Marc Benford wrote on 01/05/14 at 14:48:31:
And no, Houdini doesn't agree with your assessment of the position after your 8.Qe2
He gives only 0.19 after either 8... Bh7 or 8... Bb4
And since Houdini evaluates White's first move advantage at ~0.30, the position after 7... h6 8. Qe2 is actually very satisfying for Black.
At first I was going to make some kind of sarcastic/disparaging remark along the lines of "another sloughter," but I'll refrain. Your later posts haven't helped your case, though.
What I want to say is this: you're right. Play 7...h6. In a way, you're doing exactly what everyone SHOULD do--not swallowing theory without questioning it, and thinking for yourself. Actually, I question how much you're thinking for yourself instead of just parroting Houdini, but nevermind that.
You've found an opening that leads to the kinds of positions YOU want to play. That's wonderful! Play it. When you find certain lines that don't suit, search for alternatives. Sometimes, the alternatives you play will be ones that you think up yourself.
Play "your" lines and be happy. You will feel extra satisfaction when you succeed with them, and feel extra disappoint when you fail. Hopefully, the failures will inspire you to work on what went wrong, and you'll have improvements in mind for the next time.
The big caveat is, be intelligent and humble about it. Try to compare "your" moves to the plans that have been played before by players MUCH stronger than yourself. See what the pluses and minuses are. As you become a better chess player and face stronger and stronger opposition, you might find that "your" lines are no longer appropriate or that they've been flat-out refuted; that's not a problem, as long as you have the intelligence and humility to learn from your creative efforts and move on to other lines. Eventually, you'll probably start playing further along main line theory and "your own" theory will come deeper into established lines. It's a natural progression.
But don't think that a bunch of people who are far stronger and far more experienced than yourself at the game are necessarily going to be impressed with your ideas. Enjoy your own personal, creative journey to chess improvement.
Lastly, with your attitude and the way you parrot Houdini lines, though, I wouldn't be surprised if you did not improve much in chess. Still, my earlier words were giving you the benefit of the doubt, and you should try to live up to them.
Good luck.
This was truly beautiful.
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