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Before you lies the second volume in a trilogy about the Sicilian Defense. The first volume dealt with the Najdorf and Scheveningen variations, and it is now time to pay attention to three other extremely popular systems: the Taimanov, Kan and Richter-Rauzer variations. After careful consideration within the Thinkers Publis-hing team, we decided that it made sense to group these variations together. In particular, the first two are closely related and share the feature that, in both cases, Black plays e7-e6 and a7-a6 at an early stage. They typically have the idea of retaining more options for their kings bishop by postponing d7-d6 (or even omitting it entirely.) The bishop may go to b4 or c5 in different lines. The Richter-Rauzer is, in theory, just one of the possible developments from a Classical Sicilian. We have already dealt with a few games that started with the Classical and where Black shortly played e7-e6; and 6.Bc4 (the Sozin variation) was rightly treated within the Scheveningen pages. However, it is clear that Whites most popular counter, the Richter-Rauzer variation (6.Bg5) deserves separate attention. While looking at the variation structure for the Kan and Taimanov and deciding on which model games to use, I noticed a lot of possible transitions to the Hedgehog structure, shown on the right. The key features are white pawns on e4 and c4, and at least four black pawns on a6, b6, d6 and e6. This structure is ideally suited to the task of playing for a win as Black, because of the very complicated middlegames that arise. (And one often needs complicated middlegames to have a better chance of converting a rating advantage!) The Hedgehog is definitely a structure rather than a variation, but it has such a distinctive character of its own that I chose to examine it first in chapter 2. This simplifies later discussion of the Taimanov and Kan variations by removing the need to discuss every possible way of entering a Hedgehog structure.
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Model Game 8
Kramnik, Vladimir (2770)
Leko, Peter (2743)
Budapest RWE Gas m 2001
1. N f3 c5 2.c4 N f6 3. N c3 e6 4.g3 b6 5. B g2 B b7 6.0-0 B e7 7.d4 cxd4 8. Q xd4
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Position after: 8. Q xd4
8... N c6
Nowadays 8...d6 is the move employed, as Blacks knight doesnt stand so well on c6.
9. Q f4 0-0 10. R d1
After 10.e4 d6 11.b3 a6 12. R d1 Q c7 Black would win a tempo compared to the game.
10... Q b8
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Position after: 10... Q b8
11.e4
White decides to increase his pressure in the centre. Blacks position is very solid, though, and can withstand the piece pressure.
11.b3 R d8 12. B b2 h6 13. R d2 [ 13. R ac1!? ] 13... Q xf4 14.gxf4 N a5 15. R ad1 d5 16.cxd5 N xd5 17. N xd5 B xd5 18. N e5 B xg2 19. K xg2 R xd2 20. R xd2 K f8 21. R c2 K e8 22. K f3 R d8 23. N d3 f6 24.b4 N b7 25.a4 R d5 26. R c7 R d7= Kramnik Leko, 1999.
11...d6 12.b3 a6 13. B b2
Not the only move to have been tested. White can also attack the spikes immediately:
A) 13. Q e3 b5 14.cxb5 axb5 15. B b2 R a5 16. R ac1 B a8 17. N d4 R c8 18. N xc6 B xc6 19. N d5! B xd5 20.exd5 e5 21.a3 Lautier Kramnik, 2000.
B) 13. B a3!? N e5 14. Q e3 N xf3+ 15. B xf3 N d7 16. R d2 R c8 17. R ad1 N c5 18. B g2 B c6 Shalimov Budnikov, 2000, and now Stohl gives 19. N d5 B f8 20. N b4 B b7 21. N d3 .
13... Q c7
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Position after: 13... Q c7
The queen nevertheless had to be placed here since the a8-rook should be brought into play.
14.h3
14. R ac1 Threatening N d5. 14... N e5 [In a game Santos Nogueira, 1994 Black succumbed to the typical 14... R fd8? 15. N d5! exd5 16.cxd5 .] 15. N xe5 [ 15. N d4 with similar play to the game.] 15...dxe5 16. Q f3 R fd8= Now Black has no problems as he has a good grip on the d4-square and pressure against the e4-pawn.
14... R ac8 15. Q e3 N e5!
As remarked elsewhere in this chapter, Hedgehog players often spend two moves rerouting a c6-knight to d7, so great is the disparity in piece quality between those squares!
16. N d4 h6 17. R d2 R fe8 18. K h1
Sometimes White wants to play with f2-f4 ideas later, so he tucks his king away first (away from the weak g1-a7 diagonal.)
18... N ed7
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Position after: 18... N ed7
19.f4
White doesnt get to prepare more thoroughly by developing his last piece, since Black is ready to break in the centre: 19. R e1 d5! 20.e5 N e4 21. N xe4 dxe4 . Since Black now threatens ... B b4, White has no time to take the e4-pawn.
19... B f8 20. R f1
20.g4!? R e1, Q g3, h4, g5 + / =
20... Q b8
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Position after: 20... Q b8
21.g4
Kramnik sets up his pawn front. The lack of space is starting to be a bit concerning for Black.
21... N h7 22. R df2
Stohl indicated in his annotations that the f-file was the wrong route by which to try and gain entry to Blacks kingside.
It would have been more consistent to keep playing towards g4-g5 with 22.h4!? , upon which Black should immediately seek active play with 22...b5!?
22... B a8
Preparing for a queenside pawn break, but perhaps there is already no time for this.
23. Q g3
After 23.g5 hxg5 24.fxg5 White will not make much progress since he has given away the g5-square for free. 24... N e5
23...g6
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Position after: 23...g6
Leko defends resiliently.
24.f5?!
Sooner or later this had to be played, and Kramnik thinks this is the right time. The big problem is that in doing this he gives away the e5-square.
24... B g7 25. N ce2?!
White wants to direct even more pieces towards the kingside, but perhaps he loses some momentum with this move. White had the chance to play a nice sacrifice with 25. N xe6!? fxe6 26.fxg6 N hf6 27. Q h4 with attacking chances. It is impossible to make sense of these complications.
25... N c5
Perhaps also 25... N g5 could be considered.
26.fxg6 fxg6 27. Q e3
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Position after: 27. Q e3
27...e5!
A strange move, given that Black often wants the e5-square for a piece and the move also weakens the d5-square. But the move is also the final stage in the liberation of his pieces and it fixes the e4-pawn firmly in place.
28. N c2
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Position after: 28. N c2
28...b5!
A typical Hedgehog break, giving shape to Blacks counterplay. Whites centre is under fire, and from here he begins to lose the thread for real.
29.cxb5?
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Position after: 29.cxb5?
White falls for a trap.
Neither is 29. N a3?! a good move due to 29... N g5! [The trade 29...bxc4 30. N xc4 N xe4! 31. B xe4 d5 would just yield equality.] 30. N g3 b4 31. N c2 N ge6 and now Black is better due to his superior dark-square control.
After 29. N c3?! trying to head for the d5-square, Black can consolidate a small plus: 29...bxc4 30.bxc4 N e6 . [But not 30... Q xb2? due to 31. R b1 .]
29... N xe4!
A great trick, probably missed by Kramnik.
30. B xe4 R xc2+
Black holds all the trumps here: the once-proud White centre is gone and the king on h1 is incredibly vulnerable.
31. N c3
After 31. N g3 R xf2 32. R xf2 d5+ the end is also nigh.
31... R xf2 32. R xf2
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Position after: 32. R xf2
32... N g5!
Leko plays extremely energetically.
33. B g2
The situation after 33.bxa6 N xe4 34. N xe4 Q b4 35. R e2 Q b5! is also basically hopeless. After 33. B xa8 Q xa8+ 34. K h2 , 34...e4! is very strong since the g7-bishop can now enter the battle on e5 and an outpost has also been established for the knight on f3.
33... B xg2+ 34. K xg2
34. R xg2 axb5 35. N d5 R f8 .
34... Q b7+
Strangely, it is quite a bit stronger to check at greater distance with 34... Q a8+ (to ensure that the e8-rook is protected in future lines involving a possible ... N f3+), and after 35. K h2 e4! we obtain the same position as after 33. B xa8.
35. K g1 axb5
Position after: 35...axb5
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