tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977401542887342254.post1863371097112405431..comments2023-04-03T05:37:42.012-04:00Comments on The Quest of the Chess Novice: ACIS Notes 002 -- Strong and Weak SquaresAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16159576367477007568noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977401542887342254.post-290644886378458582009-12-18T03:09:58.107-05:002009-12-18T03:09:58.107-05:00We discussed this position once in depth at my che...We discussed this position once in depth at my chess club. I dug it up from Steans simple chess. Which BTW is probably the best book written on positional chess ever. The book is very thin, and does not cover all aspects of positional play. But its explanations are unparalleled.<br /><br />Blacks problems start after 15 ... c5. This is really a terrible move. Had he chosen a plan that would not give white two outposts on a silver plate, he would not have been worse.Phaedrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393639592979349429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977401542887342254.post-11106917802346826522009-12-15T19:14:20.003-05:002009-12-15T19:14:20.003-05:00Way cool food for thought - I have a big deliverab...Way cool food for thought - I have a big deliverable the next few days - I'll dig into this over the weekend...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16159576367477007568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977401542887342254.post-25596374705591555042009-12-15T03:38:19.861-05:002009-12-15T03:38:19.861-05:00I meant pushing the e-pawn.I meant pushing the e-pawn.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977401542887342254.post-69324311175179083032009-12-15T03:37:05.591-05:002009-12-15T03:37:05.591-05:00In the first game, why did he push his d-pawn? Th...In the first game, why did he push his d-pawn? The great thing about the Zurich '53 book was that Bronstein would say something like Black thought he was trading pawns by grabbing the one on b2, but then realized there was a tactical snag (blah, blah, analysis).<br /><br />But if you read a typical bio of someone's game, what do you often see? I beat this loser ingeniously, look at me!<br /><br />Game 2, Botvinnik could have won quickly, by my observation, with 32.g4 33.Bxh (threatening mate on g7) KxB 34.Qh5 mate, and I don't see anything that stops Black from getting mated quickly. I would assume White was in time-pressure.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977401542887342254.post-34392737061795054492009-12-15T02:02:39.386-05:002009-12-15T02:02:39.386-05:00Without having read your whole post, I don't t...Without having read your whole post, I don't think that chess is about squares but rather about activity of the pieces. Sometimes you can sack a whole piece just to open up a square for another piece, but what is the square without the piece, it is nothing.<br /><br />I'll continue this thought a little on my blog.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.com