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06 Sep 06
07 Sep 06
Originally posted by Dragon FireIt's quite obvious that white can go into sidelines but you still have to study those sidelines.
Not lots. White has the choice about which lines he responds to, say c5.
I then play d4 which takes most black players down a line I know well and they don't. I can forget about all othyer responses except transpositions. Same applies to c6 and e6. Say white plays d4 and black 2. .. d5 then in both lines you could play ed (I don't usually by the way) ...[text shortened]... ther lines. Most club level black players also struggle against the complications of the K G.
You said: (I don't need to analyse black lines for 1. .. e6, 1. .. c6, 1. c5, etc because I never play them.)
Which is wrong because you still need to analyse the sidelines that you plan on playing against these moves.