Taimanov Variation: Difference between revisions
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Black develops the knight to a natural square and keeps his options open regarding the placement of his other pieces. One of the ideas of this system is to develop the king's bishop to b4 or c5. White can prevent this by 5.Nb5 d6, when 6.c4 leads to a version of the [[Maróczy bind]]. The resulting position after 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 b6 is a kind of [[Hedgehog (chess)|Hedgehog]]. |
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The [[Garry Kasparov|Kasparov]] Gambit 8...d5 was played twice in the [[World Chess Championship 1985]], but is today regarded as dubious. |
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Instead of 5.Nb5, 5.Nc3 is more common, when 5...d6 normally leads to the Scheveningen Variation and 5...Nf6 is the Four Knights Variation (see below). Independent moves for Black are 5...Qc7 and 5...a6, which usually transpose into each other. Taimanov's idea was to play 5...a6 (preventing Nb5) followed by ...Nge7 and ...Nxd4. Then when White recaptures with the queen, Black can attack it with ...Nc6, gaining time. A more popular setup involves ...Qc7, ...a6 and ...Nf6: this is often called the Paulsen Variation. |
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Revision as of 22:07, 11 November 2008
Black develops the knight to a natural square and keeps his options open regarding the placement of his other pieces. One of the ideas of this system is to develop the king's bishop to b4 or c5. White can prevent this by 5.Nb5 d6, when 6.c4 leads to a version of the Maróczy bind. The resulting position after 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 b6 is a kind of Hedgehog.
The Kasparov Gambit 8...d5 was played twice in the World Chess Championship 1985, but is today regarded as dubious.
Instead of 5.Nb5, 5.Nc3 is more common, when 5...d6 normally leads to the Scheveningen Variation and 5...Nf6 is the Four Knights Variation (see below). Independent moves for Black are 5...Qc7 and 5...a6, which usually transpose into each other. Taimanov's idea was to play 5...a6 (preventing Nb5) followed by ...Nge7 and ...Nxd4. Then when White recaptures with the queen, Black can attack it with ...Nc6, gaining time. A more popular setup involves ...Qc7, ...a6 and ...Nf6: this is often called the Paulsen Variation.