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Date: 10 Oct 2006 18:14:03
From: [email protected]
Subject: How to handle this position?
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I reached a favorable position--space and the bishop pair--but didn't
know how to convert it into a win or material advantage. Any ideas?
>>>>>>>>>> The Key Position >>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>> Full Game (for the curious) on Interactive Board >>>>>>>>>>
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[Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2006.10.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "likesforests"]
[Black "humblerook"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "1531"]
[BlackElo "1591"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 {I'm out-of-book.}
Nf6 4. Bg2 d6 5. e3 Be6 6. b3 g6 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 {I may be
out-of-book, but I'm still playing according to the themes of the
English opening. I think that is the right way to study openings!}
exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne8 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bb2 {I'm excited. I have the bishop
pair, my bishops rake along the long diagonals, and my king is safe.}
Qe7 13. Qd2 Na6 14. f4 Rd8 15. e4 {I annex more space. I have a healthy
advantage--space, the bishop pair, developed pieces, king safety--but
how do I convert it??}
Nac7 16. Ne2 {Swapping the bishops is... something? It feels wrong.}
Bxb2 17. Qxb2 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Rfe1 {I still have a
bishop, on an open board now, but I want to swap my knight for his
well-posted knight.}
Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Nef6 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 {I eliminated his
first knight, but the second is on its way.}
Ng4 {Argh!! How do I stop Nf2+ Kg1 Ne4+ Kh1 Nxc3 -/+. I can't defend
f2... I don't have any minor pieces to cover that square.}
25. Qc5 {Aha! Swap queens to avoid the tactic. A few seconds after
making the move I realize the rooks will end up in a forkable
pattern... losing the exchange. Rats!}
Qxc5 26. Rxc5 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nd3 28. Rcc1 Nxc1 29. Rxc1 Rd2 30. a3 {I'm
down the exchange, but I often draw such positions, so play on!}
Rfd8 31. Bf1 Rd1 32. Rxd1 Rxd1 33. Kg2 b6 34. Bc4+ Kg7 35. a4 Kf6 36.
Bg8 h6 37. Bc4 Rc1 38. Ba6 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rb2 40. Bc4 c5 41. Bg8 g5 42.
fxg5+ hxg5 43. Bc4 Ke5 44. Bg8 Ke4 45. Bc4 {This position is
defensible... unless Black sacrifices his rook for my bishop, then I'm
lost. :: crossing fingers ::. I should have played h4, getting the
kingside pawns rolling. It's better than random bishop moves.}
Kd4 46. Bg8 Kc3 47. Bc4 Rxb3 48. Bxb3 Kxb3 {The game is hopeless.}
49. a5 c4 50. axb6 axb6 51. h4 gxh4 52. gxh4 c3 53. h5 c2 54. h6 c1=Q+
55. Kf2 Qxh6 0-1
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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likesforests
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Date: 11 Oct 2006 22:08:21
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: How to handle this position?
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Ray Gordon, creator of the "pivot" wrote:
> This is also the case with 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5.
>
> c6 takes away the tempo that usually deters the queen from d4, so it's
> logical that this is the reason that it's not the main line, and 3. d4 would
> be strong.
That's why I rejected 3.d4 exd4 Qxd4... I was worried that my queen
would be prematurely developed and subject to tempo-winning.
With c6 played Nc6 is out--good observation and explanation. Chessbase
says 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 scores 8 wins and 7 losses.
3.Nf3 d6 4.Nxd4 is even stronger. At most, Black can only ever win one
tempo. Chessbase says it scores 7 wins, 1 draw, and 3 losses.
> Results seem to bear that out.
Thanks again. One more mistake I know how to avoid next time.
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likesforests
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Date: 11 Oct 2006 21:48:59
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: How to handle this position?
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Thanks for the full-game analysis. I always learn alot from it.
Ron wrote:
> > 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 {I'm out-of-book.] Nf6 4. Bg2 d6 5. e3 Be6 6. b3 g6
>
> I'm not sure you're going for the right development of your
> dark-squared bishop here. 5.d3 and 6.Bg5 would co-ordinate with your
> king bishop and queen night better.
An astute observation. According to my database:
1.e4 23 games 41.3% score
2.Nf3 21 games 64.2% score
3.d3 18 games 55.5% score
4.e3 7 games 9.8% score
5.a3 2 games 100.0% score
I dismissed d3 because I don't like e4... it creates an outpost for the
enemy knight after Nd7 - > Nf8 -> Ne6 -> Nd4, besides blocking my other
bishop. The statiscs for e4 seem to support that conclusion, that it
often turns out badly.
However, after watching three games in the d3 line... Bujdosa-Korim,
Nemec-Stanek, and Oberhofen-Folly it's clear you can delay e4 for a
long time, when the outpost issue is no longer (or much lesser) a
concern.
> > 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 {I may be
> > out-of-book, but I'm still playing according to the themes of the
> > English opening. I think that is the right way to study openings!}
> >
>
> I don't think 9.d4 is a bad move, but surely Bb2 has to come into play
> here.
I guess. I was worried about 9.Bb2 d5... but I guess after 10.cxd5 Nxd5
I can still play d4 ending up like 11.d4 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 Nd7 13.e4. Not
too bad.
> > exd4 10. Nxd4
> I probably would have played 10.exd4 (which computers don't like as
> much, but does more to establish a space advantage.
I guess each move has a merit. exd4 helps with the space advantage,
Nxd4 forces Black to spend a tempo moving his bishop (or lose the
bishop pair). I wasn't even aware of the space advantage trade-off when
I played... I'll consider it next time.
> Also, your bishops don't really threaten much. The guy on g2 is biting
> on granite. The other long diagonal is contested.
> The problem with the f4-e4 idea is that you've reduced the scope of
> your bishops.
It seems like levelerman's idea of Ba3 would have been strong,
preventing d5 without blocking my light-squared bishop, and without
deteriorating my position.
> > Nac7 16. Ne2 {Swapping the bishops is... something? It feels wrong.}
>
> Well, the fewer pieces are on the board, the less significant your space
> advantage is. This is the sort of point where you need to take a hard
> look at your position and figure out what your opponent's weaknesses is.
> (With a small enough number of pieces on the board, a space "advantage"
> can become a weakess, as your advanced pawns can make easy targets).
>
> You might start by improve the position of your worst-placed piece, the
> Ra1. That's a good rule of thumb for "what the heck do I do in the
> position?" positions. Identify your worst-placed piece and improve it's
> position.
I spent 45 seconds on the position. I remembered Silman said playing
with the wrong plan is better than playing with no plan. I was thinking
about some CT-ART positions when the fianchetto kingside is missing his
bishop and become weak.
Maybe his advice is not so good here. When I can't come up with a plan,
I'll improve the position of my worst-placed pieces. Hey, that's a
plan! Great practical advice.
> > Bxb2 17. Qxb2 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. exd5 Nxd5
>
> 19.exd5 looks like a mistake to me. It gives his knight a strong central
> outpost. e5 looks better, giving you a passed pawn and thus a reason to
> play for an endgame.
That's something. I guess he gets one too, but mine's a little more
advanced.
> But, in fact, black is threatening nothing because after Bf1 (which
> defends the forking square) your king can escape to g2. Also note how
> Bf1 threatens the exchange-winning Bc4+.
Yup. I moved too quickly, and I need to continue improving my tactics.
> Naw. You're dead lost. Even pushing h4 doesn't help here. The end result
> is that you'll have a single passed pawn on the queenside. He attacks it
> with his king and rook, and is willing to trade his rook for it and your
> bishop - leaving him a trivially - won 3-on-2 pawn endgame.
>
> The one plus in advancing your pawns is that it lets you get your king
> into the game. That should be moot.
>
> Sacrificing the exchange back is a really fundamental part of endgame
> strategy in positions like this. You should assume your opponent will do
> it. Right now he's just patiently improving the position of his king.
I plan to resign earlier next time--when I decide the game's hopeless.
> While it's worth pointing out that you lost this game because of basic
> tactics, I think you're ready for a book like Silman's "How to Reasses
> Your Chess" (if you haven't read it already. If you have, then I don't
> think it sunk in.)
I've only read The Amateur Mind. Some of it sunk in. Some of it hasn't.
Thanks again for the excellent positional analysis.
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likesforests
Become a Chess Expert -- http://likesforests.blogspot.com/
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Date: 12 Oct 2006 06:03:38
From: Ron
Subject: Re: How to handle this position?
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In article <[email protected] >,
"[email protected]" <[email protected] > wrote:
> An astute observation. According to my database:
>
> 1.e4 23 games 41.3% score
> 2.Nf3 21 games 64.2% score
> 3.d3 18 games 55.5% score
> 4.e3 7 games 9.8% score
> 5.a3 2 games 100.0% score
>
> I dismissed d3 because I don't like e4... it creates an outpost for the
> enemy knight after Nd7 -> Nf8 -> Ne6 -> Nd4, besides blocking my other
> bishop. The statiscs for e4 seem to support that conclusion, that it
> often turns out badly.
I like the rationale that it gives the black knight a strong outpost. I
don't think the statistics are relevant, however. In fact, I think
they're likely to steer you wrong.
> > I don't think 9.d4 is a bad move, but surely Bb2 has to come into play
> > here.
>
> I guess. I was worried about 9.Bb2 d5... but I guess after 10.cxd5 Nxd5
> I can still play d4 ending up like 11.d4 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 Nd7 13.e4. Not
> too bad.
Remember that opening up the position favors the better developed
player. If you have a large development advantage, his decision to open
the position via d5 would almost certianly be a mistake.
(Although I don't have the position set up in front of me right now, so
I can't really evaluate your variation.)
> > > exd4 10. Nxd4
>
> > I probably would have played 10.exd4 (which computers don't like as
> > much, but does more to establish a space advantage.
>
> I guess each move has a merit. exd4 helps with the space advantage,
> Nxd4 forces Black to spend a tempo moving his bishop (or lose the
> bishop pair). I wasn't even aware of the space advantage trade-off when
> I played... I'll consider it next time.
The bishop pair is a tricky thing. It's not always easy to use well; in
fact, I suspect that at your level it really doesn't confer much in the
way of an advantage at all. (Weaker players miss knight tactics all the
time; this game, in fact, is decided by a missed knight tactic. They
miss bishop tactics, in my experience, less often).
In any event, I'm not sure Nxe6 - which a lot of people would play
automatically, thinking that bishops are better than knights - really
hurt black, because the extra central pawn has real value, and the
half-open f-file could cause problems for you in some variations.
In any event, remember that a well-posted knight is easily the equal of
a bishop. Your bishops only have an advantage over knights if you can
restrain the enemy knights, denying them good squares. You fail to do
that in this game.
> I spent 45 seconds on the position. I remembered Silman said playing
> with the wrong plan is better than playing with no plan. I was thinking
> about some CT-ART positions when the fianchetto kingside is missing his
> bishop and become weak.
Well, you don't really have a plan here. "Trading bishops and hoping a
tactic appears" isn't a plan. "Trading bishops and using my remaining
pieces to exploit his dark-square weaknesses" might be - but you have to
actually formulate it. How are you going to exploit those DS weaknesses?
Which pieces are you going to use, and how are you going to use them?
Answer those questions, and you're starting to form a plan.
(And, incidentally, you'll find that it's when you have a plan which
your opponent has to defend against that those tactical shots appear.
Except against very weak oppostion, they don't occur much.)
> > 19.exd5 looks like a mistake to me. It gives his knight a strong central
> > outpost. e5 looks better, giving you a passed pawn and thus a reason to
> > play for an endgame.
>
> That's something. I guess he gets one too, but mine's a little more
> advanced.
It's important to recognize how dangerous that N on d5 is, though. You
swap it off, but he only lets you because he sees other tactics.
> Thanks again for the excellent positional analysis.
You're welcome.
-Ron
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Date: 12 Oct 2006 00:01:21
From: Ron
Subject: Re: How to handle this position?
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In article <[email protected] >,
"[email protected]" <[email protected] > wrote:
> 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 {I'm out-of-book.}
That's okay. This is a reasonable move consistent with the ones you've
played. Don't worry so much about if it's best.
> Nf6 4. Bg2 d6 5. e3 Be6 6. b3 g6
I'm not sure you're going for the right development of your
dark-squared bishop here. 5.d3 and 6.Bg5 would co-ordinate with your
king bishop and queen night better.
> 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 {I may be
> out-of-book, but I'm still playing according to the themes of the
> English opening. I think that is the right way to study openings!}
>
I don't think 9.d4 is a bad move, but surely Bb2 has to come into play
here.
> exd4 10. Nxd4
I probably would have played 10.exd4 (which computers don't like as
much, but does more to establish a space advantage.
> Ne8 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bb2 {I'm excited. I have the bishop
> pair, my bishops rake along the long diagonals, and my king is safe.}
That trade is sort of a mixed bag. Yes, it gets you the bishop pair. On
the other hand, it gives black an extra central pawn, making it easier
for him to contest your space advantage.
Also, your bishops don't really threaten much. The guy on g2 is biting
on granite. The other long diagonal is contested.
> Qe7 13. Qd2 Na6 14. f4 Rd8 15. e4 {I annex more space. I have a healthy
> advantage--space, the bishop pair, developed pieces, king safety--but
> how do I convert it??}
The problem with the f4-e4 idea is that you've reduced the scope of
your bishops.
> Nac7 16. Ne2 {Swapping the bishops is... something? It feels wrong.}
Well, the fewer pieces are on the board, the less significant your space
advantage is. This is the sort of point where you need to take a hard
look at your position and figure out what your opponent's weaknesses is.
(With a small enough number of pieces on the board, a space "advantage"
can become a weakess, as your advanced pawns can make easy targets).
You might start by improve the position of your worst-placed piece, the
Ra1. That's a good rule of thumb for "what the heck do I do in the
position?" positions. Identify your worst-placed piece and improve it's
position.
Don't force matters in this type of position. You'll be surprised how
often your opponent creates problems for himself without any help from
you. (I've discovered that in a couple of my own recent games. I felt
like I had an advantage, albiet I wasn't sure how to make progress. I
just played carefully, trying to avoid mistakes, and my opponent -
completely on his own accord - made more errors allowing me to increase
my advantage and win.)
So I'd probably play Rad1, and then maybe Rfe1 (although f1 isn't a bad
square for that rook, IMO.)
The way to exploit the bishop pair, incidentally, is almost always to
open the position.
Swapping DS bishops would make sense if your pieces were in a position
to exploit the weak dark squares around his king, but they're really
not.
> Bxb2 17. Qxb2 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. exd5 Nxd5
19.exd5 looks like a mistake to me. It gives his knight a strong central
outpost. e5 looks better, giving you a passed pawn and thus a reason to
play for an endgame.
> 20. Rfe1 {I still have a
> bishop, on an open board now, but I want to swap my knight for his
> well-posted knight.}
That's going to be hard to do since he can support it with his other N
on f6. Your best bet here might be to trade enough on d5 to create an
isolated pawn, which you can then attack.
>
> Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Nef6 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 {I eliminated his
> first knight, but the second is on its way.}
>
> Ng4 {Argh!! How do I stop Nf2+ Kg1 Ne4+ Kh1 Nxc3 -/+. I can't defend
> f2... I don't have any minor pieces to cover that square.}
>
> 25. Qc5 {Aha! Swap queens to avoid the tactic. A few seconds after
> making the move I realize the rooks will end up in a forkable
> pattern... losing the exchange. Rats!}
But, in fact, black is threatening nothing because after Bf1 (which
defends the forking square) your king can escape to g2. Also note how
Bf1 threatens the exchange-winning Bc4+.
> Qxc5 26. Rxc5 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nd3 28. Rcc1 Nxc1 29. Rxc1 Rd2 30. a3 {I'm
> down the exchange, but I often draw such positions, so play on!}
There are lots of times when you can draw exchange-down positions. This
sure doesn't look like one of them, though. Too little material, too
many pawns.
> Rfd8 31. Bf1 Rd1 32. Rxd1 Rxd1 33. Kg2 b6 34. Bc4+ Kg7 35. a4 Kf6 36.
> Bg8 h6 37. Bc4 Rc1 38. Ba6 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rb2 40. Bc4 c5 41. Bg8 g5 42.
> fxg5+ hxg5 43. Bc4 Ke5 44. Bg8 Ke4 45. Bc4 {This position is
> defensible... unless Black sacrifices his rook for my bishop, then I'm
> lost. :: crossing fingers ::. I should have played h4, getting the
> kingside pawns rolling. It's better than random bishop moves.}
Naw. You're dead lost. Even pushing h4 doesn't help here. The end result
is that you'll have a single passed pawn on the queenside. He attacks it
with his king and rook, and is willing to trade his rook for it and your
bishop - leaving him a trivially - won 3-on-2 pawn endgame.
The one plus in advancing your pawns is that it lets you get your king
into the game. That should be moot.
Sacrificing the exchange back is a really fundamental part of endgame
strategy in positions like this. You should assume your opponent will do
it. Right now he's just patiently improving the position of his king.
>
> Kd4 46. Bg8 Kc3 47. Bc4 Rxb3 48. Bxb3 Kxb3 {The game is hopeless.}
>
Yup.
> 49. a5 c4 50. axb6 axb6 51. h4 gxh4 52. gxh4 c3 53. h5 c2 54. h6 c1=Q+
> 55. Kf2 Qxh6 0-1
While it's worth pointing out that you lost this game because of basic
tactics, I think you're ready for a book like Silman's "How to Reasses
Your Chess" (if you haven't read it already. If you have, then I don't
think it sunk in.)
-Ron
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Date: 11 Oct 2006 09:54:01
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: How to handle this position?
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Ray Gordon, creator of the "pivot" wrote:
> > 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 {I'm out-of-book.}
>
> 3. d4 would be the way to "punish" 2...c6, so I'd start any analysis of the
> position there.
Cool, an early d4 does seem like an effective way to punish c6. 3.Nf3
d6 4.d4 scores 64% for White (+60, -30, =17).
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likesforests
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Date: 11 Oct 2006 17:58:33
From: Ray Gordon, creator of the \pivot\
Subject: Re: How to handle this position?
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>> > 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 {I'm out-of-book.}
>>
>> 3. d4 would be the way to "punish" 2...c6, so I'd start any analysis of
>> the
>> position there.
>
> Cool, an early d4 does seem like an effective way to punish c6. 3.Nf3
> d6 4.d4 scores 64% for White (+60, -30, =17).
This is also the case with 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5.
c6 takes away the tempo that usually deters the queen from d4, so it's
logical that this is the reason that it's not the main line, and 3. d4 would
be strong.
Results seem to bear that out.
--
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Looks are not "game."
Social status or value is not "game."
Those are the things that game makes unnecessary.
A seduction guru who teaches you that looks, money or status is game is not
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Date: 11 Oct 2006 09:42:01
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: How to handle this position?
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[email protected] wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > I reached a favorable position--space and the bishop pair--but didn't
> > know how to convert it into a win or material advantage. Any ideas?
> >
> > Diagram: http://tinyurl.com/gqzfk
> > FEN: 3rnrk1/ppn1q1bp/2ppp1p1/8/2P1PP2/1PN3P1/PB1Q2BP/R4RK1 w - - 0 16
>
> you are better but not significantly enough to speak about
> "converting", Black is well placed too which means that there is
> potential behind his position and it will snap back to you if you
> simply try to roll over him ....there are also weaknesses left behind
> your advanced pawns to be exploited by his jumping knights
>
> you need a long term plan here to increase what you have rather than
> "win or material advantage" now
>
> one idea : play against his only obvious weakness : his central pawns
> and get control of the center squares
>
> Ba3 [prevents Black d5 getting rid of the the weaknesses] pins Black
> to defense and threatens e5
>
> if Black plays c5 to block Ba3-d6 diagonal it weakens d5 square too and
> you just increase the pressure on d6 with Rad1 and if Bd4+ to close
> d-file then, after Rh1, a Ne2
> and trade the bishops
>
> improve and wait for the right moment for e5 dxe5 Qe5 (with black weak
> e6 pawn on open file) or f5 break ( Ne2-c3-d5 after ef ef jump in case
> that he loses patience and plays an e5
Thanks, levelerman, for your valuable analysis.
When I goof in the opening or ending, I have books to lookup. When I
miss a tactic, my chess engines tell me. But, it's hard for me to come
up with a good positional plan without the help of a strong player.
---
likesforests
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Date: 10 Oct 2006 21:19:07
From:
Subject: Re: How to handle this position?
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[email protected] wrote:
> I reached a favorable position--space and the bishop pair--but didn't
> know how to convert it into a win or material advantage. Any ideas?
>
> >>>>>>>>>> The Key Position >>>>>>>>>>
>
> Diagram: http://tinyurl.com/gqzfk
> FEN: 3rnrk1/ppn1q1bp/2ppp1p1/8/2P1PP2/1PN3P1/PB1Q2BP/R4RK1 w - - 0 16
>
you are better but not significantly enough to speak about
"converting", Black is well placed too which means that there is
potential behind his position and it will snap back to you if you
simply try to roll over him ....there are also weaknesses left behind
your advanced pawns to be exploited by his jumping knights
you need a long term plan here to increase what you have rather than
"win or material advantage" now
one idea : play against his only obvious weakness : his central pawns
and get control of the center squares
Ba3 [prevents Black d5 getting rid of the the weaknesses] pins Black
to defense and threatens e5
if Black plays c5 to block Ba3-d6 diagonal it weakens d5 square too and
you just increase the pressure on d6 with Rad1 and if Bd4+ to close
d-file then, after Rh1, a Ne2
and trade the bishops
improve and wait for the right moment for e5 dxe5 Qe5 (with black weak
e6 pawn on open file) or f5 break ( Ne2-c3-d5 after ef ef jump in case
that he loses patience and plays an e5
> >>>>>>>>>> Full Game (for the curious) on Interactive Board >>>>>>>>>>
>
> http://www.chesslog.de/users/likesforests/
>
> >>>>>>>>>> Full Game (for the curious) in PGN format >>>>>>>>>>
>
> [Event "rated standard match"]
> [Site "freechess.org"]
> [Date "2006.10.08"]
> [Round "?"]
> [White "likesforests"]
> [Black "humblerook"]
> [Result "0-1"]
> [ECO "A21"]
> [WhiteElo "1531"]
> [BlackElo "1591"]
> [TimeControl "900+10"]
>
> 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 {I'm out-of-book.}
>
> Nf6 4. Bg2 d6 5. e3 Be6 6. b3 g6 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 {I may be
> out-of-book, but I'm still playing according to the themes of the
> English opening. I think that is the right way to study openings!}
>
> exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne8 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bb2 {I'm excited. I have the bishop
> pair, my bishops rake along the long diagonals, and my king is safe.}
>
> Qe7 13. Qd2 Na6 14. f4 Rd8 15. e4 {I annex more space. I have a healthy
> advantage--space, the bishop pair, developed pieces, king safety--but
> how do I convert it??}
>
> Nac7 16. Ne2 {Swapping the bishops is... something? It feels wrong.}
>
> Bxb2 17. Qxb2 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Rfe1 {I still have a
> bishop, on an open board now, but I want to swap my knight for his
> well-posted knight.}
>
> Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Nef6 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 {I eliminated his
> first knight, but the second is on its way.}
>
> Ng4 {Argh!! How do I stop Nf2+ Kg1 Ne4+ Kh1 Nxc3 -/+. I can't defend
> f2... I don't have any minor pieces to cover that square.}
>
> 25. Qc5 {Aha! Swap queens to avoid the tactic. A few seconds after
> making the move I realize the rooks will end up in a forkable
> pattern... losing the exchange. Rats!}
>
> Qxc5 26. Rxc5 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nd3 28. Rcc1 Nxc1 29. Rxc1 Rd2 30. a3 {I'm
> down the exchange, but I often draw such positions, so play on!}
>
> Rfd8 31. Bf1 Rd1 32. Rxd1 Rxd1 33. Kg2 b6 34. Bc4+ Kg7 35. a4 Kf6 36.
> Bg8 h6 37. Bc4 Rc1 38. Ba6 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rb2 40. Bc4 c5 41. Bg8 g5 42.
> fxg5+ hxg5 43. Bc4 Ke5 44. Bg8 Ke4 45. Bc4 {This position is
> defensible... unless Black sacrifices his rook for my bishop, then I'm
> lost. :: crossing fingers ::. I should have played h4, getting the
> kingside pawns rolling. It's better than random bishop moves.}
>
> Kd4 46. Bg8 Kc3 47. Bc4 Rxb3 48. Bxb3 Kxb3 {The game is hopeless.}
>
> 49. a5 c4 50. axb6 axb6 51. h4 gxh4 52. gxh4 c3 53. h5 c2 54. h6 c1=Q+
> 55. Kf2 Qxh6 0-1
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> ---
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Date: 11 Oct 2006 00:06:20
From: Ray Gordon, creator of the \pivot\
Subject: Re: How to handle this position?
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> 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 {I'm out-of-book.}
3. d4 would be the way to "punish" 2...c6, so I'd start any analysis of the
position there.
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