U shouldn't have played Nc6..in order to prevent check u should have played Bd7 which not only defend the check but also attack on bishop on b5...if it captures BxBd7..then NxBd7..you have 2 knights on the board...winning the tempo!!..
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Aug 29, 2014
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#3
Yes I actually frowned upon myself after that but the moment this guys comes after my knights I go haywire.
At your rating, I am surprised you can't figure out that this doesn't belong in the openings forum.
Your opponent isn't besting you in the opening phase.
Aug 29, 2014
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#5
Haven't studied opening theory much
I manage to lead it to winning position sometimes but that isn't something consistant and well that makes my brains boil.
Aug 29, 2014
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#7
@ghostofmaroczy
Well I haven't studied openings much and opening theory for that matter so that's why I need some advice against this unusual out of the books opening. My alarm bells ring off at the very start that he is not going with the experience of the masters but he only gives me very nominal advantage at that and I don't think my ratings are that high to just snap something out of thin air. No master intuition
Aug 29, 2014
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#8
4. Bb5 was a terrible move. Either c6 or Bd7 would be much better than the Knight move. But, having moved the Knight, you may as well keep pounding his d4 pawn with your two c-pawns.
Aug 29, 2014
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#9
it was a Blitz so I just tried to go with the flow. Thanks Dr. Spudnik for pointing it out
wakkybomb wrote:
Recently I came across a student here at my college. Whenever I am playing this guy I feel shaky. Why?
Here's why.
1. This guy has got a reputation for getting my knights off the board. The moment they come into play they are going off
2. He has developed a reputation of d4 against me after he saw that he couldn't hold on to opening with e4 and no matter what I do I am the one being crushed.
The reason is that he doesn't go after a book opening like queen's gambit or Indian defence the main lines that you may think of. Instead he plays e3 every time.
If anyone has got any advice on how to handle him please come forward. Here's is a game we recently played.
Aaaaand literally nothing (besides d4) he did was good. So you won the opening phase. Good job.
Lost the game? Guess you should work on tactics.
wakkybomb wrote:
@ghostofmaroczy
My alarm bells ring off at the very start
So do mine.
It's a terrible disease.
The only treatment I know of is meditation.
wakkybomb wrote:
hahaha nice.... too passive
It's not too passive. It transposes to Open Sicilian without a hitch.
1 e4 c5 2 Ne2 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4
rdecredico wrote:
Playing chess without studying and embracing opening theory is like trying to play music without using notes.
And the distance from the Dragon to the Najdorf is an octave.
Sep 4, 2014
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#16
Thanks guys, Thanks a lot. very useful advice. I am not very much into opening theory at the moment. Mainly because currently I am banging my head solving end games. "That helps a lot" specially if I play stronger opponents. I love to trade things off and go into an end game where I think I have a little bit of advantage as my hours banging head against an empty board really pay off. I usually do my best there. Thanks anyways guys. Really appreciate your help
Recently I came across a student here at my college. Whenever I am playing this guy I feel shaky. Why?
Here's why.
1. This guy has got a reputation for getting my knights off the board. The moment they come into play they are going off
2. He has developed a reputation of d4 against me after he saw that he couldn't hold on to opening with e4 and no matter what I do I am the one being crushed.
The reason is that he doesn't go after a book opening like queen's gambit or Indian defence the main lines that you may think of. Instead he plays e3 every time.
If anyone has got any advice on how to handle him please come forward. Here's is a game we recently played.