Comments for Chess Openings Explained https://chessopeningsexplained.com Mon, 26 Jun 2023 23:19:37 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Learn A New Setup Against the English with Bf5! by Alex Latham https://chessopeningsexplained.com/learn-a-new-setup-against-the-english-with-bf5/#comment-372 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 23:19:37 +0000 https://chessopeningsexplained.com/?p=1651#comment-372 Only the video on 5.a3 is left in the English, without d4.

]]> Comment on Punish the Passive Pirc Set-ups! by Alex Latham https://chessopeningsexplained.com/punish-passive-pirc-set-ups/#comment-363 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 23:10:11 +0000 https://chessopeningsexplained.com/?p=1084#comment-363 15.Ba2 is even stronger than 15.Bb3, 15…Qd6 16.Ne2 Qxe6 17.c4! dxc4?! (17…Qf7 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.Bxb6 and 20.0-0 with an advantage) 18.Nf4 Qf7 (Qd6? 19.Bxc4+ Kh7 20.Qc2 with a winning attack) 19.Bc2 (threatening to trap the queen with 20.Bxg6) e5 20.Nxg6 Re8 21.Nh4 e4 22.0-0 (threatening 23.Bxb6) and now : a. 22…Nd5 23.Bd4 Bxd4 24.Qxd4 Qf6 25.Qxf6 Nxf6 26.Nf5, and Black soon loses the pawn on c4 or the pawn on h6, or b. 22…Nbd7 23.Nf5 Qg6 24.Nxg7 Kxg7 25.Ra3 with a big advantage for White; Black has no good move.

]]> Comment on Punish the Passive Pirc Set-ups! by Alex Latham https://chessopeningsexplained.com/punish-passive-pirc-set-ups/#comment-362 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 22:48:03 +0000 https://chessopeningsexplained.com/?p=1084#comment-362 The toughest line for White is 1. e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h3 0-0 6.Be3 a6 7.a4 b6 8.e5!? Nfd7 9.e6! fxe6 10.Bc4 Nf6 11.d5! c6! 12.Ng5! h6 13.Nxe6 dxe6 14.dxe6 d5, when 15.Bb3 is better than 15.Be2 Qd6 16.Qd3 Kh7 17.h4 h5 18.g4 Nxg4 19.Bxg4 hxg4 20.h5, which fails to 17…Qxe6!; one line is: 15…Qd6 16.Ne2 Qxe6 (16…c5 17.c3 Nc6 18.0-0 Rad8 19.Bc2 g5 20.Ng3 Qxe6 21.Nf5 Ne4 22.Nxg7) 17.c4! dxc4?! (17…Qf7 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.0-0) 18.Nf4 Qf7 (Qd6? 19.Bxc4+ Kh7 20.Qc2 with a winning attack) 19.Bc2 (threatening to trap the queen with 20.Bxg6) e5 20.Nxg6 Re8 21. Nh4 e4 22.Nf5, followed by 0-0 and Nxg7, when Black has too many pawn weaknesses.

]]> Comment on Neutralize Old But Tricky Bd2 Nimzo! by Michael Cavallo https://chessopeningsexplained.com/neutralize-old-but-tricky-bd2-nimzo/#comment-270 Sun, 06 Mar 2022 17:01:56 +0000 https://chessopeningsexplained.com/?p=1624#comment-270 I like the new line! Thanks for adding new content in 2022.

]]> Comment on Cool Trap in the Maroczy Bind f3 Setup! by Daniel Andrzejewski https://chessopeningsexplained.com/cool-trap-in-the-maroczy-bind-f3-setup/#comment-264 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:45:40 +0000 https://chessopeningsexplained.com/?p=1561#comment-264 Wow! Absolutely beautiful analysis.

]]> Comment on Neutralize Tricky 3.h4 vs Hyper-Accelerated Dragon! by Carlos Alberto Diaz Velez https://chessopeningsexplained.com/neutralize-whites-tricky-3-h4-vs-hyper-accelerated-dragon/#comment-263 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:25:51 +0000 https://chessopeningsexplained.com/?p=1576#comment-263 Excellent explanation, so strong for Black!

]]> Comment on Grand Prix A-Bomb Attack, Brand New Weapon Revealed! by Alex Latham https://chessopeningsexplained.com/grand-prix-a-bomb-attack-brand-new-weapon-revealed/#comment-262 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 06:02:43 +0000 https://chessopeningsexplained.com/?p=1609#comment-262 Against 1. e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 d5 4. Nf3 Nf6, I think 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.d3 should be recommended, when after 7.dxe4 8.Nxe4 transposes. 5.e5 Nfd7 6.g3!? is also interesting.

]]> Comment on Refute the Stafford Gambit with a Quiet Pawn Move! by Alex Latham https://chessopeningsexplained.com/refute-the-stafford-gambit-with-a-quiet-pawn-move/#comment-261 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 05:53:40 +0000 https://chessopeningsexplained.com/?p=1587#comment-261 After 6.h3, 6…g5 deserves comment. After 7.d3 Rg8 (most popular reply), the engine prefers 8.e5 Nd5 9.Ne4 Be7 10.c4 Nf4 (Nb6 11. Be3, and if 11..g4 12.Qc2 gxh3 13.g3! and 14.Bxh3 stops Black’s attack, after which White has the pawn AND the compensation!) 11.Be3 Bf5 12.Qb3

]]> Comment on Refute the Stafford Gambit with a Quiet Pawn Move! by Thomas Yerg https://chessopeningsexplained.com/refute-the-stafford-gambit-with-a-quiet-pawn-move/#comment-260 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:53:40 +0000 https://chessopeningsexplained.com/?p=1587#comment-260 I recognize that Fritz-17 evaluations can produce results that are “theoretically” better but difficult or unpleasant to handle. My first instinct confronted by the Stafford Gambit was 6. Qe2 …and it looks like a satisfactory response according to Fritz-17 which also offers the alternative 6. f3 …
I assume that I am missing an important defensive principle. Perhaps, the best approach is to immediately prevent Black from placing a minor piece on g4.

6.h3 0–0 7.d3 Re8 8.Be2 Bd4 9.0–0 Be6 10.Be3…[1.07/23]
6.Qe2 0–0 7.f3 Re8 8.g3 Nd5 9.d3 b6 10.Nd1…[0.97/23]
6.f3 0–0 7.Ne2 Bb6 8.a4 a5 9.c3 Qe7 10.Qc2…[0.83/23]

]]> Comment on Learn from GM Perelshteyn’s Mistakes in this English Sideline! by Niki Banerjee https://chessopeningsexplained.com/learn-gm-perelshteyns-mistakes-english-sideline/#comment-251 Mon, 31 May 2021 12:01:42 +0000 https://chessopeningsexplained.com/?p=925#comment-251 Very instructive middle game for all of us, thanks for sharing this game Eugene!

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