White has a nice shot here that totally uncoordinates the entire black army!
* I did not find this. In fact, I was black in the game.
Edit:
Chernev wrote a great book for spotting opening mistakes called Winning Chess Traps. Someone should write another one now, during the computer age.
Originally posted by heinzkatI was also looking at ideas with b4, big lead in development for white but nothing really concrete.
Nxe5 seems correct to me, but after Qc7 (!?) Bxe5 seems ?!?
The first position, perhaps Nxd4 cxd4 b4 Qd8, but it does not look like a big advantage to me. Also b4 immediately - Nxf3+ Qxf3 cxb4 and now what. Probably I am missing the pointe.
Originally posted by heinzkat25.Qc7 Bxe5 is the best move.
Nxe5 seems correct to me, but after Qc7 (!?) Bxe5 seems ?!?
The first position, perhaps Nxd4 cxd4 b4 Qd8, but it does not look like a big advantage to me. Also b4 immediately - Nxf3+ Qxf3 cxb4 and now what. Probably I am missing the pointe.
Hi Paul
Quote:
"Chernev wrote a great book for spotting opening mistakes called
Winning Chess Traps. Someone should write another one now, during
the computer age."
One of the first things I did when I was given R3 was to see
if it would set traps, by feeding it positions from Znosko's
Traps on the the Chess Board.
Of course it never set the trap unless it thought it was the best move.
But it was quite willing to walk into a few traps and refute them
or least change the valuation from winning to unclear and messy
by playing unhuman looking moves and accepting positions a
human would reject on principle or finding a clear cut tactical ref.
Quite enlightening.
If you have the book then put the first 7-8 traps through the mangle.
If you don't have the book then tough jugs.
You should have bought it instead of that dust gatherering Opening
Book on your shelf.. 😉
You can pick up the bare bones of the games with no notes here.
http://www.gambitchess.com/semi/dbbooks.htm
You really need the notes to see how far off Znosko was with his
valuation after R3 has looked at them.
Though to be fair to Znosko this book is an updated version of
Pitfalls of the Chessboard so Znosko may have simply
re-worded the original notes without looking too deeply into the position.
(whilst there pick up Chernev 1000 short games and Du Mont's
200 miniatures).
You will also be able to pick up The Golden Treasury of Chess
One of Scotland greatest players said this was one of his favourite books.
It has just the scores of some great and 'unknown' games, no notes.
If there is something you do understand then you have to figure it
for yourself. This must help a player develop.
(See Page 157 Rampantt Chess).
Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromficshow about something like 1.Nxd4 cxd4 2.Qh5? black can't take the bishop because of discovered attack, there's also Nc7+ fork, and if black doesn't take the bishop there's gonna be Bxd7+ discovered attack as well. looks like a mess.
[fen]r1b1kbnr/pp1ppppp/8/qBpN4/3nP3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq[/fen]
[pgn]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Qc7 4.Nc3 Nd4 5.Nd5 Qa5 [/pgn]
White has a nice shot here that totally uncoordinates the entire black army!
* I did not find this. In fact, I was black in the game.
Edit:
Chernev wrote a great book for spotting opening mistakes called Winning Chess Traps. Someone should write another one now, during the computer age.
Originally posted by wormwoodYou hit the nail on the head. Good Going !!! Nxd4 cxd4 Qh5 makes life really hard for black.
how about something like 1.Nxd4 cxd4 2.Qh5? black can't take the bishop because of discovered attack, there's also Nc7+ fork, and if black doesn't take the bishop there's gonna be Bxd7+ discovered attack as well. looks like a mess.