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| Posted by madcow uskidscompute.com 8/19/2002 15:22:34 |  Subject: do white are better ?Message: I would like to know why white are better : ( excuse my english I am french ) 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 c3 Nf6 5 d4 e5xd4 6 c3xd4 Bb4 + 7 Nc3 Nxe4 8 O-O NxNc3 9 b2xNc3 Bxc3 10 Qb3 O-O (not Bxa1 because 11.Bxf7+ Kf8 12.Bg5 Ne7 13. f1-e1 and the black queen is lost) 11 QxBc3 It's all I hope somone can help me ... |
| Posted by tulkos uskidscompute.com 8/19/2002 17:30:46 | why is white better? Message: I would like to know why white is better. 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 c3 Nf6 5 d4 e5xd4 6 c3xd4 Bb4 + 7 Nc3 Nxe4 8 O-O NxNc3 9 b2xNc3 Bxc3 10 Qb3 O-O (not Bxa1 because 11.Bxf7+ Kf8 12.Bg5 Ne7 13. f1-e1 and the black queen is lost) 11 QxBc3 Thats all. I hope someone can help me. |
| Posted by brunetti uskidscompute.com 8/19/2002 18:32:22 | Why?! Message: White is a Bishop up. But I think that 10...Bxa1 is better, since Black gets for his Queen a Rook, a Bishop and 2 pawns. The best is 10...d5, when Black loses nothing. Anyway, 9...Bxc3? is punished by 10.Ba3! and Black King is in great danger, for example: 10...d5 11.Bb5 Bxa1 12.Re1+ Be6 13.Qa4 Rb8 14.Ne5 winning. The correct Black move is 9...Nxc3, leading to a slight preferable middlegame for him. Thanx Tulkos for your translation: without that the original post would be totally obscure ;D Alex ——— Mastering Chess: Talent Or Practice? — Why do some people, chess players or musicians, practice less but attain more? The common belief is that practice is necessary to achieve mastery in chess, but it's not enough. There has to be something else that sets apart people who get really good at chess, just like in music. A study published in Psychological Science last year found that musicians need a lot of practice, but researchers identified one additional factor: musicians who are better at sight-reading have better working memory, the ability to keep relevant pieces of information active in your mind. For chess, that additional factor has not yet been pinned down. One possibility is intelligence. A lot of studies have found that children who play chess have ... |
| Posted by stockscalper uskidscompute.com 8/19/2002 18:46:48 | Bonjour, je suis cajun Message: D'abord, l'ouverture jouée est peu commune, le piano de Guioco. Elle mène à une ouverture non équilibrée où le noir ne gagne pas la commande du centre. Alors le noir a un mauvais évêque fermé à clef sur ses propres places. Le bout, noir ne prend pas des morceaux quand il a l'occasion de gagner le territoire. ——— Chess: A horrible way to lose — Losing by oversight is particularly painful; here's an example of failing to appreciate the power of a lateral defence. Charbonneau-Hussein, Dresden Chess Olympiad 2008. White has just sacrificed the bishop on h7. Is this sound? DK: Sometimes we lose games because we are simply outplayed and it's painful but fair. We might even learn something from this kind of defeat. But sometimes we lose because of a blind spot – a simple idea is overlooked and doesn't even cross our mind. Out of all the maddening ways to lose, this is the most infuriating – there's no consolation, all we know is that our brain short-circuited at a crucial moment. Why are some moves so hard for us to see? How is it that chess computers are ... |
| Posted by brunetti uskidscompute.com 8/19/2002 21:01:35 | Stockscalper Message: That opening is not the Giuoco Piano, it is the Moeller attack, in the Italian game. Giuoco Piano doesn't features d2-d4, but d2-d3 and a slower developement ("giuoco piano" = slow game). Alex ——— On Chess: Kasparov resurfaces occasionally for win — After two decades of dominating the chess world, Garry Kasparov astonished his contemporaries when he abruptly retired in 2005. On four occasions since, he has reappeared in blitz chess events — all of which he has won. His most recent foray was an eight-game match against Nigel Short, whom he had earlier defeated in a world title match in 1993. Although Short is still an active chess player, Kasparov was able to prevail, albeit by a narrow 41/2-to-31/2 score. It was a close call for Kasparov, who trailed Short by a point with two rounds to go. But the 47-year-old ex-world chess champion exhibited characteristic grit and determination in winning the last two games. Although Kasparov maintains some ... |
| Posted by madcow uskidscompute.com 8/19/2002 21:44:45 | Nxc3 Message: i think Nxc3 is not good : 8. O-O BxNc3 9. b2xBc3 Nxc3 10. Qe1+ and win a bishop However, thanks for your answer It's good for me now, what can I play about : 1.d4 e5 !!! 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bf4 Qb4 I think I must to give the pawn before ? and do you know the name of this opening? ——— Matthew Sadler makes remarkable comeback and sets sights on Istanbul — The recent impressive comeback by Matthew Sadler, England's No3 in the 1990s, is a major boost for England's prospects in the 150-nation biennial chess Olympiad whose next edition is at Istanbul in 2012. Sadler, now 37, won an individual gold medal at the 1996 Chess Olympiad where England finished fourth, and was the top scorer in the gold medal squad at the 1997 European teams. Then he gave up the game for an IT career with Hewlett Packard, and hardly played at all for a decade. But this year he has won first prizes at Barcelona in August and Oslo in October, going through both chess tournaments unbeaten and restoring his world ranking to around No80, not far short of his ... |
| Posted by philaretus uskidscompute.com 8/20/2002 04:19:46 | brunetti Message: According to MCO, 'The Italian Game' is what the Giuoco Piano is called outside the English-speaking world. It analyses the Moller Attack under the Giuoco Piano. The Ruy Lopez is similarly known as 'The Spanish Game' outside the English-speaking world. ——— Chess: Elite Players Struggle After Taking Break From Play — Tournament play after a long layoff is not easy, even for elite chess players. They can forget what they know about openings or fail to stay up to date. A larger obstacle is the crucible of competition: the pressure can be intense, and the mind and body have to be reconditioned. Gata Kamsky learned that lesson in 2004 when he returned after an eight-year layoff and his world ranking fell. Several top chess players have followed a similar course in recent months. One of them, Yasser Seirawan, 51, a former United States chess champion, had not competed on an elite level for eight years until he entered the national chess championship in April. He struggled then, but his results have improved. At ... |
| Posted by brunetti uskidscompute.com 8/20/2002 04:22:39 | Madcow: Message: 9...Bxc3 after 8...Nxc3 hasn't been mentioned, and is different from 8...Bxc3 and 9...Nxc3 First of all, after 8...Bxc3, correct is 9.d5, and White has only a slight minus. 9.bxc3 is very questionable, since after the correct 9...d5! Black takes the upper hand. 9...Nxc3 is obviously wrong :) In your second game, an Englund Gambit, best is 5.Bd2; all other moves lose material. Anyway, after 5...Qxb2 6.Nc3! followed by Ra1-b1-b3 and e2-e4, White stands better. Once an amateur played with me 5.Nc3, interesting at fast chess because after 5...Qxf4 6.Nd5 White got some play. Alex |
| Posted by macheide uskidscompute.com 8/22/2002 22:07:54 | philaretus Message: Dear friend: 1.e4 e5, 2.Nf3 Nc6, 3.Bc4 Bc5, 4.c3 is called "Giuoco Piano" (slow game) 1.e4 e5, 2.Nf3 Nc6, 3.Bc4 Bc5, 4.d3 is called "Giuoco Pianissimo" (very slow game). Best regards. P.S.: Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano. |
| Posted by sledgehammer uskidscompute.com 8/23/2002 03:40:21 | 13. Ne5! Message: I think Brunetti is right when he says that 10....d5 is the strongest continuation for black. However, if black is greedy and plays 10...Bxa1 he is going down fast; 11.Bxf7 Kf8 12. Bg5 Ne7 13. Ne5! (as mentioned above 13. Re1 would leave black with enough compensation for his queen). The game could continue 13. ...Bxd4 14. Bg6 d5 15.Qf3 Bf5 16.Bxf5 Bxe5 17.Be6 Bf6 18.Bxf6 Ke8 19. Bxg7 1-0 |