Queen to a3 please.
*edit* ... and his Queen will make a lightning strike on g3 in the not too distant future I suspect. (along with the Nh5 Bh4 moves I foreshadowed previously...)
His Bishop will go first (to h4 then g3) drawing out our Knight on e2
Topic: Lets play a game of Chess - page 63. (Read 160665 times)
After looking at the position once again I want to change my vote to Ne2.
I updated the count. Lets start using the idea here of keeping the current totals updated with each new vote until someone starts a vote only thread.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1148538.460
2 votes Ne1 language dre
5 votes Ne2 xmr newb reckless boolberry eris
1 vote Rd2 fox
1 vote h4 timelord
You missed my vote for Ne2, but it doesn't seem to have made a difference.
2 votes Ne1 language dre
6 votes Ne2 xmr newb reckless boolberry eris jjacob
1 vote Rd2 fox
1 vote h4 timelord
Your move bitcointalk. You have the white pieces
The current position is updated below:
1. Nf3 d5
2. c4 e6
3. g3 Nf6
4. Bg2 dxc4
5. Qa4+ Nbd7
6. Qxc4 c5
7. 0-0 a6
8. d3 b5
9. Qc2 Bb7
10.Nc3 Be7
11.Bf4 0-0
12.Rfd1 Qb6
13.a4 Rfd8
14.a5 Qa7
15.e4 Rac8
16.h3 Nb8
17.Be3 Nc6
18.Qb3 h6
19.Ne2 Qb8
After looking at the position once again I want to change my vote to Ne2.
I updated the count. Lets start using the idea here of keeping the current totals updated with each new vote until someone starts a vote only thread.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1148538.460
2 votes Ne1 language dre
5 votes Ne2 xmr newb reckless boolberry eris
1 vote Rd2 fox
1 vote h4 timelord
You missed my vote for Ne2, but it doesn't seem to have made a difference.
2 votes Ne1 language dre
6 votes Ne2 xmr newb reckless boolberry eris jjacob
1 vote Rd2 fox
1 vote h4 timelord
After looking at the position once again I want to change my vote to Ne2.
I updated the count. Lets start using the idea here of keeping the current totals updated with each new vote until someone starts a vote only thread.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1148538.460
2 votes Ne1 language dre
5 votes Ne2 xmr newb reckless boolberry eris
1 vote Rd2 fox
1 vote h4 timelord
After looking at the position once again I want to change my vote to Ne2.
Watching World Cup Final live now!
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/baku-world-cup-2015/7/1/1
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/baku-world-cup-2015/7/1/1
Thanks. Almost forgot because Giri is out.
I will vote for Ne2
Am I counting correctly?
3 votes Ne1 eris language dre
4 votes Ne2 xmr newb reckless boolberry
1 vote Rd2 fox
1 vote h4 timelord
Am I counting correctly?
3 votes Ne1 eris language dre
4 votes Ne2 xmr newb reckless boolberry
1 vote Rd2 fox
1 vote h4 timelord
If you count me as dre then its alright.
I will vote for Ne2
Am I counting correctly?
3 votes Ne1 eris language dre
4 votes Ne2 xmr newb reckless boolberry
1 vote Rd2 fox
1 vote h4 timelord
Am I counting correctly?
3 votes Ne1 eris language dre
4 votes Ne2 xmr newb reckless boolberry
1 vote Rd2 fox
1 vote h4 timelord
Watching World Cup Final live now!
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/baku-world-cup-2015/7/1/1
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/baku-world-cup-2015/7/1/1
Nxb5 was my first thought too.
But we don't get any great positional advantage from that. So I will pass.
I don't have a strong preference, but my vote is for Ne2.
But we don't get any great positional advantage from that. So I will pass.
I don't have a strong preference, but my vote is for Ne2.
One problem we have right now is that our rook on a1 is stuck defending a5. If we could move twice in a row Qa2 and Rac1 might make sense. However after we play Qa2 he can play Nb4 attacking our d3 pawn and after Qb1 to defend it our rook is still caught in the corner!
I am trying to figure out why he played h6. Ng5 and Bg5 for us did not seem like anything special to me.
I have no move suggestions yet but give me some more time to think.
I am trying to figure out why he played h6. Ng5 and Bg5 for us did not seem like anything special to me.
I have no move suggestions yet but give me some more time to think.
I expect our opponent to move Nh5 and Bh4 in that order in the not too distant future.
We have a knight on f3 and a pawn on g3. Why would you possibly expect him to play Bh4 anytime soon?
Probably because on most plays by our Opponent, most players have thrown their arms in the air and said "I wasn't expecting him to do that!"
Plus I think he's trying to barricade both his King And Queen. Unless our King moves across to e1, in the long run, the Black Bishop at e4 will pin our King down to just six squares. Add his Rook at d1 and it's game over.
Nf6-Bh4-Nh5-Ng3 takes pawn
f2 then takes knight and bishop on h4 takes pawn on g3 now covering the king and none of our pieces can take that bishop. (that's six moves there BTW) ... add the two black rooks dropping down to d3 and d8 covering.
Thanks for reading.
I prefer here Ne1.
i have only begun to study this, but i do like the idea of e5
however i do believe ne2 would be the choice to make first
this would allow higher mobility for our queen so her effectiveness will not be limited in a future attack
i vote ne2
however i do believe ne2 would be the choice to make first
this would allow higher mobility for our queen so her effectiveness will not be limited in a future attack
i vote ne2
One problem we have right now is that our rook on a1 is stuck defending a5. If we could move twice in a row Qa2 and Rac1 might make sense. However after we play Qa2 he can play Nb4 attacking our d3 pawn and after Qb1 to defend it our rook is still caught in the corner!
I am trying to figure out why he played h6. Ng5 and Bg5 for us did not seem like anything special to me.
I have no move suggestions yet but give me some more time to think.
I am trying to figure out why he played h6. Ng5 and Bg5 for us did not seem like anything special to me.
I have no move suggestions yet but give me some more time to think.
I expect our opponent to move Nh5 and Bh4 in that order in the not too distant future.
We have a knight on f3 and a pawn on g3. Why would you possibly expect him to play Bh4 anytime soon?
One problem we have right now is that our rook on a1 is stuck defending a5. If we could move twice in a row Qa2 and Rac1 might make sense. However after we play Qa2 he can play Nb4 attacking our d3 pawn and after Qb1 to defend it our rook is still caught in the corner!
I am trying to figure out why he played h6. Ng5 and Bg5 for us did not seem like anything special to me.
I have no move suggestions yet but give me some more time to think.
I am trying to figure out why he played h6. Ng5 and Bg5 for us did not seem like anything special to me.
I have no move suggestions yet but give me some more time to think.
I expect our opponent to move Nh5 and Bh4 in that order in the not too distant future.
h4 please - it allows the Bishop at g2 to come out of the closeted space he's been in.
19. Ne2
The idea is that after black plays Nd4 we can capture with with our knight on e2 instead of our bishop.
The idea is that after black plays Nd4 we can capture with with our knight on e2 instead of our bishop.
Another Ne2 voter here
19. Ne2
The idea is that after black plays Nd4 we can capture with with our knight on e2 instead of our bishop.
The idea is that after black plays Nd4 we can capture with with our knight on e2 instead of our bishop.
If we play e5 that pawn will directly become very weak and hard to defense. Maybe Bf1 is even a good move. The bishop is now defending air. Its maybe even better to use it to build some pressure at the queenside.
I like 19. Rd2.
We have to move our queen and then he can take on d3 next move.
Unless we move the queen straight back to b3, defending the pawn. Still, trading a knight for two pawns isn't the best idea ever (especially when one of the pawns is a rook's pawn).You are right! For a moment in my head I forgot the c3 knight was no longer there in that line (it would obviously block a b3 queen from defending d3 if it was). I must be tired.
It still sounds like we agree on Nxb5 not being the best option.
19. Rd2 looks reasonable. I will think more about it later.
I like 19. Rd2.
We have to move our queen and then he can take on d3 next move.
Unless we move the queen straight back to b3, defending the pawn. Still, trading a knight for two pawns isn't the best idea ever (especially when one of the pawns is a rook's pawn). Jump to: