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| Posted by houseofcook chesspeak.com 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 chesspeak.com 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 chesspeak.com 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 ——— Michael Adams and Nigel Short ready for rare battle — The British chess championship, which starts in Sheffield on Monday, is the strongest in the chess event's 107-year history, with almost all of England's top grandmasters taking part. There will also probably be a rare head-to-head between the former world finalists Michael Adams and Nigel Short, who are both in good form. Adams tied first at the World Open in Philadelphia, Short at the Commonwealth Open in South Africa. The other interesting prospect is a clash of generations as the long supremacy of Adams, 39, and Short, 46, is challenged by the ambitious and fast-rising David Howell, 20, and Gawain Jones, 23, who aim to take over the top boards in the national team. It is hard to see beyond ... Posted by ganstaman | chesspeak.com 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. ——— Chess on the China road — Greetings from China! I am writing this column from my hotel room in Ningbo as I attend the 2011 World Team Chess Championship, which runs from July 16 to 26. Although I lived in Europe for four years (1988-92), this is my first trip to Asia. I feel privileged to witness the U.S. team as it battles hard against a tough field in an attempt to earn a medal and represent our nation on the world chess stage. I was invited to be a coach for the U.S. team, which is made up of three-time and reigning U.S. Chess Champion Gata Kamsky, 2006 U.S. Chess Champion Alex Onischuk, 2008 U.S. Chess Champion Yury Shulman, four-time U.S. Chess Champion Yasser Seirawan and 19-year-old chess phenom Grandmaster Robert Hess. A formidable ... Posted by tonguetide | chesspeak.com 7/05/2008 18:51:07 Play online chess The White LionMessage: ——— Chess: Ulf Andersson, positional master — Andersson rarely makes a direct attack: he wins by subtle improvements in position. DK: I've been wanting to tackle positional play in this column for some time, but couldn't think of a good way into a topic that is just too vast – until inspiration came with the arrival of Grandmaster Chess Strategy, by Jurgen Kaufeld and Guido Kern (New In Chess, £19.95). The title is bland, but the strapline reveals the content: "What amateurs can learn from Ulf Andersson's positional masterpieces". Andersson is, for me, an enigmatic chess player: he rarely makes a direct attack on his opponent's king, preferring to exchange pieces and gently improve his position – and against strong chess players this frequently leads to ... |