Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: Grabbing squares - French Defence

[7777Ralph]

cont.....I also noticed that when I refused to do anything except move my knight back and forth like they did, when they tried to initiate any sort of plan or improvement, it usually back fired on their very first move.

[7777Ralph]

This is interesting because at around the 1400-1500 a great many people play the caro-kann a & colle system. I experimented by doing nothing and just seeing if they would attack. Nope, they just move their knight back and forth and around the board. Their only strategy is to wait for the other person to make a mistake, which usually happens at this level bracket. Its far more likely in this level range to make a bad move than a good one, sadly.

[TomLakovic]

maybe after Re1+ (5:44) Bf1 hanging blacks Q & R both? black has to lose a move with Qd8 right? (or does he take both Rs and deal with some coordination issues?) if he does play Qd8, then Rxe1 wins a move and the c pawn is protected. at least its an improvement no?

[Acephalic66]

Great stuff as always  - Thaks Kingcrusher !!

[gologram]

Adams is one of a few Westeners who knows nearly everything about chess.I heard Boriss Spassky communicated with him.

[furrer08]

Normally its very hard to win the exchange-variation, gope to get some tricks (just draw a game yesterday).

[junkyjuice21]

The name Peter Large sounds naughty.

[buffguy86]

lol

[marticus42]

Kingcrusher I don't comment often but I did want to make a small point. You're quite good with chess, and deliver every analysis with clear points and thought out variations. Quick concise and rarely repeating thoughts in every video.

My only complaint was that you didn't include move lists, but you started doing that as well! 5/5 stars.

Don't let people tell you how to make videos.

[kingscrusher]

For some reason, I thought it wouldn't be that appreciated as it is not really a classic celebrated game like most of the other ones in the "Instructive" game series.

However I changed my mind about it. I did have a personal angle on the game (I was at the Lloyds bank masters wondering around that year), and for that main reason, I decided to reinstate it, and potentially "damage" the new "Instructive game" brand.

[kingscrusher]

I also reasoned that if people don't like a particular game or video then thats fine too. I can't possibly try and make every game "brilliant", and don't really want to, because there are relatively dull, boring but necessary strategic ideas often used in winning many games. I believe that "grabbing squares" is one of them - a "meat and potatoes" strategy.

[GregPruden]

Personally I quite enjoyed this video, more as an example of how to generate counterplay and activate a passive position, but still liked it nonetheless.

[ex0duzz]

Yes, it's not as 'instructive' in that sense compared to the other games in the series(since i'm guessing most GM's play 'drawish' and solid as black, and wait for counterplay through whites mistake or overreaching etc), but it's always nice to hear your stories concerning the games. That's half the reason why i really like your videos. You can sense your passion for the game, rather than just reading out rybka analysis. Always appreciated.

[kiitoob]

maybe white should have played nh5 immediately after the exchange on f6...instead of qd2...looks stronger.

[GregPruden]

Ah you put this back up I was wondering what happened to it :P

[Coolfunster]

you know you have a wikipedia entry right? look under your youtube name. =)

[buffguy86]

i couldnt find it

[trixapete]

nice video - one comment though - i think its important to keep objective about the positions as they arise, and not to be guided by the fact that youre coming to the game from a black perspective.

adams' position was not 'solid' but frankly poor at times there and white should arguably have done better. adams did do very well to turn the game around though and was an interesting point u made.

thanks kingscrusher good to see u posting again

[kingscrusher]

Ahh when I think of "solid", I think of the system he played as relatively solid compared to say playing the Sicilian Sveshnikov - having a gaping hole on d5. Adams didn't seem to have any major structural weaknesses. But White did seem to have a dangerous attacking position.

[xXxWilliExXx]

Black's position was generally solid although I do agree White could have done better with his kingside attack. Adams' position was never "poor", in my opinion, although he was certainly on the defensive for the opening. The game was looking drawish until White made a few positional errors such as conceding the bishop pair.