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The best way to achieve our main goal is to divide it into steps and make an action plan.
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I am suffering from this?

Any ideas?

I try to calculate but at some point my intuition and wishful thinking bothers me

Hello ChessMood family, recently a DVD has been released with the following recommendation against our preferred setup: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Ne2 e6!? 7.Bf4 Bd6 at first glance you would think White should have little trouble making progress here, but Black's plan of  Nge7 followed by f6 at some point is extremely difficult to breakdown, see the illustrative games as proof. Therefore I'm asking the ChessMood team of GM's how best to go about breaking down Black's position.

Thanks and warm regards.

Hi I just won a simul game against an IM with 2400+ rating but I'm not proud of it since he just lost in time 

I'm just waiting if there will be an opening lines of white against alekhine no rush :)

https://lichess.org/9Jkcvbtv

[Event "IM MahammadMuradli2003 simul"]

[Site "https://lichess.org/9Jkcvbtv"]

[Date "2020.04.09"]

[Round "-"]

[White "gmadrian2000"]

[Black "MahammadMuradli2003"]

[Result "1-0"]

[UTCDate "2020.04.09"]

[UTCTime "11:16:18"]

[WhiteElo "1500"]

[BlackElo "1500"]

[BlackTitle "IM"]

[Variant "Standard"]

[TimeControl "1800+5"]

[ECO "B03"]

[Opening "Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack"]

[Termination "Time forfeit"]

[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 { [%clk 0:29:58] } Nf6 { [%clk 0:29:55] } 2. e5 { [%clk 0:30:00] } Nd5 { [%clk 0:29:17] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:30:04] } d6 { [%clk 0:28:57] } 4. c4 { [%clk 0:29:59] } Nb6 { [%clk 0:28:37] } 5. f4 { [%clk 0:30:02] } { B03 Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack } dxe5 { [%clk 0:28:40] } 6. fxe5 { [%clk 0:30:05] } Bf5 { [%clk 0:28:44] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 0:29:52] } e6 { [%clk 0:27:51] } 8. Nf3 { [%clk 0:29:11] } Be7 { [%clk 0:27:20] } 9. Be3 { [%clk 0:28:35] } f6 { [%clk 0:24:35] } 10. Be2 { [%clk 0:25:40] } Nc6 { [%clk 0:23:00] } 11. O-O { [%clk 0:23:43] } O-O { [%clk 0:21:44] } 12. Qd2 { [%clk 0:17:51] } fxe5 { [%clk 0:20:39] } 13. d5 { [%clk 0:17:52] } exd5 { [%clk 0:19:40] } 14. cxd5 { [%clk 0:17:27] } Nb4 { [%clk 0:18:38] } 15. Rad1 { [%clk 0:15:18] } Bd6 { [%clk 0:15:48] } 16. Kh1 { [%clk 0:14:43] } Nc2 { [%clk 0:12:12] } 17. Bf2 { [%clk 0:13:25] } e4 { [%clk 0:10:48] } 18. Ng5 { [%clk 0:12:42] } Qe7 { [%clk 0:07:20] } 19. Ngxe4 { [%clk 0:10:43] } Bxe4 { [%clk 0:06:20] } 20. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:10:28] } Qxe4 { [%clk 0:06:08] } 21. Bd3 { [%clk 0:10:18] } Qf4 { [%clk 0:05:38] } 22. Qxf4 { [%clk 0:09:24] } Rxf4 { [%clk 0:05:39] } 23. Bxc2 { [%clk 0:09:07] } Raf8 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 24. Kg1 { [%clk 0:08:54] } Rxf2 { [%clk 0:04:49] } 25. Rxf2 { [%clk 0:08:57] } Bc5 { [%clk 0:04:54] } 26. Rd2 { [%clk 0:09:01] } Rxf2 { [%clk 0:04:45] } 27. Rxf2 { [%clk 0:08:44] } Nxd5 { [%clk 0:04:03] } 28. Bb3 { [%clk 0:08:41] } c6 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 29. Kf1 { [%clk 0:08:38] } Bxf2 { [%clk 0:02:55] } 30. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:08:26] } Kf7 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 31. Kf3 { [%clk 0:08:10] } Ke6 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 32. Ke4 { [%clk 0:07:59] } Kd6 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 33. Kd4 { [%clk 0:07:28] } Nf6 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 34. Bd1 { [%clk 0:07:21] } h6 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 35. b3 { [%clk 0:07:04] } b6 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 36. Bf3 { [%clk 0:06:26] } c5+ { [%clk 0:00:50] } 37. Kc4 { [%clk 0:06:11] } a6 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 38. a4 { [%clk 0:06:12] } Nd7 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 39. Bb7 { [%clk 0:05:56] } Ne5+ { [%clk 0:00:16] } 40. Kc3 { [%clk 0:05:44] } { White wins on time. } 1-0

When we do chess puzzles in a book are we supposed to time ourselves and if we don’t solve the puzzle by that time look at the solution, or stay concentrated on that puzzle until we physically come up with the solution? What is the correct way? I myself always want to solve it myself without looking but many puzzles escape me.

Hi

I played Sicilian Defense, Accelerated Dragon before.

But in Maroczy Bind,I have a headache problem.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. h3 !

idea is after 10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Qc2 a5 13. Rad1 Nd7 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Bg4 Ne5

because h3 pawn protect g4 Bishop,white have a strong move now

16.c5!

after 16.c5!, black position is uncomfortable for me.

in database white also have good grade about this line.(82%)

is there any good plan or idea to against this h3 idea?

First off I really enjoyed your Petroff course, and it was clear to see how much time and effort went into researching and refining the various lines. Now I would like to make two requests regarding the Advance Section: 

1) I think it would be useful to illustrate in the following line: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.0-0-0 Nf6 10.Bd3 c5 11.Rhe1 Be6 12.Bg5 d5 13.Qf4 Re8 14.Re5 Qc7 the differences why 14...Qc7 works tactically but 14...Qd6 or 14...Qb8 which control the same diagonal do not. 

2) In the following line where the course only considered ...Bg4 continuations, would it be possible to upload a short clip/clips explaining the most effective setup to employ after: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.d4 Be7 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 Nbd7 [8...c5; 8...Nc6] 9.Re1 Re8 Intending b6 and Bb7 a setup much favoured by Chinese players. 

Thanks so much for your tireless dedication.

In the line of 5.e3, after 5...e6  6.Nc3 exd5 7.Nxd5 Bb7 8.Nxf6 Qxf6 can I know how should black play in order to get the initiative in this position?

Modern defense is a very ambitious line where you give away the center to your opponents and attacking from the very first move. It's very dynamic line good for attacking players.If White doesn't know what's going on, he's in big trouble.This opening is played by attacking players such as Peter Svidler,Alexander Morozovich,Azmaiparashvili,Chernyshov,Jonathan Speelman and GM Hillarp Tiger Pearson and IM Cyrus Lakdawala are well known and have wrote books in this openings.

What do you think about this agressive opening?

Hi Masters!

What do you think may be thge best way against the "trendy" line in the Maroczy h3. I've seen a world class expert like Iturrizaga getting heavy problems to equalize. Thank you for your advice!

Hey GM Avetik (and PRO community) - what do you recommend after 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Qc7 4.Nf3 (looks best) a6.

Played against me the other day, and I got no advantage.  There are few games in ChessBase databases, and engine says equal! 

Nigel

How do i become aggressive and always have a right mood ?

What is the best white can do after 11 gxf3-Nd5!

12Nxd5-Qxd5 13 0-0-0 Bd7 and maybe black is ok

Hello guys as everyone knows how coronavirus is spreading which makes tournament cancel atleast for 3 months which means online chess is the only way but we don't get as strong players with long time control right? So as I read in the famous book "Who Moved My Chesse" [Suggested by Avetik sir in Facebook group] we need to sniff the danger and find new ways so I decided to create a new club In chess.com for players 1800+ in fide and started to play tournament yesterday was our first tournament where we even have a 2723 playing . So it will  be great if you can also join the club. Thanks in advance

How a najdorf Sicilian player treat anti Sicilian 

Hello GM Avetik. Could you create a complete black course with the Nimzoindian defense please?

I'm having a little problem with the Game of the Month and how winners are selected as well as the seeming bias to blitz games. For the last two months, at least, a highly rated player playing with a 3 minute time control has won the contest.  If this is the criteria, then I see little point in submitting my own games for consideration.  What chance do I have against players rated 700 points stronger than me, and I don't play 3 minute games?

I sort of have the same beef with the weekly tournament on Chess.com. I don't like 3 minute blitz and what chance, realistically, do have against the competition that shows up on a weekly basis?