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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	---

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Strategy Discussion

• OK, Sorry, I don't know much about how to maintain a WIKI, but I thought I would get things started.

• Now, the real strategy question is - Which line do we take? Knight is now in jeapordy without backup, and it would appear pieces are going to start being exchanged shortly. There's my limited contribution - not sure what to suggest, other than Nxe5 in an exchange...I'll suggest that below...(whoops, looks like someone beat me to it!). --Absalom 10:40, 17 July 2006 (PDT)
• Somehow things got mixed up. Ze's move was e4, not Ne5. PTWhipplebang 10:42, 17 July 2006 (PDT)
• what happened? did he change it? or did someone just read it wrong? Geedubber 10:51, 17 July 2006 (PDT)
• When I watched the show, at the end there was a black screen with white text reading "FABULOSOS: E4." I assume that's his move. PTWhipplebang 10:46, 17 July 2006 (PDT)

Contents 1 Voting CLOSED Until 7pm 1.1 Voting Instructions 2 Strategy Discussion 3 Suggested Move Summary 3.1 dxc4 3.2 Nxc4 3.3 Bxc4 3.4 dxe4 3.5 Rfe8

Suggested Move Summary

Suggested Position Suggested Move: dxc4	Suggested Position Suggested Move: nxc4	Suggested Position Suggested Move: fxe4	Suggested Position Suggested Move: dxe4	Suggested Position Suggested Move: Bxc4
Suggested Position Suggested Move: Re8

dxc4

• Takes a pawn, threatens his bishop. Geedubber 10:49, 17 July 2006 (PDT)
  • It also locks up that diagonal for our bishop (not a good thing).
    • That's a good point. If the white bishop moves away from the attack, our pawn will block our diagonal to the rook.
    • It does block our bishop but it really cramps him in. I think this is Black's best response. Jeff 11:16, 17 July 2006 (PDT)
    • It force him to retreat to Be2 and basically lose a move. It really locks him up. Geedubber 11:23, 17 July 2006 (PDT)

Nxc4

• Wins a pawn, but we cannot move the knight without protecting the bishop. If Ze takes the knight, we take the bishop and threaten the rook. We are threatening a fork, but we cannot do it without setup and Ze will easily evade.--Neal 11:02, 17 July 2006 (PDT)

• Do we end up losing a knight and bishop for just a pawn and bishop here? Probably Bxc4 is a better move.--Neal 11:07, 17 July 2006 (PDT)
  • I don't know, but Ze would probably respond with e5 threatening our queen or Qa4 threatening our bishop. With this move we are forcing him to be more aggressive. Geedubber 11:10, 17 July 2006 (PDT)

Bxc4

A bit more agressive version

• Bxc4 loses to e5 -Jeff 11:12, 17 July 2006 (PDT)

dxe4

This eliminates the potential threat on our queen and may lead to us trading a knight for his bishop. PTWhipplebang 11:33, 17 July 2006 (PDT)

Rfe8

• Puts pressure on his knight and keeps us from having to move our king next move if he goes for check. -christian 11:26, 17 July 2006 (PDT)