20 Nov 05
Originally posted by Stivescurrently have this book in my ebay store. Its almost impossible to find on the net. mess me if you want to buy it
[i] If you are looking for a good book on the London Opening, I would suggest "The London System" By Andrew Soltis. The ISBN is: 0-87568-231-6, or alternatively, "A White Opening System" again by Soltis, which combines the Stonewall, Colle and Torre Attack. The ISBN for that one is ISBN: 0-87568-205-7. Either present a complete opening system for white.
20 Nov 05
Originally posted by lukemcmullanActually, I misled you. My opponent was fond of the Torre, not the Colle. I typed before that first cup of coffee this morning, sorry. 😳
3...h6 is a useful move against the Colle because it blunts the dark-square bishop ready to explode onto the kingside after the pawn push e4. To this end, it is a good move for containing the potential energy that white stores up in the Colle System.
Right?
Yes, blunting Bg5 was the purpose. Whether this works against the Colle, I cannot say. But it certainly made it harder for my opponent to decide where his bishop belongs.
Here's the game. It was a fairly quick slaughter after my opponent's blunder on move 9.
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlos"]
[Black "Wulebgr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "56"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 h6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. b3 e6 10. Bc4 cxd4 11. exd4 Bb4 12. Rc1 Ne4 13. Qd3 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Qa5
15. Kd2 a6 16. d5 O-O 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 b5 19. d6 Bd7 20. Qg3 f6 21. Bxe6+
Bxe6 22. Bd4 Rad8 23. Ke2 Qxa2+ 24. Ke3 Bxc3 25. Bxc3 Qxb3 26. Kd2 Bf5 27. Rc1
Rfe8 28. Ba5 Qb2+ 0-1
21 Nov 05
Originally posted by lukemcmullanI highly reccomend the nimzo indian. It is a very easy opening to learn and has multiple ways to proceed that won't lead you astray. You may need a bogo-indian line as well but I have used the same ideas as the nimzo and done alright.
What do you think I should play instead of the Grunfeld? I was also thinking about a ...Nf6, ...e6, ...c5 setup, which can transpose to a Sicilian Defence setup. I'll also look at basic ideas behind the main line Siclian, I'm a little uncomfortable with 3. Be2 because it makes it a little harder to support the e-pawn.
By the way, someone in the c ...[text shortened]... od for combatting(sp?) the London System, or is there something else I should adopt against him?
21 Nov 05
Originally posted by SchumiYea I gave the c3 Siclian a punt in a tournament once and managed to simply overwhelm my opponent with a rolling pawn centre (he didn't know the main line though).
I'd recommend 2.c3 against the Sicillian. It stops Black from swapping his c pawn for your d pawn and most Sicillian players don't know it too well.[/b]
I don't really like to play it because it slows the game down where as the main line Sicilian (especially the Dragon) are much faster and more exciting.