EPTTL Chess match II - Page 6
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
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honey_badger
Djibouti46 Posts
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pokerface
507 Posts
On December 09 2009 18:00 okayokes wrote: lol @ d4. I hope we play the Najdorf. 5 -a6 am i right ? :D | ||
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pokerface
507 Posts
6-Ndb5 a6 7 Na3 b5 I love this :D | ||
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lightman
United States731 Posts
Just played 2.....Nc6 On December 09 2009 02:48 Athos wrote: haha, lightman, if you had played e5 I would be pushing for the halloween gambit  And really, I don't see why so many people are objecting to the Mora Smith gambit, I'm just trying to spice up the game. hahaha yes, the next match I play I'll go with one of those unorthodox openings. A friend of mine I play on a daily basis has a sharp game on those non-common openings, Morra, Scandinavian, King Indian's, English, Bird, he's really into it and he's good, and even though we're pretty even I always have a tough time playing him. I myself was seriously considering on playing Alekhine instead of Sicilian, but I thought it would have been a bit more difficult to follow during the early game and it would have been unproductive for learniinr purposes. Anyway, we can still break out of book after move 4, 5 and bring in a few surprises ! | ||
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jfazz
Australia672 Posts
Ill play in the next one, but i would be happy to play either white or black. That said, if I play black you might end up playing 20+ moves of caro-kann theory  You play 2...Nc6?!! A challenge! Well, I don't know any sicilian theory, so I am going to advocate we grind you down 3. c3 for me please! | ||
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CynanMachae
Canada1459 Posts
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jfazz
Australia672 Posts
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Naib
Hungary4866 Posts
On December 08 2009 13:38 Arhkangel wrote: OK! So lighman you are awesome. I've been doing my homework looking over some games, getting myself acquainted with some decent e4 openings and reading... a lot! I want in! Just take my suggestions with a grain of salt and I welcome any criticism. I will also do my best to explain my choices :D BTW regarding you going over the TL Chess Match I thread that's so awesome of you but at this point I think it's better for me to start analyzing this match, but I might take you up on it during the holidays. I vote d2-d4 + Show Spoiler + I've seen a couple of e4 openings were the game progresses into a fight over control of the center of the board. I think that a P for better positioning is worth it, plus it stays in the spirit that I see the rest of the TL team aggressive and wanting to go for a fast win :p Is lightman really that good that d4 is out of the question Naib? Wow jfazz you really beat King? Is that match on Youtube I would love to watch it! Well, I used to consider myself good enough that I never feared Morra's Gambit 'cause I was prepared for it. And I think lightman is a lot better than I ever was (I'm just thinking about picking up and competitively playing chess again because I have a bit of free time + 'cause of a certain girl but that's another story hehe) I vote 3. d4 + Show Spoiler + Not much of an analysis I can add here, 2. - Nc6 can develop into various openings depending on what white / black does in the next few moves. 3. d4 is what people move 90% of the time, I'd like to see which standard opening lightman chooses. Another option would be 3. Bb5 which could be smart if we just want to kill the action and be content with an equal-ish position. It usually leads to very boring games. 3. c3 (what jfazz suggests) is similar to 2. c3 closed-Sicilian openings (and leads to most of it's variations with a move interchange). I always thought that it's a pisspoor excuse of an opening so hence my vote for 3. d4 Let's play some real chess! I'll try to contribute more to this thread than just popping in and voting for a move, yesterday's been pretty busy | ||
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mIniAtURe
United States32 Posts
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jfazz
Australia672 Posts
Embrace the dark side! | ||
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Ikari
United States176 Posts
Hopefully, we'll see some unorthodox moves this round. | ||
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pokerface
507 Posts
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Bill Murray
United States9292 Posts
I decided on a different idea | ||
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TheBB
Switzerland5133 Posts
I'm not good in the open Sicilians. | ||
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Naib
Hungary4866 Posts
On December 10 2009 00:56 jfazz wrote: It doesn't sound like you enjoy positional chess Naib Embrace the dark side!Hehe, that's right. The sad part is, however, in the latter years of my "career" I became a lot better at positional chess to the point it actually surpassed my tactical abilities. I still enjoy tactics and wild play a lot more though | ||
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jcu
Canada93 Posts
I honestly don't mind if we end up playing c3 though. I know a couple of cheepo lines that promise white binds and nice positions if black doesn't react correctly. 3. c3 is generally smoother sailing after 2... d6 than 2... nc6 since it sidesteps certain unpleasant variations that generally promise black easy equality such as 3... d5 and such. But if people prefer a more positional game where you need less knowedge of opening theory, c3 isnt a bad alternative. For people that don't like the Open Sicilian, the most popular sidelines are 3. Bb5(Rossolimo), c3(transposes to Alapin) and Nc3(Closed Sicilian) not necessarily in that order. | ||
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TDK
United States48 Posts
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Athos
United States2484 Posts
I really think the difference in chess between positional and tactical play can be greatly exaggerated. At least the way I see it, a positional 'boring' game can often lead to sharp tactical maneuvers that can really open up the game later on. Still, I just love gambits because they often create very weird and sharp positions from the start of the game. Overall though, I see Chess a game of making the best move for your late game goal. | ||
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citi.zen
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