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| Posted by kingbuster uskidscompute.com 2/24/2003 06:56:02 play online chess |  Subject: Can black survive this?Message: I read in Paul Motwani's book H.O.T. Chess that when playing black Norwegian GM S. Agdestein replies Ruy Lopez with: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5?! I liked this idea and employed it in my blitz games until someone replied 6. Bxf7+!? ensuring that the black king is stranded in the middle for quite some time. after 6... Kxf7 7. Nxe5+ Ke7 white has a very strong attack Do you think this sacrifice is good (or harmless) for black? |
| Posted by atrifix uskidscompute.com 2/24/2003 07:09:47 play online chess | Theory Message: after 8. Nc3 Qe8 black is better--better for White is 6. 0-0 Nxb3 7. axb3 d6 8. d4 with a positional plus. |
| Posted by kingbuster uskidscompute.com 2/24/2003 07:23:42 play online chess | Message: ok, thx for that. I'd suspected that was the case. :) |
| Posted by desertfox uskidscompute.com 2/24/2003 07:32:10 play online chess | I also think Message: that white should not sacrifice his bishop. The double pawn is not to be feared since white as enough compensation. |
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