1. e4 g6 { I'm experimenting with the modern but don't know any theory.. } 2.Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bc4 h6 5. O-O Bg4 6. Be3 Nd7 7. Nbd2 e5 8. d5 f5 { I wasn't sure if this was sound when i played it, but was heartened to see fritz agreed after the game. } 9. h3 h5 { This on the other hand is too much. I had missed the defence hxg4 ..hxg4 Ng5! and black is just a piece down and has to deal with the threat of Ne6. Thankfully my opponent missed this idea and i get a nice position. } 10. Bg5 Bf6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. hxg4 hxg4 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Re1 gxf3 15. Qxf3 O-O-O 16. g3 e4 17. Qc3 Qh6 18. Kf1 Qh5 19. g4 Qxg4 20. Qxh8 Ngf6 21. Qh1 Ne5 22. Qg2 Qh5 23. Be2 Qh6 24. Nc4 Rg8 25. Nxe5 Rxg2 26. Kxg2 dxe5 27. Rh1 Qg5+ 28. Kf1 e3 29. fxe3 Qxe3 30. Rd1 Ne4 31. Rh2 0-1
Originally posted by jcmessy Wow that was a very nice "Speed Chess" of yours Marink. Very impressive !!
a "non-silicon chip" attack variation. wow. 🙂
Thanks. It's not completely sound by any means, but i have been trying to take a leaf out of greenpawns book and play a little more on instinct. The position before ..f5 is not looking very pretty for black. I played through a brilliant game the other day that inspired me to try the modern. Two lessons i took from this game, you can exchange the white bishop for the Nf3 and gain an advantage. Secondly, speedy development isn't always necessary, provided you are securing good fr your pieces to occupy at some later stage. Enjoy..
1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 e6 8. h3 Bxf3 { Where are blacks developed pieces? He has secured squares for them to go to, and in this case that is a quite acceptable strategy } 9. Qxf3 Qb6 10. 0-0-0 Nd7 11. Kb1 h4 12. Ne2 Ne7 13. Nc1 Nf5 14. Bf2 a5 15. c3 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nd3 Bxf2 18. Qxf2 Qxf2 19. Nxf2 g5 { ! } 20. Bb5 gxf4 21. Nd3 0-0-0 { Black completes his development, on move 21! } 22. Bxd7 Kxd7 23. Nxf4 Ke7 { I don't know about you, but i find this game rather refreshing. Black just throws all the rules out the window. Obviously my game was nothing like this one, but had i not seen this i would never have played ..Bg5 so early, would NEVER have played ..Bxf3 (bishops are better than knights don't you know) and would probably have castled king side and accepted a slightly inferior position... Unfortunately i don't have the remaining moves from this game, but there are lessons none the less..}
Whose game was this?
Who was White?.., and who was Black?
This was the position after 11..h4 (your posted pgn)
White should have continued the stronger 12.g4. (to prevent the enemy knight to post @ f5)
It would have created a different path of fight. instead of the pointless 12.Ne2?
What do you think? 🙂
Originally posted by jcmessy Whose game was this?
Who was White?.., and who was Black?
[fen]r3kbnr/pp1n1p2/1qp1p1p1/3pP3/3P1P1p/2N1BQ1P/PPP3P1/1K1R1B1R w- - kq 0 11[/fen]
This was the position after 11..h4 (your posted pgn)
White should have continued the stronger 12.g4. (to prevent the enemy knight to post @ f5)
It would have created a different path of fight. instead of the pointless 12.Ne2?
What do you think? 🙂
g4 hxg3 secures the f5 square for the knight. That was the whole point of playing h5, removing any possibility of white establishing a pawn on g4. 🙂
This was the position after 13.Ne2
(from 11..h4; 12.g4 hxg3; 13.Ne2)
after the above line, the continuation... 13..Ne7; 14.Nxg3 gives equal chances on both sides.
Therefore, the 11..h4 alternative of black don't really promise an edge for black
at all, since the position is still debateable. Agreed enough? 🙂
Originally posted by jcmessy [fen]r3kbnr/pp1n1p2/1qp1p1p1/3pP3/3P1P2/4BQpP/PPP1N3/1K1R1B1R w- - kq 0 11[/fen]
This was the position after 13.Ne2
(from [b]11..h4; 12.g4 hxg3; 13.Ne2)
after the above line, the continuation... 13..Ne7; 14.Nxg3 gives equal chances on both sides.
Therefore, the 11..h4 alternative of black don't really promise an edge for black
at all, since the position is still debateable. Agreed enough? 🙂 [/b]
Yes i think it's playable, but black Ra8 is given an extra square (h4) and the a3 pawn requires defending. By neglecting to play g4 white doesn't introduce this weakness into his position. It's hard to say really, I think white preferred to keep the knight on the board and transfer it to the Queenside to aid an attack there (as black castled Queenside). This is one of those decisions that is very hard to evaluate. We could count tempi and try and establish something that way, but tbh i don't think this sort of position lends itself well to that sort of evaluation. At this point in the game both sides are maneuvering, something which happens when the initiative is still in dispute. I'm sure there are many ways to continue, establishing the best one is really beyond my level..
Nice rapid game
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