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| Posted by wschmidt www6conf.org 3/09/2007 15:06:28 Play online chess |  Subject: Novice Nook # 48Message: -> www.chesscafe.com | ||
| Posted by ionadowman www6conf.org 3/10/2007 12:12:35 Play online chess | Interesting... Message: Whatever the objective limitations of 3...h6, I'm not sure it is as "silly" as Heisman alleges. Had he played the Two Knights' (3...Nf6), I would have played 4.Ng5. I wouldn't call Black's position "perfectly safe", though I'd be more than happy to play the Black side of this game. But it is actually quite hard for White to come up with anything that decisively exploits this apparent waste of time. Perhaps the idea of the move is to induce White to overpress early and incur a disadvantage - an "odds-giving" style. It turns out that a certain chess master Blatny has played 3...h3 with reasonable success. Most of his opponents responded with 4.d4. In my game I tried 4.c3, leading to a kind of Goring Gambit. Though it seems to have paid off, it probably isn't all that good... Cheers, Ion | ||
| Posted by sough www6conf.org 3/10/2007 16:49:03 Play online chess | Closed Lopez Message: I'm wondering why can't black play 8...Bg4 immediately here. I suppose white hasn't played d4 yet so the pin isn't as powerful but I don't see how to take advantage of it. Is this a situation where you kick it out with h3 and g4, or maybe play d3, Nbd2 then evacuate the queen, or play Nf1 Ne3? Also, IF Bg4 is a good move which I sort of doubt since it's played so rarely, could white play 8.h3 instead of c3 and get away with it? Thanks for any help on this h3 inquiry! ——— Armenia makes chess compulsory in schools — Armenia is to make chess a compulsory subject in primary schools in an attempt to turn itself into a global force in the game, the education ministry said on Friday. "Teaching chess in schools will create a solid basis for the country to become a chess superpower," an official at the ministry, Arman Aivazian, told AFP. The authorities led by President Serzh Sarkisian, an enthusiastic supporter of the game of chess, have committed around $1.5 million (one million euros) to the scheme -- a large sum in the impoverished but chess-mad country. Children from the age of six will learn chess as a separate subject on the curriculum for two hours a week. Aivazian said ... Posted by karoyl | www6conf.org 3/10/2007 20:16:35 Play online chess Ruy Lopez, Closed, 8... Bg4Message: 8... Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 O-O (10... Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 +/=) 11. Nbd2 Na5 (11... d5 12. Qe2 dxe4 13. dxe4 Bd6 14. Nf1 +/=) 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nf1 Nc6 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Nh4 Ne8 16. Nhf5 +/= This analysis is somewhat unconvincing, and I think that the line is probably quite playable. Still, White does obtain an advantage thanks to his command of space and good squares for his knights at d5 and f5. This would probably make a good line for OTB play, and it's probably good enough for correspondence games as well. ——— Paranoia served Fischer well on chess board — Bobby Fischer was characteristically defensive and even conspiratorial. His anti-Semitic theories, for one, were off-the-wall. But his fears weren't always so patently without merit, as when he claimed that the "Russians" had tried to rig a chess tournament against him by accepting quick and easy draws against one another. His dread of journalists was motivated by grievous experiences at the hands of a sensationalistic press. His quirky, outspoken manner made him an easy, if not appetizing, target. Fischer clearly was aware of the issue of paranoia. During an appearance on Dick Cavett's talk show in 1971, Fischer looked over his shoulder and declared humorously: "The paranoids are ... |