12 Apr 06
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Originally posted by trevor33In my novice opinion is looks like your knight is not very active at all, and thus it doesn't look too good to me.
which was pretty annoying so i thought about trying this to prevent my light bishop from attack
[fen]rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/6P1/PPPPPPBP/RNBQ1RNK w kq - 0 1[/fen]
what do you guys think about this defence?
Edit: Also, with your king on h1 black could make you trade light squared bishops.
12 Apr 06
Originally posted by o0obruceleeo0oyes, but at the start of the game it very crowded i would bring it out later when theres more space available, right now its only job is to protect any attacks on the light bishop.
In my novice opinion is looks like your knight is not very active at all, and thus it doesn't look too good to me.
12 Apr 06
Originally posted by Mctaytoyeah it was a one off that someone did it but i was looking through a few games and there was a couple of times that they could move their queen inline with the bishop and their wouldn't be a lot i can do to stop it.
I frequently play the english but can't say I had this problem, was it a one off ??
12 Apr 06
Originally posted by trevor33That can often arise from the Reversed Dragon Variation. The remedy is to get in an early d4 (around move 9).
yeah it was a one off that someone did it but i was looking through a few games and there was a couple of times that they could move their queen inline with the bishop and their wouldn't be a lot i can do to stop it.
"The best remedy to a kingside attack is action in the centre".
P.S. I play the English too, it's a great opening, so much scope for original play.
12 Apr 06
Originally posted by trevor33the idea is to have more your people in the crowd instead of less. making that knight passive like that is like being one piece down already.
yes, but at the start of the game it very crowded i would bring it out later when theres more space available, right now its only job is to protect any attacks on the light bishop.
12 Apr 06
Dear trevor33, your plan violates basic principles like time, space and development. It wastes time by transferring your King to h1; your plan also cedes valuable space in center to overprotect the less consequential h3 square; lastly, but most importantly, your plan undevelopes your Knight by retreating it back to its starting square. If you played this experiment against me, I'd castle Queenside and push my h pawn to h4, then exchange on g3, double Rooks and mate you along the open file.