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blake78613
22-May-09, 10:17
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 My loses
I am starting to think that I should change my Sicilian repertoire and play Be2 and O-O whenever possible.
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easy19
22-May-09, 12:27
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Try something else then Blake.. perhaps castle to 0-0 or 0-0-0 much later in the game or just do not castle at all.. keep them in the dark..
and if you use the database it can help to rumble up the moves. say move 7 is 0-0 and move 8 is f4 it sometimes helps to switch them you get the same position but the database is not giving the next moves because there are non in the same order. this means opponent is out of book but you are not..
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premium_steve
22-May-09, 12:38
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you could play another quiet system like a closed sicilian as well, with Nc3, d3, g3, Bg2.
that way, you wouldn't be giving black the c-file.
ideas there are fairly simple and you don't leave your king open to attack on the queenside.
i like your idea of an open sicilian with kingside castle too...
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yusuf_prasojo
23-May-09, 08:47
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There is a position in the Sicilian where 0-0-0 is correct. That is The Dragon, Yugoslav Attack. Other than that, if too often, it is just a sign that you are an aggressive player. In correspondence chess style being too aggressive is usually wrong. May be it is good to try to play aggressively but when there is a chance to have a stronger position, switch to play positionally. I think it is not an easy thing to do because once you decide to play aggressively, you cannot stop it and when your opponent defends correctly you become impatient and risk everything.
Be2 or early 0-0 is for positional players. I think you are an attacking player. It is better to fix something else other than changing your style.
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blake78613
23-May-09, 18:20
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The Classical Dragon with Be2 and O-O is quite respectable. There are a lot variations of the Sicilian where O-O-O is correct, I just don't seem cut out for them. I may be too much of a materialist for opposite side castling. I am always grabbing a pawn and trying to hang on.
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lighttotheright
25-May-09, 09:19
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I haven't looked over a large number of your games, but losing as White more often is usually a sign of playing too aggressive...leaving yourself open for counter-attack. Playing aggressive is not a problem. You just need to tame the monster because it can get out of hand.
I've had the same problem for years and have been working on it. When I see an opening for an attack, I still usually take it. But more often than not, I'm looking for the move that will substantially improve my position instead of simply going after my opponent's King. Lately, I have won slightly more as White; but that is not the norm for me.
I still prefer to play as Black. Old habits are hard to break.
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untateve
25-May-09, 12:36
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lighttotheright's response makes good sense to me. I, also, like playing black better than white and I have more wins as black than I do as white. I have also recently been told that I was playing a bit too aggressive by someone's opinion I very much respect. He also told me in the game we played that my aggression undermined my defenses. I am now working on incorporating more pieces and more moves into my attack/goals.
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yusuf_prasojo
25-May-09, 13:06
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If Black Is Better For You Than White
Well, if you prefer playing BL than WT, then I have an idea under research. The idea is to copy certain defense formation but as WT. So it is somekind of reversed formation. It is better than the original defense because you have the chance to move first. The opening move is 1.e3. This strong move (1.e6 in its original form) is applicable in many defenses. It may lead to the French Exchange variation but I will not let this variation to happen because it is too easy for BL.
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blake78613
26-May-09, 09:10
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I prefer White. Although I have more loses as White, I also have more wins as White. With Black I have more draws. I do have a much more narrow repertoire as Black and am happy to play a line I have played before if it leads to draw. If I draw a line as White, I look for improvements. It is in the area of opposite side castling that I seem to do poorly as White.
Here are two recent loses:
gameknot.com
gameknot.com
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lighttotheright
26-May-09, 14:47
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Well, in that first game you linked us to, you wasted too much time trying find a coherent plan of attack that was not there. In a sense, you were not aggressive enough and did not follow the general theme of play after castling queen-side. Pawn movement can sometimes take precedent. You neglected pawn action.
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blake78613
27-May-09, 06:35
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Thank you for your comments, also to people who made comments on the annotated games. I am starting to flop again. It is clear to me that the fault is not with my openings, but my middle game play in games with opposite side castling. The way to improvement is to work on the middle game play, not waste time learning new openings.
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