Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:01:22 04/04/01
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On April 04, 2001 at 01:05:31, Peter McKenzie wrote: >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 Lets agree to disagree for the moment. Another 10-15 moves should unravel a lot of details.
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