07 Oct 07
Originally posted by Dutch DefenseHe is talking about TonyK User 394144
If you're talking about !~TONY~! (User 9895), that's not Tony Kosten.
09 Oct 07
Originally posted by Dutch Defense6. Qxd5 leads to equality instead of stranding the queen on that god-awful h8 square.
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09 Oct 07
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Originally posted by rubberjaw30Qxd5 is impossible in 6th move.
6. Qxd5 leads to equality instead of stranding the queen on that god-awful h8 square.
White should have play 10.f3! (instead of 10.d3?!) Nf6 11.Qh4 with 0-0 to follow and i don`t see real compensation for exchange.
I think its refutation of 6...hxg6.
09 Oct 07
Originally posted by Korchok, that's what I was looking for...
9...Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Na6 11.Nf6+ Kf7 12.Nxe4 Nb4 with decisive advantage for black - their extra piece will be much stronger than 3 white pawns.
whether or not the pawns were equal with the extra piece...
with queens off the board, the chances are higher that it'd whittle down to an endgame, instead of a mating attack.
10 Oct 07
Originally posted by Dutch DefenseI think that's the first time I played 4...d5 instead of 4...Qg5. I might stick with that. 🙂
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10 Oct 07
Originally posted by Dutch DefenseI have no clue what I am doing in that opening and if it wasn't for a later blunder would have beaten an 1800 rated player.
First off, you have to know what you're doing pretty well. Second the best way (in my opinion) to master an opening is to study it really well, it's variations and buy a book on it. The book I bought is called "The Latvian Gambit Lives!" However, I wouldn't recommend this opening to anyone.
10 Oct 07
Originally posted by tomtom232I agree with you and disagree with the Flying Dutchman
I have no clue what I am doing in that opening and if it wasn't for a later blunder would have beaten an 1800 rated player.
I haven't touched a book or spent any time "studying" the Caro-Kann
I learned its ins-and-outs by playing it. this way, I'm more familiar with the "true" opening that had I poured over the main lines for hours on end.
I've pretty much learned (remember, learning and mastering are not the same thing) the Caro-Kann and it's many intricasies. from defending the Panov-Botvinnik Attack, to the basic differences between the Nc3 and Nf3 versions of the Advance Variation. all this and more with zero hours of study. just playing the position, learning from mistakes, and slowly but surely improving as a player.
10 Oct 07
Originally posted by rubberjaw30In that endgame white have no chances if black knows how to play.
ok, that's what I was looking for...
whether or not the pawns were equal with the extra piece...
with queens off the board, the chances are higher that it'd whittle down to an endgame, instead of a mating attack.
If you are looking for lost endgame then you can play 7.Qxd5?, but if you want to get better position i would advice you to play 7.Qxh8 or 7.Qxg6+