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A well known hyper accelerated dragon position.
Here a pair of knights have been traded, and obviously the knight on e6 stands out as different. This is a good line vs the hyper accel dragon right? Any tips on white or black goals?
Maroczy Bind Help Evaluating
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Oct 21, 2018
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Feb 3, 2019
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UzayAltay wrote:
I believe it should go to c7 to help b5 , going to c5 wont Do much , it isnt doing much on c5 when he cant jump many squares , and now The paradox is Coming
white can Also try setups Like Bd3 - Qe2 , or Be2 - Qb3 to prevent b5 ideas , but Than black's Nc5 may be viable , with using other standart ideas next .
so , it is probably equal , black should Decide knight's position after have clues What white's Setup would be , and white should try to make some good plans to outplay enemy in midgame .
For example , A play is go for Bg2 Setup , Than castle , play Qd2 , and Nd5 to trl to prevent b5 , Maybe with A timely Nc7 exchange , or A c5 .
PS- white should Maybe have A Tiny or slight edge here , not sure .
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The Maroczy Bind is renowned for White having a slight edge, but no more. Without going into huge detail (which several books do if that is of interest), I think White has a small advantage in these lines. Why? Taking a look at this first diagram: notice how much of the center White has along with slightly more space. Look at the Knight on d4, it controls a lot of squares and the pawns on each side helps this Knight out quite a bit. The space is the key I think. The Knight is on the 4th rank and eyes over the 6th rank into the enemy camp; conversely, Black's Knights only look one rank deep into enemy territory (versus White's two ranks deep). White has a small space advantage, arguably slightly more central influence and so overall I think White is a tad better, but this should not be exaggerated either. It is a very small edge, but something nevertheless.
U have some knowledge about it and u expect answers here which will help you?
These positions are too rich to be solved here, especially by players who don't have a clue (most the case in chess.com).
These was bad news, now the good ones : there are good books for that.
Especially the 2 volumes by Shipov on Hedgehog.
And Chess structures by Flores which has a very good chapter on it.
Feb 27, 2019
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Normally "the bind" is overrated amongst, yes, almost everyone (for white). It is really difficult to convert and easy to overstretch. So close to equality, very generally speaking.
BL4D3RUNN3R έγραψε:
Normally "the bind" is overrated amongst, yes, almost everyone (for white). It is really difficult to convert and easy to overstretch. So close to equality, very generally speaking.
Overrated? Actually it is one of the few mainline Sicilians where white can claim a theoretical edge.
Feb 27, 2019
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Minor piece issues are complicated.
Question: What is the move which is mostly played in this position (white to move)?
Posting doesn't work... so: r2q1rk1/pp1nppbp/2bp2p1/8/2PBP3/2N2P2/PP1QB1PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 13
BL4D3RUNN3R έγραψε:
Minor piece issues are complicated.
Question: What is the move which is mostly played in this position (white to move)?
Posting doesn't work... so: r2q1rk1/pp1nppbp/2bp2p1/8/2PBP3/2N2P2/PP1QB1PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 13
The old line is 13.Be3, but recently 13.Bf2 has gained popularity- for a couple of reasons.
Optimissed έγραψε:
It was always supposed to be quite good against the Dragon.
The Maroczy is not applicable against the Dragon.
AlphaZeroDark30 έγραψε:
pfren wrote:
Optimissed έγραψε:
It was always supposed to be quite good against the Dragon.
The Maroczy is not applicable against the Dragon.
If White plays 3. c4 he can force a Maroczy or a closed English on Black.
I have no idea what this "closed English" stuff is about. Something brexit-related maybe?
Anyway, Black need not play 3...e5 to stop d2-d4 (although the move is fine, of course). There is also 3...Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg4, or even 3...Bg4 at once.
pfren wrote:
I have no idea what this "closed English" stuff is about. Something brexit-related maybe?
Careful with your comparisons pfren, or some might infer the Greek Gift sacrifice has something to do with the 7.8 billion Euros Greece gave to ECB bondholders 
"Ma-Rock-Zee." Is that how you pronounce "Maroczy"?
Optimissed έγραψε:
The Maroczy Bind occurs simply when white has a pawn on e4 and on c4 and no d pawn and black has a d-pawn. It can more or less occur at any stage. Just when the position happens, so it isn't any specific move order. Since in the Open Sicilian, white has no d-pawn but has a pawn on e4, the Sicilian can easily lead to such a position.
Ah! This explains a lot.
So, this is a Maroczy Bind, genius?
Mar 1, 2019
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The knight on c3 is simply preventing white from playing the Maroczy against the proper dragon, no? Playing c4 is exploiting the fact that black is fianchettoing his bishop before developing a knight to f3, which would force white to play Nc3 like in the normal dragon.
skakmadz έγραψε:
The knight on c3 is simply preventing white from playing the Maroczy against the proper dragon, no? Playing c4 is exploiting the fact that black is fianchettoing his bishop before developing a knight to f3, which would force white to play Nc3 like in the normal dragon.
Precisely... but this is rather too complicated for some to understand.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c4 is innocuous.
Black can easily avoid Maroczi bind, while white plays a kind of bad English Botvinnik.
Some examples :
Mar 1, 2019
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There's an everlasting question I cannot decide for 20 years: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 an then 3. c3 or 3. c4
There is nothing in common between 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c4 and 2...a6 3.c4.
This leads to different positions...
Of course, if u consider black plays what u want...
BL4D3RUNN3R wrote:
Normally "the bind" is overrated amongst, yes, almost everyone (for white). It is really difficult to convert and easy to overstretch. So close to equality, very generally speaking.
I tend to agree with this opinion - my experience handling the black side of the Maroczy in the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon (note: pfren is right that it's not an option vs. the regular Dragon, it's in Accelerated Dragons that White can play this way) has been that White often lacks the required patience to milk the space advantage. Theoretically, I'd have to agree that White enjoys an edge, but I think it's easier for Black to play.
Also, Black has a number of way to spice things up:
In my mind this is the standard starting position for a Maroczy which can be reached through various move orders of multiple openings:
So each side has all 4 minors, and that's a typical structure and piece placement (AFAIK). I get this in some lines as white, but also as black and I guess I'm ok with that. What's the current thinking on this? Black should be fine? Is it ok for lower rated player to play this as black or are they asking for trouble?
But in some of my repertoire I'm getting different variations. For example what about this?
So e6 is already a big difference, and of course black didn't finachetto this time (I assume because d6 is weaker). Is this better for white than normal? Worse? Or just different?
Another one
Here the big difference is the absence of the light squared bishops. In my mind this is a benefit for black vs the standard Maroczy because with less space it's nice to have fewer minor pieces to worry about (white is less likely to build up something really dangerous I think).