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 White moves 14.Bd1 and Black plays 14....Bd7
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stalhandske
18-Jan-13, 11:41
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@myevilluck
If it happens that "he could see it but did not", it is analogous to a "bluff" that succeeds. To me the word "trick" is not really what is meant here - ptitroque's "bluff" is a more adequate description
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there is also
1.Camouflage.
2.Deception.
3.diversion.
4.psychology.
These are all legitimate tools in War.
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stalhandske
18-Jan-13, 12:10
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....and in chess!!
The mighty white commander now sets up the attack on the poor black king......
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White plays 16.Qg3 and white moves 16...Bh4
Black assesses the position as follows; White at the moment does not have the Forces deployed to seriously 'trouble' the Black King. So as was done at Austerlitz she now puts into motion her plan.,Namely a dangerous flank attack, backed by Armies already deployed for just that purpose. But before doing so she administers a 'check' to Whites Queen.This is done to deflect the Queens field of fire and also to clutter up the Enemies interior lines. A conditional move has been set up. When White plays 17.Qh2 Black will play 17....a5.
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stalhandske
18-Jan-13, 13:08
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garde
is what the player is supposed to say when attacking the opponent's Queen (that's what I was taught as a kid). 17. Qh2 is the only possible move, after which black plays 17....a5, now attacking on both sides. But a commander has to stay cool even under attack...18. b3 is giving decent support on the queen side.
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stalhandske
18-Jan-13, 13:17
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18. b3
is a good move, I think, also because it opens the possibility for Ba3 now, when the black DSB is adventuring on the h-file. Umphhhff - now I said too much, so if the Black Commander (whom I equalise with Dart Vader, even though this is a young lady) reads this, she'll move 18....Be7.
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there follows 17.Qh2 a5. 18.b3 Rb8
Black adds firepower to her Attack by Deploying a Heavy Armored Division to the designated 'schwerpunkt'. She will bring back the Bishop on h4 at her leisure.
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i like g3 here.?
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stalhandske
19-Jan-13, 01:44
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...and so do I! Let's chase off the annoying black bishop!
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stalhandske
19-Jan-13, 01:56
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after a likely 19.....Be7
an important decision has to be made regarding priority. Should kingside attack ensue or does the queenside now under attack from black require attention? In chess (like in war) one MUST attack when the opportunity arises, the same one move later might be equal to a loss. On the other hand, one should NOT attack if the position is not good for it. AND, one must always simultaneously seriously assess the current threats from the opponent. It is this balance of choices (between life a death) that makes chess both difficult and intriguing.
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To be sure....
19.g3 is a decent move. Not because it chases the Bishop away (the Bishop was leaving anyway to participate elsewhere) ,but because it opens the 'lateral lines of Communication' to the threatened flank for the White Queen. I cannot overemphasize the importance of this concept.
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white plays 19.g3 and Black moves 19....Bd7.
White chases the Bishop away while gaining lateral access to the rest of the board for his Queen.
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stalhandske
19-Jan-13, 06:13
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Indeed!
That is indeed a very important cause for 19. g3. Yet, we should note that chasing away the bishop now (and not waiting until it is moved later at black's whim) is also related importantly to white's own plans on the kingside. Now the black bishop will have to move away in response to a move by white that serves several purposes, something a player should always strive at.
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stalhandske
19-Jan-13, 06:18
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The Decision!
White's decision discussed above is to halt some of black's avalange on the queenside by moving 20. a4. (Incidentally, the previous move by black was Be7, of course, not Bd7)
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White plays 20.a4 and Black moves 20....cxb3
It took Black a long time to decide what to do. Whites 20,a4 was a superb defensive move. 20....B4 leads to a draw,so i chose cxb3..
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stalhandske
20-Jan-13, 02:36
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only one possibility here
Black's 20....cxb3 is indeed probably better than 20....b4, which would have been followed by 21. bxc4 h5 22. Nf2 bxc3 and 23. Bxh5, or by 21....bxc3 22. c5, in either case with a drawish-like position
White's 20. a4 was a result of much thinking and analysis, the major alternative having been 20. h4 and immediate continuation of the king side engagement. Actually, I am still not quite sure whether the latter had been better!
Now, after black's 20....cxb3 there is only one reasonable reply, viz. 21. Bxb3. Everything else would result in an overwhelming queen-side attack from black.
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This a a very strong game from both players. The Opening is not what i would play, but now we have a position after Bxb3 :
1. Black tries to get advantage on the Queens-side, White on Kings-side.
2. The c-Linie should be in Hand from Black. But c4 is possible later. On the other side white will need a long time to open a line.f5 is not possible in the moment. Black could active defend his kings-side !
I would say a little advantage for black ! But i could change in the game all is open !
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stalhandske
20-Jan-13, 08:33
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Vielen dank!
to klauno for kindly commenting here! Personally, I agree with all he says (surprise? ). The comment that the opening is not what he would play, I can also easily accept! In fact, I have to humbly admit that I had not even heard of "Stonewall" before thebishop1000 in my mentoring group mentioned it, but that is my fault entirely, because it turned out to be widely known by others, including my able opponent, brigadecommander. Nevertheless, in my opinion this exercise with brigadecommander has already proven quite useful - NOT because it describes possible paths on the Stonewall theme - but because it hopefully describes some much more fundamental rules in chess games that may be helpful for all students here!
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myevilluck
20-Jan-13, 08:40
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I'd would say the problem is as the last game white is flailing to get some attack going. The b-file is all blacks, and it will be active pretty soon, and black will probably achieve a passed pawn on the c-file. Black seems to be able to play both sides of the board at will in this opening, and it makes white lacking real plans. I honestly can't see anything I like about white's position. I don't think I'd be very outlandish to say white has almost no winning chances. Although Black's advantage probably isn't much, it is still the only side with real play in my opinion.
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i also agree with Klauno
I had hoped to drive my enemy into a huge 'Kesselschlacht' on the Queen-side, but the Defense has prov-en to be very tough.
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Now, because of we can´t talk over the next moves, we can´t also proof something.
So we only can speculate, i won´t do this.
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stalhandske
20-Jan-13, 08:47
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Thanks myevilluck!
What you say is important: brigadecommander & myself may both have failed as white in the respective games #1 and #2. This may be related to the comment by klauno that he would not really open like this (like white). In other words, the conclusion would be that white is "doomed" from the beginning of this setup. Is that so? Well.....what do our other experts and able onlookers say?
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myevilluck
20-Jan-13, 08:48
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Klaus just post in really big letters "brigadecommander and stalhandske don't read this." It could work you never know.
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stalhandske
20-Jan-13, 08:49
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@klauno
No, in this special arrangement you can talk freely about "next moves". That's the whole idea!
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Oh o.k
then the next moves could be 21.Bxb3 h5 22.axb4 hxg5 23.bxc6 Bxc6
In this case white can open his h-linie and has no problems with the c-Pawn or the b-linie.
I mean it is nearly equal ?
And i see no other answers from black with will bring advantage ?
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you read my mind klauno
that's what i thought also. Though 21....Qc7 has its uses also. I frankly have not decided yet. My opponent has taught me in our first game to be much more careful with my Armies.
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klauno
20-Jan-13, 09:09
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Deleted by klauno on 20-Jan-13, 09:18.
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don´t you know that im a visionary,brigardecommander ?
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yes
you are,and i have the greatest respect for you after the two defeats you administered to me.. But i also am a hard-bitten Wehrmacht Commander,in the mold of Guderian. I learn from my defeats.
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