tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972861663416917172.post5106977375298792258..comments2023-08-02T07:35:14.650+01:00Comments on 200 Open Games: 063. Four Exchange SacrificesJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972861663416917172.post-61758011154250787602020-06-01T08:07:46.843+01:002020-06-01T08:07:46.843+01:00Hi Chris :)
Yes, it certainly does advance slowly...Hi Chris :)<br /><br />Yes, it certainly does advance slowly. The 5 d4, 6...Nxd5 line (up to 10 b4) is actually even older. It stems from Albert Pinkus, in the 1941 issues of the US magazine <em>Chess Review</em>. Later books all give 6...Nxd4 as an improvement. It's only in recent years that 5 d4 has been recognized again as a serious test.<br /><br />I'd likely still opt for 4...Bc5 over the board, since I know a lot about it and my score is very good (P12, W8, D3, L1) – and no one has ever played 5 d4 against me (5 Bxf7+ is the usual choice) – but in online/CC games I'm looking more at the Ulvestad now.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147186679298442560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-972861663416917172.post-2575188707786644092020-05-31T20:20:07.134+01:002020-05-31T20:20:07.134+01:00Thanks for annotating our game. No, I was not aw...Thanks for annotating our game. No, I was not aware of the Stefan Bucker analysis. I do not often get an opportunity to play the Traxler: I think this was my fifth game since about 1979, and the first where white chose 5.d4. My main reference was Kenneth Williams "The Real American Wilkes-Barre" (Chess Enterprises 1979) and he cited analysis from a 1958 issue of "Chess Correspondent." That was one year after I was taught the moves. Traxler theory does indeed advance slowly!Chris Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738960408105963823noreply@blogger.com