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Blitz at Carver
Submitted by
Raymond on Tue, 09/29/2009 at 6:06am.
Blitz with a theme
Start Date/Time: Oct 1, 2009 at 6 PM
End Date/Time: Oct 1, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Location:
Carver Center
200 Willie Palmer Way
Purcellville, VA, 20132
United States 
IMPORTANT: you can show up at any time before the end of the tournament and be included!!! The pairing system is very loose and flexible.
This week we will open with the Schiemann variation of the Ruy Lopez: an extremely sharp option for Black which is now popular even at the highest level.(Radjabov and Aronian play it regularly, while Carlsen, Topalov and Ivanchuk also use it occasionnally.)
1.E4 E5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5!? The most common answers are
4. Nc3 (with wild complications) and
4. d3 (the quiet option)
Also playable are 4. d4, 4. Bxc6, 4. exf5, 4. Qe2 and 4. 00
Come prepared!