tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post8072893097682545772..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: JB's Favourite Moves IITom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-13355134846803066522007-11-15T16:39:00.000+00:002007-11-15T16:39:00.000+00:00Playing this way definitely avoids the possibility...Playing this way definitely avoids the possibility of tactical accidents, but it's bloody difficult to do successfully (as you found out).<BR/><BR/>Very easy to nurture a small plus for the whole game then make one inaccuracy that leads to a drawn game (or worse).<BR/><BR/>It is, incidentally, exactly how Simon Webb recommends you take on weaker players (that is, weaker than you are- the concept is relative) in his book "Chess for Tigers"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-17977242654964991272007-11-15T15:47:00.000+00:002007-11-15T15:47:00.000+00:00I wonder if it's not a good procedure against a sl...I wonder if it's not a good procedure against a slightly weaker player to play much as Short did with the Black pieces.<BR/><BR/>Take, as an example, Morris-Hill v Horton, London 2007:<BR/><BR/>1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Ne5 Bh5 8. Nd2 Nbd7 <BR/>9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Nf6 <BR/>12. Re1 Bb4 13. a3 Bxd2 14. Qxb6 axb6 <BR/>15. Bxd2 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Re2 Kd7 <BR/>18. h3 Ne4 19. Rc1 f5 20. f3 Ng3 21. Ree1 Rae8 22. Kf2 Nh5 23. Re2 Nf6 24. Rce1 Rh5 25. Rg1 g5 26. g4 Rxh3 27. gxf5 g4 28. fxg4 Ne4 29. Ke1 Ng5 30. Kd1 Re4 31. Rf2 Rh4<BR/> 32. Rf4 Rxf4 33. exf4 Nh3 34. Be1 Nxg1 <BR/>35. Bxh4 Nf3 36. Bf2 Kd6 1-0 (t)<BR/><BR/>Now in fact, as you can see, I blew the game at the end in time-trouble, but I put it to you that Black outplayed a decent-strength opponent for most of the game, with black, simply by swapping off the right pieces in the right way.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com