tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post3731908376500243399..comments2024-02-20T07:50:13.558+01:00Comments on Chess960 (FRC): Gambling MovesMark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-58835439705004192892010-08-17T04:53:57.974+02:002010-08-17T04:53:57.974+02:00Yes it is a really interesting idea and this is a ...Yes it is a really interesting idea and this is a great example of not sticking to old habits from standard chess. Rybka3960 finds the move almost instantly. <br /><br />The beautiful features that really stand out for me are:<br /><br />1) White's dark bishop cannot get access to the king despite the dark diagonal opening up.<br /><br />2) If white develops his dark bishop with f3, he blocks his light bishop developing and black can strengthen c5 with b6 totally disabling both white's bishops.<br /><br />3) If white develops his dark bishop with h3, he finds that black has a perfect system to defend against the bishop operating on the h2-b8 diagonal.<br /><br />That system is:<br />...Ba5/Ng6/Ne5 followed by ...Bxd5/Nec4/Qb6 and black not only has big king attack happening but can trick everyone by castling to the other side if needed! By exchanging with Bg8xd5, black manages to totally block the long light diagonal leaving both white's bishops either blocked or without a target. So for me the idea is really about how white's bishop become so ineffective so quickly.<br /><br />The big smile for me is that I think black's idea of c5 is a very nice response to white's very first move e4. The bizarre bit is that by move five we have pawns deployed to e4 and c5 like the Sicilian defense in position 518 where c5 is also a nice reply to e4!!?<br /><br />CheersHarryOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971894954907592580noreply@blogger.com