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Spanton (1808) - Ruud van Caspel (1967)
Modern Defence/Caro-Kann Panov-Botvinnik Attack
1.e4 c6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5!?
The mainline in ChessBase's 2023 Mega database runs 4...d6 5.Be3 Nf6 6.f3 with a slight edge for White, according to Stockfish16 and Komodo14.1.
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| How should White respond to Black's provocative opening moves? |
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5.cxd5 cxd5 6.exd5
Most popular, albeit from a sample of just 110 games, is 6.e5. The engines prefer 6.Nxd5 e6 7.Nc3 Bxd4, claiming 8.Bb5+ gives White the upper hand.
6...Nf6 7.Qb3
The game has transposed to a chief variation of the Panov-Botvinnik Attack. There are 3,018 games with this position in Mega23.
7...0-0 8.Be2 Re8!?
The main move is 8...Nbd7.
9.Bf4 Nbd7
This seems to be a novelty, at least in this exact position.
10.Nb5!?
The engines strongly dislike this.
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| How should Black reply? |
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10...e5
Black is at least slightly better after 10...Nb6!?, according to the engines, the point being 11.Nc7 can be met by 11...Nbxd5, hitting the loose bishop.
11.dxe6 Rxe6 12.Nc7 Rb6 13.Qg3 Rb8 14.Nb5!? Rxb5!? 15.Bxb5?!
Almost certainly better is 15.Bxb8.
15...Nh5 16.Qf3?
White is still in the game after 16.Bc7 Nxg3 17.Bxd8 Nxh1 18.Nf3.
16...Qa5+ 17.Qc3 Qc3+ 18.bxc3 Nxf4 19.g3 Nd5
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| Black has emerged from the complications with two minor pieces for rook and pawn, and also has the bishop pair - all-in-all an advantage worth about three pawns, according to the engines |
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20.Ne2 N7b6 21.0-0 Bf5 22.Rfd1 Rc8 23.Rac1 Bh6 24.f4 g5 25.Bd3 Bxd3 26.Rxd3 gxf4 27.Nxf4 Nxf4 28.gxf4 Bxf4 29.Rf1 Nd5 30.Rdf3 Rxc3! 31.Rxc3!?
Objectively better is 31.Rxf4 Nxf4 32.Rxf4, but Black's active rook and extra pawn should tell easily enough.
31...Nxc3 32.Rf3
Not 32.Rxf4?? Ne2+ etc.
32...Nd5 33.Rb3 Be3+ 34.Kg2 Bxd4 35.Rxb7 Bb6
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| The material difference in pieces is still rook versus bishop and knight, but now Black has the extra pawn |
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36.Rd7 Nf4+ 37.Kf3 Ne6 38.Kg4 Kg7 39.h4 h6 40.h5 Ng5 41.Kf5 Ne6 42.Rd2 Nd4+ 43.Ke4 f5+ 44.Kd5 f4 45.Rg2+ Kf7 46.Rg4 f3 47.Rf4+ Ke7 48.a4 a5 49.Re4+ Kf6 50.Rf4+ Kg5 51.Rf7 Kxh5 52.Rb7 f2 53.Rf7 Ne2 54.Kc6 Kg4 55.Kxb6 Nf4 0-1
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