A Bust to the Sicilian Defense - Chess Forums - Page 28

staples13

Nov 7, 2018

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#541

I showed in great detail why 2. d5 loses including an analysis of all the major sidelines

kindaspongey

Nov 7, 2018

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#542

"I showed in great detail why 2. d5 loses including an analysis of all the major sidelines" - staples13 (earlier today)

kindaspongey wrote (~13 days ago):

"... White is winning after 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 Nc6. ..." - staples13 (~15 hours ago)

"... Does [6. Nf3] preserve a forced win, toss away a forced win, what?" - kindaspongey (~10 hours ago)

"Yes in that line 6. Nf3 is still winning" - staples13 (~10 hours ago)

"... Are we going to see staples13 identify a winning improvement for White? ... Sveshnikov vs. ... Meijers ... 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne7 12. Qa4+ … 1/2-1/2" - kindaspongey (~10 hours ago)

staples13 wrote (~5 hours ago):

In the game you posted white was completely winning until he played 12. Qa4+ a pointless move that lost his advantage. Qe2 would've maintained the winning advantage

Are we going to see staples13 identify a winning improvement for White?

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littlesoldier123

Nov 7, 2018

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#543

staples13 wrote:

I don’t particularly like these 2. Nf6 lines against the Alapin. They lead to a much more boring game than all of blacks other responses

Does staples mean 2 …Nf6 is boring = black is lost?

littlesoldier123

Nov 7, 2018

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#544

Does staples then insist that the Alapin is a forced win for white if black plays 2…Nf6?

BaddyPlayer

Nov 7, 2018

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#545

Optimissed wrote:

I'd be quite happy to play Staples at 3-day chess if he wants. He can even have white.

Moi aussi.

staples13

Nov 8, 2018

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#546

BaddyPlayer wrote:

Optimissed wrote:

I'd be quite happy to play Staples at 3-day chess if he wants. He can even have white.

Moi aussi.

J’ai accepte ton defi

HolographWars

Nov 8, 2018

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#547

Chessopera wrote:

HolographWars wrote:

Chessopera wrote:

Busting sicilian defence is the dream of all white players as sicilian has really frustrated white at all levels. When black plays sicilian white can only bow down, show respect and shake hands and accept the daunting task and get on with it and fight hard till the end! Some white players panic and resort to anti-sicilian in desperation but this is not the right way; white must roll up its sleeves and go for the open sicilian which means accepting black’s challenge! Anti-sicilian simply means refusing black’s challenge!

ANTI SICILIAN IS THE WAY

Anti sicilian means white is not up to the challenge and wishes to use book knowldge to get away with it. Still open sicilian has proven more successful.

So, all that means about anti scilians is

1. Opponent has prepared less

2. Possibly insulting my opponent by being “cowardly” as you say.

staples13

Nov 8, 2018

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#548

Chessopera why you no play any games? Not a single one. If you believe Open Sicilian is better (it’s not) why don’t you demonstrate it by playing and posting some games

SaltyAsHell

Nov 8, 2018

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#549

blueemu wrote:

The Alapin moves a Pawn instead of a piece, preempts the best square that the b1-Knight had available, makes the c1-Bishop less valuable, and weakens d3 and the light squares generally.

This guy busted this stupid post on comment 5 and it's still going LOL

staples13

Nov 8, 2018

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#550

SaltyAsHell wrote:

blueemu wrote:

The Alapin moves a Pawn instead of a piece, preempts the best square that the b1-Knight had available, makes the c1-Bishop less valuable, and weakens d3 and the light squares generally.

This guy busted this stupid post on comment 5 and it's still going LOL

And I refuted his analysis on comment 6

SaltyAsHell

Nov 8, 2018

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#551

staples13 wrote:

SaltyAsHell wrote:

blueemu wrote:

The Alapin moves a Pawn instead of a piece, preempts the best square that the b1-Knight had available, makes the c1-Bishop less valuable, and weakens d3 and the light squares generally.

This guy busted this stupid post on comment 5 and it's still going LOL

And I refuted his analysis on comment 6

You refuted nothing at all in this whole thread. And if you think that you refuted the highest scoring response to e4 you are stupid.

staples13

Nov 8, 2018

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#552

E4 not e5. I score 70 % against the Sicilian, so yes I have busted it

staples13

Nov 8, 2018

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#553

This thread is full of dozens of games where I analyzed specific lines, and presented common ideas, traps and tactics found in the Alapin. This thread is by far the most informative discussion of the Alapin on chess.com

staples13

Nov 8, 2018

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#554

Chessopera wrote:

Almost all top GMs play open sicilian which means that is the best. Anti-sicilian is best at club level although from time to time in also appears at master level.

Deep blue destroyed Kasparov with the Alapin. The strongest chess engines choose and have great success with the Alapin and they are much stronger than GM’s

staples13

Nov 8, 2018

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#555

Chessopera wrote:

Deep Blue can destroy anyone with any opening against Sicilian. Computers win the game not in the opening but in middle and endgame therefore the choice of opening is irrelavent due to computers superiority over humans in middle and endgame.

Nope. False. Kasparov destroyed Deep Blue in their 1996 match. The only game Deep Blue managed to win was when it played the Alapin. Try again

kindaspongey

Nov 8, 2018

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#556

staples13 wrote:

... I score 70 % against the Sicilian, so yes I have busted it

Would a person score 100% with knowledge of how to force a win?

kindaspongey

Nov 8, 2018

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#557

staples13 wrote:

... Deep blue destroyed Kasparov with the Alapin. ...

Is there any reason to suppose that either of them played perfectly?

SaltyAsHell

Nov 8, 2018

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#558

kindaspongey wrote:

staples13 wrote:

... I score 70 % against the Sicilian, so yes I have busted it

Would a person score 100% with knowledge of how to force a win?

I checked his profile and he is probably cheating so trust me doesn't have a 70% win ratio neither he busted it.

SaltyAsHell

Nov 8, 2018

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#559

staples13 wrote:

Chessopera wrote:

Almost all top GMs play open sicilian which means that is the best. Anti-sicilian is best at club level although from time to time in also appears at master level.

Deep blue destroyed Kasparov with the Alapin. The strongest chess engines choose and have great success with the Alapin and they are much stronger than GM’s

Engines don't go for the Alapin, they go for the open Sicilian. You are wrong again.

staples13

Nov 8, 2018

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#560

kindaspongey wrote:

staples13 wrote:

... I score 70 % against the Sicilian, so yes I have busted it

Would a person score 100% with knowledge of how to force a win?

Yes, but i play very fast time controls so I blunder sometimes, so I only score 70%