tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536626.post115765374395225940..comments2024-01-29T12:40:27.160-06:00Comments on <center>Getting back to 2000</center> : Dream etc.Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766013089364074425noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536626.post-1157992015921930872006-09-11T11:26:00.000-05:002006-09-11T11:26:00.000-05:00How about a Catalan, Closed; E06, E07, E08 or E09....How about a Catalan, Closed; E06, E07, E08 or E09. It's a very positional game with a slow build up. If black get tactical too fast, white should definitely have an advantage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536626.post-1157899730603871332006-09-10T09:48:00.000-05:002006-09-10T09:48:00.000-05:00I think that you should book up for 13 days on one...I think that you should book up for 13 days on one of the openings. I mean just memorise as much as humanly possible, you will not only know more book when the game comes around, but also be much more confident in those positions. Also you can play training games with your coach in the opening your are booking up on. Eat and sleep the opening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536626.post-1157739427155790532006-09-08T13:17:00.000-05:002006-09-08T13:17:00.000-05:00I will be playing black in this game. I have 13 da...I will be playing black in this game. I have 13 days to prepare.Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766013089364074425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536626.post-1157722920949718232006-09-08T08:42:00.000-05:002006-09-08T08:42:00.000-05:00Try to lure him into a Moscow type Sicilian: 1.e4,...Try to lure him into a Moscow type Sicilian: 1.e4, c5 2.Nf3, d6 3.Bb5+. This is nice and positional and does not allow black any early tactics. But, of course, he might be reading your BLOG and picking up some ideas on how to play you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536626.post-1157687761221822252006-09-07T22:56:00.000-05:002006-09-07T22:56:00.000-05:00Always play what you know best or you are mentally...Always play what you know best or you are mentally conceding that he will beat you in what you know best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536626.post-1157664543748694652006-09-07T16:29:00.000-05:002006-09-07T16:29:00.000-05:00If you play something you do not know it leaves tw...If you play something you do not know it leaves two possibilities, 1) Your opponent will know more theory than you(which it sounds like) most likely he will know the plans and thematic tactics better than you. 2) You are on equal ground. Are you the better chess player? Maybe you should ask yourself this question? If you are a worse chess player how do you expect to win a position you do not play. If you are a better chess player why not just beat him in the opening you normally play? Do not be fooled by age, when top GM's are asked how they deal with people like Magnus Carlsen they say that they treat him just like any other player.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536626.post-1157656002347902672006-09-07T14:06:00.000-05:002006-09-07T14:06:00.000-05:00Play what you know best.Play what you know best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com