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Pyrenees Counter Gambit!

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tonyblades
Oct 16, 2009
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b5!? 3.cxb5 a6 Discuss. Kasparov once lost this as White in a Simul. It's great fun for Black in speed games.

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CarlMI
Oct 16, 2009
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#2

Looks like an accelerated Benko.  Loss in a Simul would hardly be a ringing endorsement.

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tonyblades
Oct 19, 2009
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#3

Kasparov losing in a Simul, as White, this is a good reason for amateurs to try it.