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Originally posted by Fat Lady
So let me get this straight TomTom232 - Three years ago you were asking RahimK for advice on how to get to 1400, and now you're capable of matching Fritz' top three moves for 36 out of 37 non-book moves in a 25 minute game?

I don't know what you're trying to achieve by this thread, but I don't believe these are your games.
unfortunately I can't disagree.
These games don't feel human to me.

-GIN

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Originally posted by Nowakowski
unfortunately I can't disagree.
These games don't feel human to me.

-GIN
I can see that being said about the last one... But the second one? Come on... Those moves are all obvious.

Even in the last one the game is won before we get out of the opening because of a well known opening blunder by black in this type of position (Qxd4??).

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Interesting thread to say the least.

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Originally posted by Nowakowski
unfortunately I can't disagree.
These games don't feel human to me.

-GIN
yes that's what some have said about my games, was that a human or a monkey!

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Originally posted by robbie carrobie
yes that's what some have said about my games, was that a human or a monkey!
A human.

Evan a Monkey would not play the London System. 😉

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
A human.

Evan a Monkey would not play the London System. 😉
actually i played the London before i was even considered a primate, more like the chess equivalent of an amoeboid

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
A human.

Evan a Monkey would not play the London System. 😉
Earlier you said that you consider 2.Qh5 playable because it upsets your opponent, so surely the London System must be OK by the same reasoning?

I know that many Black players inwardly groan when White employs an opening such as the London System, the Closed Sicilian or the King's Indian Attack. However all of these can be used by White to play for a win, and a player who plays the London System is likely to be more familiar than his opponent with the sorts of positions that crop up.

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Hi

2.Qh5 is a laugh - good fun.

The London System is just sad.
You visibly see all the other chess piece look at each other in total disgust.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Hi

2.Qh5 is a laugh - good fun.

The London System is just sad.
You visibly see all the other chess piece look at each other in total disgust.
London system is really sad. Here is very sad game. Sad for Reshevsky.

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Hi Cimon.

I'm thinking this is not a very good choice to
demonstrate the joys of the London system.

The London Bishop stayed on the board all of 7 moves!

That game was at least equal in the middle game till
Petrosian who was then World Champion outplayed an
old Sammy who was I'm sad to say past his best.

Here. This is the London Bishop winning a game.

Branko - Luckas (cannot recall the year).

Black tried to get rid of the London Bishop but the King's knight
kept finding itself on unprotected squares allowing White to tactically
improved his bits by hitting it

It was then left to the London bishop to spike the Queen.
A good game this. Worth going over slowly.

White's 12th move Nxd6+! is a wonderful example of snatching
an opportunity.

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Dear greenpawn

I can inform you that opening advantage is not so important for London system players (including myself) - they want to get safe positions in which they will have no risk at all (which does not mean that opponent can`t get in trouble with careless play).

About Petrosian-Reshevsky: after 15 moves Petrosian had some plus due to better pawn structure - pawn on h6 is obvious weakness.

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Can one of you Quiche-eating socialists explain why this has degenerated into a discussion on the London system?

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Originally posted by CCNoob
Can one of you Quiche-eating socialists explain why this has degenerated into a discussion on the London system?
Good point indeed. I`ll create a new thread.

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