CHESS: Letum vs Skybird

Letum · 09-27-08, 10:58 AM

Nc3-d5 Check

KN = Knig's knight. The only notation I ever used went:

As seen from white:
QR8,QN8,QB8,Q8,K8,KB8,KN8,KR8
QR7,QN7,QB7,Q7,K7,KB7,KN7,KR7
QR6,QN6,QB6,Q6,K6,KB6,KN6,KR6
QR5,QN5,QB5,Q5,K5,KB5,KN5,KR5
QR4,QN4,QB4,Q4,K4,KB4,KN4,KR4
QR3,QN3,QB3,Q3,K3,KB3,KN3,KR3
QR2,QN2,QB2,Q2,K2,KB2,KN2,KR2
QR1,QN1,QB1,Q1,K1,KB1,KN1,KR1

As seen from black:
KR8,KN8,KB8,K8,Q8,QB8,QN8,QR8
KR7,KN7,KB7,K7,Q7,QB7,QN7,QR7
KR6,KN6,KB6,K6,Q6,QB6,QN6,QR6
KR5,KN5,KB5,K5,Q5,QB5,QN5,QR5
KR4,KN4,KB4,K4,Q4,QB4,QN4,QR4
KR3,KN3,KB3,K3,Q3,QB3,QN3,QR3
KR2,KN2,KB2,K2,Q2,QB2,QN2,QR2
KR1,KN1,KB1,K1,Q1,QB1,QN1,QR1

The advantage being that this notation can be used from both sides of the board and still work.
Perhaps it is old fashioned now or perhaps just English and not used elsewhere. I don't know.

Quote:

Reti is an opening that sees White moving Nf3 as an opening, and that does not later traverse into a different system like queens Indian, which I choosed because as a Reti player with White myself I know how sharp and dangerous it can become. However, Queens Indian like I choosed by b6 (instead b5) sees Black having the plan to block the centre for white by controlling and moving pawns to d5 and e4 and defending them with the bishop on b7, also countering the White bishop on g2 - the diagonal the white bishop tries to support by moving to g2 is one of the keys in this variation. when you exchanged that bishop voluntarily, you directly played into the hands of Black's intention, and also weakened the king'S position. I just do not know Queens Indian good enough to take more longtermed advantage from that strategic error, it never was part of my repertoire 20 years ago. It is said to be a solid defense, but dooming Black to remain passive - something that I have come to see now. While I think I stand better than you, i also never saw any real chance to strike at you without needing to gamble that you would not see the threat I raise. But I consider plans that depend on the opponent cooperating to be weak plans, and thus played more solid. The passivity and lacking offensive chances seem to be the price for that.

haha...I don't like chess nearly enough to read or try to understand that.
Its enough to make me want to go back to snakes and ladders.