G4 and Bg2 is typical in some lines of the BDG and it's what you should have done since after 8. Qd2? Bb4 you're just down a pawn for less than nothing.
Gaping Holes in Chess Knowledge/Understanding
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Apr 5, 2017
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Yes, that was a Fail.
G4 and Bg2 is typical in some lines of the BDG and it's what you should have done since after 8. Qd2? Bb4 you're just down a pawn for less than nothing.
G4 and Bg2 is typical in some lines of the BDG and it's what you should have done since after 8. Qd2? Bb4 you're just down a pawn for less than nothing.
This game I played against a 1400 shows one of the ideas of chess improvement that many good chess instructors have - inconsistent results are a result of inconsistent knowledge for one's level.
This game really showed some type of position that I'm really weak at - which occurred as me playing the white side of the Blackmar Diemar. I've probably gotten away with this kind of thing since I never need to play down a pawn for uncertain (theoretical-based) compensation... but yeah:
This is how I got completely outplayed by a 1400, and only managed to pull the game back when it got out of blackmar territory, and into a standard rook endgame, where I didn't have such a huge gap in understanding, and could play decently, for my level.