From my limited knowledge I think this is basically a system for white, since white has the early option of playing d4 and ruinning an attempt from black to use this formation.
Botvinnik Formation
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What chessmicky said. Study the English, you'll run into it all the time, on both sides.
May 15, 2015
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profmain wrote:
What chessmicky said. Study the English, you'll run into it all the time, on both sides.
It also arises from the Sicilian...
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/staunton-cochrane-sicilian-my-quotsicilian-killerquot
Ditto to the above comment about the possibility of getting a very bad bishop, which is probably the main danger.
Thanks. The question is: can black play this regardless of white's choice (like modern defense, c6/d5 systems, ...)?
"...Botvinnik Formation as a general opening system for black against most systems??"
Well, what about 1. d4?
Just wondering what you guys think of the Botvinnik Formation as a general opening system for black against most systems?? I guess it can be applied by white aswell.
What would be the basic aims/plan of the opening