Sicilian-Prins Variation

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WellRounded

I'm trying to figure out why black doesn't play the following:

 

 

Now, I have to assume that white would respond differently to Nxe4, otherwise, I see no way out.  Can I get some help here seeing whatever I'm missing?

Scarblac

8.g3 is a blunder losing the rook. I think 8.Kd2 Qxe4 9.Nc3 is much better - White has a piece for two pawns in the middlegame. Black's development isn't enough to threaten the king.

DrizztD

8. Kd2 Bg4 9. white resigns

khpa21

9. Be2

DrizztD

Aaaaaaaaaagh! I totally missed that. Funny thing is, I typed Kd2, when I was thinking Ke2. And now that I think of it, Kd2 leaves white fine. I was thinking of Bg4+ and winning the queen. Sealed Well... Who knows what I was thinking???

Yikes. Anyways, I guess that the sac wouldn't quite make it.

WellRounded

Well the f3 variation has a name and everything.

vighneshgrandmaster

that 's good opening

Scarblac

And yet, Short, Svidler, Rublevsky, Kramnik and Ivanchuk have all played this. Mostly in blitz or against weaker players, but also for instance Ivanchuk-Dominguez in last year's Corus A.

5...e5 6.Nb3 d5 was played only once in the 10 games where White was 2700+; but White won.

rayslim7891

It doesn't work because the rook isn't actually hanging in that line. After Qxe4, Kf2, if Qxh1, then Bb5+ wins the queen.

Ranandom
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DrSpudnik

siddharth777

here is a game i played.

 

congrandolor
Estragon wrote:

White isn't going to play 5 f3 anyway, is he?  5 Nc3 is normal, and good.

If you only want/need a draw with white, this is a solid line. For instance, Carlsen chose it vs Karjakin in the last game of the 2016 WC match, as he had won the previous one and only needed a draw

tygxc

6...Nxe4? loses. Black should continue 6...d5.

joelcato

8...Qxe4+ 9.Kf2 Qxh1 10.Bb5+ wins the queen.