If you are going to post something like this, why not show it in a diagram? Most people need a little help to evaluate a position.
Plus , it would help you see that 6..cxd5 is impossible.
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By looking at a database, you can see how two Norwegian grandmasters played out what they were calling a Robatsch (Modern) Defense.
After 8.. Qd6, and 9 .. Nxc3 10 bxc3, they reached almost your exact desired opening position but black didn't do very well with white's 9 Bc4.
If you want to use terms like overprotection i would suggest to read my system from Nimzoitsch because what you describe is not overprotection
Ofcourse understanding overprotection is not the only reason to read one of the most important chessbooks ever. It explains many important concepts that you seem to ignore as weak colour complexes
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Houdini
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sloughterchess wrote:
When first learning chess it might make sense to promote King safety first so I speculated that the move sequence 1...g6/2...Bg7/3...e6/4...Ne7/5...O-O which over protects the f7 square might make sense; is a bad move order against most openings, but at least it allows any beginner to reach a middlegame. Black often "sacrifices" the dark squares with the goal of retrieving them with advantage.
There are, however, many move orders where it works well e.g. compare this move order and the King's Indian Defense:
1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 e6! (This assures Black of excellent prospects of equalizing) 4.Nc3 Ne7 5.Nf3 d5! This is what distinguishes the UA from all other openings where Black plays an early g6/Bg7; he always combines that with d5, never d6.
The engines now disagree what's best. Deep Fritz 14 gives 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Bg5 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Qd6 & Fritz evaluates this at about the boundary between = and +/=. This was done with calculations for several hours.
You will note that no better is 7.e5 O-O 8.Be2 f6! 9.exf6 Bxf6 10.Bh6 Bg7 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 = to +/=
Houdini 3 prefers 6.Bd3 and 6.e5 with 6.cxd5 being its third choice. Still, after crunching overnight, its evaluation is = to +/= In other words, 3...e6 appears to be a perfectly viable way to meet c4/d4/e4.
Houdini
Since wont ever be playing anyone rated 3300+, I dont care what an engine thinks. What do you think?
I_Am_Second wrote:
Since wont ever be playing anyone rated 3300+, I dont care what an engine thinks. What do you think?
From what I can deduce, sloughterchess thinks my opening knowledge is inferior to his and his endgame ability is superior to mine.
The Master's Bulletin: August Preview!
In just a few days the August issue of our magazine The Master's Bulletin will be out! Want to know what's in it?
- GM Alek Yermolinsky on the Bent System (e6/d5/Nc6/g6/Bg7/Nge7 as Black)
Anybody see any resemblance between the Universal Attack and the "Bent System"?
When first learning chess it might make sense to promote King safety first so I speculated that the move sequence 1...g6/2...Bg7/3...e6/4...Ne7/5...O-O which over protects the f7 square might make sense; is a bad move order against most openings, but at least it allows any beginner to reach a middlegame. Black often "sacrifices" the dark squares with the goal of retrieving them with advantage.
There are, however, many move orders where it works well e.g. compare this move order and the King's Indian Defense:
1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 e6! (This assures Black of excellent prospects of equalizing) 4.Nc3 Ne7 5.Nf3 d5! This is what distinguishes the UA from all other openings where Black plays an early g6/Bg7; he always combines that with d5, never d6.
The engines now disagree what's best. Deep Fritz 14 gives 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Bg5 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Qd6 & Fritz evaluates this at about the boundary between = and +/=. This was done with calculations for several hours.
You will note that no better is 7.e5 O-O 8.Be2 f6! 9.exf6 Bxf6 10.Bh6 Bg7 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 = to +/=
Houdini 3 prefers 6.Bd3 and 6.e5 with 6.cxd5 being its third choice. Still, after crunching overnight, its evaluation is = to +/= In other words, 3...e6 appears to be a perfectly viable way to meet c4/d4/e4.
Houdini