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	Ze	Us	consensus
1	d4	d5	56%
2	c4	e6	66%
3	Nc3	Bb4	48%
4	Nf3	Nf6	82%
5	e3	Ne4	56%
6	Qc2	f5	62%
7	Bd3	O-O	83%
8	O-O	b6	61%
9	a3	Bxc3	57%
10	bxc3	Ba6	65%
11	Ne5	Nd7	37%
12	Nc6	Qf6	89%
13	f3	Nd6	100%
14	e4	dxc4	100%
15	Be2	e5	100%
16	d5	Nb8	55%
17	Nb4	Bb7	93%
18	a4	a5	100%
19	Na2	Nd7	50%
20	Ba3	Rac8	50%
21	Rab1	Qg5	60%
22	Kh1	fxe4	61%
23	fxe4	Qg6	89%
24	Rxf8+	Rxf8	100%
25	Bxd6	Rf2	100%
26	Rg1	cxd6	100%
27	Qd1	Nf6	73%
28	Bf3	Nxe4	93%
29	Nc1	Rd2	53%
30	Bxe4	Rxd1	100%
31	Bxg6	Rxg1+	100%
32	Kxg1	hxg6	100%
33	Resign	---

Looks like we've lost ßrigade^rant, hopefully not for good. I don't know everything that's done to keep this running but lets get the page started. --Deflective 12:09, 14 July 2006 (PDT)

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Strategy Discussion

Contents 1 Voting CLOSED Until 7pm 1.1 Voting Instructions 2 Strategy Discussion 3 Suggested Move Summary 3.1 dxc4 3.2 Nd6 3.3 Nb8

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Suggested Move Summary

Suggested Position Suggested Move: Nd6

Suggested Move: dxc4 Suggested Move:dxc4

Suggested Position Suggested Move: UPDATE THIS

dxc4

• Offer a trade for for his bishop. Geedubber 12:25, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
  • I like this move. It looks like it'll set up a lot of options for us in the next 2 moves or so. As far as I can see, this should have positive results for us. Of course, I don't know a whole helluva lot about it, but that's my $.02. PTWhipplebang 12:30, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
• after 13. .. dxc4 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Qxe4 our pawn structure is hosed and we've gotten no real compensation for it. 15. Bb7 doesn't really matter much because Ne7+ allows the queen to take our bishop. and a coming e4 push will not only allow white's bishop out of it's pen, it'll fix our isolated pawn as a target. I really dislike this move for what it does to our pawns. Kingpatzer 12:33, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
  • You mean trade not take. We will get a knight from that exchange. Geedubber 12:42, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
    • correct. Sorry for the imprecise language. But I still don't like the resulting pawn formation. Kingpatzer 12:45, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
  • Yeah, This move seems to give the center and the initiative to White. Our one well-developed piece goes away and our remaining bishop and knight have nowhere good to go. I think the best we can do after 15. Qxe4 is something lame like Qf7 to let our knight out. Jeff 12:52, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
• Just from personal experience... if you have a piece that is being attacked, doing the same to the other player usually backfires because they have tempo. V 12:50, 14 July 2006 (PDT)

Nd6

• Seems like an obvious course of action. Not sure if I think it's the best yet. Jeff 12:15, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
• I see nothing better yet, but I'm not done looking. It's the perfect sort of chess move, obvious, simple, and clearly solid. Kingpatzer 12:29, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
• f3 was expected eventually. This is the expected response. I like it. Two knights attacking the center! V 12:41, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
• some possible lines: 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 e5 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Qa4 Bb7 ; 14. cxd5 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 exd5 when I'm not really sure what the heck white does ; 14. c5 Bxb3 15. Qxd3 bxc5 16. Rb1 a5 .... in all of these black looks really good to me. Kingpatzer 12:45, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
  • I've just noticed something. After 15. fxe4, can't he just take our Queen? He's got a lot of pressure on our f pawn if the center starts trading like this. Our queen is in direct line with his rook. Our queen is double up, but his rook is protected by both king and bishop. V 13:05, 14 July 2006 (PDT)

Nb8

• what about Nb8? If he takes our knight at e4 we can take his knight on c6. It also may lead to a queen fork. Jes ter23
• nope. this fails because after Nb8 white will win pieces. 14. Nxb8 (attacking our bishop) so wen can either take the knight with a rook and loose our knight to the pawn (we're down two knights to his one) or we can move our knight and he takes the bishop (down two bishops) Either way, it's bad Kingpatzer 12:50, 14 July 2006 (PDT)