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21st April 2008, 08:23am
#1
by mxdplay4
mids UK England
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 708

I was practicing against chessmaster and it started calculating after move 7.   I havent seen the move it came up with, the normal book move is 8. 0-0  0-0.

I cant see what is wrong with its move as it either opens the centre or leaves black with an isolated d-pawn.

I know Nh5  is sometimes wrong in similar positions and in the Levenfish variation (with f4 played) dxe , fxe Nd7 is the best move in a bad position.

Help Dragon players !!


21st April 2008, 09:10am
#2
by mxdplay4
mids UK England
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 708
Thats what I tried.  It didnt work.  Then I doubt I played the correct moves.  But surely there is some mention of this in opening books?  I tried in 'Sicilian Dragon Classical Variation' by Schneider which has most lines and 'Semi-Open Games' by Panov which gives all sorts of trap lines.  Suppose I'll have to check an online database ! Tongue out
21st April 2008, 09:52am
#3
by NM Reb
Lisbon Portugal
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 4212
I checked that line on chess assistant (only 4 games) , black took on e5 and scored better than 60 %
19th August 2008, 10:41am
#4
by BillyIdle
Humboldt Park, Chicago United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 4812

Cheers Mandelshtam,

   The Classical Dragon is the reason I don't always play the Dragon.  At 66, I fall asleep easily, especially of an afternoon.

   I am thinking for Black, his  "a"  pawn at a6, with QR to b8.

   Then maybe Qa5 as a general strategy.

 
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