cap78red wrote:
My example is how to lose in the classical pirc, a common theme of mine, i have great results in other lines.
Interesting game. I prefer 3...e5 over g6. I feel black's position is easier to play with the pawn on e5.
Positional win with the Pirc/Philidor Defense.
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DeirdreSkye wrote:
Engines recommend Bd3 instead of Be2, but Bc4 is a much more natural move. c4 is is usually where the bishop goes in the pirc.
The problem with f5, as you stated, was that it closed up his kingside and prevented any attack from taking form there. It's never a good idea to close up the side of the board where you have an attack when your opponent is counterattacking on the other side.
After Bd3 instead of f5, it's not clear what blacks plan should be. White doesn't want to trade bishops and land my knight on c4, nor should he want me to trade off his bishop and then put my knight on c4, like what happened in the game. Bd3 was the only way to prevent this.
That was a good game but some of your comments are a bit dubious from my point of view(and of course, I might be wrong).
On move 7 you consider the bishop more active on d3. Why? Where exactly is it's activity? I see a passive bishop that prevents white from exploiting d5 and d6 weaknesses.
On move 16 you say that f5 is always a bad idea. Its not always a bad idea , it's one of Whte's key ideas.It's not working in this particular case because white's pieces are pretty much uncoordinated.White should certainly delay the advance and Black will be forced to take on f4 to prevent it.
In the same move I don't see what was so amazing about 16.Bd3 and how exactly it punishes 15...Bc4.Black can exchange on d3 , I assume White will take with the pawn , then exchange on f4 and play d5.
I agree that 15...Nc4 was better but I see no "punishment" after 15...Bc4 16.Bd3 unless the "punishment" was allowing White to equalise.
This was the first round of a new tournament. My opponent is someone I have played several times before and have a plus score against. However, our games have been extremely sloppy and blunderous. In one of our games from a few years ago, I hung a piece in the endgame and he didn't take it; I won that game. In another, he hung his knight in the opening. The last time we played each other, the game was so atrocious I did not even bother posting it here- him missing a mate in 2 was just the tip of the iceberg in that game. Anyways, I feel I played pretty well this game. Computer agrees with me for the most part.