Comments on: Exercise IV http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/ Free lessons on chess strategy Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:41:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: random move http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-1770 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:08:29 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-1770 after 1. Bxc5 dxc5 2. Bd7 h6 black is worse but not nearly as bad as the 1. e5 lines after 1. Bxc5 dxc5 2. Bd7 h6 black is worse but not nearly as bad as the 1. e5 lines

]]> by: armis http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-965 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:27:24 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-965 Thanks again for the exercise! I really liked it, although I didn't get it right. Can't wait to see more of them coming Thanks again for the exercise! I really liked it, although I didn’t get it right. Can’t wait to see more of them coming

]]> by: Goran Urosevic http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-960 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:42:03 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-960 Thank you for your kind words Valentin. The content will always remain free. I am thinking of inviting titled players to submit articles in exchange for advertising their coaching services. We'll see how it works. Thank you for your kind words Valentin.

The content will always remain free. I am thinking of inviting titled players to submit articles in exchange for advertising their coaching services. We’ll see how it works.

]]> by: Valentin Paunescu http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-940 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:43:16 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-940 as I missed Bd7, i was thinking of simply Qc2 as black has no usefull moves and white can extend pressure...But Bd7 is streigth win... By the way, I like your site, one of the most usefull chess related sites on the internet. Congrats!(as long as you keep it free :P ) as I missed Bd7, i was thinking of simply Qc2 as black has no usefull moves and white can extend pressure…But Bd7 is streigth win…

By the way, I like your site, one of the most usefull chess related sites on the internet. Congrats!(as long as you keep it free :P )

]]> by: Goran Urosevic http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-926 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:34:17 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-926 Well done Loomis, you found both solutions! Game continued with 1. e5 Re8, we will post about that later. I was very pleased with visual appearance of 1. Bxc5 dxc5 2. Bd7! In your line (c) 5. Qxd8 Rxd8 6. fxe7 Re8 7. Rb1 is better ending for White, but not without technical difficulties. No need to insist on Bxc6 and Ne7 when 3. Be8 Qxe8 4. Qf3 (Qd3, Qc2) looks like decisive advantage. Well done Loomis, you found both solutions! Game continued with 1. e5 Re8, we will post about that later.

I was very pleased with visual appearance of 1. Bxc5 dxc5 2. Bd7! In your line (c) 5. Qxd8 Rxd8 6. fxe7 Re8 7. Rb1 is better ending for White, but not without technical difficulties. No need to insist on Bxc6 and Ne7 when 3. Be8 Qxe8 4. Qf3 (Qd3, Qc2) looks like decisive advantage.

]]> by: Loomis http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-925 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:05:44 +0000 http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/10/exercise-iv/#comment-925 The first thing that comes to mind is exploiting the near mate Ne7+. Since it's guarded by the knight on c6, I look at 1. Bxc5 dxc5 2. Bd7. And now the threat is just Bxc6 and Ne7. I think black has to give up material to save the king. (a) 2. ... Qxd7? 3. Ne7+ Nxe7 4. Qxd7 (b) 2. ... Bxf6 3. Nxf6+ (c) 2. ... Re8 3. Bxc6 bxc6 4. Ne7+ Rxe7 5. fxe7 Line (c) is a bit unsatisfying, after Qxe7 black has 2 pawns for the exchange and white's weak pawns on b2, b3, and e4 and exposed king make for a lot of targets. The move 1. e5 also looks very attractive. The threat of exd6 looks quite strong supporting Ne7+ and threating Bxc5. Black can't take the pawn on e5 (dxe5? Bxc5, or Nxe5 Ne7+). If 1. e5 Ne4 then 2. Bb6 Qe8 3. Bc7 bringing another attacker to d6. The first thing that comes to mind is exploiting the near mate Ne7+. Since it’s guarded by the knight on c6, I look at 1. Bxc5 dxc5 2. Bd7. And now the threat is just Bxc6 and Ne7. I think black has to give up material to save the king.
(a) 2. … Qxd7? 3. Ne7+ Nxe7 4. Qxd7
(b) 2. … Bxf6 3. Nxf6+
(c) 2. … Re8 3. Bxc6 bxc6 4. Ne7+ Rxe7 5. fxe7

Line (c) is a bit unsatisfying, after Qxe7 black has 2 pawns for the exchange and white’s weak pawns on b2, b3, and e4 and exposed king make for a lot of targets.

The move 1. e5 also looks very attractive. The threat of exd6 looks quite strong supporting Ne7+ and threating Bxc5. Black can’t take the pawn on e5 (dxe5? Bxc5, or Nxe5 Ne7+). If 1. e5 Ne4 then 2. Bb6 Qe8 3. Bc7 bringing another attacker to d6.

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