axb3 man
axb3 was gold.
Please look at this.
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Also cute game. I'm on my work break but later if nobody has beaten me to it I can analyze it a little bit for you.
Kupov, I had bigger plans for my rook than moving it up and down that file constantly having to dodge attacks on it.
Okay, thanks.
18... Nxc3 and you lose a pawn. His dark squared bishop "x-rays" through your bishop to defend the knight.
theweaponking wrote:
Kupov, I had bigger plans for my rook than moving it up and down that file constantly having to dodge attacks on it.
I never said to move it up and down a file, keep it on A1.
Good game, but:
7.Qb3?! A bit too early, also b7 is defended...
29.Bxf8! Free bishop!
You think logical, which is good! And your opponent made quite alot mistakes, when (s)he loses, you´d better not say his name...
Yeah Draw, it's not everyday you see something quite like that.
I realized that axb3 would have given my rook a measure of power being on the open a file, but I already had a plan for it and I wanted to stick to it for as long as I could before I was forced to change my strategy. That's why I played Nxb3. I needed that rook elsewhere.
AXb3 is better wow
you think about your position more than i do and in concrete terms so you got one up on me, i just kind of look and move...however i do agree with the axb3 theme that keeps popping up...not to say your move was "bad" just a different style of planning. keep up the good work
I agree with JPD you think through and act on your plans more than I do.
However I just don't understand how you can say this
"I decided to let him start the queen trade because I didn't want the a file open for his rook. If I had played Qxb6, then he would have played axb6 which pins my a pawn to my rook and gives his rook an open file."
(which by the way is totally accurate), but then totally ignore all of the benefits of the open file when your opponent chooses to trade off the queens.
Doubled pawns might not be aesthetically pleasing but in my opinion the pros outweighed the cons there.
I understand that axb3 would be the move of choice but I had already planned to use the rook for something else. I didn't know if HE was thinking anything else and that's why I let him take my queen first. It's all about planning, and I didn't know what he was thinking.
He had already castled kingside, so I knew where is king would be for the majority of the game. I had already planned to move the rook over and let it join in the attack. I knew I was passing up the opportunity to open that file, but I didn't see it as a greater asset than having it on the open d file.
It's just my way of thinking. Maybe I don't always play the best moves, but when I do play a move, there's usually a reason behind it.
If you get a chance to read Ludek Pachman's "Modern Chess Strategy", especially the chapter on Rooks, I think you'll really benefit from it. You may be able to source the info contained therein elsewhere. Good Luck
Thanks zonalgman92.
The rooks are my favorite pieces and seem to really be learning to use them well. The reason I did not play axb3 is because I thought that it would only be a temporary blockade. Once I castled kingside, I figured that he will most likely attack from his kingside and I wanted both my rooks over there. I realize that rooks on an open file are dangerous, but I just didn't think that it was the best place for the rook. I had a place picked out where it would be useful in the long run.
Here's a tournament game I finished recently. Please have a look at tell me what you think.
I played as white.