Jan-27-17
 | | offramp: A Tromp! |
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| Jan-27-17 | | ajile: Another Trompowsky anti-QID opening.
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| Jan-27-17 | | ajile: Probably standard here is 13..Kb8 followed by 14.Kb1. |
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| Jan-27-17 | | ajile: 14..f5! looks strong and threatens to trap the DSB. If White plays 15.e4 then 15..g5! followed by f4 and wins a piece. So looks like White has to retreat his queen now. |
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Jan-27-17
 | | Mateo: 15.Qg1 looks a bit mysterious at first glance. But Black was threatening ...g5, Bg3 f4. White makes room for the dark squares Bishop who will have f2 or e1 as escape squares. |
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| Jan-27-17 | | ajile: And now 15..g5! followed by ..e4 gives Black a massive space advantage. |
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| Jan-27-17 | | ajile: Meh. White barely gets in his signature move e4. |
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Jan-27-17
 | | An Englishman: Good Morning: Not much of a Tromp expert, but feeling a little surprised that Black didn't play 16...e4. Looking at 17...dxe4; 18.fxe4,f4. |
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| Jan-27-17 | | chessdgc2: goodness, the position is Harper than the razor I used this morning. Blacik's position is more flexible, but White is solid. Who will take the first risk? |
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Jan-27-17
| | An Englishman: Good Morning: And now really puzzled--doesn't 18...Nf4 give Black a good game? My morning caffeine cannot kick in soon enough. |
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| Jan-27-17 | | ajile: <An Englishman: Good Morning: Not much of a Tromp expert, but feeling a little surprised that Black didn't play 16...e4> Actually maybe I was wrong about 16..e4. Rybka was only giving it as equal at low ply. Optically it looked great though followed later by ..c5. |
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Jan-27-17
| | An Englishman: Good Morning: 16...e4 was "only" equal, <ajile>? Doesn't sound like the highest endorsement of White's opening, esp. insofar as Black is willing to tolerate an isolated d-pawn. |
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| Jan-27-17 | | ajile: <An Englishman: Good Morning: 16...e4 was "only" equal, <ajile>? Doesn't sound like the highest endorsement of White's opening, esp. insofar as Black is willing to tolerate an isolated d-pawn.> This is the second time I have seen the Tromp rolled out against Eljannov recently and I believe it is to hamper Black from playing his pet QID.
The problem for White is that the Tromp doesn't give him much against proper defense. The doubled g pawns are really Black's only downside. |
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Jan-27-17
| | An Englishman: Good Morning: Still feeling a bit puzzled by the game. It seems that Black has allowed White to fully equalize, but perhaps Eljanov never had much of an edge. Does Black intend to play ...Re7-c7? |
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| Jan-27-17 | | ajile: Here is the first game I mentioned:
D Andreikin vs Eljanov, 2017 White is just wanting to avoid letting Black play his pet QID (Queen's Indian Defense) so is willing to try and mix things up with the Tromp. But again the Tromp usually gives only equal play. Although this first game was complex and exciting. |
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| Jan-27-17 | | chessdgc2: It seems out of line to say one side is better, but that "better" side does not have an advantage. So, I'll say White's pawns are better and his chances for causing Black problems are better. With equal material, one should not expect a win |
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Jan-27-17
| | An Englishman: Good Morning: Felt puzzled (again) when Black played 31.Nb5, but now understand. Black sacrifices a pawn for active Knight, a passed d-pawn, and a Rook on e2 (if the game continues 34.fxg6,Re2). |
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| Jan-27-17 | | BOSTER: Black is better. |
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| Jan-27-17 | | botvinnik64: why is Wei Yi- Karjakin listed as a draw on chessdom.com? Why does Wesley have 12 rounds to his credit here? |
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Jan-27-17
| | offramp: Wesley arrived a day early. |
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| Jan-27-17 | | Rat1960: Dmitry Andreikin v Wesley So (Round 11) was a draw.
D Andreikin vs W So, 2017 |
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| Jan-27-17 | | Gypsy: <43.Rg3> ... White should have an edge here, but Black seems to be holding. |
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Jan-27-17
| | An Englishman: Good Morning: Two questions. One, how does White take out the Knight? Two, how does Black take the Knight out? |
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Jan-27-17
| | An Englishman: Good Morning: The answer to both questions--*don't* answer them, just agree to a draw. |
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Kibitzing
