I would not have played f4, I think it may weaken the king's position a bit unnecessarily.
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I would probably go with f5. It could open a file or a semi-open file for your rook in the process of opening up a diagonal for your bishop.
Aug 16, 2011
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bgergen wrote:
I would probably go with f5. It could open a file or a semi-open file for your rook in the process of opening up a diagonal for your bishop.
Thats' what I did in the game, but just after I opened some lines in the Kingside, my opponent castled Queenside, and I had a hard time getting in his bunker while he was awaiting his death.
After he castles queenside, just use your pawns to tear apart his pawn cover, leaving the king exposed to attack and let tactics do the rest!
Aug 17, 2011
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Estragon wrote:
No, there is no easy knockout, but White is better and needs to be patient and nurture his advantages.
First and foremost is the space, in the center but also over the board. White is playing with four ranks unchallenged, and contending for the fifth. Black has a base of three ranks, and fights for his fourth.
In such situations, White's superior freedom of movement will usually tell. But there is no rush to resolve the situation, to thrust forward with f4-f5 or e4-e5, when Black is the one under pressure to account for both until White chooses.
So I would choose to complete development, for instance with Be3 and Qc2 or Qd2, before I even have to consider which advance is best. Black is the one operating in confined space, and anxious to resolve tension in the position.
I preferred to attack the undeveloped Kingside than to wait for my opponent to do something. His pieces were all on the Queenside nicely trapped, and eventually the early hole on the Kingside turned out very effective.
I normally find a lot of people in Live Chess who use very rare setups (and no, I'm not talking about the Hippo setup). It is very annoying to know that your position is better (more space, center control, development, ...) and yet there's no clear way to break in.
This is an example position from one of my games. Against all those rare setups, I normally use this setup, followed by a direct e5 or f5. Do you have a similar plan or you do something else?