Instead of 12...Raf8 I would have played Bd4, b/c you keep your tempo but prevent white from fianchettoing immediately and worsen his rook's position, and more importantly it prevents the 0-0-0
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for white , i'd have played 25.Qd7+ . aint gone into it in depth , i think it was better then what was played ( 25.Qh4+ ) have a look , see what you think !
bigtrain wrote:
for white , i'd have played 25.Qd7+ . aint gone into it in depth , i think it was better then what was played ( 25.Qh4+ ) have a look , see what you think !
I probably would have done the same. I anticipated 25. Qd7+ Kf6 26. c3 with white later attempting to trade off queens, since black's queen is so powerfully centralized.
Head_Hunter wrote:
bigtrain wrote:
for white , i'd have played 25.Qd7+ . aint gone into it in depth , i think it was better then what was played ( 25.Qh4+ ) have a look , see what you think !
I probably would have done the same. I anticipated 25. Qd7+ Kf6 26. c3 with white later attempting to trade off queens, since black's queen is so powerfully centralized.
abserlutley , after 26. C3 ( freeing the rook ) black ( you ) would probably have to contend counterplay , i'll have a look tommora .
Here's yet another game where I played the Traxler Countergambit. In most cases, white's 5th move is 5. Nxf7, but in this match white played the less-greedy-but-better 5. Bxf7. This gave me an opportunity to see how quickly I can change strategies. Enjoy!