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Fianchetto Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 0-0 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3:
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No less than four Fianchetto games this time. We will look at the latest developments in four lines:
6...c6 7. 0-0 Bf5 was actively popularised by GM Romanishin in the 1970s:
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See Wojtaszk - McShane.
The similar 6...Nc6 7. 0-0 Bf5 is analysed in Esen - Rodshtein.
In the Mainline Panno, after 6...Nc6 7. 0-0 a6, White tried the rare 8. e3!? in Jojua - N.Mamedov:
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Whereas 8. b3 Rb8 9. Nd5!? is another line developed by GM Romanishin, but this time for White in the 1980s:
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Not really a revolution I would say, but these are lines that deserve to be discussed from time to time.
5 Bd3
5. Bd3 0-0 6. Nge2 was met by 6...c5 in Dreev - Khairullin:
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See the notes for the latest news in this line.
Krasenkow Variation 5. Nf3 0-0 6. h3
6...e5 7. d5 Nh5 was played by Radjabov again:
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His inspiring victory over Vescovi is the star game of this update, don't miss Vescovi - Radjabov!
Classical Variation
In the Exchange Variation 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5:
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Kamsky successfully used the 9...c6!? line in Gibraltar that I analysed for my 2006 book Understanding the King's Indian, see Bindrich - Kamsky for the details.
The Petrosian Variation 7.d5 expert, GM Naumkin, suffered a defeat in his game against Vorobiov. Black went for the main line with 7...a5! and made 13 more moves according to theory:
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before White innovated here, see Naumkin - Vorobiov.
Till next month, Mikhail
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