13-03-2012, 04:26 PM
[pgn]1.c4 e5
2.g3 Nc6
3.Nc3 g6
4.Bg2 Bg7
5.d3 d6
6.e4 h5
7.h4 Nd4
8.Nce2 Ne6
9.Nf3 Nf6
10.0-0 a5
11.b3 0-0
12.a3 c6[/pgn]
Spoiler here>> As expected, white will aim for a gradual queenside advance (Rb1, b4, Qc2, b5 or even c5 perhaps?). I would quite like to play for ...d5 I think, so ...c6, then ...Qc7 (to defend e5 first, though not strictly necessary in some lines - although if i want to win I need to avoid mass exchanges leaving a symmetrical pawn structure).
There will be changes in the pawn structure fairly soon I expect, and both sides will need to work out which pieces they want on the board for which specific structures. First line which caught my eye is 12...c6 13.Rb1Qc7 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 d5 16.Bb2 dxe4 17.Bxe5 exf3 18.Bxc7 fxg2 19.Kxg2 Nxc7 - I spend (waste?) a lot of time looking at such things : )
12...c6 13. Rb1 Qc7 14.Bb2 c5 15.Nc3 Nd4 16.Nxd4 cxd4 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.cxd5 f5 19.Rc1 Qe7 looks decent enough for me; the B on b2 is mis-placed.
So white might be better off playing (after 12...c6 13.Rb1 Qc7) 14.Qc2 (this inhibits ...d5 to some extent) c5!? 15.Nc3 Nd4 16.Nxd4 cxd417.Nd5 Nxd518.exd5 when 18...f5 19. b4 is balanced in an unbalanced kind of way!
Anyway, I don't think I have a better move than 12...c6, so let's play that and see what happens <<Spoiler here
2.g3 Nc6
3.Nc3 g6
4.Bg2 Bg7
5.d3 d6
6.e4 h5
7.h4 Nd4
8.Nce2 Ne6
9.Nf3 Nf6
10.0-0 a5
11.b3 0-0
12.a3 c6[/pgn]
Spoiler here>> As expected, white will aim for a gradual queenside advance (Rb1, b4, Qc2, b5 or even c5 perhaps?). I would quite like to play for ...d5 I think, so ...c6, then ...Qc7 (to defend e5 first, though not strictly necessary in some lines - although if i want to win I need to avoid mass exchanges leaving a symmetrical pawn structure).
There will be changes in the pawn structure fairly soon I expect, and both sides will need to work out which pieces they want on the board for which specific structures. First line which caught my eye is 12...c6 13.Rb1Qc7 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 d5 16.Bb2 dxe4 17.Bxe5 exf3 18.Bxc7 fxg2 19.Kxg2 Nxc7 - I spend (waste?) a lot of time looking at such things : )
12...c6 13. Rb1 Qc7 14.Bb2 c5 15.Nc3 Nd4 16.Nxd4 cxd4 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.cxd5 f5 19.Rc1 Qe7 looks decent enough for me; the B on b2 is mis-placed.
So white might be better off playing (after 12...c6 13.Rb1 Qc7) 14.Qc2 (this inhibits ...d5 to some extent) c5!? 15.Nc3 Nd4 16.Nxd4 cxd417.Nd5 Nxd518.exd5 when 18...f5 19. b4 is balanced in an unbalanced kind of way!
Anyway, I don't think I have a better move than 12...c6, so let's play that and see what happens <<Spoiler here