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Belly said:
I might be wrong here, but I seem to remember that most high ranking games are drawn, white wins more games than black, but of the games played and won by black the Sicilian has the most successes!
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Spot on.

As black I prefer the Karo-Cann to defend e4, and as white, I usually follow Fischers "Best by test" rule of thumb.
 
I never liked playing aginst the Karo-Cann (e4,c6), I found it a bit boring to be honest. I remember losing against it in a Hong Kong Swiss Tournament in the '70s, where I was way ahead in an end game situation and I blundered by putting one of my rooks on the g2 (EDIT to: g7 - typo!) square, already having my other rook on h8 and got spiked by the black (white squared) bishop, and it still hurts to this day!

This site is worth a working-hours-bookmark

http://www.shredderchess.com/play-chess-online.html
 
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Aye well thats why I like playing K-C so much. It's a close positional game that can lead to utter bloodshed if you want it too, but if played well can lead to an excellent end game position for Black.
 
Belly said:
In my youth it was said that the Sicilain (e4,c5) was played by players who were NOT prepared to to face The Kings Gambit (e4,e5,f4!).

If I played white, I usually chose the lazy option of d4. Against e4 as black, I'd usually reply with e5 and hope for the Spanish (Ruy Lopez). Bobby Fischer said that the "Kings Gambit was busted" but I never had an easy time defending it. I found it totally frightening!

Strangely enough, if I play on line chess at home against a computer, I've had more success as white with the Kings Gambit than any other opening. The computer will invariably opt for the accepted option rather than going for the declined variation, which usually gives white a more attacking game!

I might be wrong here, but I seem to remember that most high ranking games are drawn, white wins more games than black, but of the games played and won by black the Sicilian has the most successes!
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I really love the queens gambit. When I play white, and I use it against noobs, I get a pawn up and find myself in a very strong position :D
 
not played for many a year myself but my claim to fame was that i was -Ayrshire under 13 chess champion - many moons ago!!! ;-)

ill have a look at the chess.com website and see later
 
Belly said:
I never liked playing aginst the Karo-Cann (e4,c6), I found it a bit boring to be honest. I remember losing against it in a Hong Kong Swiss Tournament in the '70s, where I was way ahead in an end game situation and I blundered by putting one of my rooks on the g2 square, already having my other rook on h8 and got spiked by the black (white squared) bishop, and it still hurts to this day!

This site is worth a working-hours-bookmark

http://www.shredderchess.com/play-chess-online.html
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:confused: g2 is white, but h8 is black. how did they get forked by a bishop?
 
Amleto said:
:confused: g2 is white, but h8 is black. how did they get forked by a bishop?
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Thanx for that, Yes you're quite right it was g7 and h8 (well spotted). Small matter: it was a spike not a fork.

I'll have a go at amending my original post.

Unfortunately when I think chess I still think The English Notation: Pawn to King 4, Pawn to Queen's Bishop 4 (Sicilian) etc. (1. P-K4, P-QB4)

Even when I played games, I'd record them in the English Notation and never really moved with the times.

Last year I gave away about 30 hard back chess books, one of them was The Queen's gambit declined mentioned above. They were all in the English Notation.

Did you manage to solve my "White to Move and Mate in Two" shown above? No cheating!
 
Belly said:
Do you mean: D2 (K-K2) would be met by n-f7 (KtQ3-KB2) and white cannot check mate on the next move.

White MUST make two moves, ie, one move white, counter move black, check mate move by white.
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Ah OK. I drew the board wrong on my sheet of paper. I can't see how white mates in two. All i can think of is 1) either rook to R8, knight blocks, white moves king, black king has to move one space to left or right, RXN. But that's three white moves!!
 
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