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Winawer French 5.Ba5

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Curious_Barrel
May 23, 2013
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I like 5.Ba5 because it always seems to lead to an interesting game. White has various moves here (Qg4, b4, Bd2 etc) but however the game goes I have found that against strong players I don't win (although obviously that is generally the case anyway Smile) Anyway, I get the feeling black has to play super accurately to survive so I was just wondering if this is a viable move, considered dubious or  or if anyone has any games they can share using this move. Cheers.

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CassieZhang
May 23, 2013
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NM TheOldReb
May 23, 2013
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This line is well known theory and known as the Armenian variation . It is less popular than 5...Bxc3+  but scores about the same.