i love developing rooks up to h3/a3
As White, I used to play a bizarre Knight-sacrifice against the Alekhine's. The line allows you to develop BOTH Rooks up the a- and h-files.
is it sound? can you show example game(s)?
I don't have any game score from this line (too long ago), but Tartakower used to play it in Master tournaments.
Sound? Engines don't like it... but engines seem to be under the impression that White is trying to mate at f7, like a beginner.
In fact, White's plan is strategic, not tactical. With his advanced center Pawns, White cuts the board into two pieces, one of which contains virtually all the Black army (and nothing else!), and the other one contains Black's King and the entire White army.
i love developing rooks up to h3/a3
As White, I used to play a bizarre Knight-sacrifice against the Alekhine's. The line allows you to develop BOTH Rooks up the a- and h-files.
is it sound? can you show example game(s)?