Total Points (Max possible 24)
12 Points: Stives
11 Points: BLReid, Rahim
10 Points:
9 Points:
8 Points: Golub
7 Points: Schakuhr
6 Points:
5 Points: cguy1
4 Points: Wormwood, Shinidoki, TheGambit
3 Points: Chesswick,Zebano, CrazyLilTing, ngkabra
2 points: tomtom232.
1 point: Sickboy,
O points: flexmore
Points remain the same.
I guess this is a point in the game where one is supposed to decide a strategic plan and start building towards that. That is also something I am not particularly good at, but let me give it a shot.
There are no obvious tactical considerations that I can see and development is mostly done. I don't really see any imbalances except for the following:
1. The g6 pawn slightly weakens the king side pawn structure, especially
with the dark squared bishop gone.
2. White has more pieces directed towards the kingside than black.
Given this, it seems that white should go for a kingside attack. With that in mind, I propose:
18. h4
As for black, there is no imminent danger on the kingside so he can afford to look elsewhere. White's d4 pawn is a potential target, but there is no immediately obvious way to exploit that. On the other hand, the Knight on g8 is "grim" (with apologies to Nimzowitch). Hence I think
18. ... Nf6 - gets the Knight out and prevents an immediate h5.
Time spend: 10 minutes.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7
6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 $2 9. Nxc4 c5 10. Nce5 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12.Ng5 g6 13. Ngf3 Kg7 14. Bg5 Nbd5 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Qd2 Ng8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Be4! Bb5 *
Did anyone consider 18.Be4? I looked at it but I though after Ngf6 and Nxd5 it would basically be the same. I felt that the c-file was more important.
1 day again.
Total Points (Max possible 26)
12 Points: Stives
11 Points: BLReid, Rahim
10 Points:
9 Points:
8 Points: Golub
7 Points: Schakuhr
6 Points:
5 Points: cguy1
4 Points: Wormwood, Shinidoki, TheGambit
3 Points: Chesswick,Zebano, CrazyLilTing, ngkabra
2 points: tomtom232.
1 point: Sickboy,
O points: flexmore
Points remain the same.
I like
19. fRd1 because it moves the attacked rook and defends the somewhat open d-pawn.
Black will play eighter a6 (defending the bishop and nutralize the otherwise crushing Rc5) or fRd8 getting ready to attack the weak pawn but in the mean while also neutralizing the Rc5.
so I guess 19......Rfd8 is my move
15min