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Milan Petráš (2002) - Spanton (2003)
King's Indian Attack
1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.g3!?
The main move is 4.Ngf3, but the text also has many adherents.
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| How should Black respond? |
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4...c5
Stockfish18 and Dragon1 like 4...dxe4!? 5.dxe4, followed by 5...Nc6 or 5...e5.
5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Ngf3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0
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| With both sides castling early, how would you assess the game? |
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The position occurs13,953 times in ChessBase's 2026 Mega database, and is equal, according to the engines.
8.Re1 Qc7!?
The engines are happy with this move, which is second in popularity to 8...b5.
9.c3 d4!?
The engines are not keen on this, preferring 9...Rd8!?, 9...dxe4!? or 9...h6!?
10.e5 Nd7
The engines suggest 10...dxc3!?
11.Qe2 f6?
Aggressive, and often thematic in the French Defence when White has played e5, but here its main effect is weakening. The engines prefer 11...dxc3, but assess it differently, Dragon1 claiming equality, Stockfish18 awarding White at least a slight edge.
12.exf6 Nxf6 13.c4?!
Probably better is opening more lines with 13.cxd4 cxd4 14.Nc4.
13...Bd6
According to the engines, Black should either get on with development (13...Bd7) or move the king into the corner.
14.Ng5 e5 15.Nde4
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| The e4 square makes a great outpost for a white minor piece, and the d5 square may well do the same later |
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15...Bf5 16.a3 Rad8 17.Bd2 Ne8 18.b4 b6 19.Rab1 Ne6 20.Nxf6+ Rxf6
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| How should White proceed? |
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21.g4!?
Even stronger, according to the engines are 21.Bd5 and 21.Ne4.
21...Nxg5
Forced.
22.Bxg5 Rg6 23.h4 Bc8!? 24.Be4 Bb7
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| Should White take the exchange? |
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25.Bxg6 hxg6 26.f3 gives White at least a slight edge, but even better is ...
25.f4!
... the game continuing:
25...Bxe4 26.Qxe4 Qf7?!
Probably better, but still losing, are 26...bxc4 and 26...Bf8.
27.f5 Rf8 28.Rf1 Rxg5 29.hxg5 cxb4 30.g6 Qe7 31.axb4 Bxb4 32.gxh7+ Kxh8
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| The tactics, which heavily favoured White, have died down, and White has an advantage worth about a rook, or maybe more, according to the engines |
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33.Rb2 Bc3 34.Rg2 Qg5 35.Qxe5 Bd2 36.Rxd2?
There is no need for this. Instead 36.Kh1 and 36.Rg3 keep a large advantage.
36...Qxd2 37.f6?!
The engines reckon probably best is 37.Qxd4, but that 37.Qg3 also gives at least a slight edge.
37...gxf6 38.Rxf6 Qd1+??
Completely equal is 38...Rxf6 39.Qxf6+ Kxh7, according the engines.
39.Rf1+ 1-0
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