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your game with 1.c4
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Mike - In this game when black played 2...d5, the correct response for white is 3.cxd, otherwise black can start shoving that d-pawn down your throat. They should have played 3...d4, pushing your knight into a very bad position and also being able to easily reinforce their d4 pawn with e3, Nc3 and Bc5. Black could have had a chokehold on the center with 3...d4. In this position when black plays 2...d5, you must take that pawn with 3.cxd, and then black responds with 3...exd, with you following with 4.d4. The resulting position has white with two very valuable center pawns vs blacks one center pawn and a very promising semi-open c-file for you that you can place your a1 rook on with Rc1 and blast down that semi-open c-file. One of the pivotal strategies of the English Opening is to try and keep the two center attacking diagonals open so your bishops on b2 and g2 can do their thing. Playing 10.e4 blocked off the diagonal for your bishop on g2.
With the English, the idea is to attack the center from the flanks with your bishops and knights and not by a frontal assault with the two center d and e pawns. Pushing those d and e pawns without trading them off ends up with a situation where the b2 and g2 bishops have their power cut off, as the d and/or e pawns block the diagonals for the bishops. The English Opening has very long-term goals of slowly building a superior position that black will be unable to stop in the end game, particularly on the queenside.
I'll see if I can post a few of my games for you so you can see what I'm talking about.
Nov 4, 2012
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bboysen, good job, but on move 20, you had Nf6+. Other than that, you played great.
tjdiem, nice win against Ben. It was his greediness of pawns that lost his king's life. If he didn't take on a2, he would've drew or won.
Dec 1, 2012
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I don't know about that, I was up a pawn. It probably would've been a draw.
Dec 3, 2012
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Robbie: nice win against AccStanfc. You crushed him only using two knights. Your tactics are very bright. Thanks for posting your game, and have a good day.
NICE!!!!!!!!
Jan 22, 2013
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The following game is a great example of how easy it can be to start an attack:
I was white against Imrathon.
very nice game and very clean win
My return to chess.com - an English miniature :D
This is my game against Ben Duong (IronmanSD). I have played him in real life twice and lost both games. Iwas black both of those games but this game i was white.