Blitz games played by engines are much stronger than long time controls played by humans, so yes their games are relevant
A Bust to the Sicilian Defense
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Are we going to see staples13 identify a winning improvement for White in the Godena-Perez game?
kindaspongey έγραψε:
Are we going to see staples13 identify a winning improvement for White in the Godena-Perez game?
Putting the other rook (16.Rad1) at d1 makes more sense, and has been played more frequently. But in any case, the position is objectively level.
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
They could easily defeat Carlsen in a 10 game match
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 d6 6. cxd4 Nc6
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Nov 7, 2018
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#569
Optimissed wrote:
I'd be quite happy to play Staples at 3-day chess if he wants. He can even have white.
I sent you a friend request so you can send me a challenge
1523RealRating wrote:
Sicilian is totally busted, I thought alpha zero engine already proved this?
The November 2018 issue of Chess lists the top twenty openings compiled from a list of 2345 September games where both players were rated over 2400 Elo. One can not take position on this list too seriously because it is greatly influenced by how the openings are grouped. For example, all the Retis are grouped together, while English is separated into 1...c5, 1...e5, etc. Nevertheless, for what it is worth, some of the list entries are: 158 Retis, 127 King's Indians, 91 declined Queen's Gambits, 88 Caro-Kanns, 70 Najdorf Sicilians, 64 Slavs, 63 Nimzo-Indians, 58 2 Nf3 sideline Sicilians, 54 2 Nf3 d6 sideline Sicilians, 53 1...Nf6 Englishes, 48 Kan Sicilians, 48 Catalans, 42 Berlin Ruy Lopezes, 42 Queen's Indians, 38 1...e6 Englishes, 37 3 Nxe5 Petroffes, 36 1...e5 Englishes, and 33 Closed Ruy Lopezes.
Nov 7, 2018
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#571
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
"... d5 and nf6 do provide much stiffer resistance than any of black's other responses. I, however, believe black is still lost even after these moves. I will post an analysis shortly." - staples13 (August 27, 2018)
Nov 7, 2018
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#573
I showed in great detail why 2. d5 loses including an analysis of all the major sidelines
"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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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?
Does staples then insist that the Alapin is a forced win for white if black plays 2…Nf6?
Nov 7, 2018
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#577
Optimissed wrote:
I'd be quite happy to play Staples at 3-day chess if he wants. He can even have white.
Moi aussi.
Nov 8, 2018
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#578
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
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.
6. cxd4