Where would you be without a computer? I am just not convinced you could handle this as black. I would probably draw you if you had best play. Did you notice the evaluation doesn't really fluctuate from -1? After 25 moves, it can't change that number. That means there's drawing possibilities.
Where would you be without a computer? I am just not convinced you could handle this as black. I would probably draw you if you had best play. Did you notice the evaluation doesn't really fluctuate from -1? After 25 moves, it can't change that number. That means there's drawing possibilities.
chess is not your strong suit is it?
let me put it in a simple way.
Giving pawns away in the opening for no compensation is not Good. THIS is not good QED
im using an engine only to show that even a club level player's sensible continuation gives you over a pawn advantage. if there was any real compensation, engine would give a -0.7 or lower.
As a life long fan of the theories of Alapin, I think it is prudent that the line in question be placed in some context.
It apparently stems from a game between one B.S Queenabber and David Bronstein
The said game in question was a played at odds when Bronstein was the ripe old age of 14 and yes, according to Bronstein, BS Queenabber was actually a player.
As a life long fan of the theories of Alapin, I think it is prudent that the line in question be placed in some context.
It apparently stems from a game between one B.S Queenabber and David Bronstein
The said game in question was a played at odds when Bronstein was the ripe old age of 14 and yes, according to Bronstein, BS Queenabber was actually a player.
lmao BS Queenabber
Is it playable?
Does it give black an advantage?
I faced it only one time with black. It went like this.
Before you do.
If you intend 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2 Nf6 3.Nbc3 then you should be alright as it is fairly straight forward and should give you a slight plus. Check out the games of Alapin's games from Berlin 1897 and Vienna 1898
If you intend 3.f4 then again 3...Nxe4 (The Knights Tour) should not be to much of an issue
Mind you, keep this in mind. The above has happaned to me more than a few times when i played 2.Ne2.
Finally:
Enjoy
and im not particularly impressed with white's position one bit. White is lucky if he walks away with equality.
when an engine in high depth says you are worse than a pawn down as white , (on simple natural moves!), there is virtually no room for disagreement.
they are not even any traps or anything. all black has to keep in mind is not to go 0-0 into that rook file which is prettty obvious. go for 0-0-0. protect your d pawn and develop. there is zero equality here. black is just much better.