chess

[TimM]

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1. Bg5...Be7
2. Bxf6...Bxf6


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This is the right idea. There is no good bishop with 16 pawns on the board. Black's f6 knight is a much better piece than white's bishop, so this is a good trade for white.

The rest of Fritz's line is messy. After exchanging on f6 you can also play on the queenside with ideas of b4, Na4-c5, c4, Rc1 etc.

[disjunction]

OMG I actually got a chess problem right.

Jim Brier, I am now ready for your next hand quiz.

[KingDan]

If anyone wants to play a game, I play on ICC (chessclub.com) and FICS (freechess.org), my username is KingDan on each.

My uscf is somewhere in the 2100s.

[Punker]

The suggestions so far are moves, not plans. To make a plan, you have to study the features of the position.

Your e3 pawn is a passive weakness that should be addressed immediately.

You have a couple of plans by which to do so. The first plan is to find a way to play e3-e4, which is going to be difficult. Doing so would mean first occupying e5, then playing f2-f3, and e3-e4. Note that you can play Nf3-e5 right now, followed by Ne5xc6 and Bf4xd6, and then f3-e4. Its not clear if this leads to an advantage, but this would probably be my preferred method of play. Your king ends up a little exposed, but he will likely be stuck with a rough pawn structure; as such, you should then strive to exchange queens, and play for an endgame advantage.

The alternate plan is to hunker down in the center and leave it locked up. You can then play on the queenside by attempting to play c2-c4 at some point. The downside of this is that you will have to surrender the e4 square and a probably king side attack (since to play c2-c4, you will have to move your c3 knight, which allows black to play Nf6-e4).

Its a question of what you are comfortable with. If you don't mind defending yourself, I would play something along the lines of Nc3-e2, followed by c2-c4. If you are a little apprehensive, I'd play Nf3-e5.

It's a question of hypermodern play vs classical play; you can either fight for the center by trying to arrange e3-e4, or you can let him have the center and try and come in via the wings by making c2-c4 happen.

[SCfuji]

wow... wow. ty. so much info.

[rory]

You have a tactic. Bg5 threatens the immediate win of the d5 pawn. The only defense is Be7 after which Qb5 wins the d5 pawn.

[Punker]

1.Bg5 Be7 2.Qb5 Ne4 3.Bxe7 Nxe7 should hold the d5 pawn I believe. If you want to go grabbing b7, good luck. You'll lose b2 back shortly and have to contend with a monster black center.

[rory]

white picks up the a pawn too. that should be enough to win. black does have a monster center but doesn't really have any place to go with it.

[bugstud]

bg5 be7 bxf6 bxf6 Qb5 looks like an improved line tactically

[SCfuji]

i moved the bishop and got rocked. it was actually looking good for about 6 moves too. effing computer. can any of you guys actually beat this fricken jchess pos?