[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Ahn-Ruck, 2006: A brilliant novelty from 1974

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Ahn-Ruck, 2006: A brilliant novelty from 1974
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1197071777.shtml


   In [1]this post of several months ago, I presented the spectacular
   game Ahn-Ruck.
   [ahn_ruck_bel_cht_2006.jpg]
   Here White played 9.a4, a plausible move but a mistake, only to get
   wiped out with the brilliant 9...Nxe4!!. Along with my sources at the
   time, I praised Ruck for his brilliant new move. Indeed, it is
   brilliant, and it's the first time the move has been played in that
   exact position. If you take a look at Tim Krabbé's latest [2]Open
   Chess Diary entry (#368), you'll see that it has been played (at
   least) twice before, but with colors reversed and without a4 (...a5)
   having been played. Actually, the trap is far more likely to arise in
   that context, so you might want to have a look.

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1182051195.shtml
   2. http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess2/diary.htm