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after scoring what can only be described as a stunning upset of highly ranked anand,I am now brimming with confidence and enthusiaism.http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/wink.gif

Who among you has the courage to step up?

Since I have played 2 with black and 1 with white I will select the white pieces making any prospective opponents task even more daunting.....


1.c4

1c4 b6http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif

let me be the underdog!

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Nothing is too wonderful to be true

Allrighty then.Game on.Play good.

Now,what is this b6 business?I'm not familiar with this move in response to c4,therefore it must be bad http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/wink.gif

1.c4...b6
2.Nc3

1.c4...b6
2.Nc3 Bb7

Actually I gave it an exclamation mark, but I swapped it round with a smilie to confuse youhttp://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/biggrin.gif.

Congrats by the way on your win. I must confess there was a spell in that game when I had not a clue what was happening. So please don't try to repeat the position in this gamehttp://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif

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Nothing is too wonderful to be true

1.c4...b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4

Thanks.It was a good game for me.Always nice to take a high ranked scalp even in this format http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif

1.c4...b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6

If you want a laugh, I just turned down a draw in a game on Stans netchess and my opponent immediately "sacrificed" a rook to win my queen and destroy my position! I thought the draw offer was his admission that I was at least equal, but it turned out to be a deep bluff.

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Nothing is too wonderful to be true

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5

uncharted waters for me, but the shoreline is still in view.

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Nothing is too wonderful to be true

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5
5.Be2

looks like this might get complicated.....

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5
5.Be2 Nc6

.... and to think I prefer nice clear and simple classical lineshttp://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif

..I can tell by the way you play http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/wink.gif

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5
5.Be2 Nc6
6.Nf3

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5
5.Be2 Nc6
6.Nf3 Nd4

..... castle early; don't move the same piece twice in the opening; minimum pawn moves until you are developed..... see, I know all the rules!

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5
5.Be2 Nc6
6.Nf3 Nd4
7.Nxd4

Well..ya got me thinkin...which generally leads to trouble for me http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/wink.gif

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5
5.Be2 Nc6
6.Nf3 Nd4
7.Nxd4 cxd4

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5
5.Be2 Nc6
6.Nf3 Nd4
7.Nxd4 cxd4
8.Nb1

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5
5.Be2 Nc6
6.Nf3 Nd4
7.Nxd4 cxd4
8.Nb1 Bb4+

1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5
5.Be2 Nc6
6.Nf3 Nd4
7.Nxd4 cxd4
8.Nb1 Bb4+
9.Nd2

you like classical lines?...c4 (b6http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif)

I like the flexibilty of the English or the Reti.
....b6 was possibly played to steer for a Queen's Indian setup or something.I like black's set up right now

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1.c4 b6
2.Nc3 Bb7
3.e4 e6
4.d3 c5
5.Be2 Nc6
6.Nf3 Nd4
7.Nxd4 cxd4
8.Nb1 Bb4+
9.Nd2 d5

Sorry to take so long. You know how catious I like to be<IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif" border=0> The position is a little frightening especially after watching Smash and Anand play such a complex game. So since you like my setup so much, I'm going to change it a bit.

Funnily enough I do like classical play. In fact I've gone back to 1. d4 in some games on the net recently. For this game, I felt I had to try one more time with the English Defense. If it had (or even if it has) transposed into a QID I probably would not have recognized it because despite a lifelong love of the fianchetto (mainly on account of the sound of the word<IMG SRC="http://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif" border=0>), I've never played QID.

edit: I just realized my move is a blunder at the moment I pressed the button. I was only looking at some bits of the boardhttp://forums.civfanatics.com/ubb/smile.gif. Oh well. We can play again?

[This message has been edited by Algernon Pondlife (edited May 28, 2001).]

oh dear...yes..I guess I just play Qa4+ here...hehehe...I hope your getaway went better.

Yes,I'll play again.I think we should switch colors this time.