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23. PxP
If 23.....Rxa3 then 24. Nb1

Why do you use both descriptive and algebraic notation? (:

I'm dyslexic. Someone told me that I am illiterate. I told him,"NO! Both of my parents were married!"
One time my car broke down and I had to hitchhike. I got beat up. I was using the wrong finger!

I enjoyed that post. (:

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1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Na5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Nf3 d6 7.Qe2 h6 8.Be3 Nxc4 9.dxc4 Be7 10.O-O-O Qa5 11.c5 Qc7 12.cxd6 Bxd6 13.a3 b5 14.Qd3 Be7 15.Ne2 a5 16.Ng3 Be6 17.h3 O-O 18.Nd2 Rfb8 19.Qe2 a4 20.Nh5 Nxh5 21.Qxh5 b4 22.axb4 a3 23.bxa3 Rxa3 24.Nb1 Ra1

25. c3

25...c5

26. Kd2

26...cxb4

Gotta say I love Chess..

Speaking of the sicilian defense I found an interesting variation.

Many people try to trip you up to playing an opening you don't like or favour them. Like this:

1. E4 C5
2. NC3 NC6 (or g6)
3. NF3 .. followed by 4. D4 leading to the dragon variation (which you might not like or know or even want to play).

But on 3 NF3 .. you can try 3. ... D6
Now on 4. NF3.. BG4

Consider that most variations eliminate the possibility of BG4. Also you have less space so it's strategically correct to exchange pieces (at some point you would with a bishop on G4). It can be a tricky variation at first but the key is not to delay your kingside development unless you can't help it. It looks dangerous but I haven't had an opponent bust this variation yet. You can end up with good control of the D4 square (temporarily maybe) and squash any of whites attempts to play a later D4. I often end up with the initiative in the form of queenside expansion or a central break that leaves me with at least a space advantage.

White is left only with the other possibility to play the closed sicilian, but in which you have already commited to playing D6. In that case just develop classicaly with e6, nf6, be7 and 0-0. You lost a tempo for a possible D5 but you're playing a closed game so that's ok.

27. PxP

I always play this in response to the Sicilian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_D ... rra_Gambit

Difficult to handle for black but not impossible . I got in trouble as black with the sicilian in a tourney a couple of years ago with this.

There's a way to keep the material and not have serious issues involving just making solid sensible moves and developing but I forget the details sadly. I know it has to do with the spawn structure D6, E6 with NF6. Not sure it's a "refutation" or anything, just not so bad as all the other awful replies black can make.

I tried a way for black myself involving keeping my options open by playing the immediate 3.. NC6 and 4.. D6 and delaying the move ..e6 until it's clear white wont allow any .. BG4 in response to a NF3 which could involve exchanging pieces (pawn up) or deny a great square on D4 for whites Kings Knight to join the queenside attack. It's only a theory as I don't see the Mora a lot. Has the danger you must not delay K-side development any more after 4.. D6 and you more or less must play 5 .. E6 (followed by 6.. be7 if allowed) if white plays 5. h3. Otherwise you just play .. E6 the moment the bishop reaches G4 so it's outside the pawn chain.

In follow up to my earlier post I think it's lame that people try to trip you up and odd that books don't mention the possibility of BG4 in the closed variation transposing to an open variation - which is just eliminated as a matter of routine in the sicilian white setups usually (as is any NG4 to hit a Be3).

27...Rxb4

I've heard about mail chess. But never forum chess=P

But anyways; anyone following the tournament in Azerbaijan? It's kinda interesting to follow the best rated player in the world. Being a Norwegian, I'm a fan of Magnus Carlsen, so I'm rooting for him. You can see the chess boards live here. ( select Gashimov Memorial 2014 ) And you can see a live stream here.

I saw a few rounds live. The commentary by Svidler was excellent, as usual.
Do you play competitively?

The most important thing I learned from reading about Carlsen is that his opening system is rather "tame" compared to some other notable players (relatively speaking of course), and he tries to outplay you in the middle- and endgames. Since I will never get to GM-level play and have to worry about massive preparation, I developed a more positional (less sharp) repertoire and focused more on endgame play, and it has reaped benefits - I have won a ton of 'lost' games because they got an advantage too early.