Originally posted by tomtom232Nb6 you mean and those are Bxc4 and Qxc4.
Nxd4 Nc6
Bxd4? or Qxd4?? would take away the battery that white has made on the b1-h7 diagonal plus Qxd4 would expose the queen. Nc6 because I want a knight on d5 and f6 but Nd5 allows Bxh7+ followed by e4. took me four minutes
I just remember my move is wrong, I didn't look at it properly. Nd5 Bxh7+ ... O wells, -1 point for me.
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Originally posted by RahimKthanx I guess I was one square to the left I wasn't looking at the board though I was trying to do it in my head.
Nb6 you mean and those are Bxc4 and Qxc4.
I just remember my move is wrong, I didn't look at it properly. Nd5 Bxh7+ ... O wells, -1 point for me.
Originally posted by RahimKAll without cheating...honest!
[fen]r1bq1rk1/pp1nbppp/2p1pn2/8/2pP4/3BPN2/PPQN1PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 9[/fen]
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 *
That $2 is suppose to be a ?
The annotator of the game put the ? not me. It might not be the best move but with guess the move if your wrong your wrong so we all lose 1 point for sure 🙁
not sure how long. somewhere between 10-20min (incuding typing)
White ... Nxc4 no question.
Black...
I'm not sure, I can't see a way to secure e5.
at first I considered the line:-
b5 (trying to free the c8 bish with tempo) Ne5 h6 (Nxe5? dxe5 Nd5 Bxh7+ Kh8)
but personally I don't like any of that because white is better (me thinks)
But, seeing as I must guess -- I'm going to say;
Nb6 Nce5 Nbd5...
though I must admit, I have little faith or confidence with it.
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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 *
c5 what a great move! Did anyone mention this. I should start looking at these positions seriously instead of just making dumb guess like my last one, geez!
Voting ends 6:30Pm Sunday my time or after that.
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Originally posted by RahimKe4 for white and e5 for black.
[fen]r1bq1rk1/pp1nbppp/4pn2/2p5/2NP4/3BPN2/PPQ2PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 10[/fen]
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 *
c5 what a great move! Did anyone mention this. I should start looking at these positions seriously instead of just making dumb guess like my last one, geez!
Voting ends 6:30Pm Sunday my time or after that.
Originally posted by Stiveshaha, and I thought I was crazy for even considering e4.
10. e4 cxd4
10.e4 to move against the black knight defending h7, and to open up a diagonal for white's undeveleped bishop. 10...cxd4 to force white's knight to recature there and to allow c5 for a black knight...(3 mins).
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Well I knew c5 was coming.. I just thought it had to be prepared! =)
But now, I really can't find why this isn't plainly equalizing on the spot.. Hmm.. 10. dxc5 Nxc4 gives white nothing I think, white must keep his pawn at d4. I'm really unsure about this position. I think white might go for an IQP set-up with Re1 and later Nce5.. Perhaps even Bd2, although that wastes a tempo if ..cxd4. So,
10. Re1, cxd4 - 8 minutes