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| Posted by houseofcook austinfilmfestival.org 6/27/2008 11:03:13 Play online chess |  Subject: The Lion SystemMessage: Has anyone played the Lion System similar in some ways to the Pirc or Philidore. Apparently you can play it as black against almost any opening chosen by white. I would be interested in anyone's views as it looks an interesting opening to adopt. Black would play the following moves. 1---d6 2.---Nf6---- 3. Nd7--- 4.----e5 5.--- Be7 6.---O-O 7.---c6 etc. Does anyone play this regularly ? What are the aims of this opening for the Middlegame ? I look forward to your replies. | ||||
| Posted by ionadowman austinfilmfestival.org 6/27/2008 14:56:34 Play online chess | There was a thread about this quite a while back. Message: I've been meaning to give it a try myself but ... so many openings; so little time... ;-) Ion | ||||
| Posted by jstevens1 austinfilmfestival.org 6/28/2008 09:08:19 Play online chess | The Lion System Message: I was white and I played against The Lion System as follows:- 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bg5 c6 9. O-O-O+ Kc7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Be2 Bh6+ 12. Kb1 Rg8 13. g3 f5 14. Rf1 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Be6 16. Nf3 Ng4 17. Nd4 Bd5 18. Bxg4 Rxg4 19. Nf6 Rxd4 20. Nxd5+ Rxd5 21. Rxf7+ Rd7 22. Rxd7+ Kxd7 23. a3 Rf8 24. Rg1 Rf2 25. h4 Bd2 26. g4 Ke6 27. g5 Kf5 28. Rg3 Ke6 29. g6 hxg6 30. Rxg6+ Kd7 31. h5 Rh2 32. Rg7+ Kc8 33. Rh7 a6 34. Ka1 Bg5 35. Kb1 Rh1+ 36. Ka2 Rd1 37. h6 Rd8 38. Kb3 Bf6 39. Rf7 Be5 40. h7 Bh8 41. c3 Kb8 42. Kc2 Ka7 43. a4 Kb6 44. a5+ Kxa5 45. Rxb7 Be5 46. b4+ Ka4 47. Rb6 Ka3 48. Rxa6# Hope this will be of interest to you. Cheers. Joanne ——— Chess: Why resign with two queens? — Despite the extra queen, Howell was in trouble and when he missed a miracle defence Kramnik seized his chance. This is the final position of the chess game we considered last week. Kramnik has just played his rook to c8 and Howell promptly resigned. Why? RB: Yes, why did Black resign? With two queens on the board you'd think he'd be fine. But what are his options here? I can see two. The first doesn't seem to help Black: 1…Rxc8 2 Qxc8+ Kh7 3 a8=Q when, with the threat of mate on h8, Black has to continue 3…Qxa8 and after the recapture White is a knight and a pawn up. The alternative is 1…Qxb8 2 axb8=Q Rxc8 3 Qxc8+ Kh7 4 Qf5+, when White is again a knight and pawn to ... Posted by ganstaman | austinfilmfestival.org 6/29/2008 08:58:58 Play online chess Message:  www.vanrekom.nl
I play this from time to time. It's not bad, but sort of ends up cramped. Because of that, I find myself reacting more to white's moves. I guess that the general plan is to get uncramped? Black has built up a solid position, so try not to ruin that while still opening up. ——— Making the Case for, and Against, Chess as an Olympic Sport — Could chess be an Olympic sport? Such an idea may seem absurd to some people, but the World Chess Federation has been lobbying the International Olympic Committee for years to include chess in the Games. As part of its efforts, the federation even instituted drug testing to bring chess into compliance with the committee’s rules. (Players have grumbled about this, pointing out that aside from caffeine, there are no drugs that can plausibly help them play better.) In making a case for chess, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the president of the federation, has said that curling is essentially “chess on ice.” The Olympic committee has granted the federation status as a Recognized International Sports Federation, but ... Posted by tonguetide | austinfilmfestival.org 7/05/2008 18:51:07 Play online chess The White LionMessage: ——— On Chess: Game is brainy mix of theory, practice — The frequent emphasis on rote learning is decried by critics of formal education. Learning is often reduced to reproducible sound bites amenable to multiple-choice testing. The result can be a learned incapacity in making complex decisions demanding fluid thinking and purposeful action. We often hear from those who use chess as an educational tool that “Chess makes kids smarter.” But why? Chess, like other games, is a testing ground that combines theory and action. It is no accident that the best performers in sports are often effective men and women who achieve new successes when their athletic careers are over. Playing chess involves a continuous mental process of applying and modifying concepts to ... |