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| Posted by houseofcook blitzbrain.net 6/27/2008 11:03:13 Play online chess |  Subject: The Lion SystemMessage: Has anyone played the Lion System similar in some ways to the Pirc or Philidore. Apparently you can play it as black against almost any opening chosen by white. I would be interested in anyone's views as it looks an interesting opening to adopt. Black would play the following moves. 1---d6 2.---Nf6---- 3. Nd7--- 4.----e5 5.--- Be7 6.---O-O 7.---c6 etc. Does anyone play this regularly ? What are the aims of this opening for the Middlegame ? I look forward to your replies. | ||||
| Posted by ionadowman blitzbrain.net 6/27/2008 14:56:34 Play online chess | There was a thread about this quite a while back. Message: I've been meaning to give it a try myself but ... so many openings; so little time... ;-) Ion | ||||
| Posted by jstevens1 blitzbrain.net 6/28/2008 09:08:19 Play online chess | The Lion System Message: I was white and I played against The Lion System as follows:- 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bg5 c6 9. O-O-O+ Kc7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Be2 Bh6+ 12. Kb1 Rg8 13. g3 f5 14. Rf1 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Be6 16. Nf3 Ng4 17. Nd4 Bd5 18. Bxg4 Rxg4 19. Nf6 Rxd4 20. Nxd5+ Rxd5 21. Rxf7+ Rd7 22. Rxd7+ Kxd7 23. a3 Rf8 24. Rg1 Rf2 25. h4 Bd2 26. g4 Ke6 27. g5 Kf5 28. Rg3 Ke6 29. g6 hxg6 30. Rxg6+ Kd7 31. h5 Rh2 32. Rg7+ Kc8 33. Rh7 a6 34. Ka1 Bg5 35. Kb1 Rh1+ 36. Ka2 Rd1 37. h6 Rd8 38. Kb3 Bf6 39. Rf7 Be5 40. h7 Bh8 41. c3 Kb8 42. Kc2 Ka7 43. a4 Kb6 44. a5+ Kxa5 45. Rxb7 Be5 46. b4+ Ka4 47. Rb6 Ka3 48. Rxa6# Hope this will be of interest to you. Cheers. Joanne ——— Chess: Karpov turns the screw — Karpov-Smyslov, Moscow 1972. White has come out of the opening with a certain spatial advantage. Now he has to find a plan. Warning: you're not looking for a sacrificial combination – this is Karpovian, it's all about subtlety and strategy. RB: I've nominated Karpov's Strategic Wins 1: The Making of a Champion by Tibor Karolyi (Quality Chess) for our book of the year award. It's a year-on-year account of Karpov's career from 1961 to 1985, nicely laid out and well annotated. Karpov's style is positional, unhurried and exceptionally deep. Constantly alert to the counter-stroke, he likes to make small improving moves. Some of Karpov's choices remain, even with the help of a chess computer, mysterious, as ... Posted by ganstaman | blitzbrain.net 6/29/2008 08:58:58 Play online chess Message:  www.vanrekom.nl
I play this from time to time. It's not bad, but sort of ends up cramped. Because of that, I find myself reacting more to white's moves. I guess that the general plan is to get uncramped? Black has built up a solid position, so try not to ruin that while still opening up. ——— Winning in long run requires motivation — Chess is a worthy pursuit for all seasons of life; 6- and 7-year-olds can play a pretty good game. In recent years, chess players in their early teens have become grandmasters. And a 20-year-old, Magnus Carlsen, is the highest-rated chess player in the world. Meanwhile, 82-year-old Viktor Korchnoi is still capable of winning tournaments, though not at the same level as before. When do chess grandmasters reach their peak? The ballpark figure used to be 35. But two chess players in their early 40s — the champion, Viswanathan Anand; and the challenger, Boris Gelfand — will face off for the world title in the summer. Gelfand embraces the age factor. He sees no decline in his ... Posted by tonguetide | blitzbrain.net 7/05/2008 18:51:07 Play online chess The White LionMessage: ——— Chess: European Players Are Well Paid for Team Play — The difference between the game in the United States and Europe is easy to illustrate by comparing two team competitions currently under way. The European Club Cup, which ends Sunday in Slovenia, features many of the world’s best chess players, among them Boris Gelfand, Peter Svidler, Teimour Radjabov and Ruslan Ponomariov. They have no particular loyalty to their chess clubs. They are playing because they are being paid, often quite well. And the clubs with the deepest pockets, like OSG Baden Baden in Germany and Tomsk-400 in Russia, are the only ones with a legitimate chance to win the chess tournament. Compare that to the setup of the United States Chess League, which just finished its fifth week of ... |