| Jul-31-09 | | kieranchez: interesting game with early queen exchange, White overcomplicates I think.
At move 20 White should have had stronger game. Black exploits weak pawn on e4. |
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Jul-31-09
 | | beatgiant: <kieranchez>
Agreed. How about <21. Ng1> Bb7 22. f3 Bxg1 23. Rd6+ Kf7 24. Rxg1. Black still can't contest the d-file because the h-pawn would hang. |
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| Nov-23-09 | | Wayne Proudlove: The Pirc is pronounced "peerts". I contested this with someone who went on that he'd been playing chess much longer than me but you can look it up, and pronunciation is important, as I've learned in my travels and immersion in different cultures. |
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| Jun-08-11 | | abstract: 29..f5 is a scary mave !! |
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Jun-08-11
 | | FSR: This opening, which is still played and viable today, doesn't have a name beyond "King Pawn Opening." I certainly wouldn't call it a Pirc since Black didn't fianchetto the king bishop. "Philidor Defense" would be a better name, though not really accurate. (White only played Nf3 on move 11, and I don't know how you could reach the position in the game by a plausible Philidor move order. |
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| Jun-08-11 | | JuliusDS: <Wayne Proudlove> Interesting! |
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| Dec-07-16 | | wilfredo munoz: <FSR> Check out this page http://www.vanrekom.nl/thelion/lion... and then click on the subheading "Variations" just a few scrolls down. You'll see this opening line among many variants. And you'll see that name--Philidor--and that following the colon beside it you'll see "The Lion". It doesn't stop there. The name of the specific opening line you and I are dying to know is really "Philidor: The Lion. The Lion''s den" whether the Knight is played on the eighth or tenth move or, in our case, the eleventh. |
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Sep-05-17
 | | Domdaniel: A beautiful game by Mohishunder, showing a sophisticated feeling for defence, counter-attack and pawn play. This opening line reemerged in the 1980s, when it became known as the (British) Lion. This move-order, 3...e5 in a Pirc, remains popular. It is arguably a type of Philidor but has some independent standing. |
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| Jan-26-23 | | generror: A nice early game between Cochrane and Bonnerjee, famous for his hypermodern openings. Here he plays a ...d6, which, judging from the nomenclature, seems to be the most confusing reply of all. White seems to have a slight advantage in the opening, but after the 20th move (D), the position is pretty even: White has the d-file, but its bishop is not participating, while the black pieces are all very active (including its king).
click for larger viewCochrane now throws his king protection away, and to Stockfish, <22.b4??> is a major blunder. He should have gone tactical with <22.Bxe5! fxe5 23.Rd6! Bxd6 24.Rxd6+ Kf7 25.Nxe5+ Ke8> (D), but while that looks more frightening that it actually is, Cochrane wouldn't have let himself push into the corner. (And yes, he would have won back that bishop after <26.Re6+ Kd8 27.Re7> because <27...Bxe4?? 28.Nf7+>.) 
click for larger viewAs it is, Mohishunder gets the attack for the rest of the game, and while both players make little mistakes here and there (<27...Rc1+ 28.Ka2 Nc4>), it's a good fight in which Black makes good use of his pawns and slowly but surely wins the game. Definitively a high-quality game from both players. Cochrane wasn't in an attacking mood here, but then, Mohishunder also didn't give him any occasion. |
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