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e4 is good Go for something like this: https://www.chess.com/openings/C01_French_Defense_Mediterranean_Defense
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Don't be intimidated. xd5
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Jul 11, 2017 19:11
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Nc3, puts pressure on their queen and there's not a lot of good places to stash her afterward.
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Jul 11, 2017 23:04
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They're goons. Do you honestly think they're going to do anything other then bash face-first into the problem?
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Jul 11, 2017 23:25
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Why not Bb5? That forces them to sacrifice a piece.
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Jul 12, 2017 11:32
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 I'm still making a case for Bb5, which naturally proceeds to this state.Black's queen side pawns and knight are pinned down, the only bad thing is that black gets the first unforced move.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:44
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If they advance their knight we capture it with our bishop. A bishop for a knight is a good trade.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:53
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Yeah, my main problem is being too aggressive. Changing vote from Bb5+ to d4
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Jul 12, 2017 21:15
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Oh look, that move I was just discussing. The correct counter is Be2 right?
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Jul 13, 2017 18:45
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Be2 change to Nf3 Let's not be deliberately stupid
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Jul 13, 2017 20:07
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Fat Samurai posted:A warning that this fucks up our castle position if they decide to take the Knight, leaving the King with nothing in front of it. No, we just take the bishop with our queen.
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Jul 13, 2017 20:11
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If we go Bb5+ they're only going to be in check for 1-2 turns, and the second they're out of check their bishop takes our queen.
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Jul 13, 2017 20:23
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jon joe posted:Good news, everyone! I managed to get my hands on a book dedicated SPECIFICALLY to the Scandinavian defense, with over 200 pages talking only about the Portuguese gambit. How did Pratchett put it? A collection that makes one ponder the viability of razing the planet and starting again from bacterium? 
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Jul 13, 2017 21:20
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If we move Bb5 that initiates a pawn war on c6 that they win. We'll then face a choice as to whether we want to retreat that bishop or start defending the queen. Bb5 is a trade of a pawn and a bishop for one pawn. It's a terrible move. https://lichess.org/editor/rn1qkbnr/p3pppp/2p5/1B6/6b1/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK1NR_w_KQkq_- Added Space fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Jul 14, 2017 |
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Jul 14, 2017 02:07
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jon joe posted:At which point we move f3, they retreat we retreat. If they take we take. What problem? If we move F3 at that we lose that bishop. We'll have traded a bishop for a pawn and ended right back here.
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Jul 14, 2017 03:15
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Yep, we're forked. So we have to make the same move we should have made last turn, only now it's going to cost us a bishop. Good job idiots. f3 Added Space fucked around with this message at 16:59 on Jul 15, 2017 |
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Jul 15, 2017 16:57
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Ok, sure. At worst we capture a pawn for losing our queen. Changing f3 to dxc6
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Jul 15, 2017 20:35
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Nf3, sure
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Jul 16, 2017 17:46
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Yep, Qxf3
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Jul 19, 2017 02:47
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Going against the grain and saying Nc3 to get that piece moving. Casting at this point is just ceding initiative.
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Jul 20, 2017 05:57
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Nc3 still sounds good
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Jul 26, 2017 03:35
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d5
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Jul 30, 2017 19:30
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Yeah, Bf4 is solid.
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Aug 6, 2017 18:04
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Qf5+ is a winner.
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Aug 9, 2017 00:35
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I just had to share this Chess by Post game I played. My opponent was oddly defensive while my Queen's pawn rampaged across the board capturing four pieces, resulting in this state on move 23. What a brave soldier. 
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Aug 10, 2017 06:49
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I'm concerned that leaves our knight out on a limb, and two of the legal moves involve placing the king right next to it. Most likely they'll go Kb7, which makes it difficult for the knight to escape. At best it's a neutral move imo. Rxd7
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Aug 10, 2017 18:37
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I'm going to premptively point out we absolutely have to go Rxd7 next move. Otherwise they go Qxd1 and we're in trouble.
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Qe8, sure
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