Originally posted by SquelchbelchWe could have done that two moves ago 12...Qa5 13. Bb3 Rfc8 14. Kb1 and we would have also accomplished the idea behind 14... Re8 (I think. The point is to stop a B trade, right?)
What about 14...Qa5 instead?
A few strong players have played this line including Palkovi and Aagaard, with 15.g4 Rxc3 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.bxc3 Rc8 to follow:
[fen]2r5/pp1bppk1/3p1np1/q3n2p/3NP1PP/1BP2P2/P1PQ4/1K1R3R w - - 0 1[/fen]
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Originally posted by ptoblerI disagree with 18...h5. White has almost zero chances for a kingside attack here, since his own king is such a mess, so why bother stopping the h-pawn!? I would almost call 18. h4 a mistake on the grounds that it's the start of a completely faulty plan. Better in my opinion is 18. h4 Rc8! 19. h5 (continuing with your idea) Be8!, intending to reroute the knight to d7 and the Bishop to f7 if White plays hxg6. It's not so easy for White, Black has great play. 😀
Actually, if we move 12...Nc4, surely we are in a parlous position after 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14.g4 b5 15. b3 b4 16. bxc4 bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qc7 18. h4 h5 19. g5 (or 19. gxh5 Nxh5)? amongst other lines, such as
18. g5 Nh5 19. Kc1...
We are the exchange down,... etc
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right, enough of you woosies, are we going to play the dragon or skip around making daisy chains, it seems, all things having been considered that ...Nc4 is the best of a bad bunch, i hope for the sake of the Loch Ness monster, the last living dragon in history, with the exception of black beetle who comes a close second, that we are not wrong
...Nc4
Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromficsthat's democracy for you!
There were already 6 votes within 2 hours of the thread. I didn't get a good chance to look at the position. I felt I had to cast a vote before the issue was already decided. I think we are going about this all wrong.