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 An “out-of- book” book?Chapter One begins with “Minor Systems” and first introduces a move (2.Na3) played recently in a 2005 Russian Tournament no less than three times by Vadim Zvjaginsev. Had I played in a tourney and received this move (this thought going through my mind as I read), I would have reacted thoughtfully with what I hope is a common thinking process or “art of questioning” as Jeremy Silman might put it. I would have begun with the idea that this move is “out-of-book” and therefore, how can I take advantage of this obvious oversight? I probably define “out-of-book” as a move that has not been played or, has been played but is very unpopular. Many, many games I have played and often see “out-of-book” moves. Sometimes I can quickly see an opportunity, but sadly, many times I can not “see” a way to take advantage of what I think is an obvious “out-of-book” opening move. In one game, Zvjaginsev, defeated Alexander Khalifman while the other two ended in draws. The kibitzing on another site dwells mostly on mating opportunities and did not address the uniqueness of this move. This sight goes on to suggest the next popular move to be Nc6. What forced me to begin this study was the authors retort to the move, 2.Na3. The author calls the move “kinky”, then offers the move 2…g6, contrary to that other site’s vastly popular move of Nc6. After the author’s recommended move of 2…g6, he says, and I quote, “Black can play just about anything, but the text move is logical as it avoids creating any kind of weakness that the a3-knight may exploit.” That’s it. No more information. I am left hanging. What “kind of weakness”? Where is my “out-of-book” book that explains to me….why an “out-of-book” move is OUT OF BOOK! Maybe that is the idea behind the book series “Opening Surprises”. In the meantime, I need to discover, as a Sicilian practitioner and in this particular case, how I may cause weaknesses that an a3 Knight can exploit? We are talking only the second, and rare move! Now, in a broader sense, I have seen this time and time again, a move that is “out of book” and no help as to why or how that move is potentially dangerous to my opponent. That is why, for me, chess is extremely challenging and time consuming. I must study a load of games to see how some “weaknesses” lead to certain positions in the middle and end game. Howbeit, after those studies, I have stronger memories and even develop “intuition”. I would love to hear from some strong players. Am I on the right track? Am I too caught up in trivialities? Is there a better way? Are the “Opening Surprises” an answer? Should I stick to Sudoku? (Please don’t say “Yes”). Many thanks, joe |
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ace_kyi 16-Jun-12, 22:47 |
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GK DB All I can say, is when an opponent of my lowly rank makes a move which slides off the dBase, or is so rare the dBase is of little use, I revert to the following thought process, "What was I trying to do? Have they interfered with that? Are they introducing a new impending threat? No. Well then frag em, I'll keep doing what I was trying to do!" I probably wasn't much help, here, Chess4him, but, hey, I tried! TipsyJ |
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