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French de when opponent deviates from course
druveonecanobe"]
[Black "checkmate2371"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "1633"]
[BlackElo "1607"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[EndTime "13:20:11 PDT"]
[Termination "Game drawn by repetition"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 Bd6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Ne2 O-O 8.
O-O h6 9. Bh4 e5 10. Nbc3 c6 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. d5 cxd5 14. Qxd5 Nb6
15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Rad1 Bc7 17. Rd2 Nc4 18. Rd5 Be6 19. Rc5 Bb6 20. Rb5 Rfd8 21.
b3 Na3 22. Rxe5 Nxc2 23. Nf4 Nd4 24. Nxe6 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 fxe6 26. Rxe6 Re8
hey guys any idea what to do like in this case when Bd6
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Dear Druva,
Please find below 2 threads that deal with this move order:
You have 2 options perfectly good one with the knight going Nd2 Nc4, the other going to Ng3. Both are very interesting.
😀Check the posts and decide which one you like the best, or better learn both and try them out to see which one you like the most…😀
Happy learning my friend!! 😁
https://chessmood.com/forum/pro-channel/french-3-dxe4-5-bd6-2025
3.Bd3 French - 5...Bd6!?
IM Krykun just released a new French course on Chessable. There he advocates the next line versus our 3.Bd3 French Repertoire: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bf3 Bd6 aiming for e6-e5 instead of c7-c5. I don't think this is mentioned in the Chessmood course. ? Although he does mention a GM Gabuzyan game in one variation. ?
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The same position is reached via different move orders. IM Krykun's move order: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bf3 Bd6 6.Ne2 0-0 7.0-0 Nbd7 Chessmood's move order: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bf3 Nbd7 6.Ne2 0-0 7.0-0 Bd6 (https://chessmood.com/course/french-defence/episode/1368) IM Krykun only covers 8.c4 and 8.Nbc3. He doesn't mention Chessmood's 8.Ng3!
By the way, rechecking this post and as a side note, we have all the games played online by Gabuzyan and we could not find the game that Krykun was mentioning, he had several ones with different move orders (blitz games) but not the position that he showed in the course…🤑
Which Sicilian?
Hi Chessmood! I'm currently looking to switch from the Dragon (because of the Yugoslav) to some other Sicilian. The 2 that I had in mind were the Najdorf and the Taimanov. Both openings end up in a middlegame which I like, and I would like your advice on whether I should study more to play a Najdorf or choose a more solid and positional Sicilian in the Taimanov. For reference, other openings I play right now are the Grunfeld and the Catalan.
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That also depends on your level, goals, age, time to study, etc… Here in Chessmood we offer and teach the Sicilian Accelerated Dragon, where you will never face the Yugoslav attack… Why don't you try it out? 😊
Hello Eka, in chessmood there is also a course for maroczy bind, but no problem if you want to continue with your old repertoire. I would recommend Taimanov or Paulsen variations, they were on my old repertoire and still, after learning the chessmood openings, I keep them as a solid alternative, even for higher rated players than me. On the othr hand, as your playing style is quite positional, I thnik that Najdorf would not fit your other opening choices as well as Taimanov.
My suggestion (short version):
Accelerated Dragon
Taimanov
Najdorf with trendy h5
BUT I think the crucial thing for any choice is to have good course, book or guidance from GM…
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Long version:
I used to play E4 E5 for black and I also play Marocy with white with good results. However, now I have started to practice Acc Dragon and it seems very fine. If you study Marocy lines it is not so difficult. The bind is not so Bind if you trade some pieces. But if white wants to make a draw probably they would be able (if we speak of good level of both players). And it is very positional.
Otherwise from white perspective Taimanov for me seems very tricky, it is robust (I am playing Open Sicilian and I like very concrete play, so I do not like Taimanov with white).
Najdorf sometimes seem very difficult from both sides, somehow it could be compared to Dragon - one incorrect move from any of sides can make a lot of difference. There are a lot of lines to remember (at least from white perspective if white goes to long castle that is the most principal way). But there is one trendy line with early h5 and it is more positional, I feel White's long castle is not so dangerous there for black. There is not so much theory compared to other line. GMs also played this. It goes 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5. Or h5 can be played after Be7.
And black are usually short castling and have nice play on both queen and king side. I do not like this from White's perspective, I have bad results even after studying these lines. Of course engine evaluation is not the main thing you have to look but still engine likes this for black…
My OTB rating is 2000, chess.com 2200.
The best games of June, 2023, and the prizes
Hello ChessMood family, hello champions and future champions!
Welcome to the "Best games of June, 2023" competition.
Under this post, we invite you to post the best games that you will play this month.
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Ink Kaula
Uma Prasanna
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Angelo Sifaleras
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Hi ChessMood team, thank you so much. An honor!
Thank you Chessmood team for selecting my game for the prize 🙏
Thank you Chessmood! We regularly see several interesting middlegame plans through the educational events / streams and It is very nice to apply these ideas to our own games! Thank you everyone in Chessmood family!
Classical Sicilian attack https://www.chess.com/game/live/79490981547
Sicilian attack #2 with two brilliant moves https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/79491603717?tab=review
https://lichess.org/BbAk1qqA/black One of my best games.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/79407138333 Miniature of 16 moves with one brilliant :-).
https://www.chess.com/game/live/79239760979 I beated one sided to FM
https://lichess.org/gKhN5FoJ2PjM
1. e4 c6 { B10 Caro-Kann Defense } 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bg4 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Be3 e6 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Nxc6 Qc7 14. Ne5 Bxc2 15. Qc1 Rac8 16. Bf4 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Bxf4 18. Nxf8 Kxf8 19. Qe1 Bd3 20. Nf3 Bxf1 21. Qxf1 Qc2 22. Qa6 Re8 23. Qxa7 Qxb2 24. Re1 g5 25. a4 Qc3 26. Kg2 Rc8 27. Rb1 Qd3 28. Rb7 Qg6 29. a5 Rc3 30. a6 Kg8 31. Qa8+ Kg7 32. a7 Qe4 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. Qb7+ Kf6 35. Qa8 Qxf3+ 36. Kf1 Rc1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0 -1 my game as black
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/79699330877?tab=review I played black
https://www.chess.com/game/live/79741324597 I played White
Beated NM today with right mood https://www.chess.com/game/live/79755680363
another NM busted https://www.chess.com/game/live/79758611625
https://www.chess.com/game/live/79818807135 Thanks chessmood family I am beating FMs like anything with the help of our repetoire.
My game against Prin, although on his alternate account - https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/79844472199?tab=review Nice SLP by me there after he outplayed me badly.
My june games will be here: antilondon benko/blumenfeld style https://lichess.org/rKRee4Bwthxw nice blitz OTB in da club https://www.chess.com/a/23X7Mk3gaZT2S?tab=analysis
winning 2450 rated player with a great tactic https://lichess.org/Q0gmNVrE/white#47 all thank's go to the tactic ninja course
Hi chessmood! Thanks to your courses Scandinavian i lern a variation that trap blacks Queen. An IM player from Armenia was falling in this trap. Many other player had also fall in this trap. This was just a blitz game 3min game. https://lichess.org/LolQrjMr
https://www.chess.com/game/live/79998072185
https://www.chess.com/game/live/80037087183
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/80093503081?tab=review - Caro-Kann: Refutation of the dubious 7...Qb6?! And the losing 10...e5?
This game is in the Stonewall Dutch where I sacrificed a pawn to bring another attacker.
I have a bad record against the sicilian. This is by no means a perfect game but I think at long last I'm getting the mood right. https://lichess.org/mwixjiUj
This is a surprise mate ...to save the mate white would have had to give up almost all their pieces... https://lichess.org/IzaeykczfDSk
https://www.chess.com/game/live/80212813249
https://www.chess.com/game/live/80216375601
https://www.chess.com/game/live/80224204777
From a county team U2050 semi-final. Overlooked Nf4, a resource that I've won quickly with before, but still demonstrates White's edge in the Nf6 Schlecter
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/80335835227?tab=review - A demonstration of a smooth GP Attack!
Attack in Pirc, breaking the king shelter 0 https://www.chess.com/game/live/80357495399
Demonstration of a great kingside attack followed by a knight and rook sacrifice. https://lichess.org/KuD4kji2bnvD
https://www.chess.com/game/live/80424204873 - (almost) Flawless demonstration in the Schlechter French, showing that the passive play option doesn't work if you are not an engine.
Played this in an OTB blitz tournament today. This was a fun game against a player rated 200 elo higher than me https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/pgn/3Su7Hs3LXG?tab=analysis
https://lichess.org/RcZ8F7R7/white#67 Played against a CM sparring partner. Good example of the bind White gets with Bb5xc6 and c2-c4 in the 2.Nc3 Nc6 Sicilian.
Fun Alekhine, destroying king shelter https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/80541033389?tab=review
Caro Fantasy for black, destroying king shelter 2 https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/80280044183?tab=review
Forgive me for being a bit technically challenged. I haven't learned how to post a game here so I'm doing so as a reply. I blundered, but kept fighting. My opponent should have made the draw, but I got lucky. It's a good game only if you're looking for fighting spirit. [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.06.15"] [White "Pawnskewer1"] [Black "SanAnselmo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1400"] [BlackElo "1277"] [TimeControl "15+10"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Qf6 7. Qe2 Nge7 8. Be3 O-O $6 9. O-O-O Bxe3+ 10. Qxe3 d6 $6 11. f3 b6 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. g4 Ne5 14. Rdf1 Nxc4 15. Qe2 Qf4+ 16. Kb1 Ba6 17. Qf2 Ne5 18. Ne2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 c5 20. h4 f6 21. Rh3 N7g6 22. Qd1 Rad8 23. Nc1 Nc4 24. Qd5+ Rf7 25. Qxc4 Ne5 26. Qe2 d5 27. Rd1 d4 28. Qf2 Nc4 29. Nd3 Qd6 30. f4 Ne3 31. Rd2 Re8 $6 32. e5 fxe5 33. Nxe5 Rxe5 34. Qf3 Re8 35. f5 g6 36. Qe2 Qe7 37. c3 Nd5 38. Qg2 Qe1+ 39. Kc2 Qe4+ 40. Qxe4 Rxe4 41. cxd4 Nb4+ 42. Kb3 Na6 43. dxc5 Nxc5+ 44. Kc3 Rxg4 45. Rd8+ Kg7 46. h5 Ne4+ 47. Kb3 Rg3+ 48. Rxg3 Nxg3 49. fxg6 hxg6 50. hxg6 Kxg6 51. Rg8+ Rg7 52. Rxg7+ $6 Kxg7 53. Kb4 Ne4 $2 54. Kb5 $1 Nd2 55. a4 Nb3 56. Ka6 Nc5+ 57. Kxa7 Nxa4 58. b3 b5 59. Ka6 Nc3 60. Ka5 Kf6 61. Kb4 Ke6 62. Kxc3 Kd6 63. Kd4 Kc6 64. b4 Kb6 65. Kd5 Kc7 66. Kc5 Kb7 67. Kxb5 Kb8 68. Kb6 Ka8 69. Kc7 Ka7 70. b5 Ka8 71. Kb6 Kb8 72. Ka6 Ka8 73. b6 Kb8 74. b7 Kc7 75. Ka7 {Pawnskewer1 won by resignation} 1-0
Scotch game! Im finally getting the hang of most of the ideas in the Scotch and this was my best attempt so far :) https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/80637644423
Not chessmood opening, but still. OTB game. With black pieces. https://lichess.org/VRt74wjl#33
very clean and a positional crush recent otb game in maharasthra gm open a category with a 2100 elo fide
https://lichess.org/qJWsx3lJJdKL I'm White in a Sicilian closed game. Stockfish doesn't like as best move the quality sacrifice at move 17, but I think it allows me to keep the things simple with an advantage
https://lichess.org/Regw1szDIJ8o I'm Black in a French Advance Variation game. The dubious development of White leads to a game in total control.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/80746243213 Opponent played some weird d4 lines and I tried to convert it into the Benko🤔 TacticNinja course helped me to find some very cool tactics to finish the game!!😁😎
Here is a game I played in a rapid tournament. I was white and my opponent was about 1850.
Heres a blitz game i played on chess.com https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/80786446167?tab=review
Here is one of my best game vs a NM [Site "Montreal"] [Date "2023.6.11"] [Round "?"] [White "2030"] [Black "2225] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "111"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7 9. a5 Bf5 (9... Nbd7) 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. e4 Qe7 13. Bd3 Bc8 14. O-O Nd7 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bc4 Bg7 17. d6 Qf6 18. Ne4 Qf5 19. Re1 g5 (19... Qf4 20. Ra4) 20. Ng3 Qg6 21. Bd3 Qxd6 22. Nf5 Qf6 23. Nh2 O-O (23... h5 24. Be4 (24. Nf1)) 24. Ng4 Qe6 25. Qc2 h5 26. Bc4 (26. Ngh6+) 26... Qe8 27. Ngh6+ Bxh6 28. Nxh6+ Kh8 29. Qf5 f6 (29... Qe7 30. Nxf7+ (30. Bd3 f6 31. Qg6) 30... Kg7 31. Bd3 Rxf7 (31... Qxf7 32. Qxg5+ Kh8 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. Re3) 32. Qh7+ Kf6 (32... Kf8 33. Qh8#) 33. Qh6#) 30. Bd3 Rf7 (30... Qe7 31. Qg6) 31. Nxf7+ Qxf7 32. Qg6 Qxg6 33. Bxg6 Nf8 34. Bxh5 Be6 35. Red1 (35. Bf3 Rb8 36. Rac1 (36. Red1) 36... c4 37. Red1) 35... Kg7 36. Bf3 Rb8 37. Rd6 Kf7 38. Rc1 c4 39. Rb6 Nd7 40. Rxb7 Rxb7 41. Bxb7 Nc5 42. Bc8 Bd5 43. Rd1 Bc6 44. Rd6 Bb5 45. Rb6 Na4 46. Bxa6 Nxb6 47. Bxb5 c3 48. bxc3 Nc8 49. Bd7 Na7 50. g3 Ke7 51. Ba4 Kd6 52. h4 gxh4 53. gxh4 Kc5 54. h5 Nc8 55. h6 Nd6 56. Bb3 *
I had fun in this one! https://lichess.org/H9YTd0aU
[Event "Rated Blitz game"] [Date "2023.06.18"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.06.18"] [UTCTime "07:58:26"] [WhiteElo "2013"] [BlackElo "2042"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 { C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation } 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. f3 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. O-O-O Be6 10. g4 h6 11. h4 c5 12. Qd2 Qb6 13. g5 Nh5 14. gxh6 Nxf4 15. hxg7 Nh3 16. gxf8=Q+ Bxf8 17. Bxh3 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 d5 19. Qxd5 c4 20. Rg3+ Bg7 21. Qg5 Qg6 22. Qxg6 fxg6 23. Rxg6 Kh7 24. Rgd6 a6 25. Rd7 Kh8 26. Rxb7 a5 27. Na4 Rf8 28. Rf1 Rf4 29. Nc5 Rxh4 30. f4 Bh6 31. Ne6 a4 32. Kd1 Rh3 33. f5 Rh2 34. Nf4 Bg7 35. Rxg7 Kxg7 36. Nd5 Kf7 37. e5 Rh4 38. e6+ Kf8 39. c3 a3 40. bxa3 Rh3 41. Kc2 Rh2+ 42. Kd1 Rh3 43. Ke2 Rh2+ 44. Rf2 Rh3 45. f6 Rh7 46. f7 Rh2 47. e7+ Kg7 48. f8=Q+ Kh7 49. Qf7+ Kh6 50. Qf6+ Kh5 51. Nf4+ Kg4 52. Qg6+ Kh4 53. Rxh2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0 in this game I forgot theory aigenst the Philidor but it gone well at the end
Here is a game that i played. I am Epitaph. There was no inaccuracy, mistake and blunder in my game. It was a short game. https://lichess.org/ggXUK6Te
My favorite French Attack ! https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/80854241113?tab=review
CM French attack in breaking the king shelter 3 https://www.chess.com/game/live/80881340463
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 { C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation } Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Be7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nh5 11. Be3 Bf6 12. Qd3 Be5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Bf4 15. g4 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Nf6 17. h4 Re8 18. Qd2 Qe7 19. Bd3 Nxd5 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qxd5 Qe3+ 22. Kb1 c6 23. Qxf7 d5 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Rhf1 d4 26. f4 Qe2 27. f5 d3 28. cxd3 Rad8 29. f6 gxf6 30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. Qxf6+ Kg8 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33. Rc1 Qxd3+ 34. Ka1 Qd2 35. Qh5+ Kg8 36. g5 Re2 37. Qg6+ Kh8 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. g6 Qd7 40. h5 a5 41. h6 Rh2 42. h7+ Rxh7 43. gxh7+ Kxh7 44. Rh1+ Kg8 45. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0 a game in the scotch where Played Qd3? but after that a created a second chance and I won the game with a nice attack with pawns
Fast win in the Benko Gambit with precise play! [Event "Rated Blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MFbNDOhF"] [Date "2023.06.15"] [White "Shlomo133"] [Black "GiorgosKehagias509"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.06.15"] [UTCTime "11:27:57"] [WhiteElo "1980"] [BlackElo "2004"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A58"] [Opening "Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5?! { (0.16 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (2... e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4) 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 { A58 Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation } Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. g3 Bg7 11. Kg2 Ra6 12. a4 Qa8 13. Bd2 O-O 14. b3 Rb8?! { (0.47 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (14... e6 15. dxe6) 15. Rb1 Ng4 16. h3 Nge5 17. Nb5 Nxf3 18. Qxf3 Ne5 19. Nc7?? { (1.32 → -4.91) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } (19. Qe2 Rab6 20. Rhc1 Qa6 21. Be1 Nd7 22. Rc2 h6 23. Ra2 R6b7 24. f3 Ne5 25. Bf2 Nd7) 19... Nxf3 20. Nxa8 Nxd2 21. Rb2?! { (-5.54 → -8.39) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } (21. Nc7 Ra5 22. Nb5 Nxb1 23. Rxb1 Rbxb5 24. axb5 Rxb5 25. f4 Rb8 26. g4 Bd4 27. g5 c4) 21... Raxa8?! { (-8.39 → -5.73) Inaccuracy. Bxb2 was best. } (21... Bxb2 22. Nc7 Ra5 23. Re1 Nxb3 24. Re2 Nd4 25. Re1 Ra7 26. Nb5 Rxa4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Re2) 22. Rxd2 Rxb3 { White resigns. } 0-1
Saving a completely lost position, where I lost my queen! (white) [Event "Live Chess - chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.06.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Giorgos_Kechagias"] [Black "greendt"] [Result "1-0"] [TimeControl "600"] [WhiteElo "1761"] [BlackElo "1702"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 Qf6 6. e5 Qc6 7. Nc3 Bc5 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bb5 Qb6 10. O-O c6 11. Bc4 d5 12. exd6 Bxg4 13. Bg5 Bxd6 14. Rfe1+ Ne7 15. h3 Bf5 16. Rad1 Bb4 17. a3 Bc5 18. Kh1 Bxc2 19. Rd2 Bf5 20. b4 Bxf2 21. Rxe7+ Kf8 22. Rxf7+ Ke8 23. Re2+ Be3 24. Bxe3 Qxe3 25. Rxe3+ Kd8 26. Ree7 h5 27. Na4 Re8 28. Rxb7 Re1+ 29. Kh2 Ra1 30. Rf8# 1-0
This was a very key game in my World Cadet Chess Championship 2022, my opponent was having a half point lead in the tournament. [Event "World Cadet Chess Championship 2022"] [Site "?"] [Date "2022.09.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Mgeladze Kesaria"] [Black "Shubhi Gupta"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O-O Re8 10. f3 Ne5 11. Qd2 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 a5 13. a3 Qe7 14. h3 c6 15. g4 b5 16. g5 Nfd7 17. f4 b4 18. Nb1 Ng6 19. Bd3 c5 20. Qg3 Nb6 21. N3d2 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. h4 c4 24. h5 Nf8 25. c3 Ne6 26. axb4 axb4 27. cxb4 Qa7 28. h6 Nd4 29. Rh2 Ra1 30. hxg7 c3 31. Qh3 cxd2+ 32. Kxd2 Nc4+ 33. Kc1 Ne2+ 34. Rxe2 Qa2 35. Qd3 Rc8 36. Qc2 Rxb1+ 37. Qxb1 Na3+ 38. Qc2 Rxc2+ 39. Rxc2 Qb1+ 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 { B10 Caro-Kann Defense } 3. e5 Bf5 4. d3 e6 5. f4 h5 6. g3 Nd7 7. Bg2 c5 8. h3 Ne7 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Be7 11. a3 b5 12. Be3 a5 13. O-O O-O 14. Nh2 d4 15. Bd2 c4 16. Bc1 cxd3 17. cxd3 Nc5 18. g4 Bxd3 19. Bxc6 Rc8 20. Bf3 Bc2 21. Qd2 Nb3 22. Qe1 Nxa1 23. g5 g6 24. Ng3 d3 25. Bxh5 gxh5 26. Nxh5 Nb3 27. Qh4 Qd4+ 28. Rf2 Bb1 29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. gxf6 Rxc1+ 31. Nf1 Rfc8 32. Qh6 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+ 35. Kg3 Qg6+ 36. Qxg6+ fxg6 37. f5 gxf5 38. Kf4 Rg1 39. Ke3 d2 40. Rxd2 Nxd2 41. Kxd2 Rg6 42. Ke3 Kf7 43. Kf4 Rxf6 44. exf6 Kxf6 45. h4 e5+ 46. Kg3 f4+ 47. Kg4 Bg6 48. h5 Bxh5+ 49. Kxh5 f3 50. Kg4 f2 51. Kf3 f1=Q+ 52. Ke4 Qf4+ 53. Kd5 Qd4+ 54. Kc6 Qc4+ 55. Kb6 Qd5 56. Kxa5 b4+ 57. Kxb4 Ke6 58. Kc3 Kd6 59. b4 e4 60. a4 e3 61. b5 e2 62. b6 e1=Q+ 63. Kc2 Qc4+ 64. Kb2 Qee2+ 65. Ka3 Qc3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1 this is a game where me and my opponent where both attacking but at last I won
Positional squeeze in CM Sicilian https://www.chess.com/game/live/81061259855
Good game.
You successfully used weaknesses in your opponent's camp.
But I couldn't understand the idea of 5.a4 :)
Nice game, especially a great finish! 💪👍
But I think would be hard to play if your opponent plays 19…f5.
Hello, this was a Scotch game (15m+10sec) with 4 .. Bc5 .. I believe that I followed more or less the suggested attacking pawn storm and was faster! 😀
Coincidentally I played this game right after watching Coach Gabuzyan's Commented Classical Game(Portisch-Botvinnik) called “Unexpected Attack”. Proof that Chessmood's teachings work!
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/81148333003?tab=review - Perfect game by me in the GP with Black! My opponent made a mistake in the opening and there was no coming back. 3300 Est. ELO!!!
Here is what I believe to be one of my best games. I had been doing some research on some books before the tournament and played a fantastic game with an interesting idea in the French Defense. My opponent was a well-known FM in Mexico and fell for the whole idea. I played very energetically. Hope you like it.
https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/game/?p=gEbjYOts7Qtgg4pn7STlALi857lA/DIYkIQBvAHR2PwVeAh0K8IHrNUnSAxlaVo4
This game is a crazy attacking game in the Old Indian Defense where we both had chances but in the end, the position collapsed for my opponent. Here is the game, https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/2BD9QjZRTt?tab=analysis. Hope you Enjoy!
Here I played a beautiful idea By playing 29.A6 weaking the light sqaures near King the And By playing 30.Ra4-c4! And later converted it
PS: I aslo Played 24.Qg4! provoking H5 shutting down the Black's Kingside Counterplay
https://www.chess.com/game/live/81286307945 mate in 20 moves with black, French, exchange variation
Sicilian attack - breaking the king shelter 4
https://www.chess.com/game/live/81294669401
Nice Anti-Sicilian w/ 2950 est. ELO! - https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/81303046419?tab=review
What a fun game in CM Scotch, breaking the king shelter 5
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/81311534531?tab=review
I truly enjoy when I play CM Pasini variation, breaking the king shelter 6
https://www.chess.com/game/live/81317533697
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack } e6 4. Bc4 a6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. a4 g6 7. d3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe1 f5 10. e5 b6 11. Qh4 Bb7 12. g4 fxg4 13. Qxg4 Nf5 14. Nh4 Ncd4 15. Nxf5 Rxf5 16. Ne4 Nxc2 17. Rb1 Bc6 18. Nd6 Rf8 19. f5 gxf5 20. Nxf5 Rf7 21. Bh6 Qf8 22. Nxg7 Rxg7 23. Bxg7 Qxg7 24. Rf4 Ne3 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Kf2 Nf5 27. Rg1+ Kf7 28. Rxf5+ Ke7 29. Rg7+ Kd8 30. Rf8+ { Black resigns. } 1-0
I did not revise the Sicilian so I did not know if 6. a4 was correct and I also doubted if gxf5 was correct, but I managed to win against the Sicilian!
https://lichess.org/DcZKC4TfUUaj Sac Sac Mate!!
Give me a Scotch, on the rocks.
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack } d6 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. d3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Qe1 O-O 9. Qh4 d5 10. Bb3 d4 11. Ne2 Na5 12. g4 Nxb3 13. axb3 Nc6 14. Qh3 Nb4 15. f5 exf5 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. exf5 f6 18. Kh1 Qd7 19. Rg1 Qxf5 20. Qg2 Rf7 21. Bh6 Qd7 22. Nf4 Kh8 23. Nh5 Bxh6 24. Qg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
One more game in the Sicilian where I won because of a beautiful attack by activating all my pieces and then finish him of with a nice pin.
Lets make that Scotch a double!
https://lichess1.org/game/export/gif/white/G8drfXdd.gif?theme=brown&piece=alpha
Its a good day for chess. Wait… Every day is a good day for chess!
https://lichess.org/EjAJEjbf/black#70
my first French attack against c4-c5 in the exchange variation with b6-b4-a5 !
https://lichess.org/k0DFehnj A tense KID.
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/81638787393?tab=review - Model game (not in our openings) that shows how to attack when having 4 vs 3 on the kingside. 3250 Estimated ELO!!
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/81639916651?tab=review - Not the best game, but it was aesthetically pleasing to see the domination of the dark squares.
https://lichess.org/X3AXJLIM/black#0 - English Opening with black - our toxic line from the course
https://lichess.org/hJ915YkR/black#22 from the course Countering All the Sicilian Sidelines
Breaking the king shelter 7 in CM Sicilian
https://lichess.org/eiaPokaE/white#47
Mating Matador style play. Lots to be learned form the course!
https://lichess.org/BJCmSnXqf4OM
Scotch Game with CM 8.h4 move and how 8..g6 runs into trouble ! https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/81802498551?tab=analysis
I beat Eric Rosen in Las Vegas here's the game: Chess Analysis Board and PGN Editor - Chess.com
Hello champions!
How are you?
Thank you for sharing your best games! There were some absolute beauties in there and we are proud of the chess you’re playing. Keep it up!
Moving on to the prizes for the best games of June 2023 now:
The 1st prize goes to Vedant Garg for this fantastic attacking game. Extremely well-executed attack in the Trompowsky (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5). Can be a model game for Black in the same line. Well done!
https://lichess.org/DcZKC4Tf/black
The 2nd prize goes to Ink Kaula. Fischer once said, ‘Tactics flow from a superior position’. This game is a great example of that - from how to build a superior position, execute an attack, and suddenly tactics appear (Ng4!) to finish off the game. Well done!
https://lichess.org/VRt74wjl
Chess Forever grabs the 3rd prize. The sac with 17.Nxe6 was quite interesting, and then patiently bringing all your pieces into the attack (with 19.f5) was really nice to see. And of course, Rxh7 was the killer! Great job!
https://lichess.org/KuD4kji2
Sriram M takes the 4th prize. It looked like the attack came out of nowhere, but the moves like Ne5, Rd3, c5 made a huge difference. And then the classy finish after Bxh6 was really great to watch. Great game!
https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=C+wnzHYn7zOnyZCT7nCQQWIUSANiZ9hfseIVJFjTJoxZ4OGkDIrbVZSpd6SCpqq4
The 5th prize goes to Vladimir Bugayev. The game you played would make it as a chess classic! The way you caged Black’s queenside by dominating the dark squares, brought your King up the board and finished the game with a pawn fork is worth learning a lot from. Nicely done!
https://www.chess.com/game/live/81061259855
Congratulations to all of you. And thanks once again to everyone for sharing your games.
Also, we’re halfway through 2023. Make sure to celebrate your wins for this year, refocus on the priorities you’ve set and keep doing your best.
See you in the next month’s contest.
Alapin Question
How should I play against 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cd 5.cd d6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.e6
I saw I have some options- fe or Bb5(after which Qh5 is coming and I have Qc7 or Qc8, leading to complex lines)
Request to GM Gabuzyan to add this in the course, as this has become the most popular reply in that position. Attaching position screenshot below-
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Hi Nishant,
I would reccomend playing 8…fxe6 9.Bd3 g6 10.h4 Bc6 and if 11.h5 Bg7 with an idea to give the g6 pawn and put the King on d7 with active pieces and dynamical ideas. White can have many replies, but since positions are very fine to play for black. You can analyze the lines with the engine on your own and get deeper preparation.
But if I remember correctly from the last event, your rating was about 1600 fide and 2050 online, and at this level such a deep preparations may be not the best time investment, and you can try to improve other parts of your game through our courses.
Good luck!
Whitemood, Scotch, 4...Bc5 5. Nb3
Hi - in the Whitemood openings, in the Scotch after 4… Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6, the plan is very clear - Nc3, Qe2, Be3 and O-O-O, after almost all sensible Black moves.
I wondered however, about 4…Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Qe2 0-0 (delaying d6).
Here I notice that the engine scores 8. Be3 (our standard setup) as a slight advantage for Black and prefers 8. Bg5. But I suspect in practical terms the advantage of sticking to the familiar plan makes 8.Be3 still the appropriate move. Would you agree that 8.Be3 still be the best practical way to continue this opening sequence (until exploring more depth above 2000 rating)?
Many thanks.
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Dear Ben,
If you want to evolve and become a better player, you should try to play the best moves.
In the more detailed course on the Scotch, Avetik explains why Be3 is not a good move, https://chessmood.com/course/scotch-game/episode/643 and how to play correctly with Bg5. Check it out and learn it, very easy to understand and to follow.
A couple of recommendations for you:
You should use the engine at this level just to check your blunders, analyze your games, otherwise it can harm your chess understanding.
Do not be fixated in the rating bands, nowadays rating means less than ever because many people play online a lot but not OTB…
Happy learning dear friend!😀
Question to our coaches....
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The Benko being not everyone's cup of tea, which other opening system would you suggest to replace it ?
Thanks to all
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Hello Jean-Marie!
What about learning Dutch attack?
You can find it here: https://chessmood.com/course/blackmood-openings
It starts from section 9.
Hi Jean-Marie,
Since you are already playing Dutch and don't want to do Benko there are numerous openings which you can choose based on style.
Queens Gambit, Grunfeld or some other ones. Our choice is Benko as it's very practical and interesting to play, with lot's of interesting opportunities.
Also depends on the rating U 2000 even 2200-2300 Blackmood should still be great, as in my practice I used it against much higher rated opponents, without any issues.
Good luck!
Lifetime Memberships Poem
Recently we decided for a special price to offer 20 Lifetime Memberships to our earliest and the most loyal students.
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How amazing would it be to have a lifetime ChessMood membership! To be able to immerse oneself in an ocean of chess knowledge of the highest quality until the end of days? This is the stuff that dreams are made of!
You're a poet too, amigo! :)
<2000 elo, Exchange Caro-Kann - Bg4
Hi CM family, I face this Bg4 move more often than I'd like, and it seems to prevent the plans offered by CM. I couldn't seem to find the answer to this. I was wondering what's the recommended response to that move? Thank you :)
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Kyle, can you be more specific? Bg4 happens in the main line of the exchange and it is deeply covered...
Making moves to quick
Hello all, Does somebody has a methode, system, to make sure that you dont play your move to quickly? My problem is that I need to slow down my play. I now sometimes make a move and when I release the piece I suddenly see a better move which I didn't consider while thinking about this move. So either my thoughtproces is faulty or I lash out my move(s) to quickly. So I guess my question is, is there a (good) thoughtproces that makes me slow down my play and come up with the correct move? Tips like "sit on your hands" and "If you find a good move, look for a better one" doesn't seem to help. :)
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Specific advice depends on your level and the time control you are playing.
When I have time to sit on my hand , it usually do the job ! Usually playing with 30 sec increment OTB , I try to always take 10 sec minimum per move, even force one ! . If you re talking blitz game , it s different !
Create a habit of Candidate moves. In each position try to find multiple moves, then narrow your decision to 2 or 3 moves and spend more time for these 2 or 3 moves.
Also you can write down clock time on your scoresheet after each move (it is allowed). Sometimes it helps to remember not to hurry.
Hi Johan.
I had this problem many years ago.
I tried to “5-second method”, I don't know this was my method or I read it somewhere, but it helped me very well.
So create a habit before doing a move to think 5 more seconds.
Hope this technique will help you.
NEW ARTICLE: 5 Easy Steps to Evaluate a Chess Position Like a GM
Hey Champions!
We have this topic in our Blog.
https://chessmood.com/blog/evaluate-chess-position
If you have any questions, comments or you just liked it, feel free to share your thoughts here.
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Nice article. Keep it simple rather than try to remember lots of things, which is better than doing nothing.
Many many thanks to the Author for the article. I want to achieve the state when it will be automatic to me.
Thanks, great article. Anyway the lesson I take is keep your pieces as active as posible.
Very impressive !! Thanks for this article.
Hello!
In that position , if White plays BxRf4, it is inviting trouble by opening the dragon bishop's sluice gate! Right master?
That would make for an interesting pause the video course - look at a position, pause and think about the key elements to consider in the evaluation and decide what your evaluation is and why, and then listen to the GM's thoughts on the position and how they evaluate it. Some of the daily chess lessons with a GM are like this. You might like the book Best Play by Alexander Shashin
I loved this article, I will be implementing the 5 steps to evaluating positions in my games! This could be written in a book or make a good course. Thank you GM Noel Studer!
Very nice article ! It s an easy methot that I have to try to apply . My worse defeats came from neglecting king safety and start an attack too early ! And having gained a structural pawn advantage but still going for too risky attacks .. I could review my silman book( reassess your chess ) and use this methot to check if I can get a better and quicker evaluation of the position. 👍
Caro Kann exchange question
How should I continue after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.ed5 cd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.c3 Bg4 6.Qb3 Qb6, should I exchange the queens on b6 or should I give him the option of exchanging. Please tell me the plans in both options. Attaching position screenshot below-
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https://chessmood.com/course/caro-kann-defence/episode/3879 Here it's said that 6… Qb6 will be a transposition. This implies that 7.Bf4 is the suggested move. After 7..Nc6 we are back here: https://chessmood.com/course/caro-kann-defence/episode/151 Avetik will tell you the plans much better than I 😉 In blitz/bullet games online I often don't capture on b6. Not right away at least - perhaps I'll capture after a few moves. I found my results were better this way. The reason is that it gives black a chance to make a mistake and capture on b3, after which we are close to having a significant advantage. And it's amazing how often black will make this capture! If they do, the play is easy for us. Play an early b4 and look to apply pressure down the a-file. Can even try doubling rooks there. I put your position into Stockfish and let it search to depth 50. Top 4 moves were h3, Ne2, Bf4, Qxb6. Scores were all around +0.4. h3 had the highest score but it was some sort of eval glitch because when I played down the line the score became similar to the other moves. If black captures on b3, the score typically jumps to around +0.8.
Adding opening name to the openings avengers course
Hello, I would really appreciate if you could add the names of the openings to the games so it would be easier to navigate when rewatching the course. For example Game 2 hippo/modern defense/ game 22 French
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Not sure the name is so important particularly with the more obscure ones. The aim isn't to learn to play the variation, it's dealing with how to punish transgressions in the opening. I've suggested they should be named or grouped by theme, such as premature queen development, worthless gambit, hippo structure etc. At least then you can find or browse a specific topic.
Accelerated Dragon Be2 with d5
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cd 4.Nd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Be2 d5!
Do I understand correctly that d5 is playable, it is novelty, but it is not yet covered anywere in the courses?
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8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 (cxd5 11.Bb5+ is annoying). Here I don't like
black's structure. Because of this Bb5+ option I'd castle first. If 8.0-0, then 8… d5 is fine.
The only move that prevents 8…d5 is 8.Nb3, after which black has a comfortable- in my eyes- classical dragon.
This line is mentioned in Section 2 (Minor lines) 1.7 Be2. Coach Avetik explained that it's not played much by strong players because White has 8.Bb5! then either 8...Bd7 or 8...O-O Black loses the d-pawn. There appears to be many sharp lines to learn in this variation. So more practical is after 7 Be2 O-O as in the course then if 8.O-O we can now play d5. If I understand correctly from the course, in these lines the idea is we can break with d5 if we have already castled so Bb5 doesn't pin the Nc6.
Puzzle Solutions
Are the puzzle solutions online?
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No. Only ones which are are the daily lessons.
The Vienna Game For White:Is it recommended to play?
Hello, in the chess app Magnus Trainer I saw one of the lessons which recommended this set-up(and the whole Vienna). 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 with the set-up Bg2, Nge2, d3, f4 sometimes h3 and attack. There were also some model games which showed the ease of this set-up. My question is should it be considered(and is it good) against serious opposition in a serious classical tournament.
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Well it is a viable option and has been played in Top tournaments too, that depends on your style, your knowledge of the opening, etc.
Here we recommend the Scotch, but if you want to add the Vienna too, why not? Try it and see how it feels…😀
Spassky played that line a few times.
Some inspiration perhaps:
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1082390 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129081 It also depends on your level. Vienna move order can sometimes be transposed to Italian lines (with Nf3). Ne2 is also interesting with concrete plan to play f4. On high level Black doesn't have much problems but practically on lower levels it is a good option. Black usually are not so well prepared against Vienna. OTB, Elo 2000, I have faced it with black multiple times and each game was absolutely playable for both sides with a lot of play even when both players were somehow prepared.
Should we waste time and try to find the fastest mate or just mate normally
This comes up too much for me in games
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I think rather than finding the fastest mate we should try to find the most forcing mate which doesn't give opponents many options or choices as we will be less likely to blunder in one simple forced variation than in many complicated variations even if they are 5 to 6 moves quicker
Anti-Sicilian Part 1 question
Hello. How should I play after 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 Nc6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bc4 Bg7 6.O-O Nf6 7.d3 O-O 8.Qe1 Bg4 9.f5 Bxf3 10.Rxf3 Nd4 11.Rh3 e6 12.Bg5 h6 ?
Request to add this in the course, as it only mentions 12…Nxc2 move I think.
I am attaching position screenshot below-
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Hi if 12...h6 we just take the pawn? 13.Bxh6 Bxh6 (13...Nxc2 14.Qd2 and white is winning) 14.Rxh6 and we get the open h-file, moreover Black king's pawn shelter is weak. After 14.Rxh6 Black still can't play 14...Nxc2 because of 15.Qh4 and our attack continues and we don't even have to give up Ra1. So Black's best move should be 14...Kg7 to let Rf8 contest the h-file, then 15.Rh3 and Black still can't play Nxc2 because of Qd2. So it seems to me 12...h6 is weaker than 12...Nxc2 because we get the h-file for free, our attack continues (pawn f5 still threatens fxg6) and Ra1-f1 can join in, we don't even lose the Ra1 and c2 pawn.
Dear Nishant,
We can not add all the moves or show all the possible moves in the courses. In this case, just take the pawn with the Bishop, maybe we will not have a straight attack anymore but we are one pawn up and with a good position. 😀
Scotch 4...Bb4+ 5.c3 Bc5 6.Be3 Qf6?!
The line- 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4+ 5.c3 Bc5 6.Be3 Qf6 is a tempo down for Black compared to the line- 4…Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3.
The course gives 4…Bc5 5.Nb3
In the 4…Bb4+ line, after 6…Qf6 White is tempo up, but can anybody tell me the plans as I am new to Scotch game
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I asked Gabuzyan since we discussed a similar line in a recent conversation, he'll reply soon. Stay tuned😀 In the meanwhile can you tell us your elo? Thanks!
Hi Nishant,
There are 2 good ideas in the position you mentioned. White can choose the development of 7.Be2 - 0-0 - Nc2 with the idea of trading the bishops and getting strong Knight on e3.
Or another option is to play with 7.g3-Bg2-0-0 ideas which will be preventing any d5 options for black in the future. Same Nc2 ideas will be available.
Miniature course: just an idea
Just an idea - maybe it would be usefull to have some course with well known chess miniatures. I think that Clsasical game course is ideal, but it is maybe difficult for beginners. Some miniature games (for instance, Opera game, Legal mate etc.) could be interesting for many beginner players.
This idea come to my mind because I was preparing lesson for kid and was looking for miniatures ;)
