Is It Nimzowitsch's Idea? No, It's My Idea!

Is It Nimzowitsch's Idea? No, It's My Idea!

by Boris Schipkov

Gyimesi, Zoltan - Schipkov, Boris [D23]
Kecskemet 1992

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6 7. g3 b5!
I found this strong plan after fifteen minutes meditation on the 7th move of the game. After ...b7-b5 followed by ...b4 the white knight must go away from central squares and the black bishop can come to the important e4 square on the long diagonal. I was very glad I devised so wise idea.
However, in this 2001 year I read in the old book, "Chess Yearbook 1937" ("Shakhmatny ezhegodnik 1937", Moscow), a strange phrase: "Nimzowitsch has shown the way to equality: 7...b5 8. Qb3 b4 9. Na4 Be4".
8. Qb3 b4 9. Na4
After 9.Nb1 Black has a comfortable game.
9...Be4!
Pointe.

10. Bg2!
The best.
10...Nbd7
Dangerous is 10...Bxf3? 11. Bxf3 with strong pressure of White.
11. O-O Be7 12. Bd2 Bd5 13. Qc2
Draw by repetition 13...Be4 14. Qb3.
1/2-1/2

Gyimesi, Zoltan (2445) - Schipkov, Boris (2325) [D23]
Kecskemet 1992

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6 7. g3 b5 8. Qb3 b4 9. Na4 Be4 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Bd2 Bd5 13. Qc2 1/2-1/2

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