Optimissed wrote:
I play Nf3 against the Benko too. There's not much point winning a pawn since whether white wins or not depends in any case on a central attack by white, most of the time.
I play dlugy (cxb5, f3) against benko.
Is there a way to punish 1. d4 c6?
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play f4 (a risky move)
lunareclipse003 wrote:
play f4 (a risky move)
why? what is the plan behind d4 c6 f4?
adityasaxena4 wrote:
lunareclipse003 wrote:
play f4 (a risky move)
why? what is the plan behind d4 c6 f4?
just to avoid d5, black can't play it because then the b8 knight had no where to jump except for a6
lunareclipse003 wrote:
adityasaxena4 wrote:
lunareclipse003 wrote:
play f4 (a risky move)
why? what is the plan behind d4 c6 f4?
just to avoid d5, black can't play it because then the b8 knight had no where to jump except for a6
can you please elaborate or atleast show it in a diagram ?
adityasaxena4 wrote:
lunareclipse003 wrote:
adityasaxena4 wrote:
lunareclipse003 wrote:
play f4 (a risky move)
why? what is the plan behind d4 c6 f4?
just to avoid d5, black can't play it because then the b8 knight had no where to jump except for a6
can you please elaborate or atleast show it in a diagram ?
can't
Dec 15, 2021
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#48
d4 c6 f4 is an interesting try for the stonewall but black can get good play by repairing e5, with moves like d6, Nd7, e5
Dec 15, 2021
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#49
1.d4 c6 2.f4 d5 and I don’t see any problem for Black. Of course, Black can also delay d5 and play Nf6.
Dec 15, 2021
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#50
I think White could go for some sort of a pseudo-Catalan opening here with early g3. It'd be partially psychological, to get Black out of the familiar Slav and Caro-Kann waters.
So, basically, you'd play g3 with a timely c4. Then, after that, you can go for a b4-b5 maneuver with a combined attack on their c6 square and h1-a8 diagonal. Then, maybe Rb1, Qa4 and all that lovely stuff. It may not objectively be the best way to deal with this position, but I bet you'll take them out of their opening prep with those lines. And the psychological part is that they're obviously fond of some pawn chain fortresses (c6-d5), so you'd really make a statement if you went to attack it. I went through a phase of meeting g3 and Bg2 in those positions with an e6-d5-c6 pawn chain, and it'd feel kind of disorienting when I ran into opponents who'd attack it straight up.
I'd also delay the c4 push and would make sure I castled kingside first, to deny them any quick Bb4 options. This way, Black has to sort of waste a move on Be7 or something of that kind.
Dec 15, 2021
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#51
Of course black can and should play d5 after 2.f4. He is a tempo down compared to the so called Stonewall Attack and still has a good position.
it's a rather weird way to transpose to the Modern Defence: Pseudo-Austrian Attack after d4 c6 f4 d6 e4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 Nf3 Bg4 Be3 Nd7 h3 Bxf3 Qxf3 Qa5 O-O-O Ngf6 g4 O-O-O Kb1 Kb8
As weird as it is you can also reach the Czech Defence of the Pirc with 1.d4 c6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6 which also has the potential to transpose to the Mainline Pirc : Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack and then to the Schlecter Pirc
thought I posted already... just play 2.e5 and transpose into the mieses gambit! I love it! I have 2:1 stats with it and stumbled on it BY ACCIDENT trying to play maroczy fantasy, but confused it with the french alapin diemer. when I saw my stats, i dropped all maroczy plans. it might be even MORE powerful from a 1.d4 move order
LOOK at that position! a pawn and 2 pieces developed with a semi-open f file to boot! it's GORGEOUS to this king's gambit/gedult BDG fan. not winning yet with the alapin diemer french, but i've always hated the french and it's the only opening i've had close to = stats with
if needed, the semi-open f file comes in handy too king's & blackmar diemer gambits style. if it doesn't suit YOU, you could transpose to whatever carokann line you like including maroczy fantasy which apparently caro players have figured out, but maybe not players facing 1.d4
2:1 in 10 minute
like I said... there's plenty of other anti-carokanns
Sep 14, 2023
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#59
c6 is either the slav, or the anglo-slav(which is a way to delay the old indian)
Optimissed wrote:
puzzles are useless
untrue! when I had enough of my toothless scandinavian/slav-wall repertoire and quit chess for a decade or so, tactical training was the only chess I had any fun playing and helped me A LOT to become the 1700 tactician i am now... ALWAYS on the lookout for that rarest of rare smothered mate opportunity
after d4 c6 e4 Nf6 e5 Nd5 Nf3 d6 it is a transposition to the Modern Variation of the Alekhine Defence
The modern is after e4 Nf6 e5 Nd5 d4 d6 Nf3 dxe5
theres no c6
According to explorer database there's a Modern Variation of the Alekhine Defence with 4.c6
that's the Modern I'm talking about
Also , h6 and g5 both gains space on the kingside and can very well be used for a future kingside counterattack plus it makes the bishop on f4 look silly and have to move
I’d gladly move my bishop to have you loosen your kingside for no reason, thanks I guess