20-08-2013, 10:12 AM
Erm, that is a bit sharp, You can see Andy Muir getting beaten as White against the Icelandic player at the Scottish Championships. I am not sure I would recommend e4 in that position unless you are really prepared. It is probably easier to claim a small edge with 4.e3.
I was expecting something more like
d4 d6
c4 g6
Nc3 Bg7
e4 Nf6
When I don't think Phil will go for a mainline (with 0-0 and e5) so he'd probably play something slightly inaccurate and it is a question over whether white is good enough to take advantage. There are obviously a lot of ways that white could play from this point. In some way I like the idea of Be2 to keep open the idea of h4 or bd3 to keep open the possibility of f4. However, subjectively Ian should probably opt for very mainline moves with Nf3 and Be2 to put the onus on Phil to try something a bit wacky.
I was expecting something more like
d4 d6
c4 g6
Nc3 Bg7
e4 Nf6
When I don't think Phil will go for a mainline (with 0-0 and e5) so he'd probably play something slightly inaccurate and it is a question over whether white is good enough to take advantage. There are obviously a lot of ways that white could play from this point. In some way I like the idea of Be2 to keep open the idea of h4 or bd3 to keep open the possibility of f4. However, subjectively Ian should probably opt for very mainline moves with Nf3 and Be2 to put the onus on Phil to try something a bit wacky.