New Improvement in Kalashnikov
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May I have some comments as to what you think?
your down a pawn on turn 15 if i take on f4
hellrazor wrote: your down a pawn on turn 15 if i take on f4
No you're not. Black won a pawn with Nxe4 so after Bxf4, Black can play Rxf4 with control of the open f file and a great attacking position.
Jul 7, 2008
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#5
Another line after 15...f4 is 16.Nd5 fxe3 17.Qxe3 (17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Qxe3 Nd4) Bg5 18.f4 exf4 19.Nxf4 Rxf4 20.Rxf4 Qf6 and Black is fine (at least) BUT there is 19.Qxe6+, which is not solved by trying 18...Bxd5. 16...Bg5 is possible with the idea 17.Bb6 f3. White can try 16.Nc2 fxe3 17.Nxe3 Nd4, but Black is OK. White has the option of fxe3 instead of using a piece to recapture.
After f5, White can try Bxh6?! hoping for gxh6 Qxh6 with at least a draw. But after fxe4, White has only Be3 and after a number of moves, Black has a definite endgame edge.
I don't know, but is 13.f3 not a viable move for White? - It seems to me, that at some point, Nd5 would be desirable for White. But then again, - I've never actually played the "c4"-kalashnikov ;-) .. isn't the kalashnikov also called the löewenthal sicilian?
This is totally missing the point of the kalashnikov. d6 is weak with Rc8, which should not be played. The queen should maneouvre to b8 and then a7, with a b5 break. White's knight should be rerouted to c2 as support for the d4 pin. The only reason why this line looks solid is because white hasn't doubled on the d-file and the knight is out of place on a3. This isn't Kalashnikov, does anyone have another line?
This is a line in the Kalashnikov. If you don't believe me, search in the database.
Aug 1, 2008
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stefsias wrote, "isn't the kalashnikov also called the löewenthal sicilian?" Both are listed under the same code, B32. 4...d6 is the Kalashnikov. 4...a6 is the Loewenthal.
Here is an improvement I found in one of the lines in the Kalashnikov Sicilian. It solves most of Black's problems.