Karoly Sterk vs Zoltan Von Balla (1912)

Karoly Sterk vs Zoltan Von Balla
Bad Pistyan it, CZE 1912 · Spanish Game: Exchange Variation. General (C68) · 1/2-1/2

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May-23-05		tpstar: Fritz 7 Deep Position Analysis [20MB]: 1) 8. Be3 Be7 a) 9. Nd2 0-0-0 10. 0-0-0 Nf6 11. f3 0.19/14 b) 9. e5 f6 10. f4 Rd8 11. Nc3 -0.06/13 2) 8. Bf4 0-0-0 a) 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. f3 c5 11. Ne2 0.16/14 b) 9. f3 Ne7 10. Nd2 Bh3 11. Nxc6 0.00/14 3) 8. Nc3 0-0-0 a) 9. Be3 Bb4 10. Nde2 Ne7 11. a3 0.06/13 b) 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 Ne7 11. 0-0-0 -0.03/14 I'll bet the computer hates Black's Queenside Pawn structure, since you'd think the Two Bishops would bump up the numbers. These lines are similar, yet Black might avoid ... Bd6 due to Nd2 & Nc4. Note this early Queen trade line scores well for Black in the database.

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