The Torre Attack Move by Move by Richard Palliser

Author:Richard Palliser
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781857449681
Publisher: Everyman Chess

A.Bagheri-E.Sevillano

Burbank 2004

1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6 3 Bg5 Be7

Question: This looks a little passive.

Is Black just giving up control of the centre?

Answer: Not really, as play will usually transpose, as here, to a position more normally reached after 3 ... d5 4 e3 Be7 5 Nbd2.

4 Nbd2

Natural, but if White wants to follow our repertoire in the next chapter, he may wish to begin with 4 e3 when 4 ... b6 5 Bd3 Bb7 6 0-0 c5 is a position we’ll give plenty of coverage to there.

Instead I’m not convinced by giving up the bishop-pair when Black hasn’t even gone ... h7-h6 and after 4 Bxf6 Bxf6 5 e4 the second player can obtain decent enough counterplay with 5 ... c5.

4 ... d5

Taking play back into normal waters. Against the alternatives White might look to create an ideal two-abreast pawn centre:

a) 4 ... b6 5 e4 Bb7 6 Bd3 gives White his ideal centre and an edge, as it’s too early for 6 ... c5?! on account of 7 e5 Nd5 8 Bxe7 Nxe7 9 Nc4, homing in on the d6-square.

b) 4 ... 0-0 5 e4 c5 6 dxc5!? (a vigorous alternative to the routine 6 c3) 6 ... Qa5 7 e5! Nd5 8 Bxe7 Nxe7 9 Bd3 Qxc5 10 0-0 gave your author a pleasant grip on the position in R.Palliser-A.Gupta, London 2000.

c) 4 ... c5!? is a problem if White wants to follow our repertoire from Chapter Five, although he doesn’t have to go 5 e3 here and 5 Bxf6!? Bxf6 6 Ne4 deserves definite attention. Following 6 ... cxd4 7 Nxf6+ (7 Nd6+ Ke7 8 Nxc8+ Qxc8 9 Nxd4 Nc6 seems okay for Black, with his lead in development offsetting his king position) 7 ... Qxf6 8 Qxd4 Qxd4 9 Nxd4 White has the idea of Nb5 followed by 0-0-0, but Black is pretty solid and may be able to gradually equalize after 9 ... a6 10 g3 d6 11 Bg2 Nd7.

5 e3 0-0 6 Bd3

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