15 Aug 06
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Originally posted by RahimKthe pawn sacrafice e5 works because it makes black have a bad bishop and allows b4. I am sorry if someone already found the answer or it was already posted. I have only read up to this far and my other post was rushed so I could not find the tactical refutation to b4 right away.
Same thing for this one, White to move:
What is the plan?
[fen]r2q1rk1/pb2npbp/1p1ppnp1/2pP4/2P1P3/P1N2N2/1PB2PPP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 12[/fen]
I have only read up to where this diagram was posted.
16 Aug 06
Originally posted by tomtom232The solution is provide on the other pages.
the pawn sacrafice e5 works because it makes black have a bad bishop and allows b4. I am sorry if someone already found the answer or it was already posted. I have only read up to this far and my other post was rushed so I could not find the tactical refutation to b4 right away.
I have only read up to where this diagram was posted.
b4 is wrong by the way.
16 Aug 06
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Originally posted by RahimKAcorrding to the guy on the internet sight but I bet Tal would have played e5 and after the center cleared up played b4 because he likes difficult lines and open games. There is not only one answer in a non tactical position there are many good plans available.
The solution is provide on the other pages.
b4 is wrong by the way.
16 Aug 06
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Originally posted by tomtom232Deep fritz 8 also likes dxe6. I seen b4 suggested by other people on this site, but when I first saw the puzzle it didn't even come to my mind. I though about exchaning pawns first thing.
Acorrding to the guy on the internet sight but I bet Tal would have played e5 and after the center cleared up played b4 because he likes difficult lines and open games. There is not only one answer in a non tactical position there are many good plans available.
If you follow the website after dxe6, white get the initiative and fritz agrees with all those moves. I checked them. Looks like a great plan to me. exchange pawn and then start attacking with the knights and all the pieces become active.
16 Aug 06
Originally posted by RahimKmy point was that the right course of action for a player is his stlye. if the players style is agressive and combinative he wants the center open and if he is positional he likes the position to be more closed.
Deep fritz 8 also likes dxe6. I seen b4 suggested by other people on this site, but when I first saw the puzzle it didn't even come to my mind. I though about exchaning pawns first thing.
If you follow the website after dxe6, white get the initiative and fritz agrees with all those moves. I checked them. Looks like a great plan to me. exchange pawn and then start attacking with the knights and all the pieces become active.
16 Aug 06
Originally posted by !~TONY~!You think this a tactical puzzles? To me it's a middlegame planning thing. There are so many playable moves here for white. You have to pick the right one.
I think he is looking at the idea, e5 de b4, which does close the diagonal to stop Ne4 tactics, but b4 doesn't actually do much of anything, so it's not really a good sequence. The puzzles you are posting Rahim don't seem like middlegame planning positions as much as tactics problems.
16 Aug 06
I agree with the authors comments:
12.a4, 12.b3 or 12.b4 - Look bad at first sight. White really isn't set up for Queenside play.
12.h3 or 12.h4 - The move 12.h3 is timid and does nothing, but 12.h4 looks interesting. The idea of an h4/h5 assault is one that has a certain amount of appeal to it. OK, maybe keep this as a possible move.
12.g3 - No point to that move, and 12.g4 just loses a pawn.
12.e5 - Advancing this pawn would give Black way too many center possibilities. If the center is to be opened, then I don't want Black to pick the method. I want White to keep control, not give it away.
16 Aug 06
Originally posted by RahimKRahim, I'm curious, do you have any Silman books? I have the Amatuers Mind (2nd ed. expanded) and in the back it has many middlegame planning puzzles. Perhaps you should post some of those. If you don't have the book I'd be glad to post some of them.
You think this a tactical puzzles? To me it's a middlegame planning thing. There are so many playable moves here for white. You have to pick the right one.
16 Aug 06
Originally posted by RahimKThe first one, you can look at it for 20 seconds and figure out that Bg6 is the winning move. To me, I can just look at that and know that white should be looking for something strong. You can look at the queen and the king on h8 and realize something nasty is going to happen. It was the first move I looked at and it wins on the spot. I am not trying to be cocky, but it seems to me like there is no planning necessary. Take some positions out of reassess your chess. Now those would be good positions to talk about.
You think this a tactical puzzles? To me it's a middlegame planning thing. There are so many playable moves here for white. You have to pick the right one.
16 Aug 06
Originally posted by cmsMasterBTW, when I first saw this puzzle I was so overwhelmed by the tactical possibilities in it that I found it hard to concentrate on middlegame planning or management at all. I tried, but the tactics had to be analyzed first and that really took up a chunk of time.
Rahim, I'm curious, do you have any Silman books? I have the Amatuers Mind (2nd ed. expanded) and in the back it has many middlegame planning puzzles. Perhaps you should post some of those. If you don't have the book I'd be glad to post some of them.
16 Aug 06
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Originally posted by !~TONY~!See my post above yours 😛. Ah totally forgot about the first puzzle! Yes that one I looked at tactics almost entirely...
The first one, you can look at it for 20 seconds and figure out that Bg6 is the winning move. To me, I can just look at that and know that white should be looking for something strong. You can look at the queen and the king on h8 and realize something nasty is going to happen. It was the first move I looked at and it wins on the spot. I am not trying to be ...[text shortened]... Take some positions out of reassess your chess. Now those would be good positions to talk about.