Hey that's something I would love to do. I'm currently looking at an interesting back row. I have to defend c7 but by doing so I allow my opponent to push forward. I tend to follow the idea that getting your pawns to the opposite half of the board early game helps limit my opponents moves, give me more options and then in the late game helps win the race to turn a pawn into a queen. Also a lot of my lower rated opponents will bring pieces in front of their pawns which I'll then push back with a pawn; wasting a move of theirs while advancing my plan. So the fact that my opponent gets to put their pawn on g5 for free is a little annoying to me. But I recognize that I really only to get my G-file pawn out of the way for my queen since I plan on focusing on the king's side anyways. Let me know if there are any backrows or games you want to discuss.
Chess960 Buddies?
Dgice,
Looks like we are playing a game together already. Looking briefly at this position my first instinct is to play e4 which does open the king, but it allows a one move of either the c-knight or the light bishop being able to defend which allows a strong development in the beginning. I like the idea of moving a pawn that opens up the bishop and queen such as the g-pawn in this opening, however I will tend to avoid such an initial move if it is on the side of the board, while it does allow quite a few pieces to be immediately open, it doesn't allow major control of the center except for the queen, and then in another move to create a light colored ram with the bishop.
On the flip side of things, if my opponent played this move I would be more likely to play either g or f pawn and begin developing my fianchetto bishops for a king side attack. I think that is always an important theme to think about when looking long term. You can put a lot of pressure on the king side with bishop and then march the knights in to add to the attack.
I really do agree with your putting pawns first and developing pieces behind, which is a very neo modern approach to chess openings, and I think this works especially well in 960 which allows you more room, and to better with stand small positional missteps early in the opening.
Maybe we could look at a few opening positions together and co-analyze them , let me know what you think? Take care.
So do you want to choose a back row to analyze? Or maybe just start a game and talk about it before playing. I'm a little interested in a backrow where the bishops are in the corner with rook next to it on one side and queen next to it on the other.
Hey guys,
I am looking for people who really enjoy fischer random/chess960 and may want to look over games, explore opening concepts, and maybe play some games together. Drop me a line and let me know.