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CM Sarg0n

What d‘ya think?

https://lichess.org/PSqZ9NpL#1

What d‘ya think? https://lichess.org/PSqZ9NpL#1

tpr

Shocking Blue

https://lichess.org/elPHVn6j#8

Shocking Blue https://lichess.org/elPHVn6j#8

CM Sarg0n

The problem is that White has no other way to play for something tangible.

PS: Blitz game of mine.

The problem is that White has no other way to play for something tangible. PS: Blitz game of mine.

tpr

It is kind of a reverse Nimzovich Indian Defense.

CM Sarg0n

It reminds me of Rossolimo which I played with Bxc6.

IM zwenna edited

Voluntarily exchanging on c6 and doubling the c-pawns is quite common when the bishop has gone to b5. Exchanging a fianchettoed bishop this way used to be a quite radical idea, but Bent Larsen already did it successfully 50 years ago.

https://lichess.org/cH8FPaWG#15

I suspect that the grandmasters who played 5. Bxc6, as well as the esteemed OP, have studied Larsen's games or at least studied John Watson's book Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy where the above game is mentioned.

Voluntarily exchanging on c6 and doubling the c-pawns is quite common when the bishop has gone to b5. Exchanging a fianchettoed bishop this way used to be a quite radical idea, but Bent Larsen already did it successfully 50 years ago. https://lichess.org/cH8FPaWG#15 I suspect that the grandmasters who played 5. Bxc6, as well as the esteemed OP, have studied Larsen's games or at least studied John Watson's book *Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy* where the above game is mentioned.

Brutal-baby

@Sarg0n said ^

What d‘ya think?

https://lichess.org/PSqZ9NpL#1

Beautiful, i deeply understand all your moves & was soo powerful

@Sarg0n said [^](/forum/redirect/post/LjpHfP4y) > What d‘ya think? > > https://lichess.org/PSqZ9NpL#1 Beautiful, i deeply understand all your moves & was soo powerful