st. geroge defence

wormer

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15 Feb 08 01:51

wormer

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15 Feb 08 01:51

does anyone seggest anything aganst this 1.e4 a6 2.d4 h6

irontigran

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15 Feb 08 01:55

this should be easy...

3.c4, then get the knights to c3 and f3..

MrPhil

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15 Feb 08 13:39

Originally posted by wormer
does anyone seggest anything aganst this 1.e4 a6 2.d4 h6

As long as you build up a big center, you should come out with a very comfortable position.

By the way, as a practitioner of the St George, I feel obliged to point out that h6 does not figure in that particular opening, b5 is usually played instead.

Phil.

badivan1

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15 Feb 08 17:43

1.e4 a6 2.d4 b5 might be safer for black.

najdorfslayer

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15 Feb 08 19:02

St.George is not too bad for Black.

A mate of mine plays it in the 1st Division of Yorkshire League (Board 4ish)
That's pretty high rated opposition BCF (160-170) and wins most games with it.

JonathanB of London

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15 Feb 08 20:19

Originally posted by najdorfslayer
St.George is not too bad for Black ....

Good enough for Mike Basman anyway.

Around 1990 MB obviously decided the St. George wasn't rubbish enough as it was started playing it a tempo down i.e. with

1. ... h6
2. ... a6
3. ... b5

I saw him get a draw with it against Danny King at the British Championships one year.

I'm sure it's fully playable at club level. I'm equally sure I don't want to play it.

wormer

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15 Feb 08 21:20

Originally posted by irontigran
this should be easy...

3.c4, then get the knights to c3 and f3..

and if i play 3...e6 then what 4.Nc3 Bb4 with ideas silmar to the nimzo indian defence such as ...c5 or ...d5

wittywonka

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16 Feb 08 12:54

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I'd be happy to play just about anyone in a game with that...

1. e4 a6
2. d4 h6 +/=

Simple development should lead white into a very comfortable middlegame.

wormer

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16 Feb 08 18:14

what about 3.Nf3 g5 then what

gaychessplayer

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20 Feb 08 02:08

Originally posted by wittywonka
I'd be happy to play just about anyone in a game with that...

1. e4 a6
2. d4 h6 +/=

Simple development should lead white into a very comfortable middlegame.

IM Michael Basman once wrote a booklet that I own and read called "The Creepy Crawley." The first three moves are 1...a6 2...h6 and 3...c5. The book and the opening are amusing, but probably, of course, not "correct."

JonathanB of London

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20 Feb 08 14:52

Originally posted by wittywonka
I'd be happy to play just about anyone in a game with that...

1. e4 a6
2. d4 h6 +/=

Simple development should lead white into a very comfortable middlegame.

True enough ...

but that game I mentioned a bit earlier between Danny King and Mike Basman:-

I forgot to mention Danny King is a Grand Master.

If Black can draw against a GM with these moves it's obviously not that bad