Thanks for all the feedback guys! John, just because this version of Iggorit exists does that make it legitimate
Standards, my friends, we need standards.
It is of course not a new novelty, but that is because it was awarded a prize by the readers of Informant for one of the most influential novelties in the last issue. So I thought it might be a good idea to give it some computer analysis. I see that most computers agree with Na4, thanks Harun! Crafty is the noticeable exception here. Crafty knows a lot about pawns so I would not dismiss its opinion here lightly. Shredder 12 does not like gxf6 so much. It still might be that with deeper searching 13. gxf6 is found playable as well by some engines. In fact I tried to apply a correction so that 13. gxf6 would get less points but that seemed to have an opposite effect. I increased the penalty for a doubled isolated pawn that ensues if White takes on c3 after 13. gxf6. But now it seems
less playable for Black for a strange reason. Maybe because White decides to use the marginal pawn on c3 for a crowbar, trying to exchange it on c5 or d6. If he can get away with that he could be building some sort of attack. Anyway that was my explanation. Looking at the position that can arise after
[Event "Corus 2009 "]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "L. Dominguez Perez "]
[Black "A. Morozevich "]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3
e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 b5 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. g4 Nb6
12. g5 b4 (13. gxf6 bxc3 14. bxc3 gxf6 15. Bxa6 Nc4 16. Qd3 *)
[D]2rqkb1r/5p1p/B2pbp2/4p3/2n1P3/1NPQBP2/P1P4P/2KR3R b k -
Engine: Stockfish 1.6.3s(dc) Build 025 (Athlon 2009 MHz, 128 MB)
by Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Modifications by Dann cornit, Eelco de Groot
1.00 0:00 -0.16 16...Rc6 (1.194) 8
2.00 0:00 -0.20 16...Rc6 17.Bb5 (1.320) 8
3.00 0:00 -1.97 16...Rc6 17.Bb5 Qc8 18.Bxc6+ Qxc6 (1.779) 11
3.00 0:00 -0.40 16...Nxe3 17.Bxc8 Bh6 18.Bxe6 Nxd1+
19.Kb1 fxe6 20.Rxd1 (3.135) 19
4.00 0:00 -0.40 16...Nxe3 17.Bxc8 Bh6 18.Bxe6 Nxd1+
19.Kb1 fxe6 20.Rxd1 (4.266) 27
5.00 0:00 -0.24 16...Nxe3 17.Bxc8 Bh6 18.Bxe6 Nxd1+
19.Kxd1 fxe6 20.Rg1 (7.714) 49
6.00 0:00 -0.56-- 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.a4 Bxb3
19.cxb3 Rxb3 20.Bb5+ (13.080) 76
7.00 0:00 -0.88 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.a4 Bd7
19.Bc4 Qc7 20.Qd3 Bh6+ 21.Kb1 Bxa4
22.Qxd6 Qxd6 23.Rxd6 (20.937) 111
7.00 0:00 -0.52 16...Na3 17.Bxc8 Qxc8 18.Rdg1 Bc4
19.Qd2 Bb5 20.Bb6 (30.169) 148
8.00 0:00 -0.68 16...Na3 17.Bxc8 Qxc8 18.Rdg1 Bc4
19.Qd2 Bb5 20.Bb6 Qc6 21.Ba5 (49.214) 196
9.00 0:00 -0.68 16...Na3 17.Bxc8 Qxc8 18.Kb2 Qa8
19.Ka1 Bc4 20.Qd2 Be6 21.Bh6 Nc4
22.Qc1 (124.148) 305
10.00 0:00 -0.88-- 16...Na3 17.Bxc8 Qxc8 18.Kb2 Qa8
19.Ka1 Bc4 20.Qd2 Be6 21.Bh6 Nc4
22.Qc1 (210.830) 364
11.00 0:00 -0.96 16...Na3 17.Bxc8 Qxc8 18.f4 Bg4
19.fxe5 fxe5 20.Rhf1 Bxd1 21.Kxd1 Nc4
22.Kc1 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 (387.873) 413
11.00 0:01 -0.60 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Ra8 18.Bb5+ Bd7
19.a4 Bxb5 20.axb5 Ra2 21.Kd2 Rg8
22.Rdg1 Rg6 23.Rxg6 hxg6 24.Ra1 Rxa1
25.Nxa1 d5 (830.691) 470
12.01 0:04 -0.60 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Ra8 18.Qd3 Bh6+
19.Kb1 Rg8 20.Bb5+ Kf8 21.a4 Qe7
22.Rhg1 Rxg1 23.Rxg1 Bg5 24.Rd1 Rc8
25.c4 Rd8 26.a5 (2.464.572) 510
13.01 0:07 -0.44 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7
19.Qd3 Qb6 20.Bb5 Bxb5 21.cxb5 Qxb5
22.Qxb5+ Rxb5 23.Kb2 Ke7 24.Rhg1 Bh6
25.c4 (4.127.437) 518
14.01 0:11 -0.56 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7
19.Kb1 Qc7 20.Qd3 Rg8 21.Bb5 Rg2
22.Qf1 Rg8 23.f4 Bxb5 24.cxb5 exf4
25.Qxf4 Rg2 (6.120.147) 522
15.01 0:16 -0.36 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7
19.Rhg1 Qc7 20.Kb1 Rb6 21.Bb5 Bxb5
22.cxb5 Rxb5 23.h4 Rb6 24.a4 Rc6
25.Rg2 Rc3 26.Rd3 Rxd3 27.Qxd3 Bh6
28.a5 (8.976.206) 534
16.01 0:25 -0.36 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7
19.Rhg1 Qc7 20.Kb1 Rb6 21.Bb5 Bxb5
22.cxb5 Rxb5 23.h4 Rb6 24.a4 Rc6
25.Rg2 Rc3 26.Rd3 Rxd3 27.cxd3 Qb7
28.Rb2 d5 29.Nc5 Qc7 (13.772.905) 541
17.01 0:29 -0.56-- 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7
19.Rhg1 Qc7 20.Kb1 Rb6 21.Bb5 Bxb5
22.cxb5 Rxb5 23.f4 exf4 24.Qxf4 Qc3
25.Rdf1 Be7 26.Rf3 (16.011.245) 543
17.04 0:46 -0.16++ 16...Qd7 17.Bxc8 Qxc8 18.Kb1 Na3+
19.Ka1 Bc4 20.Qd2 Be2 21.f4 Bf3
22.fxe5 fxe5 23.Rhf1 Bxe4 24.Bc5 Nxc2+
25.Kb1 Na3+ 26.Kb2 Nc4+ (25.408.448) 540
18.01 1:12 -0.68 16...Qd7 17.Bxc8 Qxc8 18.Rhg1 Qa8
19.Kb1 Na3+ 20.Ka1 Bc4 21.Qd2 Be6
22.Qc1 h5 23.Rd3 Nc4 24.Rgd1 h4
25.Bf2 Bh6 26.Qb1 (38.641.505) 535
18.02 1:48 -0.16 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7
19.Bb5 Bxb5 20.cxb5 Rxb5 21.Kb1 Qc7
22.Rhg1 Rb6 23.Qd3 Qc6 24.Qd5 Qa4
25.c4 Rc6 26.Ka1 Qxc4 (58.729.994) 539
19.01 2:51 -0.36 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7
19.Qd3 Qb6 20.c5 Qb4 21.Bc4 Qa4
22.cxd6 Bh6+ 23.Kb1 O-O 24.Ka1 Rfc8
25.Bd5 Ra8 26.Rhg1+ Kh8 27.Nc5 Rxc5
28.Bxa8 Qxa8 29.Qb3 Bg5 (92.023.972) 535
20.01 6:07 -0.52 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7
19.Qd3 Qb6 20.c5 Qb4 21.Bc4 Qa4
22.cxd6 Bh6+ 23.Kb1 O-O 24.Ka1 Qa3
25.Rhg1+ Kh8 26.c3 Rb6 27.Qc2 Rxd6
28.Rxd6 Qxd6 29.Rd1 Qc7 (194.919.467) 530
20.02 7:25 -0.48 16...h5 17.Bxc8 Qxc8 18.Kb1 Na3+
19.Kb2 Qa8 20.Rhg1 Bc4 21.Qd2 Be6
22.Ka1 Nc4 23.Qd3 Na3 24.Bc1 Bc4
25.Qd2 Nb5 26.Kb1 Bh6 27.Qe1 Na3+
28.Bxa3 Qxa3 29.Ka1 (237.553.664) 533
21.01 8:42 -0.92-- 16...h5 17.Bxc8 Qxc8 18.Kb1 Na3+
19.Kb2 Qa8 20.Rhg1 Bc4 21.Qd2 Be6
22.Ka1 Nc4 23.Qd3 Na3 24.Bc1 Bc4
25.Qd2 Nb5 26.Bb2 d5 27.Kb1 h4
28.exd5 Bh6 (277.929.086) 531
21.02 9:29 -0.52 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7
19.Qd3 Qb6 20.c5 Qb4 21.Bc4 Qa4
22.Kb1 Rb4 23.Bd5 dxc5 24.a3 Rb6
25.Rhg1 Rd6 26.Qc4 Qxc4 27.Bxc4 f5
28.Rxd6 Bxd6 29.Rg7 fxe4 (304.370.921) 534
22.01 14:14 -0.32++ 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7 (455.320.079) 533
23.01 31:21 -0.68 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rb8 18.c4 Bd7
19.Rd5 Rg8 20.Qd2 Ra8 21.Bb5 Bxb5
22.Rxb5 Be7 23.Rd1 Qc8 24.Ra5 Qc6
25.Rxa8+ Qxa8 26.Kb1 Qa6 27.c5 dxc5
28.c4 Qc8 29.Kc1 f5 (992.402.667) 527
Suddenly it is no longer a 0.00 score here...
Regards,
Eelco