Dragon: White plays 0-0, f3 and Nd5

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Avatar of ArnesonStidgeley

Here's the position after 12 moves. Only four games on chess.com master database have reached it and in each case white captured on f6. 

In this game my opponent captured on c4, then pushed my rook back with b3 and completed a bind with 15c4. Suggestions for what I should have done differently?

Avatar of Loomis

White hasn't exactly achieved a winning position, but if you want to avoid allowing white the solid pawn structure with pawns on e4 and c4, you can sac the exchange. Bxc4 Rxc4 b3 Nxd5 bxc4 Nxe3 Qxe3 Qc7. You can a pawn and retain the bishop pair for the exchange. On a board with open diagonals and not open files, your position is equal there.

Avatar of TheOldReb

Loomis's line is ok for black, I think equal but white is not forced to take on c4 and may just play exd5 and will get the pawn structure you are worried about anyway but I think in that case the position is still roughly equal. I think both positions are playable from either side..... 

Avatar of ArnesonStidgeley

Thanks for your comments. Thanks, Loomis, for the exchange sac' suggestion. I didn't even see it, let alone consider it. Another weakness I need to work on.