Yeah, I was kind of looking at playing 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 (assuming he'll choose this line) then playing 7. cxd4 instead of 7. c5
It seems that no matter which line I choose the dark squared bishops are likely to get exchanged...
Yeah, I'm not too concerned about exchanging the dark squared bishops, but I was looking at games like Alekhine-Keres from AVRO 1938 which started like this:
This position is listed as equal, and I'd normally be happy to take the white side in a game against someone stronger than I am. But this week I want to win. So I'm just searching for something muddier.
I know that this guy prefers other lines other than the Panov Botvinnik, which is why I'm looking for a line in it...
Well, we deviated quickly from my prep as he played a ...Qa5 line. But I won the game so I guess having studied the opening a bit may have helped as I feel that I came out of the opening with a good position.
congratulations
I have a tournament game coming up Thursday and the guy I'm playing is rated about 300 points higher than me.
I play 1. e4 and he likes the Caro-Kann. I am prepping the Panov Botvinnik and I was wondering if anyone has any particularly sharp tactical lines that they like?
This guy is a solid positional player, so I'm not looking for a "slightly better" position. I'm looking for something that's super sharp and muddy.