how is this opening for tournaments like under 1600
1600 is good but also against higher rating players too. The strat is pretty straightfoward: play b3, e3,Nf3, Bb5, get castled, then look to make a c4 push or after rook c1 - c4. I have seen high rated GMs use it in Blits and bullet. Cheers.
In general, good. It depends of course how you set up. I have played owen a few times against weaker players, with good results. On this level players dont understand the fight for d4/e5.
Here is a game Carlson once played with it:
de.lichess.org/UCHKCO74
Here is a game Carlson once played with it:
de.lichess.org/UCHKCO74
if your opp does not allow Bb5(, fianchetto your other bishop to g2), play on queenside with c4:
de.lichess.org/9CQA1A3A
de.lichess.org/9CQA1A3A
Есть хитрый план развития за чёрных, сбивающий белых с накатанных схем: Конь g8-f6, пешка g7-g6, Слон f8-g7. Вместе с гроссмейстером по переписке г. Калиниченко рекомендую попробовать.
@ujcn also against a Bg7 setup, the double fianchetto and c4, d4 (or sometimes d3,a3,b4) is good.
Here is another Kramnik Example for d2-d4:
de.lichess.org/5UkATRzD#19
and here is a Caruana Example for d3, a3 and b4:
de.lichess.org/pMWfy8AJ#14
Here is another Kramnik Example for d2-d4:
de.lichess.org/5UkATRzD#19
and here is a Caruana Example for d3, a3 and b4:
de.lichess.org/pMWfy8AJ#14
thank u Mr. Selfmateman....its been very useful to me
welcome :) Here is one last example for a setup where white lets his pawn on d2, retakes with b3xc4 on ..d5xc4 and plays on kingside with f4 and g4:
de.lichess.org/YzIalsL2#22
de.lichess.org/YzIalsL2#22
№6 Отвечаю. В партии Крамник - Свидлер ничто не принуждало чёрных перейти к позициям типа еж. Во второй партии Сaruna - Fressinet чёрные могли играть 16. ... К:d5!? Тогда в случае 17.c:d ... запирался слон на g2, и чёрные могли контратаковать на королевском фланге. В случае 17. С:d5 ..., то 17. ... Сe6. 18. Cg2 ... играть по центру - 18. ... d5!? и дальше d5- d4, захватывая пространство.
@ujcn i agree with you that Caruanas Nh3- setup is probably not of any theoretical relevance. With correct play (d5-d4 as you suggested) black should at least have not the slightest problems. I took this game because it shows a typical scheme of white play on queenside against suboptimal black play. Edit: this structure can also arise with white playing Ng1-f3-e1-c2-b4/e3-d5/c6 instead of Nh3-g5-e4-c3-d5
Regarding the Kramnik- Svidler game. Its not so simple for black here. If he does not fianchetto his bishop to b7 white often can create a weak pawn on c6 and play against it. Here is an example game by Granda Zuniga, where he even gives his g2 bishop to achieve that goal:
de.lichess.org/0vuipKwW#24
Regarding the Kramnik- Svidler game. Its not so simple for black here. If he does not fianchetto his bishop to b7 white often can create a weak pawn on c6 and play against it. Here is an example game by Granda Zuniga, where he even gives his g2 bishop to achieve that goal:
de.lichess.org/0vuipKwW#24
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