19-04-2012, 05:04 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. O-O a5 11. b3 O-O 12. a3 c6 13. Bb2 c5 14. Bc3 Nd4 15. Nexd4 exd4 16. Bd2 Ng4 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 f5 20. Ng5 Ne5 21. Qa3 Qe7 22. bxc5 dxc5 23. f4 Ng4[/pgn]
Spoiler here>> So, I have to admit that my strategy has been, on the face of it, unsuccessful.
However, all is not yet lost! I think I should play my knight back into g4. It could prove useful for defending my q-side on c6, but there is counterplay available with it on g4.
I imagine white will follow-up with (23...Ng4) 24.e5 blocking my bishop out of the game and allowing the g2 bishop to become a bit of a monster.
I should therefore reply with 24...Bh6 threatening to chop on g5. If Clement allows this, I have counterplay with a possible ...h4, and a knight sac on e5 if he drifts all of his pieces to the q-side (Bd5, Rb1, Qa7, Bc1-a3. My idel defensive set-up in such a position would be placing the rook on c7 (via d8-d7) leaving the B on c8 and keeping my queen and knight attacking e5 to threaten a sac there.
If he avoids the exchange on g5, I will go Bd7-c6. e.g.23...Ng4 24.e5 Bh6 25. Nf3 Bd7 26. Ne1?! Nxe5!?
Anyway, I should start with 23...Ng4 and see what happens - it might not be as bad as it looks! <<Spoiler here
Spoiler here>> So, I have to admit that my strategy has been, on the face of it, unsuccessful.
However, all is not yet lost! I think I should play my knight back into g4. It could prove useful for defending my q-side on c6, but there is counterplay available with it on g4.
I imagine white will follow-up with (23...Ng4) 24.e5 blocking my bishop out of the game and allowing the g2 bishop to become a bit of a monster.
I should therefore reply with 24...Bh6 threatening to chop on g5. If Clement allows this, I have counterplay with a possible ...h4, and a knight sac on e5 if he drifts all of his pieces to the q-side (Bd5, Rb1, Qa7, Bc1-a3. My idel defensive set-up in such a position would be placing the rook on c7 (via d8-d7) leaving the B on c8 and keeping my queen and knight attacking e5 to threaten a sac there.
If he avoids the exchange on g5, I will go Bd7-c6. e.g.23...Ng4 24.e5 Bh6 25. Nf3 Bd7 26. Ne1?! Nxe5!?
Anyway, I should start with 23...Ng4 and see what happens - it might not be as bad as it looks! <<Spoiler here