Chessmaster vs RHP

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Since we played Be6 simply to allow c5 before Nc6, then I say we follow through with the plan, it's almost a maroczy bind in reverse (someone might have said that already) which is certainly playable.

c5.

i also prefer the bind on d4 after ..c5 and ..Nc6.
c5

2-c5

I do not see the need of c5.
Thats not really a plan..., in fact...its weakening our pawn structure....
I should go for Nc6....and maniouver to the kingside all our forces

..c5 stifles whites dark squared bishop and gives more space. white is not in a position to attack blacks semi-weak pawn structure.

Originally posted by 88sOsO
..c5 stifles whites dark squared bishop and gives more space. white is not in a position to attack blacks semi-weak pawn structure.

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Qc2

Anyone else have the same position in their db?

Originally posted by hipercandombe
I do not see the need of c5.
Thats not really a plan..., in fact...its weakening our pawn structure....
I should go for Nc6....and maniouver to the kingside all our forces

Thinking out loud....

Do we really need to re-inforce d4? At the moment its fairly solidly ours. I dont think d4 is an option for white. Its far more likely that pawn is heading to d3. At which point his most likely break will be e4 not d4.

Perhaps we chould consider f5 with the eventual plan being ...Nd7- f6 and possibly even a cramping e4.

So thats my vote.

F5

Actually. the more i think about it....

f5 followed by Nc6. That way if he does play e4 he leaves a gaping hole in d4 we can drop the c6 knight into.

Originally posted by blindcheesecake
I have not found this game in the chessmaster's database if you wanted to know...

I'm going with 10.Nd7

I know its weird but 2 masters over 2400 played with vs 2 other master who were 2400 also. The only other game was 10...b6 which a 2300 played agaist a 2000 player.

One of the game was a typical Master draw, 12 ish move.

Here's the other one. I like the idea so I'm going to have to go with Nd7.

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Negulescu,Adrian"]
[Black "Cramling,Pia"]
[Result "1/2"]
[Eco "A22"]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e3 Bb4 4.Nge2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Nxc3 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Be2 Be6
9.0-0 c5 10.Qc2 Nd7 11.d3 Rc8 12.Bd2 Qe7 13.Rac1 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.01.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Koch,Jean Rene"]
[Black "Leski,Marc"]
[Result "1/2"]
[Eco "A22"]
1.c4 e5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Nxc3 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qc2 c5
9.Be2 Be6 10.0-0 Nd7 11.d3 Rc8 12.Bd2 Qh4 13.Bf3 N7b6 14.Nb5 c4 15.Nxa7 cxd3 16.Qxd3 Ra8
17.Nb5 Nf6 18.g3 Qc4 19.Qxc4 Bxc4 20.Nd6 Bxf1 21.Rxf1 Rfd8 22.Bb4 Rd7 23.Bxb7 Rad8 24.a4 Nxa4
1/2

Im not a brilliant player...but I do not like my c5 pawn hanging...
Ill go for b6

I think the problem with b6 is, as someone pointed out to me earlier in this thread, that we are opening the long diag. White can then play bf3 with some pressure on the knight and a pin on the a8 rook.

without analysing it im sure there are probably some tactics that would work around all of this.