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Dmitry Gurevich vs David H Levin
New York Open (1985), New York, NY USA, rd 2, Mar-31
Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation (A67)  ·  1-0

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Oct-02-22
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  kbob: Gurevich got away with an unsound opening. Much better for black is 16. ... c4! so that a subsequent Qb6 would come with check. White would probably have to play 17. Nxd6 for very dubious compensation.
Oct-03-22  FM David H. Levin: <kbob: Gurevich got away with an unsound opening. Much better for black is 16. ... c4! so that a subsequent Qb6 would come with check. White would probably have to play 17. Nxd6 for very dubious compensation>

I can't recall whether I examined 16...c4 during the game, but I agree that it must be considered. After 17.Bxc4 Nxb5, an immediate 18.Ba5 could apparently be answered strongly by 18...Nd4!


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So, White probably should instead play 18.e5,


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giving White has two pawns and pressure for the piece, preventing ...Nd4, and making 19.Ba5 a genuine threat. I haven't analyzed this line in detail, but it seems to at least give White reasonable practical chances, being that Black's pieces are for the moment awkwardly placed.

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