Have I really not done one of these since January 2010? Time to fix that.
White's a long way ahead in development, but his knight's out on the rim and, more immediately, his bishop is attacked. So, what to do?
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Think carefully: the championship of the world is at stake.
Blue or Red Pill? Index
White's a long way ahead in development, but his knight's out on the rim and, more immediately, his bishop is attacked. So, what to do?
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Exchange on d5,
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or retreat to b3.
Think carefully: the championship of the world is at stake.
Blue or Red Pill? Index
4 comments:
Bb3 precludes the pawn move to b3 and what is White to do about ... Bd7 and ... Qa5?
1. Bxd5 Nxd5 2. Nf5 hinders the development of Black's dark-squared bishop and White can follow up with Rhe1 with a possible threat of Qxd5.
Those are my initial thoughts...
Angus
Or indeed 2.Rhe1.
EJH may be on the right track. You recognise the position Justin?
Myself, I think I'd probably have played 1 Bb3 had I not known how the game went. I suspect I over value static advantages - like the bishop pair - and underestimate dynamic advantages - like the initiative and development and such.
J
Personally, I value not playing the Sicilian.
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