The Long Bogo

Today I am looking at an alternative to the Studier Attack.
1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 g6 6.Bf4 Bg7 7.Qd2 00 8.000
I will concentrate today on 8...Bg4 and will cover other lines later

Black often plays 8...Bg4 with a simple objective : exchanging a piece to come to a winning endgame.

White's options inlcude 9.Bc4, 9.Be2, 9.Kb1 and 9.h3

9.h3 does not bring anything, as white's kingside looks silly after 9...Bxf3 10.gxf3 e6

9.Kb1 seems a bit slow, as black can try to exchange yet another piece with 9...Nd5

Black can try the simple ( and tested ) strategy Nd7, Nb6, Nd5 against 9.Bc4, leading nowhere for white

So 9.Be2 seems like the sole contender !!

a/ 9...Nd5 ( trying to exchange as much as possible ! ) 10.h3 !!

..a1/ 10...Be6 11.Be5 =
..a2/ 10...Bf5 11.Be5 =
..a3/ 10...Bc8 11.Be5 =
..a4/ 10...Bxf3 11.Bxf3
....a41/ 11...c6 12.Bg5 =
....a42/ 11...e6 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.g4 +=
....a43/ 11...Nxc3 12.Qxc3 +=
....a44/ 11...Nxf4 12.Bxb7 =
..a5/ 10...Nxf4 11.hxg4 =
..a6/ 10...Nxc3 11.Qxc3 =

b/ 9...Bxf3 10.Bxf3 +=

c/ 9...Nbd7 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 =

d/ 9...Nc6 10.d5 Nb4 11.a3 a5!! =

e/ 9...e6 ?! 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 =

f/ 9...c6 10.h3 =

So it seems that white has nothing to fear in The Long Bongo from black's attempt to simplify matters immediatley by playing 8...Bg4.

At least some good news from the Bogoljubow front...