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| Posted by loreta mailcafe.net 11/16/2005 01:28:27 Play online chess |  Subject: On Elephant gambitMessage: Now I went on Elephant gambit: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 Yesterday I looked some lines of it... Not very encouraging... [ but I looked a view from side "how to refute it"... I nead look from another side - "how to win with it"...] Could we share some basic ideas about this gambit? What about level of its soundness? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by ionadowman mailcafe.net 11/16/2005 17:39:57 Play online chess | Elephant Gambit... Message: Cheers, Ion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by ionadowman mailcafe.net 11/16/2005 18:05:28 Play online chess | Elephant Gambit... Message: Not exactly "pro" the gambit, but does indicate that there is more to the beast than meets the eye! It mentions Mark Hebden as championing the line, and I do believe he was the author of the article I mentioned in my earlier msg. Cheers, Ion ——— In Vegas, Dutchman Stumbles to Victory — The top chess players who compete in the big European tournaments are accustomed to certain comforts, like not having to bring their own chess set and clock — the organizers supply them. But when Europeans play in American chess tournaments for the first time, they are often surprised that they have to bring their own equipment and that the conditions are relatively austere with few perks. It would not be surprising if they did not make the effort, given the travel involved to compete in the United States. Yet quite a few do, and there are European regulars on the American circuit, like the Dutch grandmaster Loek Van Wely. He has been among the world’s best chess players for more than a decade, and ... Posted by schnarre | mailcafe.net 11/16/2005 19:08:35 Play online chess Hmmnnnn....Message: ——— Muammar Gaddafi finds he has a chess mate in Kirsan Ilyumzhinov — Muammar Gaddafi v Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Tripoli June 2011. The Libyan dictator and the president of Fide, the global chess body, met in a bizarre gamelet which sparked condemnation and mystery. It was viewed as a disaster for chess but a public relations coup for Gaddafi – think Drake, bowls, and Plymouth Hoe. Technically it was a mismatch. Gaddafi had to be prompted on how to move the pieces, and Kirsan, an expert chess player, made a theatrical long queen move then hastily shook hands on a draw. It's all on YouTube. He also played with Gaddafi's son Mohammad – he of Olympics 2012 ticket fame – who is the real man in Libyan chess. Fide called the visit part of "Africa year 2011" and ... Posted by loreta | mailcafe.net 11/16/2005 22:25:16 Play online chess TnxMessage: ——— Viva Las Vegas — I spent the last week in Las Vegas for the annual National Open Chess Championship, held at the South Point Hotel and Casino. As usual, the chess tournament was well attended, with more than 600 players in the big event. Actually, I shouldn't call the event a tournament. It was really a full-on chess festival! Most chess tournaments are, well, chess tournaments. The National Open is a chess festival in the truest sense of the word. There is a chess camp, blitz tournament (five-minute games), quick tournament (10-minute games) and the aforementioned regular tournament (which lasts three days), as well as a big scholastic event, which draws more than 150 scholastic players. In addition, two or ... Posted by ionadowman | mailcafe.net 11/17/2005 02:28:01 Play online chess QP Countergambit in play...Message: Mark Hebden had been playing it, so his article (if you can trace it!) was from a user's point of view... Cheers, Ion ——— Chess: Pawn power — How an apparently innocuous pawn move can invite trouble. DK: Last week Ronan introduced our new theme: pawn storms. This position doesn't obviously fit with that, but read on… RB: I don't know this line of the Closed Sicilian but doesn't 1…Bb7 seem the logical continuation? I would expect White to follow up with 2 Re1 when Black should probably turn his attention to getting his king to safety, starting with 2…g6 (or 2…e6), and all looks pretty secure. But I know that Dan likes to try to open up a king that hangs around in the middle, so after 1…Bb7 is there any way for White to take immediate advantage of Black's under-developed kingside? What about a quick advance of ... Posted by loreta | mailcafe.net 11/17/2005 22:17:03 Play online chess ... booksMessage: --- In my opinion - the critical line is the line pointed by ionadowman : 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Bd6 ——— On chess: Teacher makes game fun, fun, fun — Chess can sometimes serve as a big brother. "It helped us stay out of trouble, especially after school," said Luis Garcia, 23. "It kept us safe." Garcia is a former student to Patrick Neely, a retired teacher, veteran chess guru and longtime surfer who runs a "Surf 'n' Chess" program at an elementary school in Glendale, Ariz. His disciples immerse themselves in an environment of chess, Beach Boys tunes and other oldies in the school cafeteria. Neely's program confers benefits in addition to keeping kids off the streets. "It makes you think. It's strategy," Garcia said. The chess novices are also taught respect for themselves and others. They shake hands with their opponents and wish them well before ... Posted by ionadowman | mailcafe.net 11/17/2005 23:58:22 Play online chess loreta...Message: At any rate, there could be two distinct discussions here, which might indicate beginning a new, parallel thread... Cheers, Ion Posted by loreta | mailcafe.net 11/18/2005 00:33:21 Play online chess After some researchMessage: --- I found a reference to "ChessBase Magazine 102" where an article on the opening that begins with the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5. The name “Elephant Gambit” comes from Danish chess circles, an is supposed to illustrate the role of the two bishops, which often decide how things will go in these games.... ...I would not recommend this defense for very important games, but if from time to time you wish to escape from generally fashionable openings, you will have a good canvas here on which to try out some creative ideas. In over the board chess, in rapid chess and especially in blitz chess, this gambit is a good surprise weapon. It is somewhat of a positional risk in correspondence chess, but even there Black has some chances... Posted by loreta | mailcafe.net 11/18/2005 00:41:03 Play online chess To ionadowmanMessage: ------- As example of other possible line too: [Event "Bank Pocztowy SA Open"] [Site "Bydgoszcz POL"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [White "Ziolkowski, D"] [Black "Pavlenko, O"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2123"] [BlackElo "2295"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe5 Bd6 5. Nc4 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Be3 O-O 8. O-O Nd5 9. Nc3 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Qg5 11. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 12. Kxh2 Qh4+ 13. Kg1 Qxe4 14. Bd3 Qg4 15. Rf4 Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Be6 17. c3 f5 18. Rdf1 g6 19. b3 Kg7 20. e4 fxe4 21. Rxf8 Rxf8 22. Rxf8 Kxf8 23. Bxe4 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Nd8 25. Kf2 b6 26. Ke3 Ke7 27. Bd5 Ne6 28. Ke4 Kd6 29. Bxe6 Kxe6 30. g4 h5 31. g5 h4 32. Kf4 h3 33. d5+ Kd6 34. Kg3 Kc5 35. Kxh3 Kxc4 36. Kg4 Kxc3 37. Kf4 Kd4 0-1 Posted by ionadowman | mailcafe.net 11/19/2005 01:15:08 Play online chess Fair comment...Message: Cheers, Ion Posted by ionadowman | mailcafe.net 11/19/2005 01:15:17 Play online chess Fair comment...Message: Cheers, Ion Posted by ionadowman | mailcafe.net 11/20/2005 02:15:46 Play online chess Ziolkowski v. Pavlenko... Message: Cheers, Ion Posted by bogg | mailcafe.net 11/21/2005 09:22:17 Play online chess loretaMessage: tpurser@worldnet.att.net CTC Posted by loreta | mailcafe.net 11/21/2005 22:01:02 Play online chess Tnx, boggMessage: |