Author: Peter McKenzie
Date: 16:03:03 04/03/01
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On April 03, 2001 at 18:22:58, Peter McKenzie wrote: >On April 03, 2001 at 14:14:31, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On April 03, 2001 at 14:04:24, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On April 03, 2001 at 10:58:52, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On April 03, 2001 at 08:40:09, Torstein Hall wrote: >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>.....that is true but do not underestimate the value of activity. White can >>>>>probably force weaknesses on black the next few moves by putting up threats with >>>>>the active pieces! >>>>> >>>>>Torstein >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>I didn't underestimate anything. That is why I said "White had better do >>>>something with a king attack before Black regroups and reaches a won endgame >>>>position." >>> >>> >>>You could say that in the following position wihtout much risk of being wrong: >>> >>> >>> Christophe >>> >>> >>>[D]rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 >> >> >>The only difference is that neither side has made any weaknesses yet. >> >>:) >> >>In the position you gave, white doesn't have to attack at all. He can play >>slowly and solidly. Once you push most of the pawns, you are committed. And >>you can't go back. > >Bob, this is where you are wrong I think. In the original position (from the >Tiger game), the whole key to white's play is to play solidly and slowly! >Pushing a few pawns to gain space does NOT necessitate a king-side attack, often >the correct way to use a space advantage is to just squeeze the opponent to >death. In the Tiger game, I would expect alot of white's play to come on the >kingside and down the c-file especially. oops, I meant queenside not kingside... > >Peter
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