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| Apr-19-08 | | Akavall: <keypusher> You should play the Wing Gambit, if it works for you, great! If it doesn't, you can switch back to the open Sicilian, and you will feel much better about it, trust me :). |
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Apr-20-08
 | | keypusher: <Akavall: <keypusher> You should play the Wing Gambit, if it works for you, great! If it doesn't, you can switch back to the open Sicilian, and you will feel much better about it, trust me :).> Well, given all those Evans Gambits I've played, 1. e4 c5 2. b4 does seem worth a look too... |
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| Apr-20-08 | | TheBB: Well, my first game in this variation was certainly a success. [Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2008.04.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TheBB"]
[Black "pokrate"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1874"]
[BlackElo "1794"]
[ECO "B20"]
[TimeControl "900+5"]
1. e4 c5 2. b3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe5+ 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. O-O e5 8. Bc4 Be7 9. Re1 Bg4 10. Nb5 Qd8 pokrate resigns 1-0 |
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Apr-20-08
 | | KingG: <So 1. c4 would be a natural choice, but the Symmetrical English doesn't appeal to me at all.> Yeah, that's partly why I asked. Given that you like Black's position so much in the Sicilian, I would have thought 1.c4 would be a natural choice. I'm not sure the symmetrical english should discourage you so much though. I think the lines involving a quick d4 are quite interesting, although I guess it depends whether you want to play against a hedgehog formation or not.
Personally, I'm not so keen on 1.c4 because I don't like giving Black King-side chances in the reversed Sicilian after 1.c4 e5. I guess it shouldn't really be that much to worry about since it's not as dangerous as playing the Black side of a Sicilian, but with White I generally prefer to do that attacking myself. <Something relatively slow and positional against the Najdorf would be helpful.> I agree with <acirce>'s recommendation of 6.g3. Black needs to know what he's doing to be able to get counterplay, and it's very flexible from White's point of view. The traditional recommendation is 6.Be2 of course, but against 6...e6 that can become very sharp and theoretical. <Akavall> <You should play the Wing Gambit, if it works for you, great!> Hmm. Is this what I should expect next time we play? ;-) |
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| Apr-20-08 | | Akavall: <KingG> Not if the next time we play is any time soon :). I think the Wing Gambit is fun, but the lines that we play are even more fun. |
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| Sep-27-08 | | just a kid: Even Fischer used the NLA! |
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| Sep-27-08 | | just a kid: Here is a game I played with the NLA a while ago.
White:Tyler Larsen AKA:just a kid
Black:NN
White rating:1269
Black rating:1265
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e4 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.c4 Qd6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Qc2 Nd4 8.Qd3 Bf5 9.Nb5 Bxd3 10.Nxd6+ Bxd6 11.Bxd3 0-0 12.0-0-0 Rfe8 13.f3 Bc5 14.Ne2 Rad8 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.Rde1 Kf8 17.Kd1 Re7 18.Rxe7 Kxe7 19.Re1 Kd6 20.b4 Bxb4 21.Bxd4 Kc6 22.Be4+ Nxe4 23.Rxe4 f6 24.Kc2 Bc5 25.Bxc5 Kxc5 26.Re7 Kxc4 27.Rxc7+ Kd4 28.Rxg7 Rd5 29.Rxb7 Ra5 30.Rd7+ 1-0. |
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| Oct-25-08 | | TheBB: I've been using the 2. b3 variation against the Sicilian for a while now, with some ups and downs. This game was one of the more fun ones. 1. e4 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bd3 e5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O Be6 14. h3 
click for larger view13... c5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qxd5 Bf6 19. Rhe1 Qa5 20. Kb1 Kg8 
click for larger view21. Bxe5! Rfe8 22. Bxf6 Rxe1 23. Qxa8+ Kh7 24. Qf3 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 gxf6 
click for larger viewThe queen endgame is winning.
26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Qg4+ Kh7 28. Qh4+ Kg7 29. Qg3+ Kh7 30. h4 Qb4 31. Qd3+ Kg7 32. g3 a5 33. c3 Qb7 34. Kb2 Qc6 35. Ka3 Qb6 36. Qc4 Qc6 37. Qg4+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Kg7 39. h5 Qd6 
click for larger view40. h6+!
Finishing in style :).
40... Kh8 41. Qg4 Qf8 42. Qg7+ Qxg7 43. hxg7+ Kxg7 44. Ka4 1-0 
click for larger viewI have another game going which is decidedly more crazy. I'll post it when it's over. |
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| Nov-26-08 | | fizixgeek: In playing through Bagirov's games, I see that he plays Ne2 against d6, but not against d5. Anyone have a good explanation why? |
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| Nov-26-08 | | whiskeyrebel: If black's pawn is on d6 it can support an early e5 thrust. A knight on f3 blocks white from playing an early f4 to challenge it. If black plays an early d5 it will be more difficult to play e5 with white's bishop on b2 staring down the long diagonal. That's my amateurish two cents worth. |
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| Nov-26-08 | | fizixgeek: Nice, whiskeyrebel. Thanks. That makes sense. |
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| Jan-25-09 | | WhiteRook48: on the A00 page, they say 1. b3 is an uncommon opening |
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Sep-13-09
 | | Open Defence: <Switching> this is the game and it was a computer assisted game.. but I think White could have played better in the opening [Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.07.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hiarcs Headbangers"]
[Black "CC GM Harvey Williamson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "63"]
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4.Bb5 Bd6 5. f4 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qe7 7. Nf3 f6
8. Nc3 Qf7 9. fxe5 fxe5 10. d4 exd4 11. exd4 Qe6+ 12. Ne5 Nf6 13. 0-0 0-0
14. Nxc6 Qe3+ 15. Kh1 a6 16. Qe2 Qxe2 17. Bxe2 bxc6 18. Kg2 Re8 19. Rae1 Be6
20. Bd3 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Re2 Bd4 23. Rfe1 Bd7 24. Rxe8 Nxe8 25. Re7 Rd8
26.Bxa6 Nd6 27.Bd3 Nf5 28.Bxf5 Bxf5 29. Na4 Be4+ 30. Kf1 Bxb2 31. Nxb2 Ra8
32. Na4, 1/2-1/2 |
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Sep-13-09
 | | SwitchingQuylthulg: <Open Defence: but I think White could have played better in the opening> I'd probably play 8.fxe5 with the idea of winning a pawn thanks to the Qh5+ fork trick, but that's not particularly solid for White - when I say "I'd probably play" I mean in a meaningless 3 0 blitz game, not against CC GM Harvey Williamson; while the third logical possibility of 8.0-0 Bg4 is nothing special for White. On move 9 opening the f-file for White's rook is rather attractive, especially as there's no clear alternative (9.0-0 exf4 10.exf4 Bg4/h3 is still nothing special for the first player). After that I might vary due to a desire to capture at d4 with a knight: that is, either 11.Nxd4 or 10.0-0, 11.d4 and 12.Nxd4. But in these lines White has to deal with multiple weaknesses (weakened king position on one hand and an isolated e-pawn on the other) so quite probably the Headbangers' plan is better. Another alternative is 10.e4!?, I'm not sure about the value of that but it looks risky. Indeed, I can't see any real improvement on the Headbangers' play. (What did you have in mind?) If the Headbangers wanted more than the draw, then the moment to deviate probably came with 16.Ba4!? - but that calls for a team of analysts, not someone mainly involved in this for 1.b3 experience. (And I presume the Headbangers were such a team of analysts, and rejected it.) White's main problem with regard to winning is the weakened kingside, which Black's active pieces can exploit if he sleeps even for a moment. And even if he'd manage to trade down to an endgame (thus taking some poison out of that problem) I doubt he could manage a win without a pawn majority. |
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Sep-13-09
| | Open Defence: well a strong analyst on our team suggested 12.Qe2 but it did not win the vote... same as 16.Ba4 |
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May-19-10
 | | GrahamClayton: I like Jonathon Rowson's comments about 1.b3 on the ChessPublishing.com website: "The only problem is that 1.b3 is not a great move. It is not even a good move in fact, because Black has numerous ways to develop his pieces and castle without losing either space or structure. However, it is not a bad move, and you can play it with one or two supporting ideas, an open mind, and some freshness, there are chances to cause problems for the opponent, perhpas no less so than with main lines." |
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| May-19-10 | | black.pr0jekt: 1. g3 is better, |
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| Jul-29-10 | | xombie: I am discovering that 1. b3 is a fun opening. It may not be objectively the best, but it often gives variety and rich play -you can transpose into any number of reversed formations, the English (after c4 etc) , Dutch (if black plays f5-incidentally, f4 is interesting too after that), Nimzo/QID (against d5/c5), French (after e3, Nf3, e5-e4, Ng1-e2-f4), Sicilian (after d7-d5, c4, dxc4). They are all extremely fun to play if one likes to wait and trip one's opponent). |
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Aug-13-11
 | | PhilFeeley: Nothing from 1936 to 1952. I wonder why. Did Larsen single-handedly revive this? I notice Benko likes it too. I played it recently at a local tournament and surprised my higher-rated opponent who has consistently defeated me. 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. Nf3 e6 6. 0-0 Bd6 7. d3 0-0 8. Nbd2 Re8... at this point I noticed my opponent writing ??? on the "Opening" line of his scoresheet. I knew I had him confused then. 9. Re1 e5 10. e4 d4 11. Nc4 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. c3 dxc3 14. Bxc3 Re6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qe2 Qe7 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Qe3 Nd7 19. Rac1 d5 20. Bb2 h6 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Rc7 d4 23. Qe4 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Re8 25. Rxa7 Qb4 26. Re2 Nf6 27. Qb7 Qxb7 28. Rxb7 Nd5 29. a4 Nf4 30. Rd2 e4 31. dxe4 Rxe4 32. Ba3 d3 33. Bb4 Rc8 34. a5 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Rc2 36. a6 Nd5 37. Rxd3 Nxb4 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. a7 Ra2 40. a8(Q) Rxa8 41. Rxa8 Kg6 42. Ra4 1-0 I ran this through Fritz and it was fairly even up until close to the end. I was actually worried after 32...d3 - he could have put a rook on c2 and e2. I think 36...Nd5 was the crucial mistake, allowing me to remove the d-pawn and queen my a-pawn. There were mistakes throughout by both of us (I didn't like 32. Ba3 for instance, but couldn't think of anything better), but I'm pleased at the result. I had never beaten this player before and he's done very well in our tournaments. I'll have to keep it up as I may get a 2100 player next time! |
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| Nov-21-11 | | DiscoJew: Greetings all, I am from Canada.
So this seems to happen to me a lot, just before the opening of the day I start studying the line...like max a week or so I am looking by chance- at the opening of the day...sometimes very deeply, then *Poof* the opening of the day appears just days later...I am serious! does this ever happen to anyone else out there? I am starting to wonder how I can put this to work for me... :) Disco |
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Nov-21-11
 | | HeMateMe: Do the chess clocks freeze up, during the winter months? |
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Nov-21-11
 | | brankat: <DiscoJew> <I am starting to wonder how I can put this to work for me... :)> Maybe by spending more time on this site? :-) |
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Nov-21-11
| | HeMateMe: I was just watching a documentary on the War of 1812. It seems there was a three prong land invastion of Canada, but all three prongs failed. Go Leafs! |
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Nov-21-11
| | brankat: <HeMateMe> It was a small time invasion, even by 1812 standards. An unnecessary one, too. As most of the others have been ever since then. And, yes it did fail miserably. Some 3 hundred Americans were taken prisoners, I think. For a brief while. |
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| Jun-01-12 | | BadKnight: i have been experimenting with 1.b3 for a while, and i have found it very fun to play, especially in shorter time control. |
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