Author: John Merlino
Date: 12:15:21 08/02/04
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On August 01, 2004 at 21:00:50, Alan Grotier wrote: >On August 01, 2004 at 19:44:25, John Merlino wrote: > >>On August 01, 2004 at 18:49:07, Alan Grotier wrote: >> >>> >>> [Event ""] >>>[Site ""] >>>[Date "2004.8.1"] >>>[Round ""] >>>[White "Alan"] >>>[Black "Lacey"] >>>[TimeControl "1800+3"] >>>[Result "*"] >>> >>>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 4.c4 e6 5.dxe6 Bxe6 6.b3 Nc6 7.Bb2 Bd6 * >>> >>>Now what would you play? Please no help from your chess software. >>>I have been called a patzer on this forum and with reason but I found >>>it hard to find the best move in this position. >> >>[D]r2qk2r/pp3ppp/2nbbn2/2p5/2P5/1P3N2/PB1P1PPP/RN1QKB1R w KQkq - 0 8 >> >>I would play Be2, in preparation for castling. >> >>>The game continues : what would you do?. Of course no help from our electronic >>>buddies. >>> >>> 8.d4 O-O 9.d5 Qa5+ 10.Bc3 Qc7 * I played 11. d5 x Fe6 and eventual lost >>> the game. > > Is d4 a bad move? F8 does not mention it. CM_SKR prefers Be2 with an eval a few centipawns in Black's favor. The eval for d4 is -0.60. So, it does not appear to be a good move. jm
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