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Subject: Re: Junior7 had misses three opportunitys to open the b-line

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 15:31:01 03/23/02

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On March 23, 2002 at 17:15:44, J.Dufek wrote:

>On March 23, 2002 at 16:41:30, Torstein Hall wrote:
>
>>On March 23, 2002 at 10:36:55, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>>
>>>On March 23, 2002 at 09:46:44, Torstein Hall wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 23, 2002 at 07:48:32, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On March 23, 2002 at 06:15:54, Torstein Hall wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On March 22, 2002 at 15:11:25, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On March 22, 2002 at 12:32:24, Thomas Lagershausen wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>[D]2kr1bnr/ppqb1pp1/4p2p/nP1pP3/2pP4/2P2N2/P1B1NPPP/1RBQ1RK1 w - -
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>After the statement of Amir Ban that DeepJunior7 didn´t find a opportunity to
>>>>>>>>open the game i have to say i was surprised.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>At move 15 till move 17 DeepJunior 7 could easily open the b-line with the
>>>>>>>>logical b5-b6!.According to Shredder 6.02 the best move in the position.After
>>>>>>>>that move white gets what he deserves, open lines for his rooks to attack the
>>>>>>>>black king.After ...axb6 it makes no sense to play b6-b5 for black because white
>>>>>>>>opens further lines with a4!.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Yesterdays play of both sides of the board can´t convince me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>TL
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The move b6 in the diagramed position does not do any good. Black has more wood
>>>>>>>and more space on the Q-side. Why would you want to sac a pawn there?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thats where you got whites ultimate target, the black King! After 1.b6 axb6
>>>>>>2.Be3 g5 white can get quite a pressure against the white king. (Look at Ba4 or
>>>>>>perhaps just simply a doubling of rooks on the b file )
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Torstein
>>>>>
>>>>>Ba4 offers the exchange of Whites good bishop for Blacks bad bishop. While the
>>>>>attempt to double rooks with Rb2 will be met by Ba3 or black could play Kc8
>>>
>>>I meant Kb8.
>>>
>>>
>>>with
>>>>>the idea of playing Ng8-e7-c8 and White will get nowhere. BTW, I don't care for
>>>>>your g5 move for Black, since it weakens the part of the board where White
>>>>>should be playing.
>>>>
>>>>Should be playing etc. I like variations so after 1.b6 axb6 2. Ba4 [There is a
>>>>lot of other possible moves for white of course. And the same goes for the black
>>>>move.]2...Bxa4 3.Qxa4
>>>>
>>>>[D]2kr1bnr/1pq2pp1/1p2p2p/n2pP3/Q1pP4/2P2N2/P3NPPP/1RB2RK1 b - - 0 3
>>>>
>>>>I think white has a nice plus here. White can play Qb5 at his on leisure and get
>>>>the pawn back with pressure on the b file. Ths bishop is not bad when it comes
>>>>out in front of the pawns.
>>>>
>>>>Torstein
>>>
>>>What happened to your 2.Be3?
>>>
>>>In any case, after your 1.b6 axb6 2.Ba4 Bxa4 3.Qa4 Kb8 with the idea of
>>>Ng8-e7-c8 or Ka7 followed by Qc6 expelling Whites Queen.
>>>
>>>If 4.Qb5 Ka7 accomplishes less than nothing for White, since White is no longer
>>>ready to play as Ba3 to get rid of Blacks good Bishop and Black still has his
>>>plans.
>>>
>>>If 4.Ba3 Bxa3 5.Qxa3 Ne7 and Black is poised to complete his plan of shuting
>>>down Whites play on the Q-side completely with Nc8. White has expended a pawn to
>>>"attack" on the wrong side of the board, minimized the value of his space
>>>advantage by exchanging pieces and has no attack to show for it on either side
>>>of the board. All very anti-positional.
>>
>>I may not understand this position, but how can an open line directed at the
>>opeonent king be on the wrong side of the board? White is at least +/= . And how
>>can opening up in front of your own king be right for white? As I said, it may
>>be I do not understand, but playing on kingside for white looks like plain
>>suicide to me!
>
>Look into "My system". As white you _need_ destroy pawn e6. Basic of strategy.
>Lot of games in C02 ECO (lot of Movsesian's and Svesnikov's games, only with
>pawns on a3+b2 and not a2+b5) was win with this plan.
>
>J.

I would recommend "Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy. Advances since Nimzowitsch"
by John Watson. One of Nimozos strategems that you -have to- attack at the base
of a pawn chain is proven wrong a long time ago!

I looking forward to take a look at the games under C02 by Movesian and
Svesnikov.

Torstein



>>
>>Torstein
>>>
>>>Instead, White could have pursued an initiative on the K-side in a very thematic
>>>manner that is harder to stop. Black cannot easily utilize his Q, Na5 and Bc8 on
>>>the K-side and White should try to exploit this as a superiority of force on
>>>that side of the board.



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