Summary of analysis (author’s novelties are marked by symbol “AN”)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.Nc3 dc

Paragraph 1: 6.Qa4! Nc6 7.a3 Bc3 8.bc Qd5

(8...h6AN 9.Bh4!) 9.Bf6 gf 10.Nd2 b5 11.Qc2 [with the idea Ne4AN; with the idea e4] with enough compensation for the material and with initiative (Alexandria – Litinskaya, 1988).

Paragraph 2: 6.e4 h6!? 7.Bf6

(The move 7.Qa4AN is not better.) 7... Qf6 with enough counter-play (this is a new appraisal). For example: 8.Qa4AN Nc6 9.a3 Ba5!?

Auteur : Y.Bukayev