02 Jul '13 19:43>
Played this game on blitz, 5 0 controls
Opinion on play? It felt good. I'll try to put comments when I have more time.
Opinion on play? It felt good. I'll try to put comments when I have more time.
Originally posted by EladarBlack's move ..d4?? was atrocious, but you did a good job punishing him. (Edit: although it looks like he also helped you a lot by running his K into the center as well.) Before that move, I thought black was better, mainly because your opening was so passive.
Played this game on blitz, 5 0 controls
[pgn][Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2013.7.2"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eladar"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. b2-b3 c7-c5 2. Bc1-b2 d7-d6 3. e2-e3 e7-e5 4. d2-d3 Bc8-e6 5. Ng1-e2 Nb8-c6 6. f2-f4 f7-f6 7. f4xe5 f6xe5 8. Ne2-g3 Ng8-h6 9. Bf1-e2 Qd8-d7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Nb1-a3 a7-a6 12. Na3-c4 ...[text shortened]...
Opinion on play? It felt good. I'll try to put comments when I have more time.
Originally posted by EladarIt was more than just 1.b3 that was passive. It was this whole setup:
GP,
Are you sure that's a checkmate? Why can't white play Qf7? I'm sure black is still winning, it just gives the King some wiggle room after freeing the d7 square.
To tell you the truth, I didn't see the rooks control of the f file, beyond the f5 square. Thanks for opening my eyes. Hopefully I will think about that in the future.
Swiss,
Whe ...[text shortened]... I'm sure I'll understand what 1.e4 can really do.
Thanks for the quote Praxis. 😀
Originally posted by EladarThe more common move is 3.f4, which is the Bird-Larsen attack. Usually white holds off on Bb5 unless he can trade an N on c6, which works towards his goal of controlling e5.
Would I have been OK then if I had played my normal 4.Bb5? My thought would have then been to play Ne2 followed by f4. With my bishop free, e2 would have been fine for my knight until I've develped my other pieces.
Originally posted by SwissGambitYah, I usually do play 3.f4, but GM Igor Smirnov suggested playing Ne2 in variations of 1.b3 on his youtube video. I don't know if he'd suggest playing it in this situation, but I was trying to use it as he described (playing f4).
The more common move is 3.f4, which is the Bird-Larsen attack. Usually white holds off on Bb5 unless he can trade an N on c6, which works towards his goal of controlling e5.