This forum is to discuss and demonstrate wing attacks that evolve rapidly, on either one wing or both!
In some 960 starting positions, an opening inaccuracy by either side can have dramatic effect. In the following game, white chose to play computer unassisted and thus it gives us an opportunity to see how quickly black can capitalize by seizing the initiative with an amazing double sided wing attack after white's inaccuracy 3. Bc3?!
The first point is regarding black's move 1. ...g5. That pawn is fine on that square and it does a lot of work! It allows development, claims space and white seems not to have any simple way of contesting it! Normally we would expect that a double pawn first move by black, could easily be the subject of focused attack and weakening. But here it seems simply not to be so.
In The 960 midgame phase, notice that black leaves the centre three pawns unmoved and that castling is not required! Also notice how both long diagonals are being contested by both players as a result of all that space in the centre. Who has rights to the diagonals? In this game, it is black not white that seizes both of them!
Other stand out features is how black uses undermining to seize the kingside with the g-pawn push and how white's plans to counter attack on the queenside are simply totally stalled for the energy that is occuring on the other wing.
So tune yourself in to openings with rooks on the b and g files for the possibility of such a rapid attack either to enjoy or to suffer against.
This forum is to discuss and demonstrate wing attacks that evolve rapidly, on either one wing or both!
In some 960 starting positions, an opening inaccuracy by either side can have dramatic effect. In the following game, white chose to play computer unassisted and thus it gives us an opportunity to see how quickly black can capitalize by seizing the initiative with an amazing double sided wing attack after white's inaccuracy 3. Bc3?!
The first point is regarding black's move 1. ...g5. That pawn is fine on that square and it does a lot of work! It allows development, claims space and white seems not to have any simple way of contesting it! Normally we would expect that a double pawn first move by black, could easily be the subject of focused attack and weakening. But here it seems simply not to be so.
In The 960 midgame phase, notice that black leaves the centre three pawns unmoved and that castling is not required! Also notice how both long diagonals are being contested by both players as a result of all that space in the centre. Who has rights to the diagonals? In this game, it is black not white that seizes both of them!
Other stand out features is how black uses undermining to seize the kingside with the g-pawn push and how white's plans to counter attack on the queenside are simply totally stalled for the energy that is occuring on the other wing.
So tune yourself in to openings with rooks on the b and g files for the possibility of such a rapid attack either to enjoy or to suffer against.
Cheers