RHP vs Fritz: Move 5

Grayeyesofsorrow

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07 Jan 05 02:34

no1marauder

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07 Jan 05 21:34

Nb5 (10). If you play safe with Nc3 you still wind up with doubled c pawns with no real compensation; here for our pawn we get active minor pieces and Black's king in the middle impeding his development and being a target. Nb5 killed this line for Black for about a 100 years, so it must have something going for it!!

Jay Peatea

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07 Jan 05 22:33

Originally posted by no1marauder
Nb5 (10). If you play safe with Nc3 you still wind up with doubled c pawns with no real compensation; here for our pawn we get active minor pieces and Black's king in the middle impeding his development and being a target. Nb5 killed this line for Black for about a 100 years, so it must have something going for it!!

Not necessarily

check out page 4 of this article at chess cafe

http://www.chesscafe.com/text/lane47.pdf

TimmyToilet

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08 Jan 05 01:23

Nb5 (11)

headcrash

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08 Jan 05 04:52

Nb5 (12)

no1marauder

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08 Jan 05 05:05

Thread's been up for more than a day and we have a clear choice. Should I make the move, Grayeyes? I'm about to log off.

Grayeyesofsorrow

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09 Jan 05 01:34

Aye, just make the move when you feel everyone has voted.

no1marauder

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09 Jan 05 01:39

Move made. Bring it on, Fritzie!!! (I say he grubs the pawn)