27 Mar 08
Originally posted by KnightStalker47*sigh*
All will fear the Hammerschlag. I have proved it's worth by using it against a 1729 rated player who is just as good, if not a better player then I.
Time control: 10/5
[Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2008.3.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "KnightStalker47"]
[Black "aGoRessivE"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. f2-f3 c7-c5 2. Ke ...[text shortened]... 1-0
Im seriously considering using this opening for all my CC games as well😛
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Game 3661590
Intead of my game up there, you should avoid playing Nf6 and slowly crush white..this opening is too easy to beat..all u have to do is prevent white from using his pawn levers in the center and black is better.
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30 Mar 08
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Originally posted by RabbitColdOk here it is, the guide to using the Hammerschlag.
Someone should make a guide for the hammer so all can learn... 😉
I will start with some common defences:
1.f3 e5 2.Kf2 d5 3.e3 This is by far the most common setup. There are three continuations here Nf6, Nc6 or the strong d4!
If 3..Nf6? then 4.d4!(Nf6 is bad because it blocks the queen from protecting the vital d4 square i.e Qh4+)4..exd4(If 4..e4? then 5.c4! followed by Nc3. If black takes the f3 square you develop your knight, your king is still safe and you're up development!)5.exd4 5..Nc6
From here white can develop two ways.(6.Bb5 6..Bd7 7.Nc3 7..Bb4 8.Ne2 8..O-O Then white gets a good game with 9.a3 or Re1 or Be3.)(6.Be3 preparing for c4 6..Bf5 7.c4 7..dxc4 8.Bxc4 8..Be7 9.Nc3 9..O-O 10. Ne2 and white has winning chances.)
If 3..Nc6 4.Ne2 4..Nf6(If they try to prevent d4 with 4..Bc5 then 5.c3 5..Nc6 6.d4 6..exd4 7.cxd4 7..Bb6 or Be7 8. Nc3 8..O-O 9. Nf4 and then white gets a good game) 5.d4 5..e4(If 5..exd4 then 6.exd4 6..Be7 7.Nc3 7..O-O 8.Be3 or Nf4 and white has some winning chances)6.f4 6..Nh5 7.g6 7..Bg4 8.Bg2 8..Be7 9.h3 9..Be6 10.b3 10..O-O 11.Nd2 11..Qd7 12.c4 12..f5 13.cxd5 13..Bxd5 14.Nc4 then white stands fairly good.)
If 3..d4! then 4.d3 4..Bc5 5.e4 5..Nc6 6.Nd2 6..Nf6 7.Nb3 7..Bb6 8.Ne2 and white will have a very difficult game, but still playable.
Ok, now that we have covered some common variations, lets see what happens if black resigns the center.
1.f3 1..b6 2.Kf2 2..Bb7 3.e3 3..g6 4.d4 4..Bg7 5.c4 5..d6 6.Nc3 6..e6 7.Bd3 7..Nd7 8.Ne2 8..Ne7 9.Nf4 9..O-O And white has good winning chances
Some tips when playing then Hammerschlag
1. Never place your bishop on g5 to pin the knight to the queen, this loses to Ng4+ fxg4 Qxg5 wins the material back and destroys the kings safety.
2.Moving the knight to f4 is a great outpost for it.
3.If you ever find your king in danger play g3 or g4 giving your king a good escaping square.
4.Don't be afraid to let you opponent attack you while you make your own plans(your king is on a safe square and there is no danger!)
5.When you reach the endgame use your developed king to dominate
the position.
Why play the Hammerschlag over other openings?
There is a large phycological advantage, your opponents first instinct is to attack the "exposed" king. When your opponent attacks you, develop your material and when your opponents attack inevitably runs out of steam, you can attack back at thier undeveloped position. The idea behind the hammerschlag is to sacrifice a tempo early to gain 2 tempi in the endgame. Consider the pawn structure of a kingside castled king, it takes two moves for the king to get to the second rank while on the Hammerschlags side the king is already there.
Well i'm going to stop here my fingers are tired😛. There is still alot more material to cover, but I think I got the basics down. I am really interested to hear what some higher rated players think of my analysis.
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30 Mar 08
A new record I beat a 1820 rated player with the Hammerschlag!
[Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2008.3.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "KnightStalker47"]
[Black "Alex26"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. f2-f3 Ng8-f6 2. Ke1-f2 d7-d5 3. e2-e3 e7-e5 4. d2-d4 e5-e4 5. c2-c4 c7-c6 6. Nb1-c3 Bf8-e7 7. Ng1-e2 O-O 8. Ne2-f4 g7-g5 9. Nf4-e2 g5-g4 10. f3-f4 d5xc4 11. a2-a4 Nf6-d5 12. Nc3xe4 Bc8-f5 13. Ne2-c3 Nb8-a6 14. Bf1xc4 Na6-b4 15. Bc4xd5 Nb4xd5 16. Rh1-e1 Nd5xc3 17. Ne4xc3 g4-g3 18. h2xg3 Kg8-h8 19. e3-e4 Bf5-e6 20. f4-f5 Be6-c4 21. Bc1-f4 Rf8-g8 22. e4-e5 Be7-g5 23. Re1-h1 Bg5xf4 24. g3xf4 f7-f6 25. b2-b3 Bc4-d5 26. Qd1-h5 Rg8xg2 27. Kf2-e3 Rg2-g3 28. Ke3-d2 Rg3-g2 29. Kd2-e3 Qd8-g8 30. Nc3xd5 Qg8-g3 31. Ke3-e4 Rg2-e2 32. Qh5xe2 1-0
31 Mar 08
Originally posted by KnightStalker47Here is a guide for black:
Ok here it is, the guide to using the Hammerschlag.
I will start with some common defences:
1.f3 e5 2.Kf2 d5 3.e3 This is by far the most common setup. There are three continuations here Nf6, Nc6 or the strong d4!
If 3..Nf6? then 4.d4!(Nf6 is bad because it blocks the queen from protecting the vital d4 square i.e Qh4+)4..exd4(If 4..e4? then 5. ...[text shortened]... s down. I am really interested to hear what some higher rated players think of my analysis.
1.f3? e5 2.Kf2?? Bc5+! 3.e3 d5 4.Ne2 Nc6 Black will not let white play d4 until the posistion is better for him. 5.d3 Not much else to do here...white is waiting for black to play Nf6 so he can push d4 5...Nh6! White is better off dreaming..now white is really in trouble...6.c4 doesn't help at all..and black is clearly has a good team work among his pieces for an assualt on the silly white king...and white is all in knots thanks to their special opening...be interesting to see how white can defend after blacks 5th move...
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31 Mar 08
Originally posted by Restless SoulInstead of 5.d3? white can play 5.c3! Nh6 6.d4! exd4 7.cxd4 Bb6 8.Nc6 O-O 9.Nf4 Then white is just fine.
Here is a guide for black:
1.f3? e5 2.Kf2?? Bc5+! 3.e3 d5 4.Ne2 Nc6 Black will not let white play d4 until the posistion is better for him. 5.d3 Not much else to do here...white is waiting for black to play Nf6 so he can push d4 5...Nh6! White is better off dreaming..now white is really in trouble...6.c4 doesn't help at all..and black is clearly has ...[text shortened]... to their special opening...be interesting to see how white can defend after blacks 5th move...