chess help

I would be more than happy to give any chess advice anyone asks for. From analyzing games to giving tips on openings and defenses. Push pawns not drugs

Yasser Seirawan

Originally posted by Seirawan
I would be more than happy to give any chess advice anyone asks for. From analyzing games to giving tips on openings and defenses. Push pawns not drugs

Yasser Seirawan

On move 48. Rxb5 I believe to be a mistake. First are you familar with the term oposition using your king and rook for a checkmate. I believe 48. Rf6+ is a better choice forcing whites king to retreat. This technique requires proper spacing which at the time your game had.

regards
Yasser Seirawan

Hi Yasser,

It's great to have a grandmaster here in the forums who is very willing to offer chess assistance, so thanks for that. I can see that this thread is easily going to be the biggest thread in this whole forum. Anyway, I know that you are going to be inundated with requests later on, so I'm getting in early.

I know that you play the Caro-Kann a lot. Can you give some general strategy for Black, I play the main line classical variation (4...Bf5 and with white playing 6 h4) myself. What should black be aiming for, what should he be keeping a general eye on, where should black castle (kingside, queenside), etc. General tips on playing this solid opening is appreciated.

Thanks!

Originally posted by Seirawan
On move 48. Rxb5 I believe to be a mistake. First are you familar with the term oposition using your king and rook for a checkmate. I believe 48. Rf6+ is a better choice forcing whites king to retreat. This technique requires proper spacing which at the time your game had.

regards
Yasser Seirawan

Yes it is one of my favorites. Lets start with 6.h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6. This as you know would be the classical variation with white having an advantage in space, My suggestion would be to change style just slightly either to exchange variation Rubinstein varation which is 1. e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
This as you notice will allow you to trade your c6 pawn for whites e4 pawn. white will be faced with a choice c4 attacking the d5 pawn or c3 quietly. 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 here whites bishops have taken beautiful diagonals which need to be stopped 6. Bg4 we want a solid central formation with our pawn on e6 but it is imperative that we develop the bishop first. 7. Qb3 harrasing your b7 pawn 7. Qd7 8.Nd2 e6 9.Ngf3. This position is pretty balanced white has a slight advantage given better mobilization, but this is a very good position for you to play from...give it a try. Best wishes
Yasser Seirawan

I have a friend who is having trouble on the White side of the Winawer. In a recent game he found himself playing without a plan and lost:

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 cxd4 10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.f4 Bd7 12.Qd3 dxc3

What is the right strategy for White in this position?

Originally posted by Seirawan
Yes it is one of my favorites. Lets start with 6.h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6. This as you know would be the classical variation with white having an advantage in space, My suggestion would be to change style just slightly either to exchange variation Rubinstein varation which is 1. e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
This as you notice will all ...[text shortened]... this is a very good position for you to play from...give it a try. Best wishes
Yasser Seirawan

Would you mind having a look at my games as white and tell me what opening would suit my game. As black I play the Accelerated Dragon.
Thank you.
crec2k

If you want advice about chess, don't ask a beginner! The person who claims to be Seirawan is in fact a pathetic imposter. I've read all of 'Seirawan's' posts and none of them make sense. His opening knowledge his non-existent and so are his powers of analysis.

Sorry to disappoint you all, but people who impersonate famous grandmasters need to be exposed.

Dave

Originally posted by Jay Peatea
Ok

Is there anyway that I could have won the follow game ?
Game 122666

p.s if you change your mind about only playing 2000+ I'm up for a game

Bbarr is currently playing a game against Seirawan.

Let's see if the skills match the name....

This "Seirawan" is no grandmaster. This is Yasser Sell-a-Wand, a disciple of P.T. Barnum come to sell some snake oil and "git sum atten-shun..."

A worthy Internet imposter (like fake time-travelers) can be an entertaining thing (though morally objectionable), but lousy imposters are boring. The thing is, almost no good chess player would impersonate a GM because by the time they get to be good, they develop a respect for GMs and would not attempt GM impersonation unless they had some sort of personality disorder. So logically, the best candidate for impersonating a GM would be a weak player or someone not particularly involved in chess in anything more than a cursory fashion. As David Tebb has pointed out, "Seirewan's" comments clearly reveal his beginner chess skill, which would be consistent with an impersonator. Likely male, under 30. And bored on his summer break from studies.

Occam's Razor usually applies. "All things being equal, the simplest explanation is usually the correct one". Which is simpler -- an Internet imposter (a dime a dozen these days), or a world class grandmaster showing up to play at RHP against much weaker players whom normally he would charge funds to instruct? (And with good cause, as chess GMs in North America have a hard enough time making a living).

Originally posted by wib
Bbarr is currently playing a game against Seirawan.

Let's see if the skills match the name....

Originally posted by paultopia
On the other hand, if he crushes Bbarr, well, then... I suppose we all get to have dropping jaws. 🙄