weird opening #2
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4.Nxc3 is not such a good move, as Black has an easy game after the 4...Nxe4 trick.
It's better to play 6.Bd3, but this promises no advantage.
The right move(s) are 4.d3, 4.d4 or 4.Ng5.
Dec 29, 2011
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There are 13 games in the chess.com Games Explorer giving this position and Black does very well in those games, of course. White's most grievous move is 6.Bxd5(?!). This is an error. Better is 6.Bd3, but Black is still doing well and has at least evened the game or better. However, altogether better for White is the theory line: 4.d3. This keeps White's slight opening advantage going.
pfren wrote:
4.Nxc3 is not such a good move, as Black has an easy game after the 4...Nxe4 trick.
It's better to play 6.Bd3, but this promises no advantage.
The right move(s) are 4.d3, 4.d4 or 4.Ng5.
Well you see I like my knights ALOT better then bishops and becouse it will come out the same (miteriel wise) and so i'd rather let my bishop die then my knight.
ClockBurner wrote:
Well you see I like my knights ALOT better then bishops and becouse it will come out the same (miteriel wise) and so i'd rather let my bishop die then my knight.
That's a wrong attitude. You should always judge a whole position, not just bits of it. It's well known that knights work better on positions with fixed/closed pawn sturctures, while the bishops prefer open board. In that particular position, the centre is wide open.
Anyway, the choice is even simpler than that: Don't play 4.Nc3.
AnthonyCG wrote:
There is 5.Bxf7+ but that may well be worse.
Factly, it's a terrible move- it surrenders the centre to Black, and the white knights get kicked around.
Actually Bxf7+ isn't such a bad move, sure he has center control, but now you're about to unleash an attack on him.