23 Jun 06
Originally posted by Northern LadI play the exchange French as white so don't know much about the advance, but for a while in blitz I tried playing the advance in the Nimzoswitch (?) style - ie not recapturing after ...cxd4 with the knight and omitting c3, playing instead Qg4, Nf3, a3, Bd3 etc. The trouble I've found is that no-one loses as I believe Nimzo's opponents did; everyone now knows that black should respond dynamically with activity on the queenside. I think this is an interesting example of how chess ideas have circulated to the extent that relatively poor players can now play certain positions better than historically much stronger players.
I don't know why people are putting question marks against 4.Nf3 and 4.dxc5 in the Advanced French. They are both perfectly respecable moves, even if they probably cause black fewer problems objectively than the more usual 4.c3.
Or maybe I just suck at doing a Nimzo!
24 Jun 06
Originally posted by TommyCNimzowitsch's idea was that to control the important squares e5 and d4 against the French, it's not always necessary to occupy these squares with pawns. I think the idea is still valid, though it now appears that Qg4 doesn't go very well in the Advanced French. Lines with Nf3 and/or dxc5 are better. However, a similar idea in the Winawer French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Qg4!?) is still considered quite playable.
I play the exchange French as white so don't know much about the advance, but for a while in blitz I tried playing the advance in the Nimzoswitch (?) style - ie not recapturing after ...cxd4 with the knight and omitting c3, playing instead Qg4, Nf3, a3, Bd3 etc. The trouble I've found is that no-one loses as I believe Nimzo's opponents did; everyone now knows ...[text shortened]... ons better than historically much stronger players.
Or maybe I just suck at doing a Nimzo!
24 Jun 06
Originally posted by hahahaaaaA00 Ware; Meadow Hay; Crab 1.a4
I believe I read somewhere that that is called the "gorilla opening".
A00 Wing Gambit, Ware Opening 1.a4 b5
A00 Cologne Gambit, Ware Opening 1.a4 b6 2.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nd7
A00 Ware Gambit 1.a4 e5 2.a5 d5 3.e3 f5 4.a6
A00 Kadas Opening 1.h4
A00 Despres Opening 1.h4
A00 Koola-Koola 1.h4 a5
A00 Wulumulu 1.h4 e5 2.d4
There you go.
27 Jun 06
Originally posted by cmsMasterhis rating was due to a bunch of claimed victories when he was on vaccation...check out his history...was much higher.
A00 Polish; Orangutan; Sokolsky; Hunt 1.b4
Plus your opponent is rated in the 900's
I don't claim to be a master...be interested if anyone critiqued the game
