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Encard · 05-29-2004, 11:52 PM

All right... Now, first off, this is by no means all necessarily right. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Now, on to the game...

4. c3-a4 d7-d6
I'd recommend developing more of your pieces before attacking with the knight like this. It's pretty easy for black to defend against, and the defense (d6) actually carries over from a common way of continuing this opening anyway. Of course, it does lead to doubled pawns, but personally I don't think it's worth it at this point in the game.

7. f3-g5 o-o
Although this can be a nice attack, it's also something that (in this position) doesn't generally get you much if your opponent notices it. Not to say that it's necessarily a bad move, but if you're not sure how good your opponent is it might be better to go for something more strategic, such as castling or preparing to get your second bishop out, instead of delaying that for later. As a side note, though, there are some positions where it's either not possible or a good deal harder/more costly to block this... In those cases, it's obviously a good thing to do.

9. g5-f3 c8-g4
10. h2-h3 g4-h5
11. o-o c6-d4
12. c1-e3 d4xf3+
A few things here. First off, this ends up putting you into a position that's generally undesirable (open king and doubled pawns). As such, there's two main options I see... Either defend against it, or execute some other plan while this sets up. A possible defense would have been moving Be3 before castling and preferably before the knight got there, on moves 10 or 11. That would also have helped set up for taking the center if you wanted to do so (c3, d4, maybe trade pieces there to end up with white pawn on e4 and no black pawns on d and e). Going h3 before black's Bg4 is also an option, although not one I personally like much. Or you could try pulling this off yourself instead, or various other things most likely... It's not a devastating attack, but it's not one I personally like being subjected to.

17. b3-d5 f6xd5
I don't think this is the best move here. It attacks the rook, but not in any way that poses a real threat (easy to move it or trade, neither of which appears to put black in a particularly bad situation). I would sintead have suggested strengthening the attack you'd started with the rook and other bishop. Double up your rooks, bring your queen over, that sort of thing. Setting up a center (c3, d4, +possible trading) could actually have turned out nicely... If full trading occurred, you'd probably be able to soon move up the e-pawn (attacking the knight in the process), then bring back the white-square bishop to solidify the attack and check the black king in the process, as well as bringing in other pieces. Even without full trasding, I think you'd end up with a nice position. Of course, I could be wrong.

25. d3-d4 c7xd6
Although it turned out well for you because I missed something I really shouldn't have, I'm not sure this is the best move here... Am thinking that Qb7 might be better. What that does it attack the rook on c8 while also adding another piece to the attack of the c7 pawn. I don't see very many options for black here... Basically just that he either has to move the rook while you get the pawn and then move his rook ro queen back to prevent you from being able to win his rook (c8=Q, Rxc8, Qxc8), move the rook he has on f5 back to f8 again to defend the one that's on c8, and let you take the pawn, or move his queen back to d8. All the options end up winning you at least a pawn, and drawing pieces away from black's attack on you. That assumes, of course, that I saw everything... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

1. g6-g8+ f8-e7
I don't see any real benefit from this move right now... If I'd played a bit better and just taken the rook instead of doing something stupid in the next few moves, you might have ended up in a fairly nasty position, actually. I think Qd6 might have been better. Main options I see for black are either moving the king and losing a rook, trading queens (which destroys black's current attack, and is generally good for you when you're ahead pieces), and blocking check with the rook (Re7). Then you check again with Qd8. He can do Re8 and lose his queen, or move Kf7. Then white moves Qg8, black can only move Kf6, and next move by white is Qg6++. I think so, anyway.

37. d4xe5 d2xb2
Hmm... I think this might have been better if it was Qxe5. Then you'd be set up to do Qe6+ and fork his king and his rook and checkmate him, and there's not too much black can easily do about it. At least, not that doesn't still lead to a nasty position and probably the loss of the rook/checkmate. The current move could, I think, have been defended against by Bd5.

49. f7-f6+ b6-a5
Not that it matters much by this point, but you could have had checkmate with Qf7-c7++.

So... Overall, you played pretty well, I'd say. Not sure what else I can say other than the stuff I already have. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

05-29-2004, 11:52 PM	#56
Encard Quintesson Join Date: June 13, 2001 Location: Darkness Age: 38 Posts: 1,033	All right... Now, first off, this is by no means all necessarily right. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Now, on to the game... 4. c3-a4 d7-d6 I'd recommend developing more of your pieces before attacking with the knight like this. It's pretty easy for black to defend against, and the defense (d6) actually carries over from a common way of continuing this opening anyway. Of course, it does lead to doubled pawns, but personally I don't think it's worth it at this point in the game. 7. f3-g5 o-o Although this can be a nice attack, it's also something that (in this position) doesn't generally get you much if your opponent notices it. Not to say that it's necessarily a bad move, but if you're not sure how good your opponent is it might be better to go for something more strategic, such as castling or preparing to get your second bishop out, instead of delaying that for later. As a side note, though, there are some positions where it's either not possible or a good deal harder/more costly to block this... In those cases, it's obviously a good thing to do. 9. g5-f3 c8-g4 10. h2-h3 g4-h5 11. o-o c6-d4 12. c1-e3 d4xf3+ A few things here. First off, this ends up putting you into a position that's generally undesirable (open king and doubled pawns). As such, there's two main options I see... Either defend against it, or execute some other plan while this sets up. A possible defense would have been moving Be3 before castling and preferably before the knight got there, on moves 10 or 11. That would also have helped set up for taking the center if you wanted to do so (c3, d4, maybe trade pieces there to end up with white pawn on e4 and no black pawns on d and e). Going h3 before black's Bg4 is also an option, although not one I personally like much. Or you could try pulling this off yourself instead, or various other things most likely... It's not a devastating attack, but it's not one I personally like being subjected to. 17. b3-d5 f6xd5 I don't think this is the best move here. It attacks the rook, but not in any way that poses a real threat (easy to move it or trade, neither of which appears to put black in a particularly bad situation). I would sintead have suggested strengthening the attack you'd started with the rook and other bishop. Double up your rooks, bring your queen over, that sort of thing. Setting up a center (c3, d4, +possible trading) could actually have turned out nicely... If full trading occurred, you'd probably be able to soon move up the e-pawn (attacking the knight in the process), then bring back the white-square bishop to solidify the attack and check the black king in the process, as well as bringing in other pieces. Even without full trasding, I think you'd end up with a nice position. Of course, I could be wrong. 25. d3-d4 c7xd6 Although it turned out well for you because I missed something I really shouldn't have, I'm not sure this is the best move here... Am thinking that Qb7 might be better. What that does it attack the rook on c8 while also adding another piece to the attack of the c7 pawn. I don't see very many options for black here... Basically just that he either has to move the rook while you get the pawn and then move his rook ro queen back to prevent you from being able to win his rook (c8=Q, Rxc8, Qxc8), move the rook he has on f5 back to f8 again to defend the one that's on c8, and let you take the pawn, or move his queen back to d8. All the options end up winning you at least a pawn, and drawing pieces away from black's attack on you. That assumes, of course, that I saw everything... [img]tongue.gif[/img] 1. g6-g8+ f8-e7 I don't see any real benefit from this move right now... If I'd played a bit better and just taken the rook instead of doing something stupid in the next few moves, you might have ended up in a fairly nasty position, actually. I think Qd6 might have been better. Main options I see for black are either moving the king and losing a rook, trading queens (which destroys black's current attack, and is generally good for you when you're ahead pieces), and blocking check with the rook (Re7). Then you check again with Qd8. He can do Re8 and lose his queen, or move Kf7. Then white moves Qg8, black can only move Kf6, and next move by white is Qg6++. I think so, anyway. 37. d4xe5 d2xb2 Hmm... I think this might have been better if it was Qxe5. Then you'd be set up to do Qe6+ and fork his king and his rook and checkmate him, and there's not too much black can easily do about it. At least, not that doesn't still lead to a nasty position and probably the loss of the rook/checkmate. The current move could, I think, have been defended against by Bd5. 49. f7-f6+ b6-a5 Not that it matters much by this point, but you could have had checkmate with Qf7-c7++. So... Overall, you played pretty well, I'd say. Not sure what else I can say other than the stuff I already have. [img]tongue.gif[/img]