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| Dec-19-04 | | Backward Development: after ...Nc6?!
c4 is the most natural move, although i usually play e4, and occasionaly d4.
the only weakness with c4 is that black may play the reversed dragon with a strong bid for equality there. d4 is probably strongest considering that the Chigorin isn't black's strongest answer to the queen pawn. of course the case for e4 is simple. Ruy Lopez! |
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| Apr-16-05 | | AgentRgent: Ok ladies and gents, this is mostly ego, but i'm rather fond of this game and thought I'd share it. Also, I've listed some of my thoughts, but if anyone spots any improvements for either side, I'd love to hear them. [Site "ChessLive"]
[Date "2005.04.15"]
[White "AgentRgent"]
[Black "Not AgentRgent"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. Nf3 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 d6 5. c4 Be7 6. b3 Nf6 7. Bb2 c5 <(I was a little concerned about 7...e4 here)> 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Qc2 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. a4 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Ra1 <(cxb5 would obviously be a tasteless morsel)> b4 15. e3 Nb6 16. d4 exd4 17. exd4 Qc7 <(as ugly as cxd4 looks it might be better than letting me get d5 in)> 18. d5 Nbd7 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nge4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 f5 <(a nice move to stake central claim and remove my powerful dark square bishop)> 22. Nd2 Bf6 23. Re1 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 Ne5 25. Qc2 g6 26. Nf3 Re8 27. Nd2 Kf7 28. Qa2 Qd7 29. Bh3 Kf8 30. f4 Nf7 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Kf2 <(Blacks Queen may sit on the e-file, but White controls it!)> Bb7 33. Qa7 Bc8 34. Qb8 g5 35. Bf1 Bd7 36. Qb6 g4 37. Bd3 h5 38. Nf1 Qe7 39. Qb8+ Kg7 40. Ne3 <(Attempting to divert attention from my real target- the Queenside)> Nh6 <(Diversion successful)> 41. Qc7 Kf6 42. Nd1 Be8 <(Without the Queen Black is cramped and gasping for counterplay)> 43. Qxe7+ Kxe7 44. Nb2 Kf6 45. Na4 Bxa4 <(This seems bad, but is allowing 46. Nb6 any better?)> 46. bxa4 Nf7 47. Ke2 Nd8 <(He hasn't looked ahead far enough, but to be fair he only had a minute and a half left on his clock)> 48. a5 b3 49. a6 b2 50. a7 <(sometimes Bishops are better than Knights even in closed positions...)> 1-0 |
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Apr-17-05
 | | tpstar: <AgentRgent> Nice game! You have a very patient style, and seem quite adept at squeezing small advantages into wins. White might have improved with 1. e4 or 2. e4 (lol), meanwhile your opponent (NAR lol) had 6 ... f5 & 7 ... Nf6 with more active play in return for a weaker long diagonal. After 18. d5, I didn't like how his Ba8 was out of play; maybe 18 ... Bb7 & 19 ... Bc8 instead (19. Ra7 Ra8). The same thing comes up after 28. Qa2 = 28 ... Bb7 & 29 ... Bc8 (29. Qa7 Ra8). Good job winning such an even endgame. |
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| Apr-17-05 | | AgentRgent: <tpstar: You have a very patient style> I consider that a high compliment thank you. However, if black plays 46...Ke7 I'm not sure that White can force Zugzwang to win. It seems that once both kings get to the queenside, Blacks can always stand ready to capture on a5. Upon further analysis, it looks like a completely drawn endgame. Oh well, I guess that means i'm still searching for my "immortal". ;-) |
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| Apr-17-05 | | RookFile: 1. Nf3 is a tough first move for
black to meet. After a lot of thought, my preference is for
1... g6 followed by 2... Bg7,
and sometimes, follow up with
.... e5. Very often, the position
that arises is analagous to a Closed
Sicilian, with the colors reversed,
where the f3 knight might have been
better placed on e2. White's extra
tempo doesn't mean a whole lot
on those types of positions. I know
that Nigel Short has won some games
with the reversed closed Sicilian
approach. |
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Apr-18-05
 | | Eric Schiller: <RookFile> 1...d6 is an interesting, flexible approach. I've played the position from both sides. If 2.e4, you can choose Sicilian, Philidor or Modern/Pirc setups. The bishop can get quickly to e4, to pin the knight, and that is available after 2.e4 Bg4 (The Wade Defense). |
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| May-13-05 | | AgentRgent: I played this interesting game today, thought I'd share it. I've been told many times that 2. b3 is not good against 1...g6 but I seem to have really good results with it... [White "AgentRgent"]
[Black "Not AgentRgent"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. Nf3 g6 2. b3 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb2 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. d3 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Ng5 Na5 10. e4 h6 11. Nf3 e6 12. Nd2 a6 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. bxc4 d5
15. cxd5 exd5 16. e5 Ne8 17. d4 c5 18. Ba3 Rc8 19. Na4 cxd4 20. Bxf8 Bxf8
21. Qxd4 Rc4 22. Qxb6 Qxb6 23. Nxb6 Rxc2 24. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Bg7 26.
Nxd5 Bxe5 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Nxg6+ fxg6 29. Bxb7 Nd6 30. Bxa6 Ke7 31. Re1 Kf6 32. Bd3 g5 33. Kg2 Bc3 34. Rc1 Be5 35. Rc6 Ke7 36. a4 Kd7 37. Rc5 Ke6 38. a5 Bd4 39. Rc6 Kd5 40. Rc7 h5 41. a6 1-0 |
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May-13-05
 | | WannaBe: <AgentRgent> A little mix of Reti & N-L attack? |
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| May-14-05 | | AgentRgent: <WannaBe: A little mix of Reti & N-L attack?> Yeah, the first opening I actually studied was the Nimzo-Larsen, later I transitioned to my current Reti. But they have a lot of similarities. |
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| Jul-14-05 | | Knight13: For more information about Reti Opening, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reti_o.... Thank you. |
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| Jul-14-05 | | OneBadDog: I like playing the Reti in speed and bullet chess. Playing the Reti usully means you won't get killed in the opening and most players really don't know how to face it as black. When Kasparov needed to win the last game of the '87 match against KArpov he played a Reti. |
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| Jul-14-05 | | hintza: I thought he played an English? |
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| Jul-14-05 | | OneBadDog: I think it eventualy transposed into an English. |
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| Jul-14-05 | | hintza: OK :) |
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| Jul-14-05 | | OneBadDog: One advantage of the Reti is that it's a lot harder for Black to get away with playing crummy openings. I also think that the theory on Reti type positions is less developed-both sides have to think for themselves. |
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| Jul-14-05 | | whiskeyrebel: Actually, theory runs deep in the Reti. It may seem free-form and artsy craftsy because different move orders are possible to achieve well known strategic setups. Kasparov / Karpov followed a familiar path and reached a familar branchoff position after a dozen moves or so. There are rather deep hardcore full Reti setups white can aim for if given the time. Black's setups were long ago identified with names such as the Capablanca, the Bled, the Tarrasch, the Romanishin, etc. If black chooses certain generic developement schemes he can survive the opening easily..if he chooses some that allow longterm weaknesses white is familiar with he/she can wind up in big trouble. As white I especially enjoy facing "solid" conservative setups (like pawns at c6, d5 and e6) that work against d4 but fail to a Queenside pawn steamroller in the Reti. I also enjoy seeing opponents trying to attack my Reti castled position. It's like throwing eggs at a tank. Of course I lose with it sometimes, but never to an attack on my King. |
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| Jul-14-05 | | OneBadDog: <Actually, theory runs deep in the Reti. It may seem free-form and artsy craftsy because different move orders are possible to achieve well known strategic setups. > That may be true, but the theory is not worked out to the same extent as other openings, i.e. the Najdorf Sicilian, the KID and the Gruenfeld. |
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| Jul-15-05 | | whiskeyrebel: I agree...in a "move order" sense. |
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| Jan-23-06 | | EnglishOpeningc4: Anyone prefer 2.b4 to 2.c4? I dont like the line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 black can develop and maybe even gambit the pawn after it has done its job of making white's development hard. I usually play 1.Nf3 d5 2.b4!? to avoid this, and if i want a reti like game i play 1.c4!! c6 2.Nf3 d5 3. g3 and tranpose into the New York or Capablanca systems. Any solutions to the ...d5 system? |
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| Jan-23-06 | | Ybrevo: On and off I have played the Reti for some years, and the major problem I have run into is, when Black likes to play Kings Indian or Pirc/Modern Defence. After the move order 1 Nf3 d6, I haven´t found any better way to avoid 2. - e5 but play 2. d4. Not much of a Reti left in that... <EnglishOpeningc4> After 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4, the game can transpose into a reversed Benoni after 3. e3 or 3. g3. You may even go for a reversed Benko Gambit after a well timed b4 (if Black plays Pawn c5). Of course, if you don´t like to play these openings with Black pieces, <2. b4!?> seems to be a reasonable alternative. |
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| Jan-23-06 | | AgentRgent: <EnglishOpeningc4> What is it about 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 that you don't like? I play 3. b4 and develop normally. The pawn on d4 shouldn't impede your development since your b1 knight will be headed to d2 not c3, and your Bb2 will help support a later e3 to break open the center after you've completed your development. |
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| Jan-23-06 | | AgentRgent: <Ybrevo: You may even go for a reversed Benko Gambit after a well timed b4 (if Black plays Pawn c5).> As I play the Benko with Black, I LOVE it when I get to play it with White! |
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| Jan-23-06 | | EnglishOpeningc4: <AgentRgent:> <<EnglishOpeningc4> What is it about 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 that you don't like? >
Lines like
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 (3. b4 f6 4. e3 e5 5. exd4 exd4 6. Bb2 c5 7. d3) 3...
Nc6 4. d3 e5 get on my nerves because i have to change plans. obviously Bb2, Nbd2, and Qa1 lines wont work. there isnt anything wrong with white's position, it just isnt my style. |
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| Feb-01-06 | | whatthefat: In an amusing sidenote, I played my first tournament Herrstrom gambit game the other day! i.e. 1.Nf3 g5?!
My opponent almost spat on the board!
After 2.Nxg5(!) e5 3.d4(!) Be7 4.h4!? h6 5.Ne4 d5 6.Nec3 e5
I had some compensation, but obviously it's not full. I played the opening for psychological effect however, and on those grounds I was relatively pleased. The game went on to finish in a draw, which is perhaps ironic from such an opening! From my work studying the gambit, it seems that white putting his knight on h3 is one way to obtain a solid advantage, so 4.Nh3!? is quite strong. If black ever plays ...Bxh3, besides losing the bishop pair, he allows white to challenge the g-file. |
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| Feb-02-06 | | refutor: i dunno about 1.Nf3 g5 but i'm a big fan of 1.g4 Nf6 |
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