Ponziani Update 19 [C44]
04.03.2001
[David Taylor]
Ponziani Update #19
by David Taylor
I noticed a mistake in my analysis of Update
#3. So this is a revision or at
least new analysis having to do with the same game/line.
The game is Halwick Jr - Morgado, W1998F.001 IECG email, 1998.
The whole line for White with 8. c4!? is complicated with lots of candidate
moves for each side.
Hopefully the line will be "tested" in actual play.
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.c3 d5
4.Qa4 f6
5.Bb5 Nge7
6.exd5 Qxd5
7.0-0 e4
8.Ne1 This is the
"book line". [ In my Ponziani Update #3, I suggested 8.Nd4
Bd7 9.Nxc6
Bxc6 10.Bxc6+
Nxc6 11.Re1
; however after 8.Nd4 Bd7
9.Nxc6 I failed to notice
Black can play 9...Nxc6! and
then the best I can find for White is 10.Na3
with about even chances.;
So this Update is now suggesting 8.c4!?
Qd6 ( 8...Qe6
9.Re1 a6
10.Nc3 White advantage;
8...Qf5 9.Nd4
Qc5 10.Nb3
big White advantage; 8...Qd8
9.Bxc6+ bxc6
10.Ne1 leads to some
White advantage; 8...Qc5 9.b4
Qd6 10.c5
leads to some White advantage) 9.c5!?
Qxc5 10.d4
Qd6 ( 10...exd3
11.Bxd3 Be6
12.Re1 0-0-0
13.Nc3 Nd4
14.Be4 c6
15.Be3 Nef5
16.Nxd4 Nxd4
17.Rad1 White is winning;
10...Qf5 11.Nh4
Qe6 12.Nc3
Bd7 13.Re1
f5 14.Bg5
Qf7 15.d5
Nxd5 16.Nxd5
Qxd5 17.Rad1
Qf7 18.Nxf5
Qxf5 19.Rxe4+
wins; 10...Qh5 11.Re1
Bg4 12.d5
exf3 ( 12...Qxd5
13.Nc3 Qd7
14.Nxe4 Bxf3
15.gxf3 0-0-0
16.Be3 Qf5
17.Ng3 Qxf3
18.Red1 White is winning) 13.Bxc6+
bxc6 14.Qxc6+
Kf7 15.Qxa8
fxg2 16.Nc3
Ng6 17.Qe8+
Kg8 18.Be3
White advantage; 10...Qb6 11.Nfd2
Bd7 12.Nc4
Qxd4 13.Be3
Qd5 14.Nc3
Qe6 15.Nxe4
Nf5 16.Nc5
White advantage) 11.Nfd2 f5
( 11...Bf5 12.Nc4
Qd7 13.Ne3
0-0-0 14.d5
Nxd5 15.Bxc6
bxc6 16.Qxa7
Qe6 17.Nxf5
Qxf5 18.Nc3
some White advantage) 12.Nc4
Qxd4 ( 12...Qe6
13.Nc3 Bd7
14.Rd1 Nd5
15.Nxd5 Qxd5
16.Ne3 Qd6
17.d5 Nb8
18.Nxf5 White is
winning) 13.Bf4 Qd7
( 13...Kf7 14.Nc3
Be6 15.Rad1
Qc5 16.Bxc7
Nd5 17.Nxd5
Bxd5 18.Nd6+
Bxd6 19.Rxd5
White is winning) 14.Rd1
Nd5 15.Ne5
Qd6 16.Nc3
White is winning] 8...Bf5
9.f3 exf3
10.Nxf3 Bd3!
11.Bxd3 Qxd3
12.Ne1?! [ Black
won the game but White should have "bailed out" here with 12.Nd4
0-0-0 13.Ne6
with approximately an equal game]
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