Chess Poll

[Punker]

Whether you play chess or not, feel free to vote. I am playing an international master this weekend and am white (my rating is about 2100 FIDE, so I am obviously a substantial underdog). He plays the classical sicilian and the semislav. I will either play the velimirovic or the Botvinik antimeran. I am generally a 1.e4 player, but play both the sicilian and the semislav extensively as black, so I am comfortable in both openings. Help me choose which:

[MrWookie]

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I have no idea what anything between "and am white" and "I am comfortable with both openings" means. You sure you want me to vote?

[MelchyBeau]

they got a puzzles and other games forum

[thejerkface]

Velimirovic all the way.

[Punker]

Not sure if this belongs there or here (though I admit I forgot about the other one). If it needs to be moved, I will await the mods moving it.

[Borodog]

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I have no idea what anything between "and am white" and "I am comfortable with both openings" means. You sure you want me to vote?

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[Punker]

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Sure, why not. The two openings are about equally well thought of theoretically to my knowledge and I play both about equally well, so it's really just a question of which one I feel like studying pregame. Call OOT my personal coin flip.

[beenben]

How about something obscure like the Benko gambit?

[bellytimber]

have you studied the Four Move?

[smilingbill]

Too little information supplied. Generally the Velimirovic doesn't work against IM+ players tho, also 6.Bc4 Qb6 is easy for Black and ruins most of the attacking fun. Maybe some nice prepared sideline in Botvinnik, like 7.a4, might throw him off sufficiently to get to whoop his ass in the opening.