Didn't know that this was the Spanish opening, I usually play like this though ^^ Still, I think Bishop to B5 is a pretty poor move, but I don't know anything better.
1:39 Isn't it better for blacks to take the pawn (exd4 Nxd4. Then black white will no longer have any pawn on the d and e files) instead of retreating the knight?
And why is it better to take the white bishop (2:47) with the d pawn and not the b pawn? (for me, taking with the b pawn opens a file for the rook and grants a better center control).
1. After ...exd4, Black has problems on the e-file after White plays Re1 followed by Nxd4.
2. Taking with the b-pawn is possible, but most players consider it to be too structurally weakening. In addition, Black is behind in development whereas White can castle immediately. ...dxc6 occurs 98.55% of the time in modern practice.
Didn't know that this was the Spanish opening, I usually play like this though ^^ Still, I think Bishop to B5 is a pretty poor move, but I don't know anything better.
RsGhost1 11 months ago
bc4 and nc3 arnt bad moves it just means u wanna play a difrent game type...
fatkidonpogo1 1 year ago
loved the "spanish auto-pilot" description. I never heard about it before.
brozors 1 year ago
very instructional. I like it a lot.
RicardoRix 2 years ago
1:39 Isn't it better for blacks to take the pawn (exd4 Nxd4. Then black white will no longer have any pawn on the d and e files) instead of retreating the knight?
And why is it better to take the white bishop (2:47) with the d pawn and not the b pawn? (for me, taking with the b pawn opens a file for the rook and grants a better center control).
elcoincoin 2 years ago
1. After ...exd4, Black has problems on the e-file after White plays Re1 followed by Nxd4.
2. Taking with the b-pawn is possible, but most players consider it to be too structurally weakening. In addition, Black is behind in development whereas White can castle immediately. ...dxc6 occurs 98.55% of the time in modern practice.
GeniusProphecy 2 years ago