Guys please help me!
The Panov Attack
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Hello IAmSecond,
How hilarious, I love that setup too, I play those type of games A TON with Na3 ... its really good. I should have clarified that I have trouble with the c6-d5-e6 triangle, and then when they take on c4, I play Na3, they play Bxa3, I play bxa3 and I have doubled pawns and am down a pawn in exchange for a dominating b-file and two superb bishops (b2 and g2). However my results are far from excellent in this line.
Another line that I considered playing the Panov in is 1.c4 e6 2.e4. What do you think of that? I find 1...e6 more testing then 1...c6 because of the availability of ...Bxa3 when white plays Na3. Please inform me!
Thank you!
You are completely right mr. xplayer, there is a mistake in the topmost diagram ... there shouldnt be a knight on f3, i dont know how it got there! lol. Yes plan from diagrammed position is e4 - Ne2 - d3 (assuming black put pawn on e5 or c5, else d4) - Be3 -f4 - Nxf4 - Nfd5, with a great position if all goes well. OF course you need to know about lots of nuances, but that is indeed the general idea. Thank you!
Hello everyone,
As you may know if you have read some of my previous posts, I am an avid 1.c4 (English) player, and I always play "pure" English (that is, I avoid transpositions to the Catalan, Semi-Slav, Slav, or any type of d4/non-c4 opening for that matter.
Now, I have trouble against 1.c4 c6 2.g3 d5.
And I was wondering what you thought of 2.e4, the Panov Attack (I've never played it before). Would you recommend it or not? What are its pros and cons?
By the way, I am a fairly aggresive player. Any help is very much appreciated! Thank you!