The beginners also could form a team and have a public debate about their next move.

I am quite happy for any kind of discussion here :).

I allways find it key to take the initiative.
When you grab someone by the balls and don't let go, he moves where ever you want him to. ;)

I wanted to challenge you but now...

very nice idea

Vey well, I resign.

I hope the next match will be more of a challenge for you, Letum. Now that I have a seperate board to map moves on, and with sky's tips, I feel I can put up a better fight.

@Kurtz-please do join us. You certainly can't get trounced any worse than I did here. You may have to wait a bit, but just toss your hat in the ring on sky's "chess Again, Anyone?" thread.

OK.
I'm White now.

E2-E4

Ng8xf6, to threaten the pawn and because I was going move my knight there at some point anyway.

Well, I fire up another chess thread now. Letum maybe wants to be the opponent again, if I got you correct? I recommend that those players considerign themselves to be beginners jpoin in a team there, and discuss their move suggestions - and the reason why they think of that move. It would be nice if Letum waits with his move, until a consensus is there. I will jump in and comment on any erratic thoughts. I will not suggest moves, though, only make you guys start asking the right questions.

It is an experiment, of course. Let'S see how it works out. In best case, we get a lot of communication and hoepefully a very vivid thread.

Is there enough interest to have a second chess thread where tactics and rules and principles get introduced in one essay per item? Anybody knowing his stuff could volunteer to write a posting about his favourite thing. A given opening for example. The tactical use of Zugzwang/compulsory moves. Berger's square.

It seems we have a thread shism now?!

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...696#post939696

Letum's choice as to which match to pursue. In your thread he'd have to be black again. Should he choose this, it would seem that one never does go back:rotfl:

This all is an experiment. We need to line out the basics of functioning. And please, guys, NUMBER your moves for easier reference!

Question to Lance: why not 1.../e7-e5? what advantage would that have? (three possible answers)

OK, I'm lost....what am I doing now?

The advantages would be that I could have more freedom to devlop my strategy with my queen and bishop, I would block the forward progress of his pawn, and I would establish a presence in the center of the board.

However, I made the move I did so as to force him to either support his pawn or move it again, either one of which might restrict the development of his strategy. If he ignores the threat, he loses the pawn and I may be able to fork his queen and kingside rook once I support an attack on f2 with my bishop or queen in my 3rd move.

Wise or naive?

I copy it to the new thread and answer there, Lance.

To all, please no more answers in this thread. Use the new one exclusively:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=141699