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Garry had no choice on the last move, he simply had to recapture with the Knight to restore the balance. With this last exchange of pawns, a situation has arisen which has been disputed on many previous occasions: the World Champion has constructed the so-called 'Maroczy Bind' against the World's Sicilian formation. Maroczy? What or who is that?

Born in 1870, Geza Maroczy from Hungary (pronounced, for English speakers 'Marotzy') was one of the most successful players of the early 20th century. He employed this formation of pawns on e4 and c4 against the Sicilian to great effect, so much so that it was once thought to automatically give White a good game. White's aim is to control as much space as possible with the pawns in the centre, preventing Black from breaking out from behind the first three rows. Theoretical opinion has shifted since the days when Maroczy was playing, and it is now thought that Black's counter chances are perfectly adequate. So, don't be too concerned, World, there are going to be plenty of ways to fight back, as I'm confident the Analysts are going to show. Once development is complete, I'll be speaking more about the kind of strategies that black should be looking to try.

For the moment, let's deal with this specific position. You'll notice that it is possible for Black to capture the Knight on d4. Is this a good idea? Answer: I don't think so. White would simply recapture with the Queen (so black doesn't win material) and Her Majesty stands well in the centre.

For Black, priority no.1 MUST be to bring out all his pieces and get his King to safety (look and learn from Garry!). Therefore, there is really only one decent move here; I won't be shocked if the coaches all make the same recommendation, and that will be for a good reason.

World, do the right thing!

Bg7 to Kasparov's Nxd4

I suggest we play 9...Bg7. The only alternative is 9...Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Bg7 11.b3, but after these moves the game can quickly become quite boring. I am currently in Hamburg visiting my friends at ChessBase. We looked in the giant database with 1.1 million games and found 109 games in which this position occurred. 9...Nxd4 was played in only three games. After 9...Bg7 Black scored 40%(37 losses and 16 wins), so our chances don't look too good. But after for instance 10.Nde2 0-0 11.f3, Black has a lot of interesting moves.

Bg7 to Kasparov's Nxd4

We should continue by developing the Bishop now that we have cleared space to move and can control the long diagonal. Afterward, we should castle on the Kingside, which is faster and safer. To castle Queenside, we would have to move our Queen from its current position. After castling we may begin our counter play much faster.

Bg7 to Kasparov's Nxd4

This is the only possible move.

Bg7 to Kasparov's Nxd4

The move 9...Bg7 is the only logical follow-up to playing g6. Black's Bishop is DEVELOPED actively on the h8-a1 LONG DIAGONAL. This development comes with TEMPO, as Black makes the threat of 10...Nxe4 exposing an attack on White's knight on d4 - hence winning a pawn. White's most common continuations are 10.Nc2 and 10.Nde2, to safeguard the Knight.