![]() ![]() Black can't take on e4 because 15.Bxe4 16.Nxe4 will cost a piece to avoid mate on g7. But I think getting space for the knight may be more urgent also doesn't Bc6 force White to defend e4 ?Įrwin.Oosterbeek: After 14.Bc6 White will play a 15.e5 so no need to defend e4 or b 15.Bd3. Kasparov often put his rooks on b8 and e8 in similar positions, but maybe that was to shore up b6 when white has played a4 - here Rc8 looks sensible. Bc6 also allows the knight a retreat square on d7 after e5 in some lines, which can be very important. Why play 14.Bc6? in order to play Qb7 in the future? Why not 14.Rc8, holding a open line.Įuripides: yes, the queen and bishop make a nice battery hitting e4. OneArmedScissor: Exactly what manouvers did you take to place your knight on c4?ĭo you have any games in particular where this is accomplished?Įrwin.Oosterbeek: Who has a oppion about this line?ġ.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Le3 O-O 9.Kh1 a6 10.f4 Qc7 11.Qe1 Pxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.a3(e5?!) Bb7 14.Qg3 Bc6? LluviaSean: Well.Kasparov played this a lot, huh? This must be a good opening! I think I'll try it. I recommend this opening as a practical defense for black. Eventually, though, just to be fashionable, I switched over to the najdorf sicilian. The funny thing is, that manouver tended to work for me very successfully even though I didn't know all the reasons for it. I didn't know why that was a threat, but I didn't care. About all I knew of it was what Al Horowitz in his fat opening book said: that the manouver of Black's knight to c4 was a positional threat for White. It was one of the first sicilian variations I played as a yungun just when I started playing USCF chess around 1973 I think I was rated around 1500-1600 at the time. Ksadler: Do you mean Shirov vs Joel Benjamin, 1994 ? Quite a game!ĭick Brain: I loved it. Russep: The best game i have seen so far is Shirov vs Joel Benjamin, 1994 OneBadDog: Kasparov also used the black side of this opening to beat Karpov in the final gane of the '85 match. Anand has played both the white and black sides of this opening many times and Kasparov is a bit of an expert as well (he co-authored a monograph on the Scheveningen with Nikitin). OneBadDog: Geller-Anikaev (I'm not sure of the spelling), Tal-Andersson and Tal-Ribli come to mind.ĪdrianP: This opening was one of the main battlegrounds in the Kasparov v Anand 1995 World Championship - there are quite a few draws but if you can find some annotations these would be well worth playing over. Russep: do you know the specific games or should i just browse? OneBadDog: I think that both Geller and Tal played some great games on the white side of this opening. ![]() Russep: has anyone seen any great games when this opening was used? Russep: The best game i have seen when this open was used was the game Shirov vs Benjamin If white does play f4, he usually has to invest an additional tempo in moving his king to h1. However, this move weakens the the dark squares around white's king and it weakens the a7-g1 diagonal. Playing 6 f4 is an aggressive move as it potentially threatens either an e5 or an f5 push. OneBadDog: In chess, in order to gain an advantage, you often have to accept a disadvantage the hope is that the advantage outweighs the disadvantage. f4 is an aggresive move, but you can play against it as long as you keep your wits about you:) A warm welcome from all of us.ĭragon40: I agree and welcome to our happy little spot on the Web!:)ĭon't be TOO scared of 8.f4 in the Sicilian becasue it is one of White's main moves in many variations that are consistent with the overall theme of the Sicilian for him.begin to prepare for a KSide assault and to clamp down on the E5 y and make him worry about his own QSIDE and center so he has less time to try and run you over on the Kingside!Ĩ. Lawrence: Hi,, glad to have you as a kibbitzer. Your tactics must be sharp as a needle, and your strategy must be as solid as a brick. I'm new to the "Kibitz." Although I've been reading these things for almost 3 months now.Īnyways, I've used this opening many times as black. They are great study material and really do take an understanding of the type of positions that come from the classic Schveningen.It isnt easy tho:) Be2, I willingly go into the 6.e6 positions! Russep: I have the book but it only looks at one system against a particular variationĭragon40: I am lock and stock D Pawn player, so I don not face the Sicilain as White.Īs Black, I usually use the Najdorf when I decide on the Sicilian. ![]() 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 e6 6 Be2 a6Įxplore this opening | Search for sacrifices in this opening. ![]()
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