Originally posted by buddy2So it was a Queen's Gambit Accepted then?
Just watched Adams beat Radjabov over at Playchess.com. And he did it with the black pieces, which bodes well for his next game as white. He actually took the pawn in the QGD (and turned it into a real gambit), managed to hold on to the pawn with a precise defence that had Radjabov stumped.
QGA -->1.d4,d5 2.c4,dxc4
I thought a catalan. Once Radjabov commited to g3 fianchetto, he took c pawn and managed to hold on to it. Something I didn't think could be done. Radj came out with a better position, but Adam's defensive skills proved too much for him. I'd love to see Adams play Kasparov for World Championship, but he has to get through Topalov next, I believe. And Topalov is playing terrific chess.
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Originally posted by buddy2In the Catalan this can be done and is not new. It is indeed a positional sacrifice as the g2 bishop gains great power...often the pawn is won back.
I thought a catalan. Once Radjabov commited to g3 fianchetto, he took c pawn and managed to hold on to it. Something I didn't think could be done. Radj came out with a better position, but Adam's defensive skills proved too much for him ...[text shortened]... h Topalov next, I believe. And Topalov is playing terrific chess.
This is different from the classical QGA where white does not fianchetto his bishop at g2 but tries to get "back" the pawn by taking at c4 with his bishop after 1.d4,d5 2.c4,dxc4