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08 Nov 05
08 Nov 05
Originally posted by !~TONY~!Nf1 comes immediately to mind, and looks constructive. From there, the knight might continue to e3 or g3--a thematic manuever in certain lines of the Spanish. Later, white might play a4, which might be a bit premature in this position. The queen will go to e2 after black swings a rook over to e8.
Nf1 or Qe2. Hard to find constructive moves for White. 🙁 Unless I am missing a stupid tactic. 🙂
08 Nov 05
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Postion has been reached 7 times in my database. 14. Nf1 played 5 times (twice by Tal) for +3 =2 -0 (spanning 1956-1965) and 14. Nh2 played twice for +0 =2 -0 (spanning 1969-1999).
The dates played could lead you to believe that the Nf1 line has been busted and therefore avoided however I cannot find any information on this or find a particular move that faults it using Fritz.
08 Nov 05
Originally posted by BowmannThe knight trapping the undeveloped dark bishop is a bit of a pain, so I'd try to solve that.
[fen]r1b2rk1/4bppp/pqn2n2/1pp1p3/4P3/2P2N1P/PPBN1PP1/R1BQR1K1[/fen]
As White, what would you play?
1. b3 seems like a decent enough move, allowing the bishop to develop onto the nearly open a1-h8 diagonal. This keeps the bishop pair side by side in a strong position targetting the area where the enemy king is presumably going to castle to.
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08 Nov 05
Originally posted by RagnorakInteresting. Hiarcs 9 preferred b3 for several minutes, then shifted to Nf1, which it remained with for ten hours. When I stopped it, it gave -0.20 to a depth of 18 ply.
The knight trapping the undeveloped dark bishop is a bit of a pain, so I'd try to solve that.
1. b3 seems like a decent enough move, allowing the bishop to develop onto the nearly open a1-h8 diagonal. This keeps the bishop pair side by side in a strong position targetting the area where the enemy king is presumably going to castle to.
D
09 Nov 05
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Originally posted by dylBad habit, but useful for these problems.
But what do you think of my habit of not reading entire threads before posting?
I looked at the board, created my candidate moves, posted my choice, then went to the database where I found the same data that XanthosNZ posted. I then set the engine to work, watched for a while, and went to bed. After 10 hours, Hiarcs likes the first move I looked at. (Of course, it helps to have played the Spanish Opening often enough to recognize a few themes.)
09 Nov 05
Originally posted by WulebgrEngine analysis can be very useful - especially after that long a think. I shouldn't have presumed you had resorted to it from the start. 😉
Bad habit, but useful for these problems.
I looked at the board, created my candidate moves, posted my choice, then went to the database where I found the same data that XanthosNZ posted. I then set the engine to work, watched for a while, and went to bed. After 10 hours, Hiarcs likes the first move I looked at. (Of course, it helps to have played the Spanish Opening often enough to recognize a few themes.)
White's position is just the type I'm prone to stuff up.