.Rdc1 the point of
White's play, dominating the c-file. Rbb6 here I failed to find a way to
practically use White's positional advantage. 30.Kg2 30.R1c7+ Rd7 31.h3 Ke7 32.Rc6 Rd6 33.Rxb6 Rxb6 34.Rc5 is one possible continuation, as White
attempts to exploit the 2v1 queenside pawns and the bishop's queenside reach
to target the a-pawn. 30...Ke6 30...g5= would instead help give Black
counterplay on the kingside. 31.R8c2= White gives up trying to find a
winning advantage and offers a draw. ½–½
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| White | EloW | Black | EloB | Res | ECO | Rnd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChessAdmin | - | Class B | - | ½–½ | A39 |
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