Comments for Chess: An Amatuer's Journey http://badenstein.wordpress.com The trials, victories, struggles, and research of one chess enthusiast. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:46:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on My Caro-Kann Frustration by knightofthesquaretable http://badenstein.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/my-caro-kann-frustration/#comment-4 knightofthesquaretable Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:46:41 +0000 http://badenstein.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-4 I usually try the following line against the advance variation- [White "Maslik, Miroslav"] [Black "Krivoshey, Sergei"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2180"] [BlackElo "2425"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2 Qa6 9. Qxa6 Nxa6 10. Bd2 Ne7 11. Na3 Nc6 12. Nc2 Be7 13. Rfc1 Kd7 14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4 b5 16. a3 Rhc8 17. Nce1 Nd8 18. Nd3 Rc4 19. Rxc4 bxc4 20. Nc5+ Bxc5 21. dxc5 Rb8 22. Nd4 Nc6 23. Nxc6 Kxc6 24. Bc3 Nc7 25. a4 d4 26. Bxd4 Rxb4 27. Kf1 Na6 28. Bc3 Rb3 29. Rc1 Nxc5 30. Bd4 Kd5 31. Rd1 Rd3 32. Rxd3 cxd3 33. Bxc5 Kxc5 34. Ke1 Kb4 35. Kd2 Kxa4 36. Kxd3 Kb3 0-1 the idea is to offer too exchange queens which if refused makes it difficult for white to castle kingside, after the queens are off its easy to play c5 and the game is more positional with a small advantage for black, i have never lost over the board with this line. I usually try the following line against the advance variation-

[White "Maslik, Miroslav"]
[Black "Krivoshey, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[BlackElo "2425"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. O-O Bxe2 8. Qxe2
Qa6 9. Qxa6 Nxa6 10. Bd2 Ne7 11. Na3 Nc6 12. Nc2 Be7 13. Rfc1 Kd7 14. b4 cxb4
15. cxb4 b5 16. a3 Rhc8 17. Nce1 Nd8 18. Nd3 Rc4 19. Rxc4 bxc4 20. Nc5+ Bxc5
21. dxc5 Rb8 22. Nd4 Nc6 23. Nxc6 Kxc6 24. Bc3 Nc7 25. a4 d4 26. Bxd4 Rxb4 27.
Kf1 Na6 28. Bc3 Rb3 29. Rc1 Nxc5 30. Bd4 Kd5 31. Rd1 Rd3 32. Rxd3 cxd3 33. Bxc5
Kxc5 34. Ke1 Kb4 35. Kd2 Kxa4 36. Kxd3 Kb3 0-1

the idea is to offer too exchange queens which if refused makes it difficult for white to castle kingside, after the queens are off its easy to play c5 and the game is more positional with a small advantage for black, i have never lost over the board with this line.

]]> Comment on An unexpected end. by badenstein http://badenstein.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/an-unexpected-end/#comment-3 badenstein Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:50:03 +0000 http://badenstein.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-3 He timed out on me, but with turn based chess. Time outs sometimes are "resignations." He timed out on me, but with turn based chess. Time outs sometimes are “resignations.”

]]> Comment on An unexpected end. by kindredspiritks http://badenstein.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/an-unexpected-end/#comment-2 kindredspiritks Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:03:30 +0000 http://badenstein.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-2 Not sure either why black resigned unless he was short of time or had to sign off for some reason. It appears to me he can actually play here Nf4 with the intention of going after the isolani d-pawn with Rd2 to follow. That move would let him play rc8-c2 doubling on the b-pawn. View my blog http://kindredspiritks.wordpress.com/2008 Not sure either why black resigned unless he was short of time or had to sign off for some reason. It appears to me he can actually play here Nf4 with the intention of going after the isolani d-pawn with Rd2 to follow. That move would let him play rc8-c2 doubling on the b-pawn.
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