poucin wrote:
Sure if white plays this way (horrible!), this is winning for black...
On 8...Nb4, a3 losing a tempo and giving Nxc2 for free? It was played by Shirov but not good.
Move 9 : Qe4, Bb3, Kd1 (I would be reluctant to play such a move), and 0-0 are all good. Thought Qe4 and Bb3 are probably more to the point.
And then u give 11.Qxd5 trading queens? White is material down and has to attack the black, no way to trade queens!
Fried liver (defined by 5...Nxd5 6.Nxf7) is of course very dangerous and black shouldn't go into this mess. Maybe black can hold with an engine, but 5...Nxd5 is just too provocative and risky to be good at practical chess.
a lot of beginner videos recommend a3.
Fried liver (defined by 5...Nxd5 6.Nxf7) is of course very dangerous and black shouldn't go into this mess. Maybe black can hold with an engine, but 5...Nxd5 is just too provocative and risky to be good at practical chess.
Exactly. Why play 5. ... Nxd5?! when both 5. ... Na5 and 5. ... b5 lead to complex and unclear positions with chances for both sides?
I hope monsterchip appreciates getting free opening lessons from a pair of IMs !
Objectively speaking, 5...Nxd5 is a better move than 5...b5 (or 5...Nd4). The problem with it is that is very tough to defend Black's position OTB.
Since when is the fritz variation bad,?did not find any artice. I only playthis sometimes since it leads to a borish endgame if boh play right.
Since ever. The Ulvestad and the Fritz lead almost by force to the same pawn down ending which is far from boring and difficult to prove full compensation for Black.