4 - Lasker System I (2.c4) C) 7...Bc5
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Bf5 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 e6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Bb2
C) 7...Bc5From here Black controls f2\a7, which is significant in many variations. However this position of Black's DSB is not always stable; it can come under attack in the event that the white b- or d-pawns advance. 8.d3Worthy of attention is 8.d4 (here this advance is acheaved with tempo, and by playing e4 earlier than in other lines White can obtain favorable prospects) 8...Be7 (this withdrawal is considered the safer, since here the bishop does not come under attack, e.g.Galia vs Lokvenc **Stein vs Geller 8...h6 9.Nbd2Zak vs Vistaneckis **Eliskases vs EuweEtruk vs NeiSmyslov vs KeresLokvenc vs TothLiebert vs Fuchs 9...O-OFuderer vs Cortlever 10.a3Saemisch vs Opocensky 10...a5Donner vs BisguierEtruk vs ArulaidKeres vs EuweCsom vs PereczO'Kelly vs Devos **Alexandria vs Baumstark
10 moves
"One can draw the conclusion that in the variation with 7...Bc5 White has some initiative at his command." --- Osnos
4 - Lasker System I (2.c4) C) 7...Bc5
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Bf5 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 e6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Bb2
C) 7...Bc5
From here Black controls f2\a7, which is significant in many variations. However this position of Black's DSB is not always stable; it can come under attack in the event that the white b- or d-pawns advance.
8.d3
Worthy of attention is 8.d4 (here this advance is acheaved with tempo, and by playing e4 earlier than in other lines White can obtain favorable prospects) 8...Be7 (this withdrawal is considered the safer, since here the bishop does not come under attack, e.g.
Galia vs Lokvenc **
Stein vs Geller
8...h6 9.Nbd2
Zak vs Vistaneckis **
Eliskases vs Euwe
Etruk vs Nei
Smyslov vs Keres
Lokvenc vs Toth
Liebert vs Fuchs
9...O-O
Fuderer vs Cortlever
10.a3
Saemisch vs Opocensky
10...a5
Donner vs Bisguier
Etruk vs Arulaid
Keres vs Euwe
Csom vs Perecz
O'Kelly vs Devos **
Alexandria vs Baumstark
10 moves
"One can draw the conclusion that in the variation with 7...Bc5 White has some initiative at his command." --- Osnos