Originally posted by Impala03A computer beating Bennett? Judging from how I manhandled CM9K and Bennett is almost as good as I am, no computer shall harm a hair on his rapidly balding head 🙂
I hope he doesn't.... I'm sure we will all be making excuses on why he has won. comp use, outside help etc
Feivel
I asked his majesty myself - via pm ...
As I love the French opening I sometimes have the following position
1. e4 ... e6
2. d4 ... d5
3. Bb5+
Now that is clearly not a good move for white. But in order to exploit this mistake to the max, I thought to get some help ... His answer is in italics
this is quite the question. 3.Bb5+ this is for patzers who are quick to call check at any moment they can and ultimately a waste of a move. It causes white to waste a tempo as Black responds with 3.c6 developing the c pawn. 4.Bxc6? 4.Nxc6 This is how I would respond, push the c pawn to c6 and see what happens
I hope this helps
YS
Okay, c6 I don't think is a good move as I want to attack d4 with my c-pawn ... I would suggest Bd7 to force exchanging my 'bad' (no pun intended) bishop for white's good bishop ... Say I play Bd7 and white plays Bxd7+ what do you guys think is the best answer ... take the Bishop with the knight or with the queen ??
Thanks a lot, especially David for pointing out that YS is not YS ... Imagine all the 'lowish' rated player's listen to his advice !!!
Boris
The thing is, though, that there are very few people on this site who would even benefit from grandmaster advice. The difference between the advice a world-class GM could give you and the advice a regular old master could give would seem to only be relevant in the case of students who are already a very high level.
So even if the real Yasser Seirawan were here, I doubt he'd have much to offer most of us that other high-level players couldn't.
Originally posted by The Slow PawnThat position actually came up recently in a street chess game I played, where I suspect my opponent of being likely to be uncomfortable in that sort of position, and so played the french. Yes, I actually played the french myself. I indeed played Bd7, he did capture, and I recaptured with the queen, on the theory that it would allow me to continue in a traditional french position after the c pawn push and Nc6. Although it does take an extra tempo to get to Qb6, it seemed to work, because I managed to find another good square for the queen.
I asked his majesty myself - via pm ...
As I love the French opening I sometimes have the following position
1. e4 ... e6
2. d4 ... d5
3. Bb5+
Say I play Bd7 and white plays Bxd7+ what do you guys think is the best answer ... take the Bishop with the knight or with the queen ??
Originally posted by The Slow Pawn3.Bb5+ Wow,that's a weird idea,even for me and I play strange stuff sometimes.
I asked his majesty myself - via pm ...
As I love the French opening I sometimes have the following position
1. e4 ... e6
2. d4 ... d5
3. Bb5+
Now that is clearly not a good move for white. But in order to exploit this mistake to the max, I thought to get some help ... His answer is in italics
[i]this is quite the question. 3.Bb5+ thi ...[text shortened]... at YS is not YS ... Imagine all the 'lowish' rated player's listen to his advice !!!
Boris
Frankly,I don't think 3....,c6 is such a bad move.Let's consider your 3...,Bd7,what does that do?It exchanges the bishops yes,but it would place either your knight or queen on a square you don't really want it to be,right?I can see your point about wanting to play c5 but after c6 that is still on.And if white plays Bd3 you could chase it a bit with dxe4 and Nf6.The 'bad' bishop can be developed with a fianchetto.What do you think?.
Strange line though,it'll be intresting to see what the good players have to say about this.
Originally posted by SirLoseALotEverytime I play the french with Black, I seem to lose. And whenever I play against it being White, I lose. So I don't think any advice could help my lost soul
3.Bb5+ Wow,that's a weird idea,even for me and I play strange stuff sometimes.
Frankly,I don't think 3....,c6 is such a bad move.Let's consider your 3...,Bd7,what does that do?It exchanges the bishops yes,but it would place either your knight or queen on a square you don't really want it to be,right?I can see your point about wanting to play c5 but ...[text shortened]... .
Strange line though,it'll be intresting to see what the good players have to say about this.
-Tim
Originally posted by SirLoseALotI'm not good, but I think that Bd7 is the best move. Light-squared bishop is a problem in French, so to exchange it, I'm ready to misplace one of my pieces. If it is really misplacement:-)
3.Bb5+ Wow,that's a weird idea,even for me and I play strange stuff sometimes.
Frankly,I don't think 3....,c6 is such a bad move.Let's consider your 3...,Bd7,what does that do?It exchanges the bishops yes,but it would place either your knight or queen on a square you don't really want it to be,right?I can see your point about wanting to play c5 but ...[text shortened]... .
Strange line though,it'll be intresting to see what the good players have to say about this.
Originally posted by TovMauzerThat I think too ... But I don't know what move would be better, Qxd7 or Nxd7 ...
I'm not good, but I think that Bd7 is the best move. Light-squared bishop is a problem in French, so to exchange it, I'm ready to misplace one of my pieces. If it is really misplacement:-)
I might run that scenario through a computer as no chessbase gives an answer (well it's a bad mistakes by white which no ELO 2200+ would do ;-)
Originally posted by paultopiaPaul, YOU played the French??? There were you principles?:-)
That position actually came up recently in a street chess game I played, where I suspect my opponent of being likely to be uncomfortable in that sort of position, and so played the french. Yes, I actually played the french myself. I indeed played Bd7, he did capture, and I recaptured with the queen, on the theory that it would allow me to continue in a t ...[text shortened]... o to get to Qb6, it seemed to work, because I managed to find another good square for the queen.
Originally posted by TovMauzerThe "play an opening that will cause positions that my opponent is unlikely to be able to play well" principle trumped, for once, the "don't ever play the french which stinks" principle. 🙂 Only time I ever played it, actually.
Paul, YOU played the French??? There were you principles?:-)
Originally posted by FeivelGame 474328
A computer beating Bennett? Judging from how I manhandled CM9K and Bennett is almost as good as I am, no computer shall harm a hair on his rapidly balding head 🙂
Feivel
Game 501713
when will shredder8 get a shot at you when it is white?
Originally posted by TovMauzerYes,the light squared bishop is a problem in normal french lines.But this certainly is not a normal line.I might prefer to kick white's bishop around a bit as I don't think the development of black's bishop will be a problem in this line.
I'm not good, but I think that Bd7 is the best move. Light-squared bishop is a problem in French, so to exchange it, I'm ready to misplace one of my pieces. If it is really misplacement:-)
Then again,I don't play the french,so what do I know 😕
Originally posted by flexmoreI asked Meesy to send over an unrated with Shredder as white but he hasen't. Maybe you would?
Game 474328
Game 501713
when will shredder8 get a shot at you when it is white?
Feivel