the maricosy bind is to get your opponent to take with the d pawn one either c or the e file. then place a knight on d5 so if he takes you get a passed pawn. or you can put the knight there and force him to take with the d pawn so you get one anyways. take with the e pawn if he does. its about center control. it usually aids for the a3 b4 pawn push with the rook on b1 and also when castled the f4 pawn push.
the main ways for black to break the bind are pawn breaks with b5 or (less commonly) f5. As in many cramped positions, black can also trade off pieces for breathing room. I use the Accelerated Dragon and though I generally don't fret too much about c4, it can get soooooo frustrating when facing good handling of it by white and find yourself crying with nothing to do.
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Originally posted by kmac27Thanx, but getting a knight to d5 obviously doesn't work if black keeps his pawn at e6.
Game 3582440 heres a good example game. some good database he was using eh?
I had one opponent move Qc7 and then Ne5, which forced me to play b3 and that didn't look right. Should I have played an early f4 to ward off the knight?
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Okay, I'm talking the bind in the Sicilian. After the c/d pawn exchange black plays Nc6 and e6 in no particular order, or anything other than Nf6, inviting your c pawn advance. I'm apparently not playing it right, because the c pawn advance seems to weaken the white position in the long run.
Originally posted by LeaadasIf I remember correctly the c4 move is generally called the Maroczy Bind if white plays e4 as well so the bind can arise from many opening move orders. However, if black plays an e6 Sicilian the position ends up resembling a French more than a Sicilian and I suspect the bind is not nearly as effective against the French. If you want something different to use against the e6-Sicilian, try the King's Indian Attack, it works well against the French so ought to be OK against an e6 Sicilian.
The bind is really only used, I thought, to fight the Accelerated Dragon, which is after the pawn exchange on d4, black playing g6
Originally posted by KunsooAre you talking about a pawn structure as in 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd: 4.Nd4: e6 5.c4?
I haven't been getting very good results. The advanced c pawn ends up becoming more of a liability than an asset. I should probably study up on how to play it. But if black doesn't play an early Nf6, do you play the c pawn? I'm thinking I'm probably not going to bother.
What do you mean black does not play Nf6? Where should it be going in your opinion? On h6 it can be taken, on e7(where does it want to go next?) that d6 pawn can be a weakness.
If black can't push the pawns, he is quite binded.