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Crab Claw opening

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4th April 2008, 12:49pm
#1
by depthshaman
United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 253

Crab claw opening (just a name I gave it) is used as a way to fight anti sicilians. It is especially useful for players who prefer O'kelly sicilian. Richard Palliser, a grand master and expert on anti sicilians shows that it is useful against Nf3 anti sicilians, and it isn't half bad against closed sicilian. I'm still in the position though that it falters against c3 anti sicilians and the grand Prix though.

4th April 2008, 02:34pm
#2
by Kingfisher
zagreb Croatia
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1066

14... Ne7?

14... Bxf2+!!

 

33. Re3?

33. Rf2 1/2-1/2

Anyway...

 
EDIT: I made a mistake in the main line, 7. Nh4 should be 7. Ne5

 


4th April 2008, 02:43pm
#3
by sstteevveenn
Wales United Kingdom
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 640
hmm you missed 26...Rxe2+ 27.Rf2 Re1#
4th April 2008, 02:58pm
#4
by Dtn8r
Richmond, Va United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 9

26. ...   RxR+
27. Rf2  QxR+
28. Kh1  Qxh2#

Oops! sstteevveenn #3 got the best line here - I posted before I saw it...

TT


4th April 2008, 03:03pm
#5
by silentfilmstar13
Medford, OR United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 2031
The Crab already exists.  Ware Opening, Crab Variation is a3 and h3.
4th April 2008, 06:13pm
#6
by depthshaman
United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 253
in respons to e5, black should play e6 follwed by d5 or d6. I actually  messed up by not developing the bishop to b7 before the knight. In the position you show there, it would better to play like this:

5th April 2008, 02:09am
#7
by Kingfisher
zagreb Croatia
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1066
Yeah, with that bishop in place e5 doesn't look so great. Well, I guess that demonstrates why move order is important! Smile
 

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