tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post4565690729076735670..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: World Championship OpeningsTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-41465318294700294962007-10-07T23:21:00.000+01:002007-10-07T23:21:00.000+01:00Rowson's "Zugzwang Lite" migth be interesting vis ...Rowson's "Zugzwang Lite" migth be interesting vis a vis the exhchange slav, like with that Seirawan-Beliavsky game chessbase.com feature a while back.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-45524785342279993802007-10-07T18:12:00.000+01:002007-10-07T18:12:00.000+01:00I've heard Shirov called some things, but never a ...I've heard Shirov called some things, but never a club player! ;)<BR/><BR/>RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-67173973556134125582007-10-06T20:55:00.000+01:002007-10-06T20:55:00.000+01:00Many years ago I noticed Shirov playing into the S...Many years ago I noticed Shirov playing into the Semi-Slav via ...d5 and ...c6 when he could just has easily have got there with ...e6 first and only later playing ...c6.<BR/><BR/>I know that leaves white with other options but it seems that he didn't mind White playing cxd5 on the grounds that he'd then equalised by move 3 and could set about out-playing his opponents in the resulting simplified position at little or no risk to himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-1058657929755519872007-10-06T14:50:00.000+01:002007-10-06T14:50:00.000+01:00Semi-Slav - what's the point in learning enormous ...<I>Semi-Slav - what's the point in learning enormous amounts of theory, only to discover your opponent playing 3. cxd5.</I><BR/><BR/>I made a similar point to Angus last night - I suspect that we'll see a growth in the use of the Exchange Slav at club level for much the same reasons that cause people to play 2.c3 against the Sicilian.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't put me off playing it as Black, and besides, I take the view that if you're going to play a mainstream, sound opening, there's going to be loads of theory anyway.<BR/><BR/>What it <I>does</I> perhaps do is put me off playing it in correspondence chess. I've just been playing a game in which my opponent deviated from theory at move 23 and it's basically a draw already....ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-85554431568183974822007-10-06T08:05:00.000+01:002007-10-06T08:05:00.000+01:00All these openings are just incredibly unsatisfyin...All these openings are just incredibly unsatisfying for club players.<BR/><BR/>Semi-Slav - what's the point in learning enormous amounts of theory, only to discover your opponent playing 3. cxd5.<BR/><BR/>Marshall - loads of theory and then draw.<BR/><BR/>Petroff - don't really need to say much.<BR/><BR/>My impression is that Queens Indian is fairly popular anyway, although I'm not sure what you're qualifying as "club player".<BR/><BR/>Catalan is obviously rare because it requires Black to play a rare opening as well.<BR/><BR/>RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-13155873849079187432007-10-05T09:46:00.000+01:002007-10-05T09:46:00.000+01:00I predict we'll carry on playing the same old rubb...I predict we'll carry on playing the same old rubbish...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com