Article: 13627 of rec.games.chess.misc
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From: dregis@exeter.ac.uk (D.Regis)
Subject: Re: Panov-Botvinnik / Gunderman attack?
Message-ID: <E19yw7.HMB@exeter.ac.uk>
Organization: University of Exeter, UK.
References: <328CCB36.687B@iutainfo.univ-lyon1.fr> <19961119224400.RAA01994@ladder01.news.aol.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 14:00:06 GMT

In article <19961119224400.RAA01994@ladder01.news.aol.com> akibar@aol.com writes:
>Subject:	Re: Panov-Botvinnik / Gunderman attack?
>From:	merrheim <merrheim@iutainfo.univ-lyon1.fr>
>Date:	Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:57:42 -0700
>
>Robert Canright wrote:
>> 
>> A friend has been playing an odd variation against my Caro-Kann.  It's
>> a variatiion of the Panov Botvinnik attack:
>> 1. e4 c6, 2. d4 d5, 3. ed cd, 4. c4 Nf6, 5. c5
>> 
>> Neither MCO-13, BCO2, nor my 2 books on the Caro-Kann give any
>> suggestiions.  A typical game continues
>> 5. ... Nc6, 6. f4 Bf5, 7. Nf3
>> Sometimes I do 7. ... a6, sometimes I do 7 ... e6.  Attacking his
>> Q-side pawns always loses for me.  I do best by posting a knight on e4
>> or c4.
>> 
>> -- Rob Canright
>
><<This variation was published in "a opening repertory for the attacking 
>player" Keene. It is refuted : you can play b6 to destroy the white pawn 
>structure...>>
>
>I strongly doubt the line can be  refuted.   White is playing the Swedish
>Variation of the Tarrasch Defense with a move in hand.  If Black can play
>the line without meeting disaster, White can surely get away with it.

I'm amazed that it's not in any of your Caro books, it's a well-known
idea. 

In the Tarrasch, the White Bf1 starts out for g2 with 6.g3 (met by
...c5-c4).  In the Caro, the Black Bf8 is on f8 without a commitment
to ...g7-g6; this difference may favour Black! 

Both ...b6 and ...e5 are good ideas; White should go for b4-b5. If you
are worried about f2-f5 mayvbe 5...e5 is playable. 

 West Hansen G - Ciric D [B13] It, Kobenhavn, 1989

 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.c5 e5 6.dxe5 Ng4 7.Qd4 Nc6
 8.Bb5 Qa5+ 9.Nc3 Qxb5 10.Nxb5 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Bxc5 12.Ngf3 Nxe5 13.0-0
 0-0 0-1


 6.f4 looks like a lemon to me, but I don't know the line much further
than move White's 5th... 


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From info!dregis Wed Nov 27 09:29:45 GMT 1996