DC Action Fourth Round
In this game I think I was just flat out better against an expert, until I lost a piece. My ideas and strategies are sound I think, I just need to work hard on not losing pieces to obvious tactics.
NN 2056 - Askine 1597
I will post my final round game tomorrow most likely.
posted by Kyle @ 4:44 PM
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2 Comments:
I don't like ...d5-d4 either, Fritz is crazy. It's not that bad but it gives up your central pressure; you aren't going to trade on c3, certainly, and after cxd4 exd4, he can play f4 and expand against your king, while you have to try to organize your queenside for c7-c5-c4.
Generally, iirc, you don't want to play ...Bg4 unless White has played the pawn to d4; with a closed center you don't get any pressure based on the pin, and White just plays Nd2-f1-g3 or h3, g4, breaks the pin, and you are stuck on g6 doing nothing, while White can play a knight or two to f5, opening the g-file if you capture.
I would have been very comfortable as White in that position. d2-d3 is not a move I would play except in response to ...Bg4, but it's not silly, just less testing.
Even without the piece drop, White can proceed with c4, closing the queenside, and has ideas of g4, Nh4-f5, with kingside chances. The d4 pawn blocks your attacking chances, and your queenside play is very slow.
Graham
Maybe I'm crazy but a first glance at the opening looks fine for White.
Forgot to mention (and Zhong is right about h2-h3, although there is no particular hurry about this move); Anand played a good game in a similar line, forget who his opponent was but it's in his games collection.
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