When I said whatever works that was dumb, I meant that when they trade, the bishops get traded to and opens a file up for the rook 
1200 type ELO Checkmate (that I missed in game w/annotations)
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To potentially open up the file with the same idea of checkmate/pressure toward the center.
I could take with the pawn or knight and launch my pieces at the opponents uncastled king.
My thoughts, for myself, not terribly. I tried to uphold the attack : defender ratio to each attempt to attack on my king. For them, not great. Uncastled king, scrambled pawns, a lost game anyways.
Jul 6, 2021
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Okay. First of all when you decided to castle queenside you said you wanted your rook on the d file. Couldn't Rd1 solve that without putting your king in front of those looming pawns? You need to make sure you're not castling into an attack.
True, I agree with that.
Jul 6, 2021
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short castle is also good in Vienna positions as the f4 push creates attacking chances along the soon semi-open f file, combined with re1 as well and the rook pair lasers through the black position most times. It's just about finding enough coordination in your central pawn breaks that will decide which files open up for the rooks
Jul 6, 2021
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DaBabysBurner wrote:
short castle is also good in Vienna positions as the f4 push creates attacking chances along the soon semi-open f file, combined with re1 as well and the rook pair lasers through the black position most times. It's just about finding enough coordination in your central pawn breaks that will decide which files open up for the rooks
Especially if your opponent weakens the queenside and doesn't play in the center like in the mainlines
Jul 6, 2021
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#13
ninjaswat wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:
short castle is also good in Vienna positions as the f4 push creates attacking chances along the soon semi-open f file, combined with re1 as well and the rook pair lasers through the black position most times. It's just about finding enough coordination in your central pawn breaks that will decide which files open up for the rooks
Especially if your opponent weakens the queenside and doesn't play in the center like in the mainlines
Just another tip, but I find playing long castles in Vienna positions with an early c6 from black to be a little too risky, as the bc4 move that marks the standard Vienna will come under fire from moves like b5 a5 b4 a4 with a Philidor-esque pawn storm
I controlled center I believe for the entirety of the game. My main flaw was most likely the castling.
Jul 6, 2021
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#15
DaBabysBurner wrote:
ninjaswat wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:
short castle is also good in Vienna positions as the f4 push creates attacking chances along the soon semi-open f file, combined with re1 as well and the rook pair lasers through the black position most times. It's just about finding enough coordination in your central pawn breaks that will decide which files open up for the rooks
Especially if your opponent weakens the queenside and doesn't play in the center like in the mainlines
Just another tip, but I find playing long castles in Vienna positions with an early c6 from black to be a little too risky, as the bc4 move that marks the standard Vienna will come under fire from moves like b5 a5 b4 a4 with a Philidor-esque pawn storm
Usually I castle kingside and pawnstorm anyways.
I liked how I could counter each bishop move well. In the end, this was a good game for my ELO.
Jul 6, 2021
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#17
ninjaswat wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:
ninjaswat wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:
short castle is also good in Vienna positions as the f4 push creates attacking chances along the soon semi-open f file, combined with re1 as well and the rook pair lasers through the black position most times. It's just about finding enough coordination in your central pawn breaks that will decide which files open up for the rooks
Especially if your opponent weakens the queenside and doesn't play in the center like in the mainlines
Just another tip, but I find playing long castles in Vienna positions with an early c6 from black to be a little too risky, as the bc4 move that marks the standard Vienna will come under fire from moves like b5 a5 b4 a4 with a Philidor-esque pawn storm
Usually I castle kingside and pawnstorm anyways.
as black or white?
Jul 6, 2021
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#18
DaBabysBurner wrote:
ninjaswat wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:
ninjaswat wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:
short castle is also good in Vienna positions as the f4 push creates attacking chances along the soon semi-open f file, combined with re1 as well and the rook pair lasers through the black position most times. It's just about finding enough coordination in your central pawn breaks that will decide which files open up for the rooks
Especially if your opponent weakens the queenside and doesn't play in the center like in the mainlines
Just another tip, but I find playing long castles in Vienna positions with an early c6 from black to be a little too risky, as the bc4 move that marks the standard Vienna will come under fire from moves like b5 a5 b4 a4 with a Philidor-esque pawn storm
Usually I castle kingside and pawnstorm anyways.
as black or white?
White... I play f5 and run them over.
look:
At move 20 xd