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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen
Dortmund Sparkassen (2007), Dortmund, GER, rd 6, Jun-30
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense. Alekhine Variation (D38)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
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Jun-30-07  Ulhumbrus: An alternative to 14...Ne7 is 14..Rd6 15 Qb3 Qd8 after which ...Bf5 may prepare the manoeuvre..Rd6-g6 while Bd3 invites ..Bg4.
Jun-30-07  rogge: Carlsen was never in trouble, and 20..c5 led to an early draw.
Jul-01-07  Ulhumbrus: <rogge: Carlsen was never in trouble, and 20..c5 led to an early draw.> I suggest that after 9...exd5 Carlsen has the advantage owing to his bishop pair, and if that is the case, one question is how Carlsen can get more than a draw out of it. One possibility is the alternative 14...Rd6 15 Qb3 Qd8 and now White has to concede something whether he places his KB on e2 or whether he places it on d3. Placing the White KB on e2 allows ...Bf5 and ...Rg6, while placing the White KB on d3 invites ..Bg4.
Jul-01-07  TheaN: Two times c5 in three moves, funny. That has to be a record, as it's only possible with en passant (which uses a move). Speaking of which, wouldn't it have been better if White did not make the move bxc6 e.p? The second c5 was coming and it opened up the b-file for black.
Jul-01-07
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  Phony Benoni: <TheaN> It's not necessary to use en passant if you start with doubled pawns. For, with pawns on c6 and c7, Black can play 1...c5, 2...cxd4 or 2...cxb4, and 3...c5.

If you want to see something rare, look at Carlos Torre vs Mieses, 1925 where Black manages to play ...f5 <three> times.

Jul-10-07  TheaN: <Phony Benoni> ... what was I having on the 1st? Crack? Coke? XD. Of course, doubled pawns often lead to the same pawn move and no en passant is needed, at all.

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