📕#48
White has to take into account the maneuver Ra8-c8-c4. His queen has nothing to do on h6, and its transfer to e3 serves to consolidate his position. 1.Qh3! (incidentally, there is the threat of 20.Nxd5) 1...Rf7 2.Qe3
White has to take into account the maneuver Ra8-c8-c4. His queen has nothing to do on h6, and its transfer to e3 serves to consolidate his position. 1.Qh3! (incidentally, there is the threat of 20.Nxd5) 1...Rf7 2.Qe3
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1...Rxc6!! 2.Qxc6 Ng3+ 3.hxg3 [3.Rxg3 Qxb2 4.h4 Rb8µ] 3...Qxg5 4.Rb1 Qh5+ 5.Rh2 Qxf3+ 6.Rg2 Qh5+= ½-½
1...Rxc6!! 2.Qxc6 Ng3+ 3.hxg3 [3.Rxg3 Qxb2 4.h4 Rb8µ] 3...Qxg5 4.Rb1 Qh5+ 5.Rh2 Qxf3+ 6.Rg2 Qh5+= ½-½
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 49
A: a.b5 – 19
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 66%
C:Ne2 – 7
👍👍👍 24%
B: Ne1 – 3
👍 10%
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A: a.b5 – 19
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 66%
C:Ne2 – 7
👍👍👍 24%
B: Ne1 – 3
👍 10%
👥 29 people voted so far.
📕Unity Chess Multiple Choice 50
B: Nd1 – 24
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
A: Bd3 – 5
👍 17%
C: Qb2 – 1
▫️ 3%
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B: Nd1 – 24
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 80%
A: Bd3 – 5
👍 17%
C: Qb2 – 1
▫️ 3%
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📘 4.Q.d4
The hungarian variation is the alternative to the mainline. This variation has been tried by many top players including Carlsen, Karjakin, Andreikin, Nepom, Malakhov and Alekseev. The idea of Q.d4 can be either to set up a Maroczy bind by playing c4 or to lead in development and castle long.
The hungarian variation is the alternative to the mainline. This variation has been tried by many top players including Carlsen, Karjakin, Andreikin, Nepom, Malakhov and Alekseev. The idea of Q.d4 can be either to set up a Maroczy bind by playing c4 or to lead in development and castle long.
📘 In general against Maroczy Bind black main plans are:
1. Simplification as he has less space.
2. Active play on dark squares after exchanging dark square bishops.
3. Attacking the center by either b5 or f5.
4. Transfering to hedgehog by playing e6.
In this position black has given his knight for white's light square bishop; therefore, it is much more difficult to implement the second plan and play on dark squares since black c6 bishop can not work on dark squares. Some of the plans that are played by top grandmasters are:
1. Korobov's idea for simplification by Nd7-c5-e6
2. MVL's plan of Nd7-c5 and Bd7 and f5.
3. Movsesian's plan of Qa5-h5
1. Simplification as he has less space.
2. Active play on dark squares after exchanging dark square bishops.
3. Attacking the center by either b5 or f5.
4. Transfering to hedgehog by playing e6.
In this position black has given his knight for white's light square bishop; therefore, it is much more difficult to implement the second plan and play on dark squares since black c6 bishop can not work on dark squares. Some of the plans that are played by top grandmasters are:
1. Korobov's idea for simplification by Nd7-c5-e6
2. MVL's plan of Nd7-c5 and Bd7 and f5.
3. Movsesian's plan of Qa5-h5
📘 11...Ra7!? An interesting typical idea to put pressure on central light squares by Qa8. Afterwards, black can consider Bc6 with the idea of activating the rook by either b5 or Rc7.
📘This is another gambit named after Marshal. After
4.e4 d.e4 5.N.e4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Q.d4 7.B.b4 Q.e4 8.Be2 or 8.Ne2
white fully compensate the material disadvantage based on positional factors:
1. Strong dark square bishop
2. Inactivity if Bc8
3. weakness of dark squares in black's camp.
4.initiative
4.e4 d.e4 5.N.e4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Q.d4 7.B.b4 Q.e4 8.Be2 or 8.Ne2
white fully compensate the material disadvantage based on positional factors:
1. Strong dark square bishop
2. Inactivity if Bc8
3. weakness of dark squares in black's camp.
4.initiative