drkodos wrote on 02/07/09 at 19:52:03:


In that aspect I am sure you will find my book quite refreshing.

Here is what I play against the following lines.

I. 5...e6, Euwe Defense

6 Bg5 Be7 7 Bd3  and now if 7...Nc6 then 8 00! the Zilbermints Gambit

II. 5...Bg4, Teichmann Defense, Accepted Variation
    
   6 h3 Bxf3 7 Qxf3 c6 8 g4! Seidel-Hall Attack
                                 8 Qf2, Cieselski Attack
                                 8 Be3  Old Main Line

III. 5...c6, Ziegler (Coward's Move) Defense
 
     6 Bc4 
     6 Bd3

IV. 5...g6, Bogoljubow Defense

    6 Bc4 Bg7 7 00 00 8 h3!? Studier Attack, Zilbermints Variation
     
 The move 8 h3 prevents Black's most powerful response, 8...Bg4! with the idea of exchanging the Nf3.

Try something like this:

6 Bc4 Bg7 7 00 00 8 h3!? Nbd7 9 Qe1 Nb6 10 Bd3 c6 11 Qh4 Nbd5 12 Bh6 with an edge for White after ...Ng5!

I did a lot of analyses on the 8 h3 variation, both in OTB tournaments and over the Internet Chess club. The move 8 h3 looks harmless enough, so Black often reacts passively. I win a lot of my games in less than 30 moves!

Peter Leisebein plays 5...g6 6 Bf4 Bg7 7 Qd2 00 8 000 with an attack on the Kingside.

If you want to play the regular Studier Attack lines, 5...g6 6 Bc4 Bg7 7 00 00 8 Qe1 then go ahead. However you better memorize  8...Bg4! 9 Qh4 Nc6 10 Be3 Bxf3 11 Rxf3 e5 12 Rh3 and the ensuing complications. The chesslive.de database gives three White wins and six draws, with nothing for Black.
     

@Antillian, White gave a pawn on move 2, so they lost their opening advantage against Black's best play. But I believe White is not worse (I don't play to do a draw with White here, but I have to keep a balance). And I say that White's dynamical equality is challenged in a few lines.

ArKheiN wrote on 02/06/09 at 18:38:54:


Further irony again here. 

Isn't it Black that is supposed to fight for equality in chess?

ArKheiN wrote on 02/06/09 at 18:23:19:


Don't you see the irony of what you are saying here? 

An opinion is not worth very much if it is not strong.  What is better, a weak opinion?  One that is ill founded?  One not well considered or the one that goes unmentioned?   

Unfortunately, too many people in the world have become enamored with the idea that a strong opinion is a wrong opinion and we have become so very afraid of expressing ourselves because of it.

Being wrong is not such a bad thing anyway.  Nothing to be scared of.


The BGD IS weak and unsound and a poor choice for white.

I remember well recording a Foxy Openings Video on this subject. The BDG can be used for fun,surprise and to learn tactics.

Objectively,it is totally unsound. There are several good replies, 5...c6, 5...Bf5 and 5...g6, 5...e6 and 5...Bg4 are all better for Black if you know them. But are the byways of this opening common knowledge? Probably not.

Gary Lane's book was interesting and Tim Sawyer wrote a massive keybook on the subject.

I just wonder how much new stuff there really is, apart from lots of games from the last 10 years which basically tread the same boards.

ArKheiN wrote on 02/04/09 at 10:12:48:


I'm fortunate that I have enough money to spend on chess books, so I'll probably buy this just to find out what White's resources are.  While I fundamentally agree with you that the BDG is tough enough to warrant a book, I also share saubhikr's annoyance that a work on this stupid gambit now appears, demanding the expenditure of those who wish to stay well-informed.

Saubhikr can't believe Everyman is serious.  Well, they are serious, serious about making money.