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Re: Esserman "Mayhem in the Morra"
Reply #83 - 09/01/12 at 13:58:49
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This is a good book. I like when authors really love their openings. It is really shown here. The author starts already on the cover of the book: "sicilian refuted!" 

And it seems that white is on top in most variations.
Although I have not read the whole book. I have so far only seen one black system where the author says that the position is equal and where "the best player will win". And that is in the Siberian trap system.

I never play the Morra. I am just interested in defeating it. I bought the book just to find out what is recommended for white. 

  
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Re: Esserman "Mayhem in the Morra"
Reply #82 - 08/31/12 at 07:13:37
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Bibs wrote on 08/31/12 at 00:09:50:
e4 c5
d4 cd
c3 Nf6
e5
Beyond that, better not to reveal. Guess QC people have a living to make.

Lots of interesting stuff in the book for Alapin players.



Hi! I'm just interested is it Bc4 variation which was recommanded by Collins or "old" Bb5 line in setup where black plays d6.
  
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Reply #81 - 08/31/12 at 00:09:50
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e4 c5
d4 cd
c3 Nf6
e5
Beyond that, better not to reveal. Guess QC people have a living to make.

Lots of interesting stuff in the book for Alapin players.
  
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Re: Esserman "Mayhem in the Morra"
Reply #80 - 08/30/12 at 20:42:35
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Which line is recommanded in Alapin in this book?



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Reply #79 - 08/18/12 at 22:17:07
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One bit I noticed:  the newsletter discusses a game Stuart-Soltau which reached the same position after White's 15th as that (stem?) game Parma-Eliskases, but doesn't mention Eliskases' 15...Na5 (Flesch considered Black slightly better at that point).
  
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Reply #78 - 08/18/12 at 20:51:41
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I received the book, and I also find it rather grownbreaking. If you are under 2300 elo this is certainly an opening to be afraid of. If you accept it , that is. Also I think that Quality chess live up to their name by giving the "missing line(s)" so prompt in their (for free) newsletter. This book is a good buy, in my humble opinion.

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Re: Esserman "Mayhem in the Morra"
Reply #77 - 08/15/12 at 15:37:35
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Today Quality Chess published their newsletter in which you can read "the missing line" from Essermans book.
  
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Reply #76 - 08/09/12 at 01:26:07
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Thanks.

The thought occurred to me that if you play 1.d4 c5, you have to be ready for 2.e4.
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Reply #75 - 08/08/12 at 17:19:25
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Markovich wrote on 08/08/12 at 17:06:42:

I would appreciate your giving the sequence leading up to that.  Otherwise I'm lost.


1. e4 c5 2. d4 cd 3. c3 dc 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Rd1 Bd7 (various move orders possible).

Some more from old books:  10. Bf4 (as in a game Parma-Eliskases, and mentioned by TopNotch above) was criticized by Smith, given as slightly better for White in the Russian encyclopedia, and as leading to equality (and as the best White can do) by Burgess.  I'm thinking Burgess is in line with Silman and Langrock.
  
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Re: Esserman "Mayhem in the Morra"
Reply #74 - 08/08/12 at 17:06:42
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kylemeister wrote on 08/07/12 at 19:57:12:
By the way, regarding the Eliskases, in past books you can find such things as 10. a3 leading to a clear advantage for White (in the Russian Modern Chess Opening Encyclopedia) and 10. a4 giving White a decisive advantage (that's actually what it said in the Flesch book).  The late FM Ken Smith restricted himself to the modest assessment that after 10. a4 "White, in my opinion, is for choice."


I would appreciate your giving the sequence leading up to that.  Otherwise I'm lost.
  
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Reply #73 - 08/07/12 at 19:57:12
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By the way, regarding the Eliskases, in past books you can find such things as 10. a3 leading to a clear advantage for White (in the Russian Modern Chess Opening Encyclopedia) and 10. a4 giving White a decisive advantage (that's actually what it said in the Flesch book).  The late FM Ken Smith restricted himself to the modest assessment that after 10. a4 "White, in my opinion, is for choice."
  
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Re: Esserman "Mayhem in the Morra"
Reply #72 - 08/07/12 at 12:10:20
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TalJechin wrote on 08/07/12 at 11:22:27:
I found myself wondering if their self-confessed changing of a line without the author's approval isn't a breach of copyright...?!

This will depend on the specifics of the contract between the author and the publisher, but if the writer is either a first-timer or not particularly high-profile, it's quite likely that the contract will permit the publisher to make any editorial changes deemed appropriate. I used to work in an editorial capacity myself where we, as publishers, could by and large make any alterations we felt were necessary. Even so, I would usually discuss any significant changes with the writer. This was a matter of courtesy rather than contractual necessity, but I was also mindful of the possibility that the writer might notice some ramification of the alteration that I hadn't fully taken into account. Given the specialised nature of the text in this case and the author's expertise in the Morra, I'm surprised Esserman wasn't asked about the revision as he may well have spotted the omission caused by the edit.
  
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Re: Esserman "Mayhem in the Morra"
Reply #71 - 08/07/12 at 11:22:27
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Just saw that QC has finally responded on the issue: 

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/blog/?p=1115

Though I found myself wondering if their self-confessed changing of a line without the author's approval isn't a breach of copyright...?!
  
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Re: Esserman "Mayhem in the Morra"
Reply #70 - 08/06/12 at 01:54:17
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@Seely: The book is fine chess-wise. The rhetoric is quite obnoxious, at least to me, but you don't want to miss the chess if the Morra interests you.
  
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Re: Esserman "Mayhem in the Morra"
Reply #69 - 08/05/12 at 23:10:56
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PatzerNoster wrote on 08/05/12 at 21:18:23:
Does he consider 3. ... Qa5!? ?
In my opinion black at least equalizes here (no I'm not joking!).


1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Qa5 4.Bd2 is his solution, trying to reach a regular Morra where Bd2 is more useful than Qa5.
  
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