Hereford Congress: Day 1

Submitted by razorblade12 on Sat, 08/29/2009 at 10:34am.

First day of my first OTB tourney was a moderate success! With 1 win and 1 loss, I am on 1/2 (basically average). Here are the games for you to enjoy and tell me where I went wrong!

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by casmith_789 - 3 months ago
Birmingham England

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I play c4 c6! Common ideas in the English include a kingside fianchetto, and this move prevents the Bishop having too much influence. Also it may transpose to the Slav defence, which is fine for Black. Having said that, I admire the sentiment of f5, although e5 should probably have been played first ;)

by alexholowczak - 3 months ago
Oldbury, Worcestershire England

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Note at the end should read "fine for both sides".

by alexholowczak - 3 months ago
Oldbury, Worcestershire England

Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 2818

1. c4 f5?? A standard idea is just 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6. Black just fianchettos his K bishop and castles K-side, while playing Nc6 and d5 at some stage. Then you get to the middle game relatively trouble free.

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