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Chess Poll
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:
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Re: Chess Poll
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Whether you play chess or not, feel free to vote. [/ QUOTE ] 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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Re: Chess Poll
they got a puzzles and other games forum
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Re: Chess Poll
Velimirovic all the way.
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Your best chance imo is to pick some rarely played Botvinnik-variation from a book. An international master is surely firm enough in the Velimirovic or Sozin to not lose in the opening.
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Re: Chess Poll
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.
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Re: Chess Poll
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[ QUOTE ] Whether you play chess or not, feel free to vote. [/ QUOTE ] 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? [/ QUOTE ] |
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You sure you want me to vote? [/ QUOTE ] 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. |
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Re: Chess Poll
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!!
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How well does he know what you normally play? Does he know you are usually an e4 player and will smell a rat an possibly play something totally different if you play d4?
And what is his name? |
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