Dangerous Weapons: The Ruy Lopez by John Cox & John Emms & Tony Kosten

Author:John Cox & John Emms & Tony Kosten [Cox, John]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Sports & Outdoors
ISBN: 9781781940075
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Published: 2012-12-15T16:00:00+00:00

Diagram 7 (B)

This is White’s usual manoeuvre in this structure; the knight is on its way to g3. Black doesn’t usually want to play ... g6, which gives White a variety of handles, so he has to be constantly wary of a Nf5 leap, and White can get ready for f4 to liberate his rooks.

9 ... Ba3

A controversial moment; obviously Black could play ... Bd6, ... c5, ... Re8, ... f6 and Nf8-e6 instead, digging in and treating his ‘bad’ bishop, in Bellin’s marvellous phrase, “like a girder in a building”. That would perhaps be the more conventional option, but it’s a different game, as they say. Still, it’s easy to see why Parker wanted to remove the b2-bishop, which would certainly have pointed malevolently at his kingside after a later f4 break.

10 Bxa3 Qxa3 11 0-0 Qe7 12 Ng3 Nc5

These moves need no real commentary; the players follow their respective plans.

13 b4 (Diagram 8)

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