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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "French Defense"]
[Black "3...Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C12"]
[Annotator "Koravi Sir"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2002.02.06"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 {"This sharp contination becomes more
and more fashionable and we have very simple explanation for this:in
complicated struggle black gets simply emazing results and it's impossibe to
point out any specific line which leads to clear advantage for white!" (Finkel)
} 5. e5 h6 6. Bc1 $5 ({The main line is} 6. Bd2 {. The text avoids the change
of the white bishop after Nf6-e4.}) 6... Ne4 (6... Nfd7 7. Qg4 $14) 7. Qg4 $1 {
The pinnig of Nc3 is not so dangerous yet, therefore White's put pressure on
the kingside.} g6 (7... Kf8 8. a3 {White sacrifices a pawn, but get a very
good compensation.} (8. Nge2 c5 9. a3 Ba5 (9... cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. f3 cxb2
12. Bxb2 $14 {Penrose-Castaldi, 1950}) 10. dxc5 $5 ({Worse is} 10. b4 Nxc3 (
10... f5 $5 11. Qh3 cxb4 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. c3 $44) (
10... cxb4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. axb4 Bxb4+ 13. c3 $16 {Rostingler-Guerrini, 2002})
11. Nxc3 cxb4 12. axb4 (12. Nb5 b3+ $1 13. Bd2 bxc2 $15) 12... Bxb4 13. Bd2 $13
) 10... Nxc3 (10... Qc7 11. f4 Qxc5 12. b4 Qf2+ 13. Kd1 Bb6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15.
Bd2 $13 {Zhitnikov-Hoffman, corr.2000}) 11. Nxc3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 $14 {
Chytilek-Lemke, 1999}) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 (9... Nxc3 10. Bd3 $44) 10. Bd3
Nxc3 11. dxc5 $14 {Vozka-Kupsovsky, corr.1992}) (7... Bxc3+ $6 8. bxc3 g5 9.
Bd3 Nxc3 10. h4 $16 {Lessel-Richter, corr.1988}) (7... Nxc3 $2 8. Qxg7 Rf8 (
8... Ne4+ 9. c3 $16) 9. Bd2 $16) 8. Nge2 c5 (8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 $13 {
Najer-Glek, 2003}) 9. a3 $1 Ba5 ({After} 9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 {the bishop pair
and the weakened Black's position on the kingside give White an edge.} cxd4 11.
cxd4 Qc7 (11... Qa5+ 12. c3 Nc6 13. Be3 Ne7 14. Qh3 f6 15. f3 Ng5 16. Qg4) 12.
f3 Nc3 13. Bd2 Na4 (13... Nxe2 14. Bxe2 $14 {Hector-Pedersen, 1998}) 14. Nf4 a6
15. c4 $1 dxc4 16. Bxc4 $1 $16 {Vallejo Pons-Radjabov, 2003}) 10. b4 $1 Nxc3 (
10... cxb4 $6 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. axb4 Bxb4+ 13. c3 $16) 11. Nxc3 cxd4 (11...
cxb4 12. Nb5 b3+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Qa5+ 15. c3 $14 {Foerster-Eggenberger,
1992}) 12. Nb5 Bc7 13. f4 {Now White clarified the situation in the center and
has free hands to play on the kingside.} Nc6 14. Bd3 a6 15. Nxc7+ Qxc7 16. O-O
Bd7 17. Qh4 $44 {Hector-Gunnarsson, 2003} *