How to react to a rook pawn that threatens the g2/g7 pawn when you are castled?

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Avatar of erikido23
waffllemaster wrote:

I don't think black will want to play a pawn break in the center until he catches up in development. If the center pawns clear out it's white who's attacking :)


 development, attack?? What is white going to conduct an attack with his knight on g5 alone?  The other knight and bishop certainly aren't in play and the queen and rooks aren't close to it either. 

 

Funny thing was the box play q-h6 after your line of playing the queen to e3 and gives black a slight edge(of course like I said it isn't completely trustworthy in this type of position-and after following the moves it wants to play it turns into a position which I don't think I understand well)

Avatar of waffllemaster

Hehe, the Qe2-e3 thing does look a bit cumbersome :p  but didn't see anything else.

I meant if black played d5 without prep it would be bad because whites pieces "should" find a way to spring into action.  No specific lines I'm thinking of, just looking at the position.

As white I'd feel some pressure but wouldn't fear an attack from black either.  Lets say black gets in g5-g4 type play, even then I'm just encased.  Without a pawn break my king can sit there all day :)

Anyway it's encouraging the computer says equal... like I said before that's the fun of chess, pursuing your legitimate idea and testing it against what the opponent (also legitimately) has in store  :)

Avatar of Gm_andrewfeng

Ne1

Avatar of erikido23

yup, it is interesting indeed.  It is also amazing how many positions which I think look better for one side the computer finds equal.