1. e4 a6
Not a move you'll see used often in chess...although if you look at my games you'll see it used all too often...
This opening's called the St. George's Defence which is a close relation of the French Defence.
The objective behind the opening is for Black to put the bishops on b7 and c5 to get strong diagonals which attack the center and white kingside.
All White needs to do is to take advantage of the lack of development early on in the Black kingside.
But why doesn't White beat me quickly in this opening...or at all?
Mostly because they're confused by the opening as it's not something they're used to responding to...
I offer my two variations which I dub the Yokaze and Tarrasch variations respectively...^__^
1. e4 a6 2. d4 e6 3. Nd2 d5 4. Ngf3 Nf6
1. e4 a5 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4
Questions, comments?
Originally posted by yamiyokazeNeither line is a St. George Defense.
1. e4 a6 2. d4 e6 3. Nd2 d5 4. Ngf3 Nf6
1. e4 a5 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4
Questions, comments?
The purest St. George position is like this:
1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Bd3 e6 5. O-O c5 6. c3 Nf6
It is a common misconception that any irregular defense beginning with 1. e4 a6 is a St. George, but that's not true.
Alternate move orders are possible, and ...e6, ...c5, ...Nf6 are important moves in the St. George; but the real defining moves of the Defense are ...a6, ...b5, and ...Bb7. Both the lines you give neglect two essential St. George moves (...b5 and ...Bb7). The second line neglects all three, unless you meant 1...a6 instead of 1...a5.
Originally posted by pritishYes,it's called castling.0-0 is castling kingside,or castling short
hi i am new to this game. is it possible to move two diffrent pieces at a time. they are calling it
6b-0-0 move
can any one explain
thanx in advance
pritu
0-0-0 is castling queenside,or castling long.
Originally posted by yamiyokazeGood old Tony Miles, God rest his soul, beat Karpov with 1...a6!?
[b]1. e4 a6
Not a move you'll see used often in chess...although if you look at my games you'll see it used all too often...
This opening's called the St. George's Defence which is a close relation of the French Defence.
The objective behind the opening is for Black to put the bishops on b7 and c5 to get strong diagonals which attack the ...[text shortened]... . Nd2 d5 4. Ngf3 Nf6[/i]
1. e4 a5 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4
Questions, comments?[/b]
1.e4, a6
2.d4, b5
3.Nf3, Bb7
4.Bd3, Nf6
5.Qe2, e6
6.a4, c5
7.dxc, Bxc5
8.Nbd2, b4
9.e5, Nd5
10.Ne4, Be7
11.0-0, Nc6