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| From | Message | Posted by zhnkiu
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2/08/2006
15:54:34
Play online chess |  Subject: Difficult Castled Position
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For example, pawns f2 g4 h3 bishop g2. I've seen this position several times and I am a little perplexed why players choose to castle into this...
| Posted by brilliance
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2/09/2006
01:48:59
Play online chess | Re: Difficult Castled Position
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That depends on a player's knowledge of the game.
| Posted by naamloos
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2/09/2006
03:32:43
Play online chess | Something
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Something is only a weakness if it can be attacked by the opponent.If you are in control of the kingside and your bishop is guarding the a8-h1 diagonal then the position of the king is probably not difficult at all.
In some - maybe most - cases castling into this structure is not wise, but it is also possible that it is done because it is the least of evils (yor queen side pawns has been pushed to gain ground and the opponent has the centre).
| Posted by ionadowman
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2/15/2006
02:49:13
Play online chess | If you want to see...
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...an example of an analogous castled position for Black, check out the 'Forum Game #3' thread. I'm not sure it OughT to have turned out so well for Black...
Cheers,
Ion
| Posted by buddie
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2/15/2006
14:38:33
Play online chess | To attack it
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I suggest N-e7-g6-h4 as a good way of attacking this set-up.
| Posted by jstack
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2/26/2006
15:04:41
Play online chess | difficult castled positions
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I would like to comment on this, but it is difficult without knowing the position of the entire board. However, I would like to say there are openings where advancing the pawns in front of the castled king is the correct plan. The closed sicilian and certain variations of the Kings Indian defence are prime examples of this. In these positions, however, both sides castler kingside. When the players castle on oposote wings, it is hard to imagine a good reason for advancing these pawns. There is not anything wrong with pawns on f2 g3 and h3, but a pawn on g4 can be attacked much too quickly.
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