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Re: Czech system
Reply #5 - 12/04/04 at 14:41:50
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I have played the Czech both OTB and in correspondance and had great fun with it not loosing OTB and only once in correspondance.

I want to ask about the following line which I think is critical:

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Sf6 3. Sc3 c6 4 f4. Da5 5. Ld3 e5 6. Sf3 Lg4 7. Le3 Sbd7 8. 0-0 Le7 9. De1!

Most games have instead had h3 flicked in and I think black is fine with this. Without h3 black is struggling (IMHO) and our game continued

9..Lf3: 10. Tf3: Sg4 11. Ld2 Db6 12. Se2! ed: 13. La5 Db2 14. Tb1 Da2: 15. Sd4: 0-0 (TN)


However, I feel that black is now busted. 15..Lh4 fails as does Lf6 albeit entertainingly! I think black has to chop on f3 and try and play on the dark squares.

What do you think?

I struggled on to loose in 30 moves.

Vasillis-Upham, 2004, 1-0


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Would you please be kind enough to give your game with the well-known (international?) notiations Q,K,N,B,R so I can follow the game much quicker and easier blindfold? Also about the "Vasillis-Upham" game, especially if your opponent is Greek, Vasillis is propably the first name and not the last name of your opponent. Just in case your are holding a record  Wink
  
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Re: Czech system
Reply #4 - 12/04/04 at 12:29:09
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I have played the Czech both OTB and in correspondance and had great fun with it not loosing OTB and only once in correspondance.

I want to ask about the following line which I think is critical:

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Sf6 3. Sc3 c6 4 f4. Da5 5. Ld3 e5 6. Sf3 Lg4 7. Le3 Sbd7 8. 0-0 Le7 9. De1!

Most games have instead had h3 flicked in and I think black is fine with this. Without h3 black is struggling (IMHO) and our game continued

9..Lf3: 10. Tf3: Sg4 11. Ld2 Db6 12. Se2! ed: 13. La5 Db2 14. Tb1 Da2: 15. Sd4: 0-0 (TN)


However, I feel that black is now busted. 15..Lh4 fails as does Lf6 albeit entertainingly! I think black has to chop on f3 and try and play on the dark squares.

What do you think?

I struggled on to loose in 30 moves.

Vasillis-Upham, 2004, 1-0


Regards, John Upham



  
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Re: Czech system
Reply #3 - 11/06/04 at 22:47:11
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It was my impression that either 6.Bd3 or 6.Qd2 offered White better chances than 6.Qf3. But, I don't play the Pirc myself...and haven't faced these lines as white (I don't play 1.e4).

The only game I have around with helpful, human analysis on these lines is the one Evgeny Alekseev discussed in a interview with Misha Savinov for Chess Cafe.

Alekseev,E (2275) - Guseinov,G (2235)
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Re: Czech system
Reply #2 - 09/15/03 at 15:57:11
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It seems true that this is the critical test of black's system but I really think black has enough play here and there are a lot of interesting positions that arise after 6.Qf3 d5 7.Bd3 Na6!
If white now plays 8.Bxe4 dxe4 9.Qxe4 g6! is very strong planning Bf5 and Nb4 gaining light square control and an severely pressuring the c2 square.
White then may play 8.Nge2 Nb4 and again 9.Bxe4 dxe4 10.Qxe4 is a mistake this time due to the surprising ...f5! 11.exf6 Bf5 when I would love to play this position as black
so White be best to continue wih 9.0-0 Nxd3 10.cxd3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 g6 12.a4 h5 which it seems that white has a nice space advantage but i dont think black's position is unplayable here.  What do you guys think.  Any instructive games in this variation?

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Re: Czech system
Reply #1 - 09/15/03 at 03:24:11
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I think (though I may be wrong) that there is something of a consensus now that 4.f4 Qa5 5.e5 Ne4 6.Qf3 makes life rather difficult for Black.
  

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Czech system
09/12/03 at 14:51:53
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I was wondering if any of you play the so-called czech system.
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
Ive seen some very interesting games in this system when white plays 4.f4 Qa5 and im thinking about adopting this system as black.  i currently play the french, classical dutch, and english defence as black and was wondering if any of you play this opening as black and what you think of its merit?
Anyone seen Andrew Martin's videos on this system?

Thanks
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