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1.Nf3 f5 2.d3


  • 17 months ago · Quote · #1

    Spiffe

    So, the Dutch is supposedly unplayable these days against the Zukertort opening (1.Nf3), ever since Carlsen wrecked Dolmatov in 2004 with 2.d3: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1274856.  Kindermann said as much in his Dutch Leningrad repertoire book, and I've seen the same sentiment elsewhere.

    I don't really get why, though.  In hindsight from the view at the end of 2010, it's not so unusual for people to get wrecked by Carlsen, and not all those openings are considered refuted.  Playing through the game, even with Kindermann's annotations, it doesn't leap to my eye what is so wrong with Black's setup.  It seems like there must be somewhere that Black could improve.

    I've been so unconvinced that I haven't even ventured down this path from the White side.  Could someone explain what the big problem is?


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