tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post1357243010810909228..comments2024-01-29T14:44:29.902-05:00Comments on Castling Queen Side: Liberty Bell Open: Part 1Pollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-5155866473891759082009-01-28T23:19:00.000-05:002009-01-28T23:19:00.000-05:00Polly, Likes,I'm not persuaded that sticking the k...Polly, Likes,<BR/><BR/>I'm not persuaded that sticking the knight offside is better than play in the center. Perhaps one day we can discuss this over the board :-).denopachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683971459382806163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-60711612573855655042009-01-28T19:39:00.000-05:002009-01-28T19:39:00.000-05:00Denopac: I looked at the Ricardi game. The major ...Denopac: I looked at the Ricardi game. The major difference is Black did not play Nh5. 7...0-0 is a reasonable move, but if it's going to be followed with Nh5. I agree with Like if I'm going to play Nh5 it should have come before castling. <BR/><BR/>I've been having having some difficulty playing the Black side of positions like this one. I much prefer it when White plays d4 c4 Nc3 allowing me to go into the Nimzo_indian.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-89016821160223249912009-01-28T01:17:00.000-05:002009-01-28T01:17:00.000-05:00likesforests: '7...O-O is the first move that sets...likesforests: '7...O-O is the first move that sets of my "I wouldn't play that" alarm. Why not 7...Nh5 right away when you force the trade of his bishop pair and only then thinking about castling?'<BR/><BR/>denopac: 'People, a Granmaster played 7 ... 0-0 in the exact position... it's not a bad move.'<BR/><BR/>That doesn't follow. GMs make mistakes just like you and me. Also, they may have a different reason for playing the same move. I mean to say that what a GM plays is worth analysis, but you should not advocate nor dismiss a move <I>on that basis alone</I> as you do above. Or we would all be playing 1.e4 a6 because Miles played it and won against Karpov! ;)<BR/><BR/>To my eye it's clear 7...Nh5 is more accurate than 7...O-O 8.h4 Nh5. What's interesting is whether 7...Nh5 is better than 7...O-O in general. Since I don't play these lines, I don't know. I have four annotated games from the position after 7.Bd3 and GM Prie and GM Summerscale both prefer White even before Black's seventh move. They refer to Black's setup as passive.<BR/><BR/>Prie writes, "7.O-O? - Castling into it! The idea of castling is to put your king into safety, not into the frying pan!" But Ricardi does ok with 7...O-O in that one game. Food for thought!likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-86047218187960372982009-01-27T23:53:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:53:00.000-05:00People, a Grandmaster played 7 ... 0-0 in the exac...People, a Grandmaster played 7 ... 0-0 in the exact position... it's not a bad move. Polly's problem in this game was ignoring the center. Look at the Ricardi game, please.denopachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683971459382806163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-14215576313284883612009-01-27T23:44:00.000-05:002009-01-27T23:44:00.000-05:00Like: Those are excellent questions. I think I ha...Like: Those are excellent questions. I think I had considered the immediate Nh5, but I think I was in the "complete development stage" and felt I should castle before moving the knight again. Sometimes I think telling kids over and over again to "castle early and complete their development before moving a piece" again causes me to break the rule when necessary.<BR/><BR/>I think I didn't consider Bxh7 as a problem because the king is guarding h7. However it should have been given more consideration since it's very similar to the idea of Bxf7+ after black plays Bg4. Same idea of drawing the king out giving a check with the knight and exposing the black piece blocked by the knight to capture by the queen.<BR/><BR/>Often in short time limits it's easy to play on auto pilot to try to save time early. This can blow up in one's face when a tactic arises in the opening.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-40603778583451129962009-01-27T15:43:00.000-05:002009-01-27T15:43:00.000-05:007...O-O is the first move that sets of my "I would...7...O-O is the first move that sets of my "I wouldn't play that" alarm. Why not 7...Nh5 right away when you force the trade of his bishop pair and only then thinking about castling?<BR/><BR/>The 9.Bxh7+ sac looks very scary if you didn't spot ...Kg6. My question to you then isn't why you missed ...Kg6, but why you didn't see 9.Bxh7+ ahead of time? It was a CHECK and CAPTURE, should definitely be one of the principle variations you calculated for your opponent before you played 8...Nh5. And if you had seen it you might have chosen a move that didn't allow it like 8...h6.likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-65436410514530369312009-01-27T10:24:00.000-05:002009-01-27T10:24:00.000-05:00"Broxie" was not on the few baby name websites I c..."Broxie" was not on the few baby name websites I checked, although I do know it's also used as a female name.<BR/><BR/>Re-entry, I've never really understood why someone would plop the extra money. If it keeps more people playing in later rounds, though, why not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-38779117581361115192009-01-26T10:01:00.000-05:002009-01-26T10:01:00.000-05:00Ouch, game 1 was painful. I would have played the ...Ouch, game 1 was painful. I would have played the first six moves pretty much as you did so I went to chessgames to see how strong players handle the black side after 7. h4. Here's a nice example from GM Pablo Ricardi from Argentina:<BR/><BR/>www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1400448denopachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683971459382806163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-23760377506492903912009-01-26T09:56:00.000-05:002009-01-26T09:56:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.denopachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683971459382806163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-24670226831837176442009-01-26T07:47:00.000-05:002009-01-26T07:47:00.000-05:00Repeated draw offers are against the rules i belie...Repeated draw offers are against the rules i believe, it falls under harrasing the opponent i believe, not?<BR/><BR/>But, in this case, thirteen moves are between the drawoffers so one can not speak of repeated draw offers.<BR/><BR/>I hope part two shows us some beautiful chess games which Polly has won or atleast is pleased with the result of the game(s). -Johan Verduyckthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319369761572297398noreply@blogger.com