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: >> >>[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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