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I love the dragon!

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Originally posted by NicotineMan
I simply wanna learn about it, that is your answer or could there be any other answer in the first place? 😉

But why are you quoting me?

*edit* ps:I am so sorry that I posted here, I will not anymore

*edit 2* you just post as you know everything and we will all listen in amazament, I am serious. No sarcasm. I love your intellectuality and quic ...[text shortened]... estions like you do. I know it is hard work, I am on my way as I carefully *try* to emulate you.
My comments on my experience with the Dragon got lost on the bottom of the first page.

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
I love the Dragon as well. It does sometimes struggle against very good opponents especially in lines with an early g4.
But it's worth it for the surprise factor of the c3 sac or the crazy fun if h4 and h5 don't happen.

All the above refer to the Yugoslav attack, however I've been having some problems in similiar lines with Be2 instead of Bc4, prob ...[text shortened]... many chances for perpetuals for the weak side and sudden sacs followed by mate by the stronger.
Do you have a game for examples?

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Originally posted by NicotineMan
... I am on my way as I carefully *try* to emulate you.
Please don't.

And sycophancy will get you nowhere in life. It'll earn you no true friends, and quite a few enemies.

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Originally posted by ark13
Please don't.

And will get you nowhere in life. It'll earn you no true friends, and quite a few enemies.
I was just being sarcastic under the umbrella of ''I am not being sarcastic'' 😉 which is a great way to be sarcastic so that the other guy will not even get you. I hope I am making sense.

I don't care for the guy, I must admit that I would like to emulate you more than him since you make much more sense than 98 percent of the people despite your tender age.

Sycophancy will definately get me nowhere. I am very original myself and I know it. I was trying to make his comment completely irrelevant to my post earlier. I did a good job I believe. He is not making sense by his question. I just tried to out-play him with his own weapon! Sarcasm.

And for the record, you already are a good friend of mine I do not need one more, especially like that guy whose job is to criticize others.

Mr. Nic

*edit*ps: It is said to hear this from me, I know. I put a smiley for him :'(

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
I love the Dragon as well. It does sometimes struggle against very good opponents especially in lines with an early g4.
But it's worth it for the surprise factor of the c3 sac or the crazy fun if h4 and h5 don't happen.

All the above refer to the Yugoslav attack, however I've been having some problems in similiar lines with Be2 instead of Bc4, prob ...[text shortened]... many chances for perpetuals for the weak side and sudden sacs followed by mate by the stronger.
If he wants serious and brutally heartbreaking criticizm there you go mr Xantos;

The crap you have written about Yugoslav attack, engames and perpetual checks sounds like you learned chess in a bar drinking too much alcholol with your father.

''But it's worth it for the surprise factor of the c3 sac or the crazy fun if h4 and h5 don't happen''

I do believe that nobody got your deep assesments of these sacs as crazy fun things you mentioned. AND (!!) h4 and h5 will never happen my friend 🙂 It can happen when you drink too much but other than that you simply write crap.

Those sudden sacs and all the crap you have mentioned, I hope I will see it in our clan games in the future as you seem like you know too much about dragon.

I have never seen any comment so irrelevant to the subject of dragon and sicilan defense. You simply think you wrote a deep smart crap. But I still have difficulties to understand you.

And please do not get discouraged. It is not too late to pick up chess and dragon. But please stop talking about interesting endgames with perpetuals and the weak side and the strong side etc... Because they simply make no sense and it is not about chess it is about your ego.It is not about dragon too, it is your imagination and maybe too much alchohol was taken during the course of writing the post.

I hope you like my criticism better than yours. Please do not get angry and offensive because I make sense and you never do. It is just life itself. People are unique and all different.

Please stop quoting other people too. It is simply bad looking when you try to be sarcastic and smart to earn some rec points. You don't even do a good job but I am surprised at the amount you have there.

I will cry for you here again as you read this brutally shocking truth.

:'(:'(:'(

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Game 1217177

Game between XanthosNZ and me. He's black and played a hell of a game.

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Originally posted by fierytorment
Game 1217177

Game between XanthosNZ and me. He's black and played a hell of a game.
He is just great, I am looking forward to play him and learn from his creative game.

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well, I'm not a 1300 player, I'm a 1800 player getting my rating back from timeouts

He's an excellent player, and honestly playing positionaly is a very good strategy


you might want to edit your post

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Originally posted by fierytorment
well, I'm not a 1300 player, I'm a 1800 player getting my rating back from timeouts

He's an excellent player, and honestly playing positionaly is a very good strategy


you might want to edit your post
I will and I did.I thought he was white 🙂

I hope you are happier now 😕

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Originally posted by NicotineMan
If he wants serious and brutally heartbreaking criticizm there you go mr Xantos;

The crap you have written about Yugoslav attack, engames and perpetual checks sounds like you learned chess in a bar drinking too much alcholol with your father.

''But it's worth it for the surprise factor of the c3 sac or the crazy fun if h4 and h5 don't happen' ...[text shortened]... ere.

I will cry for you here again as you read this brutally shocking truth.

:'(:'(:'(
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4 Bd7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h4 h5

Perhaps h4 h5 does happen. In the mainline even.

I think I have an interesting perpetual coming up in a game so when it's finished I'll post it.

The fun I talked of without h4 h5 goes like this.

As above then:
12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Rxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Qe3 Rc8 16. Kd2 Neg4 17. fxg4 Rxc3 and if Qxc3 Nxe4+

I've played many dragon endgames and they always seem to rest on the edge of something sharp. One inaccuracy by either player can be the end of the contest.

It's nice to know that someone who claims to know nothing knows enough to call my comments irrelevant.

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Originally posted by ark13
Please don't.

And sycophancy will get you nowhere in life. It'll earn you no true friends, and quite a few enemies.
Brilliant comment, as always. I will print it out and put it in my book of "ark13's greatest comments" - if I can find the space!

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Originally posted by XanthosNZ
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4 Bd7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h4 h5

Perhaps h4 h5 does happen. In the mainline even.

I think I have an interesting perpetual coming up in a game so when it's finished I'll post it.

The fun I talked of without h4 h5 goes like this.

As above then:
1 ...[text shortened]... ice to know that someone who claims to know nothing knows enough to call my comments irrelevant.
It does happen let's assume(h4 or h5) but why does it make it so crazy and fun? Just because you say it?

Your games or the lines you give are not the issue here, we were talking about Sicilan Dragon and the variations people prefer.

My dear strong chess fellow, every single person who went to any chess club or read any crappy book knows that Sicilian tend to become a fight rather than a strategical battle. It does not take a genius comment like yours to reveal it as Sicilian is one of the oldest unorthodox (non-classic) replies to e4. And I assume anybody knows what you are trying to teach as you give some crappy lines. But still my dear friend it is not an excellent comment and it falls a little short to be brilliant.

I am not saying you are a bad chess player and you know nothing about Dragon. What I am saying is you spit out non-sensical words over and over again. Stop that when you are quoting me. I cannot stand it. It is really amateurish.

''It's nice to know that someone who claims to know nothing knows enough to call my comments irrelevant''

Another criticizm is coming here to improve you chess and personality. And I am going to make your comment irrelevant again. Sorry.But please do not send crying messages again.

First of all, I never claimed to know nothing about dragon if you read my comments carefully enough. I said ''I do not even know Dragon THAT MUCH'', as I avoid to play in my games simply because I think it is inferior to Najdorf. And only advantage that black can gain is in the endgame where his strong bishop on g7 comes alive. An accurate Yugoslav attack (kingside pawn storm as white castles long) is a great antidote to Dragon. If pawn storm fails and as a result no checkmate, balck has a great endgame advantage.

And do not give crappy lines to prove me wrong. I know just about enough and you can just tell from the comments I made above.

Mr. Nic *who knows enough*

ps: some crying smileys for you again. :'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(

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Originally posted by NicotineMan
It does happen let's assume(h4 or h5) but why does it make it so crazy and fun? Just because you say it?

Your games or the lines you give are not the issue here, we were talking about Sicilan Dragon and the variations people prefer.

My dear strong chess fellow, every single person who went to any chess club or read any crappy book knows that Sicil ...[text shortened]...

Mr. Nic *who knows enough*

ps: some crying smileys for you again. :'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(
Not to get involved with this argument, but I fail to see how Xanthos' comments are irrelevant in any way, and I also fail to see your point. His post seemed a few hundred times more logical than this one...

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I agree, Xanthos is bringing relevance to this discussion and you are not.

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Ok. I am just failing to understand it. Give me some time