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Subject: Re: I believe the Tiger book may have some holes. Look for book losses

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 11:14:22 11/02/04

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On October 31, 2004 at 14:20:06, Harald Faber wrote:

>On October 31, 2004 at 09:56:42, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>
>>On October 31, 2004 at 08:45:32, robert flesher wrote:
>>
>>Blaming the book is most often a lame excuse.
>
>Correct.
>
>>If you play 5.Bh3 in this position:
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>>[D] r1bqkbnr/1p2pppp/p1np4/2p5/4P3/2NP2P1/PPP2P1P/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 5
>>
>>you simply deserve the loss.
>>>>This was certainly not a book move.
>>My Tiger 15 also prefers to play this Nonsense.
>
>
>Pardon my ignorance, but could you explain to me why 5.Bh3 is nonsense?
>
>
>>Michael

The bishop belongs to g2 to control the center.
5.Bh3 simply abandons the center. After this move any possible white Kingside
play/attack is doomed to failure.

Black had no problems to seize the initiative after this move.

Michael





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