Has anybody some internet or book source about it? Also tips are welcome. I play QG against my brother often as white and he often chooses the Albin. Spassky Variation seems interesting to me so I took it up. But we end in drawish positions which I lose with my endgame skill. Maybe you could help me? I tried googling it but with little effect.
This is the line: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.e4
Originally posted by masniakhalf of Gambiteer II is on it.
Has anybody some internet or book source about it? Also tips are welcome. I play QG against my brother often as white and he often chooses the Albin. Spassky Variation seems interesting to me so I took it up. But we end in drawish positions which I lose with my endgame skill. Maybe you could help me? I tried googling it but with little effect.
This is the line: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.e4
Originally posted by masniakthats the only book I can think of that has it, Im sure theres a few more though just cant remember offhand.
and what is it?
edit: ok, sorry, found it. is there anything else?
edit: this would be good
http://www.chessset.com/foxy3.html
the problem that white has, is that black has two or three excellent continuations
which give him rather excellent counter play. usually white tries to have a cluster
of central pawns and advances with f4 which looks quite dangerous after black
plays either Nc6, or Bc5 and even an early ...f6, but in fact black can break them
up, with moves like ...g5, or ...f6
which move does you brother play after the above?
I never tried f4, because I am always afraid of this move. But maybe I should try... What I did was give up the e5 pawn at some point and try to develop threatening the black d-pawn.
I just know nothing about the line. Only how it is entered. But it seems much more interesting than 4.Nf3...
Originally posted by masniakHi, here is one of the earliest games, which Spassky played,
I never tried f4, because I am always afraid of this move. But maybe I should try... What I did was give up the e5 pawn at some point and try to develop threatening the black d-pawn.
I just know nothing about the line. Only how it is entered. But it seems much more interesting than 4.Nf3...
in which he utilises the thematic f4 move, in this amazing game
he turns it into a kings gambit and a muzio gambit!
Boris Spassky - Vladas Ivanovich Mikenas
Riga, 1959
Originally posted by masniakHi , i think that the main line is to fianchetto the white kings bishop,
that's something! 🙂 I am not a gambiteer, I find gambits too much psychically tiring 😀 so offering a knight for a pawn is beyond my reach probably. Maybe it's time to change my ways? thank you.
for if gambits is not your thing perhaps we can find a more positional
approach that would suit you. what about the main line?
After 5...Bb4?!, White gains the two bishops and the better position
after 6.Nbd2! Nge7 7.Bg2 0-0 8.0-0 (threatening 9.Nb3)
Originally posted by robbie carrobieyeah, I would just get the gambiteer book and learn the mainline in and out. with an aggressive gambit if you can match your opponents knowledge of it and know the best continuation you should be fine. (if ratings are close that is)
Hi , i think that the main line is to fianchetto the white kings bishop,
for if gambits is not your thing perhaps we can find a more positional
approach that would suit you. what about the main line?
[fen]r2q1rk1/ppp1nppp/2n5/4Pb2/2Pp4/P4NP1/1P1BPPBP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 10[/fen]
After 5...Bb4?!, White gains the two bishops and the better position ...[text shortened]... Rd4 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Nf5+ Kf7 41. Nxd4 a4 42. Nc2 1-0[/pgn]
Originally posted by masniaksorry I cant help you more, there seems to be not much on the web.. except silman which I kind of avoid for openings
Ok, thanks a lot. Sure, I need that book, seems there's no other way.
the book is from the black perspective, but the author sometimes overstates how good of play black will get by throwing a colorful phrases in. Ive heard the black book is better than the white though.
either way it should give you some good ideas.
The mainline is indeed, as someone previously posted, white fianchettoing. I've gotten some good positions against the Albin. One plan for black against the fianchetto is castle opposite sides and go for an attack, i.e.
There are some tricks for white in this line, like the following. I used this idea to win a tournament game
Just finished reading a section in Jonathan Rowson's "Chess for Zebras" with this spin on it:
1 d4 d5
2 c4 e5
3 dxe5 d4
4 a3!?
with the comment that it looks ugly to weaken b3 and delays N-f3, but controlling b4 might be worth it. His example continued with:
4 ...N-c6
5 e3 dxe3
6 Qxd8+ Kxd8
7 Bxe3 Nxe3
and the commentator says, "White has achieved a definite success. Black is usually aiming at complications with attacking chances in the Albin Countergambit. Now Black has to fight for equality with the queens exchanged. The positional is symmetrical. (Mikhail Shereshevsky)
Originally posted by MontyMoosefirst you mean 7...Nxe5😀
Just finished reading a section in Jonathan Rowson's "Chess for Zebras" with this spin on it:
1 d4 d5
2 c4 e5
3 dxe5 d4
4 a3!?
with the comment that it looks ugly to weaken b3 and delays N-f3, but controlling b4 might be worth it. His example continued with:
4 ...N-c6
5 e3 dxe3
6 Qxd8+ Kxd8
7 Bxe3 Nxe3
and the commentato ...[text shortened]... or equality with the queens exchanged. The positional is symmetrical. (Mikhail Shereshevsky)
You also get this position from the Chigorin line.
It is probably slightly better for white as black's King is stuck in the middle. I'd prefer white in that position.