Originally posted by TommyCSuba has a book on the Hedgehog in fact! I do believe in Silman's and Donaldson's books they have a chapter on b6 vs. the Maroczy, you should definitely should out what they have to say also.
You should check out some of Suba's games in the Hedgehog. For a while he was the Master. I play both sides of the Marcozy v Hedgehog, albeit the latter with ..e6 and ... Be7 initially, and it usually makes for a fascinating contest. Btw, I heard Kasparov in one of his recent volumes endorsed the Hedgehog, maybe his comments are worth checking out. Although t ...[text shortened]... s not that surprising, given its similarities to his handling of the Schveningen versus Karpov.
Originally posted by exigentskyYes, Suba does have a book, but it seems it's not on amazon anymore..?
Interesting, I'll look into it. On the web I have found virtually no information on the b6 Maroczy.
Anyhow, I have a couple links to Hedgehog games, but I'm not sure that they are against the Maroczy Bind. Just PM or respond here if you want them anyway.
Originally posted by exigentskyhttp://www.angelfire.com/nf/chess/Hedgehog.html
Yes, I would definitely want whatever you have. Thanks.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068490 English opening
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1019693 I think...but chessgames won't load my java so I can't confirm that it's a hedgehog
Originally posted by exigentskyOne plan in the Hedgehog 'proper' for black is Rfd8, Bf8, g6, Bg7. (The other plan for black's dark-squared bishop is Be7-d8-c7.) If you play e6 and d6 you will probably reach a normal Hedgehog middlegame. Obviously this might be slightly harder to achieve due to white entry on d5, or due to black weakness on d6 if you do go e6 when the bishop is already fianchettoed.
It seems I'm not playing the actual hedgehog since I have bishops on g7 and b7, controlling both long diagonals. In the hedgehog, the black bishop is on e7. Well, at least that's clear. 🙁
Originally posted by exigentskyYou have to know how to play it. You may just not understand it, but I still say you are putting WAY to much emphasis on this opening.
I've been experimenting with this kind of setup in a few games and it isn't pretty. Out of 5 games, I've won 0, drawn 3, and lost 2. The hedgehog doesn't fit my style well and after all, I think I'll have to pass. Considering this, 3...b6 may be eliminated soon. 🙁
Originally posted by !~TONY~!And if you don't want those dull positions it's time to play the regular Dragon 😀.
I tend to agree with cmsmaster. This has to be the longest thread ever on the Accelerated Dragon. There is a reason that the Bind is the bind. It's hard for black to do anything. That's it. You just have to accept some dull positions if you wanna play the Accelerated Dragon.
I know it's a lot of research for the opening, but there is an important reason for this. I want to be COMPLETELY confident that any line in this opening is perfectly fine and with good winning prospects. When I reach this feeling, I will spend very little time on the opening. But until then, it is a lot of study. So far I have examined virtually every line and actually prefer Black in all of them except the Maroczy. In the Maroczy, it is clear that Black has a problem creating counterplay. I can't feel comfortable with the opening until I find a way to improve Black's game in the bind. I see this step a bit like learning to read. At first it may be hard, but once you have it, you don't have to really worry about it.
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Originally posted by !~TONY~!The Dragon Rules.....Im a fan of it to. I am studying it currently. When im done with it...which might be awhile I plan on moving on to the Nadjorf. Ive played the Nadjorf a good bit lately and I like it nice and solid but the Dragon is so much more tempting and awesome I like the Dragon because it sounds cool and plus its so sharp.
Well here are some more reasons.
1. The Dragon is underrated, and even strong players think the Yugoslav is too strong. It's a huge advantage to be underrated.
2. Dragon Bishop anyone!?
3. It has a sweet name! Who wants to call their favorite opening the Najdorf? Pitiful. 😀
4. I think I also like the fact that not a lot of people use it, so I od feel for it. I just like to play it and happen to play Dragon style positions fairly well.
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Originally posted by Blitz00Ok guys, let's switch gears. We've had PLENTY of talk about black playing the Sicilian, but how about white?! First off, it's hard. There's no response that will really make black struggle and white is forced to find a solid line that fits his style--which isn't always easy. So guys, what do you think of the following methods?
The Dragon Rules.....Im a fan of it to. I am studying it currently. When im done with it...which might be awhile I plan on moving on to the Nadjorf. Ive played the Nadjorf a good bit lately and I like it nice and solid but the Dragon is so much more tempting and awesome I like the Dragon because it sounds cool and plus its so sharp.
The open Sicilian (Basic response, widely considered best)
The closed Sicilian (We'll just use the Grand Prix attack for this, unless somebody has something better)
The Smith-Morra Gambit (Because Tony hates it 😛)
The Sicilian Alapin (This opening looks more and more intriguing to me)
I can't think of any other reasonable response, but I'm sure there are more out there.
IMO, Open Sicilian seems to be tried and trusted, but if you want to throw somebody off both the Alapin and GP attack look very intriguing to me. However based on my feeling I don't get outstanding results from the GP (Don't have stats on it though 😛).
EDIT: To add a period 😛.