A suprise move

Submitted by Anothernewjack on Thu, 09/25/2008 at 11:17am.

Here is one of my favorite games to look at and a very interesting one.

Seirawan vs. Timman 1980 1-0

English Opening-Indian Defense. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation.

After black 9.Nb4, looking for a triple fork with Nc2. What does White do to prevent it?

It might suprise you.

Seirawan talked about this game in the book Winning chess strategies.

He stated he allowed himself to fall behind in developement so he could claim an extra pawn and build a strong pawn center.

He prevented the triple fork with Kd2! And went on to win the game.

This game can be veiwed at chessgames.com.

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by figrock - 6 months ago
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Tough position to be in..!

by Anothernewjack - 13 months ago
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It is logical and the best move.

Seirawan also stated in the book that it caused commotion in the chess community at that time.

And Seiawan went on to state this move of course keeps the Knight out of c2 and if needed the king can goto c3 to gaurd his important d4 pawn. And by getting the rest of his peices out, his king will be safe.

by shuttlechess92 - 13 months ago
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brings king to center in a closed game. seems logical except for blocking bishop

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