flaviddude wrote on 10/11/06 at 02:31:09:


probably my articles in Chess Mail

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that's on 2...Nc6 3 Nf3 f5
unless he's written a new edition?

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Lyth-Tait, Rhyl 1992
which shouldn't really be in MegaCorr at all, seeing as it's an OTB game

amadjambo wrote on 10/05/06 at 21:14:38:


yes

amadjambo wrote on 10/05/06 at 21:14:38:


please send me your games

zenken wrote on 08/01/06 at 13:43:26:


You may be right, but no one's come up with anything decisive as yet.

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4 Bc4 g5?! gets hit by 5 h4, so Black has to play 4...h4!. Then 5 0-0 g5 6 h3 would reach your position (though I'd probably play 5...d6 first).

Well OK, White certainly has compensation for the pawn. I don't know about "an enormous positional advantage" though. What's your plan as White from this position?

Also, 6 h3 doesn't deserve "!" since Black is not going to play ...h3 any time soon. The desired structure is h4/g5/f4, pre-empting White's h2-h4, and once h3 has been played there's no break with g3 either.

That's not to say 6 h3 is a bad move: it takes g4 away from the c8-bishop which can then struggle to find a square. Then again, there's no real hurry to develop the bishop if White can't break through in the centre (try and get past Black's d6/c6 formation), while h3 may prove a useful hook for a later ...g4.

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János Wagenbach is a friend at Mansfield Chess Club. He came up with 3...h5 in a blitz game and it was such a silly idea that we got interested in trying to defend it as Black.

MNb wrote on 07/14/06 at 01:12:12:


It seems a bit dodgy to me. Mostly Black will play ...c6 (and ...d6) in the Wagenbach, so as to be able to keep the centre closed with ...d6-d5 should White play e4-e5. Sometimes Black can play ...Nc6, but playing it so soon is rather committal.

Also, more specifically, 4...h5 5 d4 g5 6 d5 is a bit annoying.

OstapBender wrote on 07/14/06 at 19:18:13:


I'm on Netscape. Never had any problems. The Mozilla engine also is very much more responsive compared to IE. So your best alternatives now might be to immediately switch to Netscape or Mozilla Firefox. Ohhhh! For heaven's sakes, jus get rid of that IE crap! (I wish microsoft people are reading this  )

Yes indeed! TJ's website is a very rich & informative source. Best part is....its for KGer's only 

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I tried so a couple of years ago - in vain.   White has some possibilities to sac a piece in Muzio-style, but Black seems to survive them all.
Thomas Johansson has an article on it on his website:

http://hem.passagen.se/tjmisha/

and guess whose name we find there?  

When I feel like I will check again. Now I have a little question: is the Wagenbach Defence playable in the Vienna version? 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 h5 !?

the plan is to build a forward fortress f4/g5/h4, pre-empting attempts by White to attack the pawn chain

1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 Nf3 h5!?

anyone care to try refuting this one?