What to play next - 2008/04/20 16:351.e4c5 2.Bc4d6 3.Qf3Nf6 4.d3g6 5.Bg5Bg7 6.Nc3O-O 7.h3Nc6 8.Nd5Nd4 9.Qd1Nxd5 10.exd5h6 11.Bf4b5 12.c3bxc4 13.cxd4Bxd4 14.Bxh6Re8 15.dxc4e6 16.Ne2
When playing e6 i was thinking about opening the e file to be controlled by my rook as well as allowing my queen to develop to f6 or h4. threatening the weak white f2 pawn. however what is the best line to go now. Bxb2 will gain a pawn.
What to play next - 2008/04/21 11:09ChessTeacher is right. 16... Qh4 is best (17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. O-O Qxh6 19. Qxd4 Qg7 20. Rad1 Rb8... is a sample contiuation). Black is in the upperhand.
Kf8 was a mistake i know but what is the best approach from here?
is sacrificing the bishop an option for position by playing 21 exd5 22 Qxb7 dxc4 giving me a very strong 2 pawns on d4 and c4.
alternatively playing 21 Re7 22 Qxd6 losing a pawn but maintaining the bishop advantage. followed by something like 22 Qd2 23 b3 Qa5 24 Rd1 Qd8 making him move his queen or exchange which then leaves his d5 pawn under extreme pressure.
Re:What to play next - 2008/05/01 19:59no, just wanting to clrify whether or not my moves were the correct ones. seems ok so far. i ended up winning the game through a v bad mistake on his part but he managed to turn my strong advantage at the start completely around and i am trying to disect how. seems i have done roughly what you guys have said so far.
Re:What to play next - 2008/05/01 20:34I like the alternative with 21...exd5 22.Qxb7 dxc4 White has to do something about the pawns, but this won't be very easy. E.g. after 23.Qb4 d3 24.Qxc4 d2 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Qc3 I still prefer to play with the black pieces. The alternative 21 Re7 22 Qxd6 is probably also better for Black, but I should prefer to play the bishop sacrifice. This may partly be a matter of personal taste.
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