By my 7th move I feel like I'm already cramped, being forced to respond to his moves possibly putting myself in a unfavorable position. Where was my error?
Analysis of my sicilian please.
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open with queens pawn...d7 to d5, unless he moved d2 to d4. if that is the case, instead of d7 move c7 to c5. Let him have the pawn. Next move, now try d7 to d5- the 'Queen's Ruse'. They usually then move out the knight or another pawn, ignore it and move the pawn d5 to d4. remember it is protected by the queen. white king's knight g1 to f3, usually to kill black's pawn d4(he is over the line into enemy territory) now black moves b8 to c6 queen's knight, to cover d4.whatever is next by white try and get e7 to e5 your black king's pawn to protect d4.
my typical game moves are.....1. d5 2. d4 3. e5 4. c5 'Arrowhead defense' 5. f6 (pawn wall) 6. a6 7. nh6.............
This opening works 82% of the time. varying degrees of alter placements may occur, but get a defense and stick to it. Master it and know every way to get in and out.
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He suckered u with his bishop move bxe6+
thanks, im looking more for input on the sicilian though as he opened with e4.
i know the sicilian but, i thought i would give u a different defense v.s white. Black can win with " The best offense is a great defense"
His bishop comes out....your knight comes out then a pawn threatens it.
he has u pinned down between a bishop and a knight.
his knight was bait for the king, lost castling and setup for the bishop
by move 11 and 12 chaos broke loose it seems and nothing was strategic except in its chaos.
his error he took your bishop..u took his with queen and checked him...his error.
not enough defense, for e4..kings pawn game, you could try to stop that bishop or block him, kill him...something.
o.k i'm done , I tried.
paulgottlieb wrote:
Your play was generally pretty good. Here are a few suggestions:
How about 7...Nxe5 8.Rxe5 Bd6. This looks a bit better, sinse you get rid of his strong Ne5, and you develop your Bishop with a gain of time. U think you're already a little better then.
When you're Black in the Sicilian, and White plays f4, be alert for tactics on the g1-a7 diagonal. Here you had 8...Bxe5 9.fxe5, Nxe5! if 10.Rxe5, you have 10'Qd4+ picking up the Bc4
White's sacrifice on f7 wasn't good enough and you played well to put him away, but 12...Bc5 was even better
Thanks, this brought a lot to light tactics wise.
Thanks I been studing the Sicilian for the last couple days. Good look.
I think your first mistake was 3. ...Nf6, although I can't help but think you should be able to get away with it. I think 3. ...Nd7 is better - this prevents white's pawn advance to e5, which you want to stop at all cost. If you want to get keep your bishop from getting blocked, play 3. ...Bg4 first and pin the knight.
After 4. e5 I think playing 4. ...Ng4, attacking the white pawn would be better. I know Ng4 might look questionable if the white knight moves away later, but it can't move until the pawns come off, and then your knight can go back to f6. Continuing 5. exd6 exd6 is just fine for black. White either has to play that or Qe2 to defend it, and then you can attack the pawn again with your other knight and develop at the same time.
Moving on... 6. Nbd7 is ok, although I prefer Be7 so you can castle. go ahead and trade the knights off after 7. Re1. His knight is a strong piece in the center of the board, and it will be much easier to harrass his rook alone out there so early in the game. Obviously 8. should be ...O-O as you found out. 11. should be ...Nb6 with the idea of trading off your horrible light-squared bishop for his awesome one.
After that, your opponent played such ridiculous moves that it isn't possible to analyze. Congrats on decent play to the end, but definitely look at the concept of when your opponent has strong pieces and when you have weak ones. Also, you always have to ask yourself, what is my opponent's threat? Even from the first move of the game, it is important to understand your opponent's moves, and not just play mechanically or you'll walk into tactics.
Good luck!
Nothing wrong with your opening 6 moves. (In my note to your move 7, I meant Bd6 not Bc6).
Actually, the 4th move is fine. Just take the pawn like you did.
Honestly some of the comments terrify me. Nice play by OP exploting White's lack of development and internal weaknesses from move 10 onwards, and excellent comments per usual from paulgottlieb. I disagree with zirtoc that e5's really crucial to stop - to me, it looks more optically dangerous than anything. It doesn't smite tactically and Black can easily contest e5 and the central dark squares, especially with the c5 pawn still on the board.
Well, we can't all be opening geniuses like RMS-Titanic.
Yeah, just my opinion, I'm no pro. But I do know that it's often white's mission to stick a pawn on e5, and black's mission to stop him. And that it can be a real pain when the pawn gets there and you can't get rid of it. I would rather stop it early than try to deal with it after white is already sitting pretty there. I think it would certainly be good practice for someone trying to learn how to improve their fundamentals.
But it's definitely possible to play without that idea. To each their own.
Good point zirtoc - I'm certainly no expert, especially when it comes to pawn breaks in the Sicilian. In fact, the pawn push can be a huge problem for Black in the Sicilian when timed correctly, especially after black's gone awry in e6 Sicilians. I've suffered my share of horrific losses this way. However, it's also good for beginners to understand when white can and can't get away with pushing e5 - in this case, he simply isn't developed enough to maintain any long-term pressure.
If Black only thought "prevent e5" in this position, I feel that he's giving White's position and plan a little too much credit, when he can grab equality or more by developing normally and grabbing the center. One example of this theme emerges in the slightly offbeat variation:
Here, bowing to White's "threat" without analysis gives Black a worse game. For another example, check out IM Pruess's analysis of Pruess-Troff. However, e5 can be very deadly in the right circumstances - I've had to say goodbye to my dark squares many times before I understood!
The difference in the poster's example is that white's knight is on f3, so the pawn has some support already. If white gets in d4, then black has an uphill battle against the white pawns.
But we agree - as I said at the end of my original post, you can't just play mechanically. You have to be able to know what your opponent is planning, and to add your point, whether or not your opponent's plan is a good one. e5 that early also looks like a blunder to me, but you still have to treat it carefully.
Im playing Black, I think I was fortunate enough to win via poor play by my opponent. How could I open better from Black? I think my tactics are fine however I believe if I were playing a stronger opponent my less effective opening may have been cracked. Please advise me. Thanks.