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Re: how to respond to 1. b4?
Reply #7 - 11/15/03 at 17:19:34
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I should have also mentioned that the survey was in a series of "The Kibitzer" articles on the "Chess Cafe" website.
  
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Re: how to respond to 1. b4?
Reply #6 - 11/15/03 at 17:15:26
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Harding recently did a nice survey on 1.b4 based mostly on Solkolsky's games that you might want to look at.
  
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Re: how to respond to 1. b4?
Reply #5 - 11/15/03 at 13:25:36
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I always liked 1 b4 e5 2 Bb2 Bxb4 3 Bxe5 Nf6 myself, with a useful lead in development (and the possibility of White falling into a nice trap with ...Nxe3 later), but there are other good lines, like 1...d5 2 Bb2 Qd6 - see the relevant Other Flank Openings eBook chapter.
  
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Re: how to respond to 1. b4?
Reply #4 - 11/08/03 at 13:50:16
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What do people think about the move 1...a5 against
1 b4?  Undecided


I believe that 1...a5 is considered premature. White often ends up pushing his b pawn to b5 anyway, so an immediate a5 wastes a tempo and takes away the possibility of challenging the pawn later with a6.

1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 is OK.
  
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Re: how to respond to 1. b4?
Reply #3 - 11/08/03 at 11:07:02
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yeah and then 2.g4 and the spectators cannot stop laughing  Grin Seriously now 1.. a5 does have some logic but I believe it is always best to attack the centre when you have the opportunity so something like 1..e5 must be much better. Then you exploit your lead in development and grab the initiative.
  
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Re: how to respond to 1. b4?
Reply #2 - 11/07/03 at 21:26:52
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What do people think about the move 1...a5 against
1 b4?  Undecided
  
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Re: how to respond to 1. b4?
Reply #1 - 10/08/03 at 06:16:25
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Hi Jacob.

I reckon the best bet is to play 1...e5 2.Bb2 d6 then something like ...f5, ...Nf6, ...Be7, ...0-0 - not trying to refute 1.b4 but adopting a solid set-up and getting some pieces out.

Just my opinion though - and I've been known to get things wrong!  Undecided
  
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how to respond to 1. b4?
10/08/03 at 03:40:48
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I have seen many responds to 1. b4 but what do u guys think?  Smiley

1. b4 is rare is it becouse there´s any fast equaliser or something to it? The problem for me is that the game often becomes very murky and it´s hard to see hwo got the uper hand...
  
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