Anti-Berlin

[AdminX]

I think more and more every day, that this is the best plan to counter the Berlin.

[d]r1bqr1k1/pppn1ppp/2p5/2b1p3/2N1P3/3P1N2/PPPBQPPP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 9

[yurikvelo]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6
6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Qe2 Nd7 8. Nc4 Re8 9. Bd2

D=31, 47 747 MN, Komodo 9.3
=0,00 9. ... b6 10.0-0-0 b5 11.Na5 Qf6 12.g4 Nf8
=0,00 9. ... f6 10.h4 Nf8 11.Be3 Qe7 12.Bxc5 Qxc5
+0,04 9. ... a6 10.0-0 f6 11.Rfd1 Qe7 12.Ne3 Nf8
+0,05 9. ... Nb6 10.Ne3 f6 11.0-0 Be6 12.a4 Qd7
+0,05 9. ... Qf6 10.0-0 Nf8 11.Bg5 Qg6 12.Be3 Bd6
+0,06 9. ... Qe7 10.0-0 f6 11.Ne3 g6 12.c3 Bd6
+0,07 9. ... Bd6 10.Ne3 Nf8 11.h4 Ne6 12.0-0-0 Nf4
+0,09 9. ... b5 10.Na5 Qf6 11.a4 Bb6 12.0-0 Qd6
+0,11 9. ... Bf8 10.h3 b6 11.a3 Bd6 12.Ne3 Nc5
+0,12 9. ... g6 10.b4 Bf8 11.a4 f6 12.0-0 Bg7

D=37/52, 81 862 MN, Stockfish_16011622
=0,00 9. ... b6 10.g4 b5 11.Ne3 Nf6 12.g5 Nh5
=0,00 9. ... f6 10.Rg1 Nb6 11.g4 Nxc4 12.dxc4 Rf8
=0,00 9. ... Bf8 10.h3 c5 11.h4 b5 12.Ne3 Nb6
+0,03 9. ... b5 10.Ne3 Nb6 11.Ba5 Bd4 12.c3 Bxe3
+0,04 9. ... Qe7 10.a4 b6 11.a5 b5 12.Ne3 Nf6
+0,05 9. ... Nb6 10.Na5 Qe7 11.0-0 Bd6 12.a4 Rb8
+0,09 9. ... a6 10.h3 Qe7 11.a3 f6 12.b4 Ba7
+0,09 9. ... Bd6 10.h4 Nc5 11.h5 Ne6 12.0-0-0 c5
+0,12 9. ... Qf6 10.a4 Nb6 11.Na5 Bd6 12.0-0 Qe7
+0,18 9. ... Bd4 10.0-0 b6 11.c3 Bc5 12.b4 Bf8

[AdminX]

I tend to favor positions that have castling on opposite wings of the chessboard.

[jefk]

why not 6...Be6 i wonder.
Then Black seems to equalize, and maybe
also can castle long, eg after Qd6,
Jef
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