Classical Lines: White plays Se2 25 American Open 1991. Unfortunately for White, the cold-blooded 14...&xb4! gives Black the advantage after 15 &d2 Rxal 16 Wxal We5 17 &xb4 Wixb4. 2) 14 Wd5 Wic7 15 a4 Uxb2 16 We5 Wb7 17 £.b3 £5 18 Hacl Hc8 19 Wxa7 Wxa7 20 &xa7 &xc2 21 24 Hc3 22 Kxc2 Hbxc2 23 Bxc2 Hxc2 led to Black’s advantage in Basanta- Donaldson, Bellingham 1987. 3) 14 Rf4 Ra6 15 Bel Rxb2 16 Exe7 Hfd8 17 Wbl 2£6 18 2c7 We3 with advantage to Black, Sherzer- Donaldson, New York 1985. 13...2b8 14 c3 cS Avoiding 14...Wc7 15 Sc5, but 15...d8 16 Hel e5 seems fine for Black. 15 2d5 According to Andres, 15 Hd1 c4! 16 Hd5 Wa6 17 b4 cxb3 18 axb3 We6 is unclear. An interesting battle occurred after 15 Hel in the game Becerra-Diaz, Ha- vana 1992: 15...c4 16 &g5 £6 17 Rh6 Rxh6 18 Wxh6 e5 19 b4 Wb6 20 Re4 RF521 Axf5 gxf5 22 Bad Hbas and the threat of ...£d3 made White scramble for the draw. 15...8.£5 15...Wb5!? also deserves consid- eration. 16 Hdl Hfd8 17 2f4 Bbc8 18 We3! 18 £&c4 poses no problems for Black after 18...Wa4! 19 2b3 (19 b3 Wa5! turns c3 into a target) 19...Wc6 intending 20...c4 $ — analysis by An- dres. 18...d7 Black must avoid 18...c4 19 &b7! Bxd1+ 20 Hxd1 Hd8 21 Hxd8+ Wxd8 22.:h3 a5 23 We5!, when Black’s pawns have become weaklings. 19 2.4 Hed8 20 Exd7 Exd7 21 h3 hS 22 Re5 Black should be able to achieve full equality with careful play. Estevez- Andres, Sagua la Grande 1987 contin- ued 22...2xe5 23 WxeS Wb6 24 b3 Wd6 25 Hel (25 Wxd6 exd6! {so that Hel-e5 won’t be available to the white rook} 26 Hd1 2e6! = — analysis by Andres) 25...Wd2 26 a4 (26 He2 Wicl+ 27 @h2 h4! 28 Hel =) 26...2d3!= &xd3 Bxd3 28 Wxe7 Wxc3 and Black had solved all his problems. B4) 8£4(D) x 2h xe Bid a Vy sx 4 ale mae oo ee Mm AR my Ay TN: awe 72 8...d6 The simplest way to meet White’s advance. With 8...d6 Black forces White into a main line of the Acceler- ated Dragon (see note after White’s ninth move) or into a main line of the Classical which is known as being completely innocuous for White. Less dependable is 8...d5?7! 9 e5 De4 10 Dxe4 dxe4 11 Axc6 bxc6 12