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Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
December 21 2009 14:47 GMT
#361
On December 21 2009 23:32 lightman wrote:
good morning gentlemen,

so far everyone has voted for the forced Nxc6

with 7 votes, do you wish me to update earlier since everyone agrees on this move ?



well it's forced so yes.
Emperor_Earth
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States824 Posts
December 21 2009 14:56 GMT
#362
+ Show Spoiler +
I think your last move was relatively weak.

It exposes your king side pawn structure for a very temperate attack.

White can 1. Nxc6 bxc6 2.Bd4 and your fianchettoed bishop becomes a liability. Losing this bishop removes a key component of your kingside defense, which you already compromised by 0. .. f4?!

Make sure to follow up a 1. Bxf4?! with 1. .. Nxd4. If 1. .. Rxf4, then Ne6 makes the Queen uncomfortable and wins the rook. 2. Bxh6 should be met with 2. .. Nxe2+. Any other second move in this line should be rather obvious.
@Emperor_Earth ------- "Amat Victoria Curam."
Emperor_Earth
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States824 Posts
December 21 2009 14:57 GMT
#363
On December 21 2009 23:56 Emperor_Earth wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
I think your last move was relatively weak.

It exposes your king side pawn structure for a very temperate attack.

White can 1. Nxc6 bxc6 2.Bd4 and your fianchettoed bishop becomes a liability. Losing this bishop removes a key component of your kingside defense, which you already compromised by 0. .. f4?!

Make sure to follow up a 1. Bxf4?! with 1. .. Nxd4. If 1. .. Rxf4, then Ne6 makes the Queen uncomfortable and wins the rook. 2. Bxh6 should be met with 2. .. Nxe2+. Any other second move in this line should be rather obvious.


You're black, right?
@Emperor_Earth ------- "Amat Victoria Curam."
Arhkangel
Profile Joined August 2007
Argentina769 Posts
December 21 2009 15:56 GMT
#364
Earth he wont read your spoiler, rules say he can't.

jfazz I would love to start working on d4 opening is there any books you recommend or some threads in other forums were this particular opening is discussed. It seems like the pace is right for me and has some risky moves wich are always fun to try playing online and with friends wich is what I play with mostly.

BTW I think Nxc6 can be posted. Start the discussion for the next move it's already Monday and I don't see anyone discussing the next move.

Light post your analysis after the game is done. If you and jfazz post your notes after the games I will love you long time.
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Arhkangel
Profile Joined August 2007
Argentina769 Posts
December 21 2009 16:06 GMT
#365
Can someone please help analysing + Show Spoiler +
10...dxc6


+ Show Spoiler +
The amount of options we have if he goes for this is stagering. I have issues with that move becuase every way I play it I can find a way for black to screw me over but he shouldn't. 10... dxc6 should be a bad move for black so I'm obviously missing something.
Part Time Ninja
jfazz
Profile Joined September 2009
Australia672 Posts
December 21 2009 16:48 GMT
#366
Arhkangel, I already posted a line in my analysis that is a forced win for white. Enjoy!

Tell me a little more about yourself, there a couple of different ways to play 1.d4.

For example, Topalov is super aggressive with 1.d4, as is Aronian or Alekhine.

Karpov and Kramnik are much slower, grinding players.

To give a more concrete example, take the Grunfeld defence - white has a great number of systems he can employ, depending on exactly how positionally he wants to play.

I like the central variation with Nf3, followed by Topalov's exchange sacrifice - this may seem at odds with my repetoire, but white gets SO MUCH positional compensation that it suits me perfectly. I like those sort of positions where black can only play a passive defense while white has a free reign to build up his position greadually.

For the super grinders (Kramnik, Petrosian and Karpov notably) there is the russian variation, with the super strong centre, active queen and bishops. Funnily enough it is named after them!

Then it is simple things like, do you allow a Nimzo-Indian, or do you instead decline and force a Queen's Indian? If its a Queen's Indian, what variation? Complex 4.Bf4 line (miles variation, scores well for white, but theroetically offers no example), aggressive 4.e3 (counter-intuitive that this gives the strongest attack!) or the mainline 4.g3 with a counter fianchetto? I like the Petrosian system personally, with 5.a3 (its more accurate than 4.a3, as in 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.a3 - by posting your bishop first, you do limit black's deployment slightly).

So, I can give some REALLY specific stuff if you let me know a little more about yourself I can even give a theory dump if you want

That said, books!

If you want a good place to start:

GETTING A TASTE:
-John Cox: Starting Out 1.d4! A Repetoire for the Improving Player (the better one)
-Richard Palliser, Play 1.d4

BUILDING A SOLID REPETOIRE:
-Joe Gallagher, Play the King's Indian
-Matthew Sadler, The Queen's Gambit Declined (probably the best book on this opening for theory)
-Matthew Sadler, The Slav and Semi-Slav Defences (great 6.Qc2 section, or 6.Bf4, my favourites)
-Jacob Aagaard, Starting Out: The Gruenfeld (amazing book, the best)
-John Cox, Dealing with the 1.d4 deviations
-Jan Pinski, The Benko Gambit (best book on this)

on top of that:
-Mark Devoretsky and Artur Yusupov, Positional Play
-John Emms, Simple Chess (a MUST buy for an improving player)
-Neil McDonald, The Art of Playing Chess Move by Move
-Jacob Aagaard, Excelling at Positional Chess
-Alexander Baburin, Winning Pawn Structures
-Alexander Kotov, Play Like a Grandmaster

And certainly get any collection of Petrosians best games, he is MUCH easier to follow than Karpov or Kramnik. To quote noted chess author Raymond Keene, "it is with the simplest of moves that Petrosian dispels his opponent's initiative, making it seem to the rest of us that our own world championship is just a few games away".

Let me know what I can do.
Victory needs no explanation, defeat allows none
jfazz
Profile Joined September 2009
Australia672 Posts
December 21 2009 16:51 GMT
#367
My favourite Petrosian game, with narration:


amazing.
Victory needs no explanation, defeat allows none
Ikari
Profile Joined April 2007
United States176 Posts
December 21 2009 16:52 GMT
#368
On December 22 2009 01:06 Arhkangel wrote:
Can someone please help analysing + Show Spoiler +
10...dxc6

Pretty sure jfazz posted this earlier, but it's + Show Spoiler +
10...dxc6 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.Bxf4
God Mode: Alt+F4
citi.zen
Profile Joined April 2009
2509 Posts
December 21 2009 16:58 GMT
#369
Nxc6 it is :-)
Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.
[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
December 21 2009 17:56 GMT
#370
go on lightman
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Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
December 21 2009 18:15 GMT
#371
Yeah go for Nxc6 already please.
[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
December 21 2009 18:18 GMT
#372
Let's have some fun shall we?

If Nxc6 wasn't available what move would you guys do?
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proberecall
Profile Joined August 2009
United States104 Posts
December 21 2009 18:20 GMT
#373
another Nxc6 is
lightman
Profile Joined April 2005
United States731 Posts
December 21 2009 19:36 GMT
#374
updated.

just played 10 .... bxc6

Next voting closes on WEDNESDAY

Chuck Norris owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 WSOP holding just a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, and a green #4 card from the game UNO, against an AAA KK flop and his rival folding AK after Chuck raised him ALL-IN
citi.zen
Profile Joined April 2009
2509 Posts
December 21 2009 19:48 GMT
#375
+ Show Spoiler +
11.Bd4 is tempting but then how to respond to 11... e5? Will need to think about this for a while before voting.
Aut viam inveniam, aut faciam.
Ikari
Profile Joined April 2007
United States176 Posts
December 21 2009 20:33 GMT
#376
11. Bd4
God Mode: Alt+F4
Incognito
Profile Joined November 2008
United States2071 Posts
December 21 2009 20:36 GMT
#377
On December 22 2009 04:48 citi.zen wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
11.Bd4 is tempting but then how to respond to 11... e5? Will need to think about this for a while before voting.


+ Show Spoiler +

11. ... e5?
12. Bc5

And white has a bind on the center. Black can't play an immediate d6 to free his bishop, and 11. ...e5 also closes off the g7 bishop's diagonal. Now the g7 bishop is doing nothing and black has to waste some moves to get it out. +=.


I vote for 11. Bd4
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Arhkangel
Profile Joined August 2007
Argentina769 Posts
December 21 2009 20:43 GMT
#378
jfazz let me play some games with that information you gave me , it will help me analyze my playstyle more accuretly and I will be able to give you a much better answer. But to keep it short I am leaning towards the Russian style of play, I'm all about the grinding ever since I slow danced for the first time back in fifth grade :p [/joke]

I will see wich of those books i can get for Kindle right away the other I will have to wait for later this month when I'm visiting NY. Gotta hit B&N for some books will add the ones I can't get as eBooks.

Regarding the next move

+ Show Spoiler +
Instead of 11.Bd4:
11.Bd2 g5 12.g3 fxg3 13.hxg3 Bf5

I think it addreses the e5 threat well and will screw Black position even more. It also weakens his King side a little wich right now is pretty solid. The only downside I see is giving his Knight another space to move to but it's not like there is a way we cant attack it without trading Bishops anyway. We are not loosing the c1-h6 line wich I think is very important

Not casting my vote just yet because knowing myself I'm probably doing something wrong :p
Part Time Ninja
Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-12-21 20:59:31
December 21 2009 20:54 GMT
#379
BD4+ Show Spoiler +
I don't see any reason to play passively due to the e5 threat because we would gain such a powerful bishop on c5.


Also lightman, in the game annotations it says you played f3, when you only played f4.
lightman
Profile Joined April 2005
United States731 Posts
December 21 2009 21:08 GMT
#380
On December 22 2009 01:48 jfazz wrote:
Arhkangel, I already posted a line in my analysis that is a forced win for white. Enjoy!



what !?
Chuck Norris owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped him win the 1983 WSOP holding just a Get out of Jail Free Monopoloy card, and a green #4 card from the game UNO, against an AAA KK flop and his rival folding AK after Chuck raised him ALL-IN
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