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Paul Broekhuyse vs Jonathan D Sarfati
Australian Junior Ch (1981), Adelaide AUS, rd 9, Jan-20
Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06)  ·  0-1

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Feb-08-22  jerseybob: 4.e3 was recommended by some annotators of game 6 of Petrosian-Fischer 1971 instead of Petrosian's 4.c4, but that move has problems too, obviously.
Feb-09-22  Granny O Doul: Bob Wade gave Petrosian's 3. Bb2 a full "?", with the comment "Nimzowitsch would have shuddered", calling instead for 3. e3, to prevent Black's obtaining an effective pawn center.

Certainly White's plan of 4. e3 and 5. d4 leave his QB biting granite while Black's center pawns expand lustfully.

Feb-09-22
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  fredthebear: When I first saw Jonathan D Sarfati, I thought he was Jose R. Capablanca. Could they be related? Both were stud players.
Feb-10-22  jerseybob: <Granny O Doul: Bob Wade gave Petrosian's 3. Bb2 a full "?", with the comment "Nimzowitsch would have shuddered", calling instead for 3. e3, to prevent Black's obtaining an effective pawn center.> I don't think Petrosian knew how to shudder. He regularly went for weird positions that most players would shun.
Feb-10-22  SChesshevsky: <Bob Wade gave Petrosian 3. Bb2 a full "?" ...>

Don't know about "?". Since a major part in these Reti type variations is to give white a big center. And then chip away at a hopefully overextended structure.

But Fischer's 3...f6 is really annoying to that whole idea. Certainly takes much of the fun out of Bb2. Also really threatens the feeling that white can get run over.

Might be worth considering trying to transpo to some sort of reversed f3 Nimzo-Indian setup. Something like 5. Bb5 Nc6 6. 0-0 a6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. d3 . And claim slight black pawn structure defect and better development gives white something.

Feb-10-22  SChesshevsky: Should have written "give white a big center target."

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