tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post297045782154902525..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: My favourite moves VTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-71237408691305000432008-01-13T22:11:00.000+00:002008-01-13T22:11:00.000+00:00Putting the knight on the edge of the board is the...Putting the knight on the edge of the board is the key thing, actually. Or, to be more accurate, putting the knight where exd5 doesn't hit it.Jack Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433574267085964238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-37026712282438316292008-01-10T09:59:00.000+00:002008-01-10T09:59:00.000+00:00Great, something else for us poor 1.e4 players to ...Great, something else for us poor 1.e4 players to worry about!Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-92217841670563532162008-01-09T22:45:00.000+00:002008-01-09T22:45:00.000+00:00Wow. Presumably not the strategic quiet game you h...Wow. Presumably not the strategic quiet game you hope for as White, when going down what should be the mainline Closed Ruy... That really has to count as assault with a deadly pawn.Campionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714430541733701863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-22410840475191243112008-01-09T15:40:00.000+00:002008-01-09T15:40:00.000+00:00I was impressed by this idea also when I annotated...I was impressed by this idea also when I annotated the game <A HREF="http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/games/java/2007/NJKO07-10.htm" REL="nofollow">Charbonneau - Benjamin, US Chess League 2007</A>, for our website. I'd be interested in any analysis -- it seems a very hot line. Maybe White's best is 9.d4 to avoid it.Michael Goellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-65870242160141251192008-01-09T13:42:00.000+00:002008-01-09T13:42:00.000+00:00Sometimes (often actually) chess makes absolutely ...Sometimes (often actually) chess makes absolutely no sense to me.<BR/><BR/>As far as I can see this is just playing a Marshall a couple of tempi down ... one to move the d-pawn twice and one to put the knight on the edge of the board.<BR/><BR/>Why 10. ... d5 doesn't just lead to a clear disadvantage for Black is completely beyond me, but apparenty it doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-1385303930051654802008-01-09T12:18:00.000+00:002008-01-09T12:18:00.000+00:00I view Black's prospects with some concern in this...I view Black's prospects with some concern in this line:<BR/>10...d5!? 11. exd5 e4 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Bb7 14. b4!? (chessbase 0 games) Nc4 15. d3 Nd6 16. Re5 f6 17. Re1 Bxd5 18. Nd4 +=DanLangloishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16937144054451601695noreply@blogger.com