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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.05.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "5. e4!?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D31"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. d4 (1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7
Rg8 8. Qh6 {is a Winawer variation which was quite popular at some point. Main
tries are c5 and Nc6 here.}) 1... d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {at least since
Pert's book for QC is out this line has become popular as a way to transpose
into the Ragozin.} 4. a3 $1 {In my opinion a pretty straightforward attempt.}
Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 {I was blitzing against a friend of mine who always played this
move order. He then played an interesting idea that found supporters in recent
years, in different move-orders.} c6 $5 {according to my Database, this has
been played 17 times already (f.e. by Hou Yifan)  The idea, compared to the
main move Nf6, is to avoid the AVRO-structure (at least I will call it that
way, because of the famous game Botvinnik-Capablanca AVRO 1938). If white ever
wants to take on d5 to get rid of his doubled pawn, black recaptures with the
c-pawn and tries to occupy the c4 square with b6-Ba6-Nc6-a5 and so on.} (5...
Nf6 {is the main move and also what Pert recommends. However, White can play}
6. cxd5 {here and Black has to recapture with the e-pawn.} exd5 7. e3 {This is
said AVRO structure, which was considered to be better for White since 1938.
In recent times, this has changed a bit, but I still consider it beneficial to
White if Black has to recapture with the e-pawn.}) {So, in an attempt to make
use of the fact that Nf6 was omitted I invented this move. To me, it is pretty
logical: Black has given up his bishop pair and plays very slowly, obvously
aiming to exploit his static advantages. So, White should play dynamically.} 6.
e4 $5 $146 dxe4 7. Qg4 Nf6 $1 (7... Kf8 $6) 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6 {If you compare
it with the Winawer variation mentioned above, White has played the illegal
c2-c4 and Black has played c6. As his main tries are c5 or Nc6 in the Winawer,
we can conclude that he at least is a tempo down on that variation. However,
the question remains whether having the pawn on c4 is a benefit to White, as
it trades central control for a worse lightsquared bishop.    Below, I did
some light analysis with Stockfish 8 and my own brain, but nothing extensive.
I hope that my idea founds followers, as I believe it is a nice way to
unbalance the game and take black out of his comfort zone. It probably even
leads to a theoretical edge, altough this is another story.} c5 {still the
best plan I think.} (9... Rg6 {What if black tries to immediatly go after the
bad pawns?} 10. Qe3 $1 {as in the Winawer, Qh4 is wrong. The queen belongs to
the centre.} Qa5 11. Ne2 e5 {a normal attempt to free the Bc8, but it also
opens the position.} (11... c5) 12. dxe5 $5 Ng4 $5 (12... Qxe5 13. Qd4 $14 {
followed by Bf4}) 13. Qxe4 Qxe5 $2 14. Qd4 (14. Qxe5+ Nxe5 15. Nf4 Rg8 16. Nh5
$16)) 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. dxc5 $5 {common idea. I believe the c4 pawn does a good
job covering d5, so for me this is probably better than the Winawer variation.}
Rg6 (11... Qa5 12. Be3) (11... Ne5 12. Nd4 Rg6 $6 (12... Bd7 13. Rb1 $5) 13.
Qf4 $16 {Idee} Qc7 $4 14. Nb5 $18) 12. Qe3 (12. Qh4 Qa5 13. Ra2 (13. Bg5 Nd4 (
13... Nd7 14. Be3 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qxe4 $13) 14. Rd1 Nc2+ 15. Kd2 e3+ $1
16. Kxc2 Qa4+ 17. Kc1 Qxa3+ 18. Kc2 Qa4+ $11)) 12... e5 {what a funny pawn
structure!} (12... Ng4 13. Qxe4 Qd1+ 14. Kxd1 Nxf2+ 15. Kc2 Nxe4 16. Nf4 Rg8
17. Be3 $14 {bishop pair and a sound pawn up overshadows the bad structure})
13. Ng3 Bg4 (13... Be6 14. Rb1 Qe7 15. Be2 O-O-O) 14. f3 $5 exf3 15. gxf3 Be6
16. Bd3 $13 {with an unclear position (which means, I did not analyse it
further)} *