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As white I prefer the closed ruy lopez while as black I prefer what I like to call the "Kramnik variation" 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 and the game is over...
Originally posted by najdorfslayerThere's one still going on that started in January.
Don't think so not with last 6 months or so or else I would have known
Originally posted by mtthwDamn! Must've missed that one...wouldn't have minded playing.
There's one still going on that started in January.
Tournament 1706
And good fun it is too!
Originally posted by Northern LadThanks I will check this out
Lots of things are written in books, but they're not all right. I'm a bit wary of the objectivity of repertoire books where white always seems to gain an advantage, or if it's a black opening, black always seems to equalise at least!
As for 4.Bxc6 against the Schliemann, I actually quite enjoy playing against it (more so than against the normal Excha ...[text shortened]... ost certainly play 4.Nc3 against the Schliemann; it is by far the most critical variation.
Originally posted by najdorfslayerFlear's book has one or two interesting ideas, but is not specifically on the Schliemann and is in any case not meant to be a comprehensive guide. As far as I know, there are no decent current books on the Schliemann. Yudasin and Soloviev's textless book was at least very comprehensive though incredibly user-unfriendly, but that's 13 years old now. Nigel Davies has adopted the Schliemann in one of his repertoire books, which I might be tempted to get hold of despite my previously mentioned misgivings.
Thanks I will check this out
Do you know of any good books on the Schliemann.
Offbeat Spanish by Flear is all I have 🙁
Originally posted by parinda[Event "World Chess Cup"]
for an update on the efficacy of 4.d3 in the schliemann see World Cup round 2 game 1. .macieja-radjabov in khanty-mansiysk the pole had his way with a member of the 2700 club
Originally posted by Northern LadAfter 9.exf5 white has extra pawn and I dont see real compensation
Yes, but so what? You've just taken the gambit pawn you spurned a few moves ago. The position's unclear, though I feel black should be OK. 9...Nd4, Na5, and h6 can all be considered.
Originally posted by KorchOk, it bothers me how you form past tense, you've done this since you've been on here and it's always bothered me...
After 9.exf5 white has extra pawn and I dont see real compensation
for black. all three moves you did mention gives white better play.
Originally posted by cmsMastercorrected
Ok, it bothers me how you form past tense, you've done this since you've been on here and it's always bothered me...
It's not "you did mention," it's "you mentioned" the word did is incorrect, simply throw the ed on. That's generally how you form the past tense forms.