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I thought you would appreciate b5 Andy! As you (and anyone else who Likes Bon Accord on facebook) know I am trying hard to be much more fighting this tournament - no more idolising Capablanca and grovelling about waiting for the endgame!
Looking with the computer I can't understand what I did not like about ...e5 instead of ...b5. If only it were that easy in a real game - computer gives a clear edge for black!
My b5 move is probably a bit dubious as although Deep Junior gives it as a minuscule edge for black (-0.06) the evaluation creeps up even when black plays the top moves. Still must be giving black decent practical chances, although perhaps not against such a strong opponent!
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Me and my friend Martin were screaming at the monitor for Hamish to play ...b5
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I got given Deep Junior as a prize in the Grand Prix last year - before then I didn't have an engine. I should probably get Rybka or something but haven't bothered so far. Junior is meant to be biased towards initiative but that's a good thing for me really!
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Deep Junior has more value then.
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Another questionable b5 move yesterday, this time on move 1 : [pgn]1. Nf3 b5!? 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 (already a pretty fresh position!) e6 4. c3 c5 5. O-O c4 6. Bc2 Na6 7. Qe2 Nc5 8. b4 Nd3 (the only way to justify black's play) 9. Bxd3 cxd3 10. Qxd3 Nf6 11. e5 Ng4 12. h3 (12.Qxb5 Bxf3 13.gxf3 and black has three ways to force a perpetual - Qh4,Qg5,Nxh2) Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxe5 14. Qe2( 14...Bd6!?) Nc4 15. a4 a6 16. axb5 axb5 17.Rxa8 Qxa8 18. d3 Nb6? 19. Na3 Qc6 20. Qe5 Nc8 21. Be3? Nd6 22. c4 f6 23. Qg3 Kf7(played with a sigh of relief!) 24. cxb5 Nxb5 25. Rc1 Qb7 26. Nxb5 Qxb5 27. Bc5 Bxc5 28. bxc5 Rc8 29. d4 Qc6 30. Qh4 Kg8 31. Rb1 Ra8 32. Qf4 Qd5 33. Rb4 Kf7 34. Kh2 Ra2 35. f3 g5! (key move in some of the lines) 36. Qg4 Rd2 37. h4 Kg6 38. hxg5 Qxg5[/pgn]
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Enjoying your games Hamish. 50% at this stage with only two rounds to go is top stuff. Hope you can continue the form in the last two rounds. 1...b5!!! :-o
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Thanks David, other than my loss with Boris Furman I am content with the way I have been playing, feel I am trying new things and still performing well.
This is my win against Petr Tichy(1900) from round 3, again with black. I quite like 1...b5 but I think it is not an opening to play too often as it is quite suspicious
[pgn]1. Nf3 b5 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. d4 Be7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c4 bxc4 8. Nxc4 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nd6 Bd5 11. Nb5 Ne4 12. Nbd4 Qb6 13. e3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Ne5 Qb5 16. Qc2 f5 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxc5 Bf3 20. h3 e5 21. Qxe5 f4 22. Kh2 Qd3 23. Re1 fxg3+ 24. Qxg3 Rf7 25. b3 Qc2 26. Ba3 Bb7 27. Kg1 Rf6 28. Rec1 Qe4 29. Qh2 Rg6+ 30. Kf1 Qd3+ 31. Ke1 Ba6 32. f4 Qxe3+ 33. Kd1 Qd3+ 34. Ke1 Re8+[/pgn]
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I don't know how often 1...b5 is played at this level but wondered how long opponents were taking to reply to this interesting (if suspicious) move. I imagine it may cost opponents a bit more time than more popular opening moves.
It does seem like a nice surprise move to have up your sleeve.
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