AThe manginess of my positions by comparison to the beauty of my
opponents' has me back to the drawing board right now.
This is the first suggestion I'm axing from my lessons:
-a lesson on knights
-a\-a avoid c3 or f3 because those are really good places to develop your knights
The Wizard of Izz wrote:
AThe manginess of my positions by comparison to the beauty of my
opponents' has me back to the drawing board right now.
This is the first suggestion I'm axing from my lessons:
-a-a lesson on knights
-a-a\-a avoid c3 or f3 because those are really good places to develop
your knights
Like all such rules there are many exceptions.
C3 is often a good move to support d4, or as part of a gambit (Evans
Gambit, Danish, etc).
F3 is far more rarely good.-a It appears in the first ten moves of
virtually no standard openings, though it does show up in the Blackmar-Diemer gambit.-a In some games white uses f4 to support e4. Remarkably often these games wind up as wins for black, as the weak e3
and f4 squares are exploited, sometimes terminating in a winning
sacrifice on e4.
But basically yes.-a Think twice before playing either of these moves
unless you are sure you know what they are going to accomplish.
William Hyde
The Wizard of Izz wrote:
AThe manginess of my positions by comparison to the beauty of my
opponents' has me back to the drawing board right now.
This is the first suggestion I'm axing from my lessons:
-a-a lesson on knights
-a-a\-a avoid c3 or f3 because those are really good places to develop
your knights
Like all such rules there are many exceptions.
C3 is often a good move to support d4, or as part of a gambit (Evans
Gambit, Danish, etc).
F3 is far more rarely good.-a It appears in the first ten moves of
virtually no standard openings, though it does show up in the Blackmar-Diemer gambit.-a In some games white uses f4 to support e4. Remarkably often these games wind up as wins for black, as the weak e3
and f4 squares are exploited, sometimes terminating in a winning
sacrifice on e4.
But basically yes.-a Think twice before playing either of these moves
unless you are sure you know what they are going to accomplish.
William Hyde
The Wizard of Izz wrote:Don't forget the S|nmisch Kings Indian, reckoned to be a very solid way
AThe manginess of my positions by comparison to the beauty of myLike all such rules there are many exceptions.
opponents' has me back to the drawing board right now.
This is the first suggestion I'm axing from my lessons:
-a lesson on knights
-a\-a avoid c3 or f3 because those are really good places to develop your >> knights
C3 is often a good move to support d4, or as part of a gambit (Evans
Gambit, Danish, etc).
F3 is far more rarely good. It appears in the first ten moves of
virtually no standard openings, though it does show up in the Blackmar-Diemer gambit.
In some games white uses f4 to support e4.--
Remarkably often these games wind up as wins for black, as the weak e3
and f4 squares are exploited, sometimes terminating in a winning
sacrifice on e4.
But basically yes. Think twice before playing either of these moves
unless you are sure you know what they are going to accomplish.
William Hyde
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
The Wizard of Izz wrote:
AThe manginess of my positions by comparison to the beauty of my
opponents' has me back to the drawing board right now.
This is the first suggestion I'm axing from my lessons:
-a lesson on knights
-a\-a avoid c3 or f3 because those are really good places to develop your >>> knights
Like all such rules there are many exceptions.
C3 is often a good move to support d4, or as part of a gambit (Evans
Gambit, Danish, etc).
F3 is far more rarely good. It appears in the first ten moves of
virtually no standard openings, though it does show up in the
Blackmar-Diemer gambit.
Don't forget the S|nmisch Kings Indian, reckoned to be a very solid way
for white to counter the KID. At least it was when I was actively
playing chess. Black can sometimes play Qh5+, including in one
hair-raising variation developed by Bronstein, where Black "wins" two
bishops and two pawns for his queen. White's king then remains
vulnerable to attack from black's minor pieces.
Alan Mackenzie wrote:
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
The Wizard of Izz wrote:
AThe manginess of my positions by comparison to the beauty of my
opponents' has me back to the drawing board right now.
This is the first suggestion I'm axing from my lessons:
-a -a lesson on knights
-a -a\-a avoid c3 or f3 because those are really good places to develop >>>> your
knights
Like all such rules there are many exceptions.
C3 is often a good move to support d4, or as part of a gambit (Evans
Gambit, Danish, etc).
F3 is far more rarely good.-a It appears in the first ten moves of
virtually no standard openings, though it does show up in the
Blackmar-Diemer gambit.
Don't forget the S|nmisch Kings Indian, reckoned to be a very solid way
for white to counter the KID.-a At least it was when I was actively
playing chess.-a Black can sometimes play Qh5+, including in one
hair-raising variation developed by Bronstein, where Black "wins" two
bishops and two pawns for his queen.-a White's king then remains
vulnerable to attack from black's minor pieces.
I should have mentioned the Samisch, and there are also Nimzo lines and
the fantasy variation of the Caro-Kann where f3 is played, but those are much more rarely seen.
I don't know whether to call the Samish vs KID solid or aggressive.
Both, perhaps.-a Games with it often seem to be crushes for one side of
the other.
William Hyde
William Hyde wrote:
Alan Mackenzie wrote:
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
The Wizard of Izz wrote:
AThe manginess of my positions by comparison to the beauty of my
opponents' has me back to the drawing board right now.
This is the first suggestion I'm axing from my lessons:
-a -a lesson on knights
-a -a\-a avoid c3 or f3 because those are really good places to
develop your
knights
Like all such rules there are many exceptions.
C3 is often a good move to support d4, or as part of a gambit (Evans
Gambit, Danish, etc).
F3 is far more rarely good.-a It appears in the first ten moves of
virtually no standard openings, though it does show up in the
Blackmar-Diemer gambit.
Don't forget the S|nmisch Kings Indian, reckoned to be a very solid way
for white to counter the KID.-a At least it was when I was actively
playing chess.-a Black can sometimes play Qh5+, including in one
hair-raising variation developed by Bronstein, where Black "wins" two
bishops and two pawns for his queen.-a White's king then remains
vulnerable to attack from black's minor pieces.
I should have mentioned the Samisch, and there are also Nimzo lines
and the fantasy variation of the Caro-Kann where f3 is played, but
those are much more rarely seen.
I don't know whether to call the Samish vs KID solid or aggressive.
Both, perhaps.-a Games with it often seem to be crushes for one side of
the other.
William Hyde
The team I was on wouldn't even allow f4. They were sort of vague about
how long to hold the pawn there though.
The Wizard of Izz wrote:
William Hyde wrote:
Alan Mackenzie wrote:
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
The Wizard of Izz wrote:
AThe manginess of my positions by comparison to the beauty of my
opponents' has me back to the drawing board right now.
This is the first suggestion I'm axing from my lessons:
-a -a lesson on knights
-a -a\-a avoid c3 or f3 because those are really good places to
develop your
knights
Like all such rules there are many exceptions.
C3 is often a good move to support d4, or as part of a gambit (Evans >>>>> Gambit, Danish, etc).
F3 is far more rarely good.-a It appears in the first ten moves of
virtually no standard openings, though it does show up in the
Blackmar-Diemer gambit.
Don't forget the S|nmisch Kings Indian, reckoned to be a very solid way >>>> for white to counter the KID.-a At least it was when I was actively
playing chess.-a Black can sometimes play Qh5+, including in one
hair-raising variation developed by Bronstein, where Black "wins" two
bishops and two pawns for his queen.-a White's king then remains
vulnerable to attack from black's minor pieces.
I should have mentioned the Samisch, and there are also Nimzo lines
and the fantasy variation of the Caro-Kann where f3 is played, but
those are much more rarely seen.
I don't know whether to call the Samish vs KID solid or aggressive.
Both, perhaps.-a Games with it often seem to be crushes for one side
of the other.
William Hyde
The team I was on wouldn't even allow f4. They were sort of vague
about how long to hold the pawn there though.
The great British player Yates once said that "f4 is always played too early".
Except in Bird's opening, of course!
William Hyde
William Hyde wrote:
The Wizard of Izz wrote:
William Hyde wrote:
Alan Mackenzie wrote:
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
The Wizard of Izz wrote:
AThe manginess of my positions by comparison to the beauty of my >>>>>>> opponents' has me back to the drawing board right now.
This is the first suggestion I'm axing from my lessons:
-a -a lesson on knights
-a -a\-a avoid c3 or f3 because those are really good places to >>>>>>> develop your
knights
Like all such rules there are many exceptions.
C3 is often a good move to support d4, or as part of a gambit (Evans >>>>>> Gambit, Danish, etc).
F3 is far more rarely good.-a It appears in the first ten moves of >>>>>> virtually no standard openings, though it does show up in the
Blackmar-Diemer gambit.
Don't forget the S|nmisch Kings Indian, reckoned to be a very solid way >>>>> for white to counter the KID.-a At least it was when I was actively
playing chess.-a Black can sometimes play Qh5+, including in one
hair-raising variation developed by Bronstein, where Black "wins" two >>>>> bishops and two pawns for his queen.-a White's king then remains
vulnerable to attack from black's minor pieces.
I should have mentioned the Samisch, and there are also Nimzo lines
and the fantasy variation of the Caro-Kann where f3 is played, but
those are much more rarely seen.
I don't know whether to call the Samish vs KID solid or aggressive.
Both, perhaps.-a Games with it often seem to be crushes for one side
of the other.
William Hyde
The team I was on wouldn't even allow f4. They were sort of vague
about how long to hold the pawn there though.
The great British player Yates once said that "f4 is always played too
early".
Except in Bird's opening, of course!
William Hyde
Maybe once the black queen has developed and is no longer threatening
the diagonal check. I think the enemy bishop can get over there too. I
think that f pawn is protecting the diagonal and nothing more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpp5LhDTBsk
A search for "Karpov Taimanov" will turn up a video showing the whole game.
A truly amazing game for a GM who was well past his prime to play
against the world champion.
William Hyde
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