14 Feb 07
Originally posted by RahimKIs this out of a Queen's Indian? I see the black C8 bishop traded off but the a and b pawns pushed like black had a fiancetto going. But Bish to e3 looks like it would be followed by black N-G4, trying for a trade.
[fen]2rqr1k1/3nbppp/p2ppn2/1p6/4P3/P1N2N2/1PP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
White moves his bishop to e3, 1.Be3 in the above position.
Now what?
14 Feb 07
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Originally posted by RahimKMy openings are probably directly responsible for the two ideas I thought of for this problem.
[fen]2rqr1k1/3nbppp/p2ppn2/1p6/4P3/P1N2N2/1PP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
White moves his bishop to e3, 1.Be3 in the above position.
Now what?
First I thought Rxc3 - Diet Coke already posted this idea, this move always sticks out for me because I'm a Dragon player - I pretty much decided against it because white's king isn't on the queenside anymore.
I do like the move d5 here though, like 1...d5 2.exd5 (2.e5 and Ng4 looks good, Ne4 may also deserve consideration) Nxd5 seems good for black.
14 Feb 07
Originally posted by sonhouseSicilian.
Is this out of a Queen's Indian? I see the black C8 bishop traded off but the a and b pawns pushed like black had a fiancetto going. But Bish to e3 looks like it would be followed by black N-G4, trying for a trade.
Taken from a book. Silman says,
A grandmaster wouldn't hesistate for a moment to play
1...Rxc3! 2.bxc3 Nxe4
when Qd4 is met by d5 and Bf6 to follow. No calculation needed. He would just reach out and do it.
14 Feb 07
Originally posted by RahimKDo you have a score of what would happen later? Does white have compensation or is he just lost? I assume the c pawn goes bye bye too with the B at f6 and more attackers on the way to attack the pawn.
Sicilian.
Taken from a book. Silman says,
A grandmaster wouldn't hesistate for a moment to play
1...Rxc3! 2.bxc3 Nxe4
when Qd4 is met by d5 and Bf6 to follow. No calculation needed. He would just reach out and do it.
14 Feb 07
Originally posted by RahimKThe position obviously comes from a Sicilian, perhaps a Rossolimo due to the exchange of light-squared bishops.
[fen]2rqr1k1/3nbppp/p2ppn2/1p6/4P3/P1N2N2/1PP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
White moves his bishop to e3, 1.Be3 in the above position.
Now what?
1...Rxc3 2.bxc3 Nxe4 -/+
Masters have frequently seen an exchange sacrifice in such positions (because they've studied many games), and here for the rook, black gets a well placed knight, a strong central pawn, a clearly superior pawn structure, and better piece mobility.
Weaker players overlook or refuse this exchange sacrifice because they are overly beholded to the gospel of point-count.