tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364674482640521724.post8231185809722049714..comments2023-10-30T06:02:04.878-07:00Comments on Ian Simpson on Chess: The Evans Gambit Part 1- 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bd6, Be7Ian Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12934766627374308248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364674482640521724.post-458127854870351362014-08-17T12:29:33.590-07:002014-08-17T12:29:33.590-07:00I've added a note on 8.Qa4+ both to the main a...I've added a note on 8.Qa4+ both to the main article and the illustrative example- I don't think much of 8.Qa4+ c6 9.0-0 Nf6 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Nxe5 Ng4 but 10.Ba3 aiming for compensation for a pawn looks like a reasonable alternative. I briefly mentioned the idea of refraining from taking on e5 after 8.0-0, it may work better after 8.Qa4+.Ian Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934766627374308248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364674482640521724.post-13939361622728321562014-08-14T17:29:04.633-07:002014-08-14T17:29:04.633-07:00I like 8.Qa4+ because Na5 will be offside for a lo...I like 8.Qa4+ because Na5 will be offside for a long time. From a positional point of view I dislike dxe5 in the Evans Gambit because it releases the tension, so that it becomes harder to build up pressure. After 8.Qa4+ c6 9.O-O Nf6 it's surely equal. Still I like 10.dxe5 better here than a move before, as there is play left after dxe5 11.Nxe5 O-O 12.h3 b5 13.Qc2 Be6 14.Qc2. White has slightly better central control and both Bc1 and Na5 are hard to activate. More ambitious but not better is 10.Ba3 b5 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.Nbd2 with sufficient compensation. The knight goes to e3.MNbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364674482640521724.post-1360736904861190772014-08-14T13:05:19.181-07:002014-08-14T13:05:19.181-07:00I've been busy with trips away and weddings re...I've been busy with trips away and weddings recently but come back to this- I had a look at this and thought that 9...Nf6 was an improvement for Black over the Zelinsky-Buturin game. However I think 8.0-0 followed by 9.dxe5 looks like it may be a good way of side-stepping the 8.dxe5 Bg4 line (which I agree does look quite promising for Black).Ian Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934766627374308248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364674482640521724.post-84363923583200022262014-08-02T13:22:52.527-07:002014-08-02T13:22:52.527-07:00In Short-Bruzon Batista Black iso the automatic 8....In Short-Bruzon Batista Black iso the automatic 8...dxe5 has 8...Bg4. It looks very sound to me.<br />So I have become interested in 8.Qa4+ c6 9.O-O Zelinsky-Buturin, Lviv 2011.MNbnoreply@blogger.com