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Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 7/13/2008 13:00:31 Play online chess	Subject: Around Dutch defence Message: a) Dutch defence (1. d4 f5) isn't very popular in top rated ames, is it? How do you think - why? b) Anyway, there're Dutch players - and in Gameknot as well. It is interesting, which variation they play? Dutch defence players, - your word! Which schema does White ussually plays against you? c) And there still are some 1. d4 players - what do you feel when you meet Dutch defense? Which variation do you prefer?
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 7/14/2008 05:40:41 Play online chess	I played ... Message: ... a Dutch Defence against a Dutch buddy opponent. He reckoned he would play a New Zealand Attack against it. I didn't come out of it looking very shiny... ronald46 vs ionadowman - a draw, though I tried very hard not to make it a draw! I've played a few Dutch Defences on GK, but it's the sort of opening one chooses if feeling confident. In general I find it too committal - too uncompromising in its approach. But against the English Opening, I do like the "Dutch Defence System" that goes 1.c4 e5 2.... d6 3... f4 - an aggressive set up that leads to quite double-edged and exciting games. On GK cormel vs ionadowman (2005?) and diemjay vs ionadowman (2008) are a couple of games with this line in which Black did well; but in pinkoy vs ionadowman (2005) Black crashed and burned rather ignominiously. I tried the King's fianchetto in that game, an experiment I am in no rush to repeat! Facing the Dutch recently, I fianchettoed on the K-side, moved Qc2 then developed the King's knight to h3 to support the bishop's move to f4. Once the situation stabilised in the centre, I went for a minority attack on the Q-side that eventually led to the win of a pawn, then finally a breakthrough on that flank. How usual this procedure is, I have no idea. This game has been annotated recently (ionadowman vs jstevens1). Cheers, Ion
Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 7/14/2008 07:22:19 Play online chess	Uncompromising? Message: Hi Iona, What do you mean by "uncompromising"? :) ------- My experience: in last couple years I've experienced heavily on variations with ... Bb4 (often with Q-side fianchetto) - in quick games (blitz for 5-10 minutes). ——— Viktor Laznicka seals runaway World Open victory — The World Open in Philadelphia has been staged annually since the early 1970s, and although it has never quite justified its grandiose title it is still a huge magnet for chess players from grandmasters to novices. It is a big money event, with high entry fees but first prizes of several thousand dollars even for weaker sections. Its continued success reflects a ruthless policy by the organisers towards rating cheats, coupled with a highly flexible schedule. The final rounds are on Independence Day, but it is possible to compete anywhere between three and seven days and to re-enter if you start badly. For GMs in the top section, it can be a vicious battle. They normally get a minimum ...
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 7/14/2008 15:02:22 Play online chess	"Uncompromising"... Message: ... unyielding, stubborn, but in the case of the Dutch, a certain rigidity - a lack of flexibility. I have tried the ...Bb4+ line (the same chosen by Alekhine in his famous game against Bogoljubov, London 1922. The game tag1153 vs ionadowman (2007) went: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4+ 5.Nbd2 ... At this point I seemed to have run out of "book". White's 5th looks very strong. 5...h6 6.a3 Be7 7.Bxf6 ... Not very surprising: Black's bishop gets to move again... 7...Bxf6 8.e3 d6 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.0-0 b6 White looks to have a fine game at this point - 11.b4 g5 12.b5 Ne7 13.Nb3 g4 14.Nfd2 e5 15.d5!? h5!? No, I didn't play 15...e4!? After 16.Bc2 Bxa1 17.Qxa1 I didn't fancy White's hold on the long diagonal. 16.e4 f4 17.f3 Rg8 18.Be2 Bd7 19.fxg4?! Black has made good progress, but this ought to have waited. The exchange weakens White's K-side. 19...hxg4 20.Bxg4?? Bxg4 ... and Black won quickly. I think I ought simply to have developed the B at e7 instead of b4 in the line played. But I gather that in some lines, ...Bb4 is fine. Cheers, Ion ——— Endgames, part 1: Rook against Bishop — A superb lesson from Magnus Carlsen in endgame technique. It's been a while since we looked at the endgame, so this week we begin a short series on this often neglected area with a terrific demonstration of endgame technique from the ever-improving chess world No 1 Magnus Carlsen. Although White has the advantage of rook against bishop, Black has an extra pawn and a solid position on the chess board. How did Carlsen make progress? RB I'm pretty sure the answer lies in g4. The question is whether to nudge the pawn forward immediately or whether some preparation is needed first, perhaps exchanging on d5 or advancing the king to e3. The only way is concrete calculation, so let's see what ...
Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 7/15/2008 09:51:17 Play online chess	Annotated game Message: Iona's mentioned: gameknot.com ——— Dortmund Begins — The Sparkassen Chess-Meeting (an odd name, to be sure) began Thursday in Dortmund. Though the chess tournament is not at the level of Linares or Corus, it still attracts top players, notably Vladimir Kramnik, the former world chess champion from Russia. Kramnik has been associated with Dortmund, as the chess event is often referred to, for many years because he has won the tournament nine times, far more than any other. He first won it in 1995 and is the defending champion this year. The tournament is a double-round robin this year, meaning each competitor plays all the others twice, once with each color. In addition to Kramnik, the No. 4 chess player in the world, the field includes ...
Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 7/15/2008 09:53:19 Play online chess	Sorry Message: Correct link is: gameknot.com/annotation.pl/an-expert-lesson-in-development.pl?gm=17250 ——— Zhao and Zatonskih Lead Chess Championships — Anna Zatonskih, the defending chess champion, took the lead of the U.S. Women’s Championship on Wednesday, while Parker Zhao, the ninth seed, solidified his grip on the U.S. Junior Championship. The two chess tournaments are being held concurrently at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Zatonskih had shared the lead for the last few rounds with Irina Krush, the top seed. But in Round 5 on Wednesday, Zatonskih beat Iryna Zenyuk, while Krush only drew against Camilla Baginskaite. Zatonskih now leads with 4.5 points, while Krush and Tatev Abrahamyan, who beat Abby Marshall on Wednesday, have 4 each. In the junior championship, Zhao, who ...
Posted by wulebgr uskidscompute.com 7/15/2008 13:16:15 Play online chess	I like playing against the Dutch Message: and have for years, but even more after my most recent OTB game: a draw against an FM (500 Elo above me) who played the Dutch. ——— A Chess Odyssey — One single square can make a big difference in a chess game. It helped me to launch one of my longest combinations against Anatoly Karpov in Caracas 40 years ago. It was a memorable chess tournament for both of us. Karpov arrived in Venezuela as the reigning world junior champion. He played well enough in Caracas to become the world's youngest chess grandmaster at that time, at age 19, and his brilliant career began to take shape. In 1971 in Moscow, he clinched the first major tournament victory, sharing first place with the three-time Soviet champion Leonid Stein at the prestigious Alekhine Memorial tournament. In 1975 he was crowned the world chess champion. This year ...
Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 7/16/2008 08:18:13 Play online chess	But Why? Message: wulebgr, but why do you like playing vs Dutch?
Posted by wulebgr uskidscompute.com 7/16/2008 09:24:04 Play online chess	Is it not obvious ... Message: that good results make an opening pleasant. When a FIDE Master plays the Dutch as his exclusive weapon, and a B player can neutralize it as I did this past weekend, it is something worth playing against. As a low C player, I won or drew most games against B players playing the Dutch. As a B player, I've won or drawn several games against A players who favor the Dutch. And now I've developed a repertoire that gives me good chances against the strongest player in my town--A FIDE Master--when he plays his pet opening.
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 7/16/2008 14:26:18 Play online chess	... but you're not saying... Message: ... how you do it? Classified. Quite understandable... :-) Ion
Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 7/16/2008 22:15:40 Play online chess	Cyrano Message: One of top GK players playing Dutch is cyrano. Here is couple of last finished his games, as examples: game and game
Posted by lighttotheright uskidscompute.com 7/16/2008 22:38:42 Play online chess	Message: The Dutch is risky. Yet, I'd do it in a heartbeat over the board. My 'hat is off' to Cyrano for playing it consistently on GK. That takes a lot of guts to play when there is little time pressure to force White's move. I've played it on GK with mixed results. I've played against it with better results. I would have to feel very confident to play it against anyone over 2200 on GK. I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 7/17/2008 00:19:07 Play online chess	Unable to find ... Message: ... the board number for ronald46 (1648) vs ionadowman (2013), so here's the move score: 1.d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7?! 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d5 7.c5!? ... Psychologically, an interesting choice. I felt that it couldn't be good, yet wasn't able to solve (to my satisfaction) the problems it set. 7...c6 Possibly already too routine a response. 8.Bf4 Nbd7 9.Nd2 Ne4 10.Nxe4 fxe4 11.Ne5 g5 12.Nxd7 Qxd7!? 13.Be5 b6 14.b4 Rf5 15.Bh3 Rxe5?! 16.dxe5 bxc5 17.f3! exf3 18.Rxf3 Ba6 19.bxc5 Bxc5+ 20.Kh1 ... Black has just one pawn for the exchange, but a much prettier pawn structure. Enough compensation for a roughly even game - no more. 20...Rf8 21.Qf1 Re8 22.Qc1! (damn) 22...Bxe2 23.Qxg5+ Qg7 24.Qxg7+ Kxg7 25.Rf4 Be3 26.Rf6 Bd3 27.Rd1 Be4+ 28.Bg2 Bf5 29.h4 Bb6 30.Rc1! Bd4 (=) Black is about to win back the exchange, but it's no use. White has enough to hold the draw. 31.Rxc6 Bxe5 32.Rxf5 exf5 33.Bxd5 Bxg3 34.h5 Re2 A last attempt to round up an extra pawn... Black could have offered a draw here, but elected to play it out a bit further. 35.h6+! ... Of course. 35...Kf8 (forced) 36.Rf6+ Ke8 37.Re6+! With the rooks off, and the sole remaining pieces bishops of opposite coloured squares, Black has no way to realise the extra pawn. 37...Rxe6 38.Bxe6 Kf8 39.Bxf5 Kg8 40.Kg2 Bf4 41.Be6+ Kh8 42.Kf3 Bxh6 43.Kg4 Kg7 44.Kh5 Bd2 45.Bb3 Kf6 46.Bc2 h6 Draw. There's no way Black can make any progress. True, I didn't need to sac the exchange, but the game was looking rather too evenly balanced with few opportunities for either side. So I was prepared to take a risk. Fact is, my opponent played very well, subsequently, pulling out some annoyingly good moves. cheers, Ion
Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 7/17/2008 05:43:10 Play online chess	Minitournament Message: There is a thematic MT in progress (of Leningrad Dutch): gameknot.com
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 7/17/2008 16:14:04 Play online chess	I've never fancied... Message: ... the Leningrad Dutch. The game I mentioned in an earlier posting pinkoy vs ionadowman was a similar sort of line against my opponent's English Opening. It did not turn out well" White pinkoy Black: ionadowman 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 f5 ... Now, it's possible the relevance of this line to the thread begun by loreta will be questioned. I reckon the two have a considerable affinity. 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 g6?! Psychologically a poor choice. I had never tried this before, and am in no hurry to try it again. But the move is playable, for them as likes this sort of thing. 6.d4(!) e4 7.f3! exf3 8.exf3 Bg7 9.Qe2+ Kf7!? 10.Qf2 Re8+ 11.Nge2 Nc6 12.Bg5 h6!? 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.0-0-0 Kg1 Too slow, I suspect 15.h4 Qf7 16.f4 Nb4 17.a3 Na6 18.Bd5+ Be6!? 19.Bxb7 Bxc4 20.Bxa8 Rxa8 I hoped with this exchange sac to get some attack on the Q-side... 21.Qf3 Re8 Was ...Rb8 preferable? 22.h5 c5 23.hxg6 Qxg6 24.Rd2 cxd4 25.Nxd4 Nc5 26.Kb1 Qf7 27.Rg1 d5 28.g4 It was somewhere hereabouts that realisation began to dawn. Black is in deep trouble. 28... e4 29.Nxe4 dxe4 30.Qe3 Bd3+ 31.Ka1 fxg4 32.Rxg4 Kh7 33.f5 Qh5 34.Rdg2 Be5 35.Nc6! Bf6 I could have resigned at this point, but I thought it might be nice to play it to the finish: 36.Qxa7+ Kh8 37.Ne7! Rxe7 38.Rg8+ Kh2 39.Qxe7+ Bxe7 40.R2g7# b With colours reversed my game against the same opponent was a battle royal that ended peacefully after 48 moves... Cheers, Ion
Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 7/17/2008 23:07:21 Play online chess	Statistics Message: Of course, statistics is "fried branch", but it gives common view as well. I checked GK DB for wins using Dutch: 44% (White) vs 39% (Black). At Chessgames: 42% vs 28%. So Dutch is even "better" statistically for Black than 1. ... d5 (GK: 46% vs 38% and CG: 39% vs 22%)
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Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 8/04/2008 22:32:39 Play online chess	Message: A long ago I got a private mesage from one known GK member but as he did not make note here, I don't show his name. Anyway, his though is interesting - and I'm sharing it here: --- "I used to play the Staunton Gambit but have switched to 2. Nc3. The primary reason for the switch was the possibility of playing 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4!? when 3. ... fe: is a blunder and 3. ... de: is a variation of the BDG that is not thought highly of for Black. Another interesting idea that can throw the Dutch player is the gambit idea of 2. h3!? with the idea of 2. ... Nf6 3. g4 fg: 4. hg: Ng4: 5.Qd3. White gets quite a bit of play for the pawn, enough for Kortchnoi to give it a try."
Posted by loreta uskidscompute.com 8/05/2008 22:31:10 Play online chess	Just more Message: I want to point that to all above it is worth to consider 2. Qd3 as well...