tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67324089578419828512024-03-05T03:49:08.471-08:00Nimzo-Indian Defense: Beyond the BasicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732408957841982851.post-16695440882002981622007-11-10T10:31:00.001-08:002007-11-23T12:00:12.290-08:00Chess: Pirc Defense (Austrian Attack)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreu0cBTccQsKtJmx-XRg9O_cG39_JWGm48QapqyDtCAg7tGinR3DuTeZouoDbF0o9LKMMIZToM-aFvGDsPxCVT4-lmL29WYTZTnKyQ5YUronWfPIzueU8CjmvW2bzDEzwALJyiGDFe_8/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian5c5.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131281120600594946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreu0cBTccQsKtJmx-XRg9O_cG39_JWGm48QapqyDtCAg7tGinR3DuTeZouoDbF0o9LKMMIZToM-aFvGDsPxCVT4-lmL29WYTZTnKyQ5YUronWfPIzueU8CjmvW2bzDEzwALJyiGDFe_8/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian5c5.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Position after 5 ... c5</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreu0cBTccQsKtJmx-XRg9O_cG39_JWGm48QapqyDtCAg7tGinR3DuTeZouoDbF0o9LKMMIZToM-aFvGDsPxCVT4-lmL29WYTZTnKyQ5YUronWfPIzueU8CjmvW2bzDEzwALJyiGDFe_8/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian5c5.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131281120600594946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreu0cBTccQsKtJmx-XRg9O_cG39_JWGm48QapqyDtCAg7tGinR3DuTeZouoDbF0o9LKMMIZToM-aFvGDsPxCVT4-lmL29WYTZTnKyQ5YUronWfPIzueU8CjmvW2bzDEzwALJyiGDFe_8/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian5c5.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>What's behind 6 dxc5?</strong><br /><br />6 ... Qa5 7 Bd3 Qxc5 8 Qe2:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwjj6JXPO2YzCxAeYGDLXYDTZ4tj45Ngjb9RwGefsfrok-IjsT5Rqe8pQRR13bmfRMRGvFDUhgpwK1ZCRF-wdv3bCru3eev-B6-7kLx6YtENq3v5QDkkbSPKHBZBSv_jFHmsCcj8dqJA/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian8Qe2.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwjj6JXPO2YzCxAeYGDLXYDTZ4tj45Ngjb9RwGefsfrok-IjsT5Rqe8pQRR13bmfRMRGvFDUhgpwK1ZCRF-wdv3bCru3eev-B6-7kLx6YtENq3v5QDkkbSPKHBZBSv_jFHmsCcj8dqJA/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian8Qe2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131282091263203858" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Position After 8 Qe2</strong><br /><br /><strong>White's focus is an attack on the kingside.<br />Black, on the other hand, seeks to exploit<br />the g7 bishop, which was empowered along<br />h8-a1 by 6 dxc5.</strong> To give it even more control<br />of the dark squares, he wants to eliminate<br />the f3 knight's d4-e5 influence via 8 ... Bg4<br />and a timely ... Bxf3.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwjj6JXPO2YzCxAeYGDLXYDTZ4tj45Ngjb9RwGefsfrok-IjsT5Rqe8pQRR13bmfRMRGvFDUhgpwK1ZCRF-wdv3bCru3eev-B6-7kLx6YtENq3v5QDkkbSPKHBZBSv_jFHmsCcj8dqJA/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian8Qe2.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwjj6JXPO2YzCxAeYGDLXYDTZ4tj45Ngjb9RwGefsfrok-IjsT5Rqe8pQRR13bmfRMRGvFDUhgpwK1ZCRF-wdv3bCru3eev-B6-7kLx6YtENq3v5QDkkbSPKHBZBSv_jFHmsCcj8dqJA/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian8Qe2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131282091263203858" /></a><br /><br /><strong>8 Qe2 Bg4 9 Be3 Qa5 10 O-O O-O 11 h3 Bxf3<br />12 Qxf3 Nc6 13 a3 Nd7 14 Bd2 Qd8 15 Kh1 e6 <br />16 Bc4 (with f4-f5 in mind) 16 ... Nd4 <br />17 Qd1 d5 18 exd5 18 ... Nb6 19 Ba2 exd5,</strong> <br />and White's position looks suspect due to <br />the inactive a2 bishop and his inability <br />to easily destroy Black's isolated d5 pawn.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwjj6JXPO2YzCxAeYGDLXYDTZ4tj45Ngjb9RwGefsfrok-IjsT5Rqe8pQRR13bmfRMRGvFDUhgpwK1ZCRF-wdv3bCru3eev-B6-7kLx6YtENq3v5QDkkbSPKHBZBSv_jFHmsCcj8dqJA/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian8Qe2.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwjj6JXPO2YzCxAeYGDLXYDTZ4tj45Ngjb9RwGefsfrok-IjsT5Rqe8pQRR13bmfRMRGvFDUhgpwK1ZCRF-wdv3bCru3eev-B6-7kLx6YtENq3v5QDkkbSPKHBZBSv_jFHmsCcj8dqJA/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian8Qe2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131282091263203858" /></a><br /><br /><strong>8 Qe2 Bg4 9 Be3 Qa5 10 O-O O-O <br />11 h3 Bxf3 12 Qxf3 Nc6 13 a3 Nd7 14 Bd2 <br />14 ... Qd8 15 Kh1 e6 16 Qg3 a6 17 f5 Be5 <br />18 Bf4 Nf6 19 Bxe5 Nxe5 20 Qh4 Kg7 <br />21 Ne2 h6.</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwjj6JXPO2YzCxAeYGDLXYDTZ4tj45Ngjb9RwGefsfrok-IjsT5Rqe8pQRR13bmfRMRGvFDUhgpwK1ZCRF-wdv3bCru3eev-B6-7kLx6YtENq3v5QDkkbSPKHBZBSv_jFHmsCcj8dqJA/s1600-h/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian8Qe2.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwjj6JXPO2YzCxAeYGDLXYDTZ4tj45Ngjb9RwGefsfrok-IjsT5Rqe8pQRR13bmfRMRGvFDUhgpwK1ZCRF-wdv3bCru3eev-B6-7kLx6YtENq3v5QDkkbSPKHBZBSv_jFHmsCcj8dqJA/s320/ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzUPircAustrian8Qe2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131282091263203858" /></a><br /><br /><strong>[8 Qe2 O-O 9 Be3 Qa5 10 O-O Bg4<br />11 h3 Bxf3 12 Qxf3 Nc6 13 a3 Nd7<br />14 Bd2 Qb6+ 15 Kh1 Nc5 16 Rab1 Nxd3<br />17 cxd3 f5 18 g4 e6 19 gxf5 exf5<br />20 Nd5 Qb3 21 Bc3 Rae8 22 Qg2 Ne7<br />23 Bxg7 Kxg7 24 Nc7 Rc8 25 Rbc1 Nc6<br />26 Rc3]</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0