What would your next move be and what strategy would you employ.
daruis's midgame post #1
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Nov 28, 2008
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#2
These are the opening moves to an old game. How would you proceed. I took this from an instructional book and will give the reference and moves after your thoughts. White's moves 6, 8, 14, and 16 are annotated with ! while black's move 12 is given ?!
Nov 28, 2008
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#3
The move sequence didn't work on the diagram so I will enter the moves by hand:
1 d4...d5
2c4...e6
3Nc3...f5
4Nf3...c6
5Bf4...Bd6
6e3!...Nf6
7Bd3...Qc7
8g3!...0-0
90-0...Ne4
10 Qb3...Kh8
11Rac1...Bxf4
12 exf4...Qf7?!
13 Ne5...Qe7
14 Bxe4!...fxe4
15 f3...exf3
16 Rce1!...Qc7
17 Qa3...Kg8
18Rxf3...Na6
19 b3...Qd8
20 c5...Nc7
21 Qb2...Bd7
22____
Nov 28, 2008
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#4
hmm interesting i can't think that far ahead, so far this what I come up with....
22.Nxd7 Qxd7
23.Ref1 putting pressure on the f-file
Nov 28, 2008
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#5
I won't relate the comments from the book until there is some discussion. Try to figure your long range plan before you come up with moves. What is each sides weaknesses and strengths? Where would you like your pieces if you are white and how would you get them there?
Also, just for fun, take a guess when this game was played. Candidate interzonals 2005? International team tournament from the 1990's. Oh go on, take a guess.
:-)
Nov 28, 2008
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#8
heh heh heh I'll tell you later
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Later dudes.
Dec 5, 2008
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#9
on the 8th move instead of g3, better was Ne5, 14th move, why take the knight with a bishop why not with the knight ? finally on the 16th I am not sure on this one.
Dec 14, 2008
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#10
This game was taken from Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman, page 108-110, Schlechter-John vs Barmen, 1905.
KCO: The text reads after move 8: "White makes sure his bishop stays put, only allowing black to exchange if he is willing to increase white's control of e5." The point is that Silman is showing how to create an outpost for the knight on e5, and how a knight can be more potent than a bishop in certain positions. After move 14 the text reads: "White sees that the position is closed and that the knights will become very valuable. Since black's e4 knight might eventually challenge White's control of e5 with ...Nd6 and ...Nf7, white snaps it off, leaving Black with a useless piece on c8." After move 16 the text reads: " Threatening 17 cxd5...cxd5 18 Nxd5!...exd5 19 Ng6+ winning Black's queen.
And now the answer to the question about the position: Move 22 Qc2. And the text reads: "If you wanted to play 22 Nxd7 here then shame on you! White's knight on e5 is an exceptionally strong piece. To trade it off for the pathetic thing on d7 would be criminal."
"...Qe7 22 Ref1... Since black has managed to defend his backward pawn on e6 several times, white prepares to grab more space on the kingside and create new weaknesses in that sector. 23 ...Rae8 24 g4...Bc8 25 Rh3!... Creating new holes in Black's camp. Never be satisfied with what you have--chess is a game for greedy people! Leave the opponent with as many weak points as possible and his game will eventually disintegrate."
I think is daruis turn to post one of his midgame diagram and/or a master game from a book, magazine, chess.com etc.
Remember, keep diagram small, write moves leading upto the position on diagram.