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| Jan-23-07 | | Marco65: <right now it's a problem for <hitman84>> It will always be a problem for someone to participate in the final wrap-up discussion. And not only because we sleep sometimes, but also because we have a life. In my case, it is already a problem because at 10pm CET I'm with my family and I may start using the computer again after 11pm CET, sometimes after 12pm! I clarified my problems of availability before joining the team. I think all people in my same situation just have to submit their final ideas as much closer to the deadline as possible, and accept anything different if later decided by the team. In case in the middlegame there is a short list of candidate moves and we have to vote, I find it perfectly acceptable for our captain to remove a move from the list if late analysis by someone reveals it is a blunder or a weak move, no matter how many people voted it before such analysis. If we wait for anybody to change his/her vote it won't work. As a conclusion: I trust any decision that will be made by TheAlchemist to compensate all the problem of team coordination. About nominating "sub-captains", I find it a little confusing, but of course we can't demand TheAlchemist to be always availablee and therefore it's only up to him to decide |
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Jan-23-07
 | | TheAlchemist: I think we'll get the hang of it slowly as the game progresses, I for one am completely new to this game format and I think some of you are too. The more we grow accustomed to it, the smoother will our coordination and everything else get and we'll have fewer problems. As for today, I trust we've pretty much all agreed on playing the Sicilian. I'll be posting our move some time today. |
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Jan-23-07
 | | jessicafischerqueen: RE <poisoned pawn> variation-- <Najdorf> Don't take the pawn!! Ever.
Heh.
Just look at poor <Van Wely> last night. He played <Najdorf>, Visshy offered him the posion pawn, and he actually gobbled up <three> poison pawns with his Queen and then <Anand> really stuck it to him. With the <Najdorf>, it's easy-- we just <Bend it Like Beckham>- Meaning, just type in <Topalov> and <Najdorf defence> in the search box and all these great games come up where he teaches the world how to play the Black <Najdorf> so that they are terrified to open <e4> against him... I've gone through tons of them, and the most recent page I've gone through a few of his wins very carefully. It's definitely an opening where we'll have an opportunity to display our <tactical skills>, if we have any. I know I don't, but I suspect a few of us do... |
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Jan-23-07
| | jessicafischerqueen: So I just counted our votes and I count <eleventy> votes for c5? I don't know any math, so someone should double check... |
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Jan-23-07
| | jessicafischerqueen: <TTlump> You are familiar with the <New Brunswick Defence>? The line runs as follows--
<Person from BC>: "You don't know what you're talking about." <Person from New Brunswick>: "Hey-- I'm from New Brunswick. We were one of the original four provinces of this country when you were still a bunch of grizzly bears and trees." It's a subtle defence, but one often employed in <Canadian> chess circles. |
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| Jan-23-07 | | chessmoron: 3 more hours to deliberate on our first move. All agree 1...c5, say 'aye,' if not say 1...c5...NOT! |
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Jan-23-07
| | jessicafischerqueen: aye, Captain Wilson of the starship <Nabiscoworld> |
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| Jan-23-07 | | Rocafella: I'm not botherd what we play you know lol, we have to adapt to what they play too! |
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Jan-23-07
| | TheAlchemist: I just posted the move 1...c5. This is a giant leap for a pawn, and one small step towards victory. |
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Jan-23-07
| | TheAlchemist: <Jessica> <Poisoned Pawn> I love playing against the Poisoned pawn variation, Black has to constantly be on his toes, while White can almost throw caution to the wind, sacrificing a lot of material. I wouldn't want to play it with Black. BTW, when did it become fashionable again, wasn't it like in the archives for 30 years or so? |
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| Jan-23-07 | | Marco65: <when did it become fashionable again, wasn't it like in the archives for 30 years or so?> Opening Explorer has 18 games in 2006 and already 1 in 2007: Motylev vs Anand, 2007 A kibitzer reports a snippet from chessbase: <Alexander Motylev vs Viswanathan Anand: 0-1 This game followed a currently popular line of Najdorf Poisoned Pawn. Anand employed the novelty 14…Qd5! recommended by Kasparov in latest New in Chess magazine 2006/8! “White would need a lot of creativity to prove his point after that,” wrote Kasparov, and Anand proved the point for his retired colleague. White sacrificed three pawns and never had enough compensation. Anand fended off Motylev's attack easily and, when his opponent overlooked a drawing chance, took home the full point.> But I know, suffering in the middle game with the only plan to resist the onslaught and win the end game is not appealing to many players. I'm an exception because I like to take both sides of such challenges. But I won't recommend Poisoned Pawn unless there is a real expert among us. However you hate to find yourself on the Black's side of such variation, this very recent game seems to prove that current state of theory is in Black's favour |
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Jan-23-07
| | TheAlchemist: <Marco65> Yes, I know of that game (+ Anand - Van Wely today), but I thought it was only back on the highest level in a recent game between Radjabov and Karjakin, and I wasn't really sure why, since Radjabov won that game. Anyway, it won't receive my vote :-) |
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| Jan-23-07 | | TTLump: <jessicafischerqueen: <TTlump> You are familiar with the <New Brunswick Defence>?
The line runs as follows--
<Person from BC>: "You don't know what you're talking about." <Person from New Brunswick>: "Hey-- I'm from New Brunswick. We were one of the original four provinces of this country when you were still a bunch of grizzly bears and trees." It's a subtle defence, but one often employed in <Canadian> chess circles.> Is that your subtle way of telling us that you are a tree or a grizzly bear? I prefer the <Ontario Attack> <Person from anywhere>: "It's your move" <Person from Ontario>: "I'm here, I win". (I WAS born there , but I left!)
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| Jan-24-07 | | hitman84: <TheAlchemist>
<I just posted the move 1...c5. This is a giant leap for a pawn, and one small step towards victory.>You're over the moon already, eh ? If we are going to play the Najdorf, we have to be careful about the Bg5 line I prefer the solid Be7 line followed by h6 for Qf3.
click for larger viewhttp://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... |
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| Jan-24-07 | | Zebra: The Najdorf seems to be gathering a bit of support. I am certainly not against this, but I would be interested to know how many of us have experience of playing it and/or resources. I personally don't. We will need good lines against Bg5, but also against Bc4 (my own favourite as white) and the trendy English attack which I don't know at all. And probably others. |
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| Jan-24-07 | | Marco65: You're making a good point <Zebra>. We shouldn't play anything unless at least one of us has a good experience in the variation, and possibly own a recent book about it. I wish someone meets such requirement for Najdorf, because I've always wished to play it but discouraged by the amount of existing theory. So, Najdorf experts in the team, don't be shy and reveal yourselves! |
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| Jan-24-07 | | dakgootje: _O_
Kudos for the presentations ;-) |
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| Jan-24-07 | | hitman84: I used to play Caro-Kann, now play the Najdorf but would not consider myself an expert. < but also against Bc4 (my own favourite as white) > A very good point <Zebra>! I have had troubles dealing with Bc4.. |
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Jan-24-07
| | TheAlchemist: I don't think we should panic so much, there is simply too much theory in the Najdorf for any mere mortal to consider himself an expert. On my part, I would still suggest 2...Nc6, and going into the Sveshnikov. In case of 3.Bb5, I've read an article by a master suggesting the fairly unknown 3...e5, but I don't want to go into it now. |
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Jan-24-07
| | TheAlchemist: Also, in the case of 2...Nc6, after 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 we can still play 5...d6 then, while if we play 5...e5, we very much limit White's choices (the biggest crossroad would probably be whether to play Bxf6 or Nd5) |
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| Jan-24-07 | | hitman84: Yes I agree, you also avoid the Bb5+ (moscow line ?) by playing 2.Nc6
we can play d6 later.
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| Jan-24-07 | | Zebra: <The Alchemist> As you say, 2...Nc6 is flexible in many ways against 3.d4 (though it does virtually rule out a Najdorf for better or for worse). I am not sure it is more flexible against 3.Bb5 however, nor against 3.Nc3 (unless we are already set on a Sveshnikov-type formation, but even then the resulting position is likely to be very closed). I am undecided myself, but I think these are things we should also consider. <hitman> If you regularly play the Najdorf I share <The Alchemist>'s view that that is expert enough, especially if some other team members have experience as well. As for particular lines, I have Lane's book on the Sozin-Fischer (mainly from white's point of view), but nothing whatsoever on other lines. |
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| Jan-24-07 | | Zebra: <In case of 3.Bb5, I've read an article by a master suggesting the fairly unknown 3...e5, but I don't want to go into it now.> Rogozenko recommends a fianchetto in this case (...g6). |
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Jan-24-07
| | TheAlchemist: I only have a book on the Sicilian in general, but it's a bit old and probably not up to date in most critical variations nowadays. If 2...Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 is good enough to slowly equalize, as far as I know. |
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Jan-24-07
| | TheAlchemist: <Rogozenko recommends a fianchetto in this case (...g6)> Yes, the 3...g6 line is the most common, although e5 sometimes gets played there as well. It was just a suggestion to throw them out of opening databases. Also, I think that 3.Bb5 is a much more realistic possibility against 2...Nc6 than against 2...d6. |
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