04 Mar 13
my OTB opponent this week is a Chigorin fanatic and will do anythign to get the Chigorin move orders in, so I wondered is a there a way to move order him and punish this early Nc6 without transposing into a mainline he'll be cosy in 🙂
If I play 1.Nf3 (because he doesnt like a reti e.g. 1.Nf3 d5, 2.c4 type of positions) he'll play 1..Nc6
05 Mar 13
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Originally posted by plopzillaWhy not play like this?
my OTB opponent this week is a Chigorin fanatic and will do anythign to get the Chigorin move orders in, so I wondered is a there a way to move order him and punish this early Nc6 without transposing into a mainline he'll be cosy in 🙂
If I play 1.Nf3 (because he doesnt like a reti e.g. 1.Nf3 d5, 2.c4 type of positions) he'll play 1..Nc6
Or if
05 Mar 13
Originally posted by plopzilla1 Nf3 can be equalized by c5 imo
my OTB opponent this week is a Chigorin fanatic and will do anythign to get the Chigorin move orders in, so I wondered is a there a way to move order him and punish this early Nc6 without transposing into a mainline he'll be cosy in 🙂
If I play 1.Nf3 (because he doesnt like a reti e.g. 1.Nf3 d5, 2.c4 type of positions) he'll play 1..Nc6
05 Mar 13
Originally posted by plopzillaI started a thread about this a while ago. If you read through, you'll find some interesting master games linked. I think this idea of playing Ne5 ..Nxe5 dxe5 is actually really strong for white. Black almost always accepts the opportunity to double whites pawns...
my OTB opponent this week is a Chigorin fanatic and will do anythign to get the Chigorin move orders in, so I wondered is a there a way to move order him and punish this early Nc6 without transposing into a mainline he'll be cosy in 🙂
If I play 1.Nf3 (because he doesnt like a reti e.g. 1.Nf3 d5, 2.c4 type of positions) he'll play 1..Nc6
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05 Mar 13
1.Nf3 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3!
Hit him with the Chigorin reversed! (well kind off)
Or get in toudh with grahamhammer User 600342
In the past two years he has played the Chigorin as Black 50 times.
Winning 43 drawing 6 and losing just 1!
He may give you a line that Black does not like playing against.
(there again he may not.) 🙂