tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23331462405436657122012-01-12T15:03:28.101-08:00ChessCoach1977noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2333146240543665712.post-32147202150555542142007-11-10T04:56:00.000-08:002007-11-23T16:46:48.921-08:00<strong>1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 cxd5 Nxd5 5 e4<br />Nxc3 6 bxc3 Bg7 7 Bc4 O-O 8 Ne2 c5 9 O-O <br />9 ... Nc6 10 Be3 Qc7</strong><br /><br />11 Rc1 <br /><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrCBQRC9I/AAAAAAAAkWk/anXi9GARYzY/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter11Rc1.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrCBQRC9I/AAAAAAAAkWk/anXi9GARYzY/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter11Rc1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131195401643297746" /></a><br /><br /><strong>11 Bb3<br />11 Qc1<br />11 Rb1</strong><br /><br />11 ... Rd8 <br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrCRQRC-I/AAAAAAAAkWs/VtoljLymYLc/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter11Rd8.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrCRQRC-I/AAAAAAAAkWs/VtoljLymYLc/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter11Rd8.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131195405938265058" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Play so far has centered around White's<br />effort to uphold his strong center<br />and Black's design to focus an armada <br />of pieces against it, particularly d4.</strong><br /><br /><strong>11 ... b6<br />11 ... e6<br />11 ... Na5</strong><br /><br />12 h3<br /><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrChQRC_I/AAAAAAAAkW0/hY96LUNjTb8/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter12h3.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrChQRC_I/AAAAAAAAkW0/hY96LUNjTb8/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter12h3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131195410233232370" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Indirectly shielding d4 since ... Bg4 <br />might chop off its much needed <br />defender (Ne2). A more direct <br />way of bolstering the center is <br />by 12 Qd2 followed by 13 Rfd1.</strong><br /><br /><strong>12 f3<br />12 f4<br />12 Bf4<br />12 Kh1<br />12 Qa4<br />12 Qd2<br />12 Qe1</strong><br /><br />12 ... b6 <br /><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrCxQRDAI/AAAAAAAAkW8/j6Glt1F6wGM/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter12b6.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrCxQRDAI/AAAAAAAAkW8/j6Glt1F6wGM/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter12b6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131195414528199682" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Since g4 is no longer an option, the bishop <br />heads for a8-h1, where it can check out e4 <br />especially.</strong><br /><br />12 ... a6<br /><br />13 f4 <br /><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrCxQRDBI/AAAAAAAAkXE/qO-8OpbABrE/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter13f4.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrCxQRDBI/AAAAAAAAkXE/qO-8OpbABrE/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter13f4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131195414528199698" /></a><br /><br /><strong>It's all about taking space and also entertaining<br />f4-f5. In such set-ups, Black's kingside is always <br />in danger from f4-f5.</strong><br /><br />13 ... e6<br /><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrphQRDCI/AAAAAAAAkXM/9yWaKOI9Tzw/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter13e6.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrphQRDCI/AAAAAAAAkXM/9yWaKOI9Tzw/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter13e6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131196080248130594" /></a><br /><br />14 Qe1 <br /><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrpxQRDDI/AAAAAAAAkXU/1eFh-vECi84/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter14Qe1.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrpxQRDDI/AAAAAAAAkXU/1eFh-vECi84/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter14Qe1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131196084543097906" /></a><br /><br /><strong>14 g4<br />14 Qd2</strong><br /><br />14 ... Na5 <br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrqRQRDEI/AAAAAAAAkXc/B2e-jcPNVRc/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter14Na5.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrqRQRDEI/AAAAAAAAkXc/B2e-jcPNVRc/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter14Na5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131196093133032514" /></a><br /><br /><strong>14 ... Bb7</strong><br /><br />15 Bd3 <br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrqRQRDFI/AAAAAAAAkXk/Q2fYJIcm46Y/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter15Bd3.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrqRQRDFI/AAAAAAAAkXk/Q2fYJIcm46Y/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter15Bd3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131196093133032530" /></a><br /><br />15 ... f5<br /><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrqhQRDGI/AAAAAAAAkXs/e2ekOY8_jss/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter15f5.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CI0KzYC0xAs/RzWrqhQRDGI/AAAAAAAAkXs/e2ekOY8_jss/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzyCUnsoundedCenter15f5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131196097427999842" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Praying for the square-giving 16 e5 c4 17 Bb1 Bb7.</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2333146240543665712-3214720215055554214?l=virtualchessopenings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ChessCoach1977noreply@blogger.com0