Alterman on the Accelerated Dragon 2
22.08.2004 In Sunday's Playchess lecture GM Boris
Alterman continues on the subject of the Maroczy Bind in the Accelerated Dragon.
After the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 he advocates that White
should "send out the infantry (the pawns) – the expendable cannon
fodder –- to gain ground. Only then bring in the important warriors."
Find out how...
Boris Alterman writes: "This Sunday I will provide the second
part of my lecture on the Maroczy Bind in the Accelerated Dragon. 1
e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 g6.
How should one best fight for central control? Answer: send out the infantry
(the pawns) – the expendable cannon fodder –- to gain ground. Only
then bring in the important warriors.
So: 5.c2-c4! The pawns win territory, and in so doing, provide
essential cover for the more valuable pieces. This is why White plays his pawn
to c4. He is attempting to establish a rock-solid bind on the center, and only
then will he bring out his pieces.
What will be the best strategy for Black? How to organise the counterplay?
These questions I'll answer today."
GM
Boris Alterman is 34, and lives in Israel. He was born in Kharkov,
Ukraine, where he started playing chess at the age of 7. His career highlights
include earning the IM title in 1991 and the GM title in 1992.He is the winner
of the following Open and GM tournaments: Haifa 1993; Bad Homburg 1996; Rishon
LeZion 1996; Beijing 1995 and 1997; Munchen 1992. His hobbies include computers
and swimming, his favourite food is Chinese, he speaks fluent Russian, Hebrew
and English.
Boris has worked for and against Garry Kasparov. In 1999 he assisted the world
champion in his spectacular Microsoft match Kasparov vs The World, and was
also part of the team that built up the web portal Kasparov Chess. In 2003,
on the other hand, he was part of the Deep Junior team that gave Kasparov a
run for his money in the New
York match.
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