I don't see what's so bad about Black's position in 5. g4 line you gave. White's threat to win the c-pawn can be met by a double ...c5 break, and you dare not take the bishop on g6, lest you wish to end up with a backward h3-pawn that will be hard to defend. Good game anyway and you took maximal advantage of Black's mistakes to beat a higher-rated player. Good job!
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This line is one of the reasons why I won't play a Colle system with "normal" move order. Since he's already committed himself with 3.e3 and 4.h3 White really has to play 5.Be2 and concede equality for the time being. There may be ways to gain an edge in late opening/early middle game but it will be minimal.
I will only transpose into a Colle system if Black plays an early ...e6 without moving the B on c8.
If White wants to seriously play for an edge in this system he has to play 3.c4 and try to exploit the lack of Bishop on Black's queenside. Of course the Colle system and it's plans are all out the window at this point.
Your suggestion of 5.g4 is playable, but maybe a little premature and offers no real advantage.
7...e5 completely nullifies White's 5.Bd3 and at that point Black has no problems.
Thanks Khpa21 and Jpatrick! In the book i own, it suggests the g4 move, but if the c6 knight was f6 instead. The line was up there for criticism, as i was seeing if it still applied even with the misplaced knight.
The book also suggests the c4 break, but i didnt like it too much, as it looks similar to the QGD, and i was going for an opening that i doubted that my opponent would know, and would allow me to play more dynamically.
Another question would be, did i handle the middle game correctly? As that is what I'm really working on now!
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Personally if they bring the light squared bishop over I'd continue with c4 Qb3 Nc3. If Bxf3 gxf3 I'll take the doubled pawns for the bishops and the open g-file.
In your game black probably could have tried 5...e5 with some interesting results 5...e5 6.dxe5 Nxe5 7. Be2 Qf3 (or Nf6)
After 11. O-O O-O I'd l'd prefer black. But you definitely played the middle game better than your opponent, I'm not sure what he was trying to do. He should have been aiming for something like Ne4 Qe7->Qe5
Hey,
Here is a game where i was against a player graded much higher than myself (around 52 ECF points) and i managed to pull off a win! This was while i was making significant improvements to my chess, and although i believe that i had the much better position before he blundered, i would like some analysis from you guys on the matter as i am looking to really improve my chess!
Just as a note, i did not post this here to gloat, it was so that people could point out what i was doing right, and what i was doing wrong. Also, whether i did the right moves for the right reasons!
Thanks