Author: Peter McKenzie
Date: 22:05:31 04/03/01
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On April 03, 2001 at 22:12:22, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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. >> >>Peter > > >I think you mis-read my post. My "slowly and solidly" was directed at the NO, I understood it perfectly. I understood it so well that I was inclined to disagree with it! >position where _nothing_ has been moved. I don't think white can play slowly >in the GT vs Web game. If so, I think black will win. I think white has to >try to immediately translate his space advantage into something more concrete >before black infiltrates. I disagree completely. Black cannot infiltrate if white keeps a 'clamp' on the position. This is why white can afford to play 'slow' moves like a3, because they prevent black from freeing himself. See http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?161507 for my further thoughts on the position. Peter
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