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Edgard Colle vs Savielly Tartakower
Bad Niendorf (1927), Bad Niendorf GER, rd 6, Aug-13
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation (C10)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Feb-12-07  suenteus po 147: Would it have killed Tartakower to transpose his moves into 9...h6 10...Bb7?
Feb-12-07  nescio: <suenteus po 147: Would it have killed Tartakower to transpose his moves into 9...h6 10...Bb7?>

No, he was of sturdy material, but it is my impression that his position would collapse rapidly after 9...h6 10.Nc6 Qe8 11.Qf3, when his Ra8 is under attack and 11...Bb7 doesn't help.

Feb-13-07  suenteus po 147: <nescio> I see. 9.Ne5 was a great move then, threatening advancement of the knights on both g5 and c6. Since Tartakower only had one move to counter two threats he chose the lesser of two evils. Does this opening follow established theory? What I mean is, could Tartakower have avoided the position after 9.Ne5 without sacrificing anything significant in the opening?
Feb-14-07  nescio: <suenteus po 147: Does this opening follow established theory?> I have delayed my reply in the hope someone more knowledgable would provide an answer. The fact is I don't know much "established theory". Of course I have seen quite a few games with 3...dxe4, but I have only studied one otf them seriously, about 30 years ago: Gligoric vs Balashov, 1970 After that I had the feeling I could confidently play such positions if I encountered them.

<What I mean is, could Tartakower have avoided the position after 9.Ne5 without sacrificing anything significant in the opening?>

Sure, he could have gone for a plan with ...c5: Korchnoi vs D Gurevich, 1996

But I don't think the situation after 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.Ng5 is so bad for Black, certainly not for a Tartakower. I remember another game in which Najdorf got the position after 8...b6 and he didn't play 9.Ne5. Najdorf vs Stahlberg, 1950 This is not insignificant as Najdorf must have known Colle-Tartakower (he always said Tartakower was his teacher).

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