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| Posted by houseofcook projectrosetta.com 6/27/2008 11:03:13 Play online chess |  Subject: The Lion SystemMessage: Has anyone played the Lion System similar in some ways to the Pirc or Philidore. Apparently you can play it as black against almost any opening chosen by white. I would be interested in anyone's views as it looks an interesting opening to adopt. Black would play the following moves. 1---d6 2.---Nf6---- 3. Nd7--- 4.----e5 5.--- Be7 6.---O-O 7.---c6 etc. Does anyone play this regularly ? What are the aims of this opening for the Middlegame ? I look forward to your replies. | ||||
| Posted by ionadowman projectrosetta.com 6/27/2008 14:56:34 Play online chess | There was a thread about this quite a while back. Message: I've been meaning to give it a try myself but ... so many openings; so little time... ;-) Ion | ||||
| Posted by jstevens1 projectrosetta.com 6/28/2008 09:08:19 Play online chess | The Lion System Message: I was white and I played against The Lion System as follows:- 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bg5 c6 9. O-O-O+ Kc7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Be2 Bh6+ 12. Kb1 Rg8 13. g3 f5 14. Rf1 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Be6 16. Nf3 Ng4 17. Nd4 Bd5 18. Bxg4 Rxg4 19. Nf6 Rxd4 20. Nxd5+ Rxd5 21. Rxf7+ Rd7 22. Rxd7+ Kxd7 23. a3 Rf8 24. Rg1 Rf2 25. h4 Bd2 26. g4 Ke6 27. g5 Kf5 28. Rg3 Ke6 29. g6 hxg6 30. Rxg6+ Kd7 31. h5 Rh2 32. Rg7+ Kc8 33. Rh7 a6 34. Ka1 Bg5 35. Kb1 Rh1+ 36. Ka2 Rd1 37. h6 Rd8 38. Kb3 Bf6 39. Rf7 Be5 40. h7 Bh8 41. c3 Kb8 42. Kc2 Ka7 43. a4 Kb6 44. a5+ Kxa5 45. Rxb7 Be5 46. b4+ Ka4 47. Rb6 Ka3 48. Rxa6# Hope this will be of interest to you. Cheers. Joanne ——— The checkmate club — The University of Maryland, Baltimore County may not be the football and basketball powerhouse that its much larger sibling at College Park is, but when it comes to fielding world-class chess contenders, watch out. Its players' victory in the Final Four over three Texas teams at the national college chess championships in Brownsville over the weekend — the sixth chess championship the school has brought home during the last 10 years — is about as good as it gets. The team itself embodies in microcosm the ethic of excellence that UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski III has tirelessly promoted for the entire school and its programs during the last ... Posted by ganstaman | projectrosetta.com 6/29/2008 08:58:58 Play online chess Message:  www.vanrekom.nl
I play this from time to time. It's not bad, but sort of ends up cramped. Because of that, I find myself reacting more to white's moves. I guess that the general plan is to get uncramped? Black has built up a solid position, so try not to ruin that while still opening up. ——— Anand v Topalov: who will win this year's world chess championship? — Age... playing style... even gamesmanship. There are many vital factors in the upcoming clash. Vishy Anand defends his world title against Veselin Topalov in Sofia in a 12-game match starting on 23 April. Most pundits reckon Anand is the better chess player, but the stats tell us that in their classical chess encounters Topalov has one more win than Anand. It's only in games with a faster time control that Anand has a big plus score. If the match ends 6-6, Anand will be a clear favourite in the tie-break rapid games. Age could be a factor. Anand has turned 40. Among top chess players that practically qualifies for a free bus pass. Topalov is five years younger and ... Posted by tonguetide | projectrosetta.com 7/05/2008 18:51:07 Play online chess The White LionMessage: ——— A tribute to Vassily Smyslov — Vassily Smyslov, the seventh world chess champion, died of heart failure in Moscow on March 27, three days after his 89th birthday. He was one of the greatest stars when the Soviet Union dominated chess. Smyslov enjoyed a long chess career, stretching from his days as a teenage master to occasional appearances in his late 70s. But he will be remembered most for his successes in the 1950s. He won two Candidates tournaments, in 1953 (probably his greatest tournament performance) and 1956, to earn the right to challenge world chess champion Mikhail Botvinnik. Their 1954 match ended in a 12-12 tie. Smyslov defeated Botvinnik ... |