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[Event "G.Popov analysis, 1992"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C60"]
[Annotator "user"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a5 4. d4 (4. c3 Nf6 5. O-O (5. d3 {An IM V.Dimitrov
suggestion.} d6 6. O-O g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 {and Black is fighting for equality.})
5... Nxe4 6. d4 Nd6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. dxe5 Nf5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bg5+ Ke8 11.
Nbd2 h6 12. Bf4 Be6 {with ideas for Black like in the Berlin variation.}) (4.
Bxc6 bxc6 $1 5. O-O (5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Ba6 $1 7. Nc3 Qf6 $11 8. e5 $2 Qg6 {is
gaining a pawn for Black.}) 5... f6 6. d4 d6 7. dxe5 Ba6 $1 8. Re1 fxe5 9. Nc3
(9. Nxe5 $6 dxe5 10. Qh5+ Ke7 11. Rd1 Qc8 $1 12. Qxe5+ Kf7 13. Qf4+ Ke8 14. Nc3
Ne7 {and Black is okay.}) 9... Nf6 $11) 4... exd4 (4... Nxd4 $2 5. Nxd4 exd4 6.
Qxd4 Qe7 7. Nc3 $1 {And White is better.} ({But not} 7. O-O Qc5 {and Black is
close to achieving equality.})) 5. Nxd4 Qf6 6. Be3 Bc5 {Like in the Scotch
Game.} 7. c3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nxc6 (9. Nf5 Nxf5 10. Bxc5 d6 $11) 9... bxc6
10. Bxc5 cxb5 11. f4 Re8 12. Nd2 d5 $1 {And this centre counterstrike leads to
equality.} *