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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Be7
1 point for the following people for correctly guessing white's move:
Rahim, Zebano, BLReid, Stives, Golub, Chesswick, Wormwood.
Bonus 1 point for guessing the right black move:
Rahim, Golub, Stives, BLReid,wormwood.
Total 2 point: Rahim, Golub, Stives, BLReid,wormwood.
Total 1 point: Zebano, Chesswick.
Same thing as before. Voting close 23 hours from now, 3 Pm mountain time. I got a evening class so that's when I have to leave. Tick tock tick tock.
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7. 0-0 0-0 1min
I also considered a3 or c5, closing the center and starting a queen side attack. Both of which would be followed by b4 at some point, but realized that the option for queenside advance ment will still be there in a move (seeing how black cant create a dominating position in one move.) Ill stick with the castling.
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Originally posted by RahimKFirst off, my candidate move for black was Bd6 even though I figured Be7 works too. What is "wrong" with Bd6? The only thng I can possibly see is that white can conceivably play c5 at some point with tempo...However this seems to be offset by the chance to play e5 and the handy retreat square b8.
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Be7
1 point for the following people for correctly guessing white's move:
Rahim, Zebano, BLReid, Stives, Golub, Chesswick, Wormwood.
Bonus 1 point for guessing the right black move:
Rahim, Golub, Stives, BLReid,wor ...[text shortened]... 3 Pm mountain time. I got a evening class so that's when I have to leave. Tick tock tick tock.
Onto the current position. I'll give the short run down of how I actually think about things (it's a shortened version of the one above)
7:21
1. loose kings = no
2. captures = cxd5, not worth playing as previously explained
3. tactics = none, but it is good to keep an eye out for the classic bishop sac on h7.
4. piece imrovement. 0-0 works and it secures the king. we don't have a defitnate plan on the queenside yet, so this is probably best.
5. black options
a. w/o 0-0 (aka the position as is). No real threats 0-0 probable.
b. after 0-0 (aka blunder check). No new threats black will still castle.
Hence
white = 0-0
black = 0-0
time = 7:24 (3 minutes total). (the actual thought took about 30 seconds and I would have no comments on the position if annotating).
Originally posted by zebanoYes I know you chose Bd6 and thus no bonus points for you mister 🙂 What is wrong with Bd6? I was looking at c5 ideas. I'm not saying c5 is a great move but I just though that black should play Be7 instead of Bd6.
First off, my candidate move for black was Bd6 even though I figured Be7 works too. What is "wrong" with Bd6? The only thng I can possibly see is that white can conceivably play c5 at some point with tempo...However this seems to be offset by the chance to play e5 and the handy retreat square b8.
Onto the current position. I'll give the short run down of h ...[text shortened]... thought took about 30 seconds and I would have no comments on the position if annotating).
Be7 is the move the master played. Maybe he knows what is wrong with Bd6. Who knows. Guess we will have to wait till the end of the game to read the comments 🙂
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White. b3
White does not Black to play d5xc4 because this gives Black a very good Knight post. yes the knight can be chased away with e4 but this is bad because it seriously weakens White's pawn formations. It also preserves the option of c4xd5 when White is ready or the advance to c5. The move also allows Whites bishop to develop. However, it does lock in Whites d2 knight temporarily.
Black will play 0-0
about 5 minutes
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Originally posted by Sickboyb3 is unnessecary because dxc4 opens the postion and makes it more dynamic so knight can be chased away with e4 because the weakened pawn position does not matter since white has compensation. my vote is O-O for white and black.although if white was Petrosian he could play c5 to close the postion while making his light squared bishop good and enslaving both of black's bishops and if black tries ...b6 white can reply with b4.
White. b3
White does not Black to play d5xc4 because this gives Black a very good Knight post. yes the knight can be chased away with e4 but this is bad because it seriously weakens White's pawn formations. It also preserves the option of c4xd5 when White is ready or the advance to c5. The move also allows Whites bishop to develop. However, it does lock in Whites d2 knight temporarily.
Black will play 0-0
about 5 minutes
Edit: I am going to change my vote to c5 just to be different oh an plus the reasons stated above. and I think blacks reply should be Ne4