

Rather, following the logic given above, white should strike the new bastion e5 by 3.Nf3 and (in reply to 3.d6 or. Now white need not continue attacking d5, which black abandoned without a fight, by 3.g3 and 4.Bg2. (Even with 2.e6 he could not control d5 in the long run.) This weakens d5 and reveals his intention of building his position around e5 by such moves as. Should black support d5 by l.Nf6, then white reinforces the attack by 2.Nc3. Therefore, the ideal initial move is 1.c4, immediately taking aim at d5. One would expect black's strongest point in the center to be d5 since, unlike e5, it has natural protection by the queen. Most likely by exposing and attacking the opponent's strong points. In closed positions it plays almost no role.Ĭonsequently, it would seem to be in white's interest to open the game (without loss of tempo, of course).

It is known that the significance of a single tempo, and thus the significance of development, is greatest in open positions. "Now I will propose a thesis, the proof of which the reader and I can seek together. He plays g2–g3 sometimes on the first, sometimes on the second, sometimes on the third, and sometimes not until the fourth move."ġ. " is a most versatile player in the openings. Such as in the French defence, Sicilian defence, or Caro–Kann defence. The KIA is often used against the semi-open defences where black responds asymmetrically to e4,

The fianchettoed bishop may influence the center following subsequent moves, and castling removes the king to safety while bringing a rook into the game. The pawn at d3 and the knight at d2 both defend the pawn at e4, the knight at f3 attacks the center, The resulting arrangement has multiple positional themes: The king's bishop fianchettoes at g2 following the g-pawn's movement to g3, and white castles kingside. The center pawns are developed to d3 and e4, the knights are developed to d2 and f3, Is a chess opening system for white, characterized by several moves. The King's Indian Attack (or KIA), also known as the Barcza system, after Gedeon Barcza, "Thinking of you, I was able to win the game" His absurd openings and still wining the game.Īmong others, games 15 and 16 are particularly good.Īfter winning a game he would phone three different women, and say the same to all of them: Vladimir Kramnik 2770 vs Garry Kasparov 2849. The second and more important skill is trust (in team work). The first thing is when you work with a team you must learn to suppress your initial desire to say something. Nottingham Chess Tournament 1936 (+133 nice games), C60, Ruy Lopez C63, Schliemann C64, open C65, Berlin
