Originally posted by RahimKNah, 3.e4 is definitely best, so much fun. 🙂
Yes 3.Nf3 is the best move followed by 3.e4 taking the center right away.
But since the poster said 3.Nc3 is what he plays I continued with that.
I used to play QG as White and has a few people fall into the Qf3 trap including a 1900 player twice in the same day!
Greedy people trying to hang onto the pawns 😛
There's no way a 1900 fell for the same trap twice...in the same day. Was he...drunk? Or did some hot girl distract him...what the hell?
Originally posted by cmsMasterStubborn senior. (Nothing against them).
Nah, 3.e4 is definitely best, so much fun. 🙂
There's no way a 1900 fell for the same trap twice...in the same day. Was he...drunk? Or did some hot girl distract him...what the hell?
First time I got him good.
Seconds time he knew it was coming and he's like lets try this instead, and Wam Bam, I got him again. Same concept, slightly different move order.
He fell for that trap several times later during the upcoming weeks, not from my hands though.
I was playing a serious game, G 110 min + 30 sec increment and with black I played the Ulvstad variation( can't rememebr how you spell it, been awhile since I played it) and forced my senior opponent to resign in 8 moves!!
Couple weeks later, we were playing some fun chess, Game in 30 min and he went into the same variation, I played my usual move with confidence, he looked up at me, "Oh, it's you" and he played something else. At least he learnt his lesson 🙂
Originally posted by YUG0slavI got several.
speaking of the QG, has anyone have a good Albin Countergambit game?
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Originally posted by YUG0slavGame 1991406
speaking of the QG, has anyone have a good Albin Countergambit game?
A quote from Chris Wards recent book on the "Play the Queens Gambit" - the first chapter is on QGA:
"At competition level the most popular way of meeting it is slowly with 3.Nf3 and 4.e3. White quickly regains the pawn but rarely obtains a significant advantage early on. Indeed such encounters can often be dull affairs and it is not uncommon to see games fizzling out into draws. Part of the reason for that is that White players shy away from the complications of 3.e4, possibly because they feel it will be too much for them to learn or that one mistake could be fatal"
The chapter then deals with the lines after 3.e4
3...e6?!, 4.Bxc4
3...b5, 4.a4
3...Nf6 4.e5
3...Nc6 4.Nf3
3...e5 4.Nf3
3...c5 4.d5
When I started playing chess I was told that black should not accept the pawn as it was good for white who gets better development. I just accepted that as a truth.
Whilst it may be true that it's good for white against a beginner who's just taking the pawn because they can - I now realise it's not quite as simple as that - there are many sharp continuations that are worth preparing for.
Originally posted by MahoutI play the said 'boring' lines with e3 where you recapture the pawn without letting black defend it. I don't quite understand why these are considered boring? Ok, no one attacks until the middle game but what's wrong with that? One thing he isn't taking into account is that weaker players (ie, under 2000 players) generally manouver badly. We can all get excited by a sweet tactical continuation, but find strong moves in a level position that requires a lot of maneuvering is not something that comes naturally to many people, it has to be learned and requires technique. These 'boring' lines are incredibly hard to avoid for black if they play 1..d5. From the white side this is ideal as you reach similar middle game positions regularly which means you're not re-inventing the wheel every time you sit at the board. They've served me really well for years now...
When I started playing chess I was told that black should not accept the pawn as it was good for white who gets better development. I just accepted that as a truth.
Whilst it may be true that it's good for white against a beginner who's just taking the pawn because they can - I now realise it's not quite as simple as that - there are many sharp continuations that are worth preparing for.
Originally posted by DeepThoughtCouldn't black have played 17..Nxf7 Surely that wins a piece??
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Originally posted by Marinkatomb"find(ing) strong moves in a level position that requires a lot of maneuvering is not something that comes naturally to many people, it has to be learned and requires technique."
[b]I play the said 'boring' lines with e3 where you recapture the pawn without letting black defend it. I don't quite understand why these are considered boring? Ok, no one attacks until t
Good point! And also one of the difficulties I have when following and trying to learn from master games - not really knowing why some of the moves have been played.