tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post5000790778668359853..comments2024-03-26T09:37:10.506-07:00Comments on Chess Skills: Pressing the AdvantageJames Stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-15452370686380364212009-01-12T08:38:00.000-08:002009-01-12T08:38:00.000-08:00I played 19...Bxb5. Yes it does slightly open line...I played 19...Bxb5. Yes it does slightly open lines to my king, but I have far more material that can fight there than my opponent, and his king is far more vulnerable. Later, my opponent almost looked as if he could get some counterplay along two diagonals--h2-b8 and h3-c8--but my bishop came back to secure e6, which kept both diagonals blocked by pawns. The White king's vulnerability proved decisive and I was glad that I'd kept my cleric.James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-86361605706145445752009-01-12T06:12:00.000-08:002009-01-12T06:12:00.000-08:00I would take the rook, yeah, bishop attacks, but e...I would take the rook, yeah, bishop attacks, but exchange is exchange, also that rook can defend. The attack is still strong after adjusted Wahrheit's line - dxc3, Rd7, Rhd8.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-80063323283002317272009-01-12T05:01:00.000-08:002009-01-12T05:01:00.000-08:00I think that 1. ... Bxf1 is the move to play since...I think that 1. ... Bxf1 is the move to play since 1. Bxb5 just opens up lines to your kingposition.From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-64762138275503745482009-01-11T21:53:00.000-08:002009-01-11T21:53:00.000-08:00All my materialistic instincts say that taking the...All my materialistic instincts say that taking the Exchange should be winning, yet...that bishop is an awesome attacking piece. This isn't really a "concrete" variation, but how about Bxb5 20. Rf2 dxc when some combination of Bb4, Rd3 and Rhd8 will produce a raging attack?Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.com