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#Post#: 426--------------------------------------------------
A Queen Trap in Capablanca's Chess
By: GothicChessInventor Date: February 7, 2018, 2:00 pm
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I managed to set a Queen Trap against someone online at
Jocly.com while playing Capablanca's Chess in real-time.
1. d3
I still insist it is White to move and Win in Capablanca's
Chess, and this is the winning move. Why d3 and not d4? On d3,
the pawn blocks any moves that would otherwise deliver flank
checks to the king, and, of course, there is an immediate attack
against the unprotected i-pawn. Trying to hold the pawn and/or
defend against the double attacks that occur later in the game
as a result of this setup defect is what always allows White to
win.
1...Nh6
2. e4 d6
3. Nh3 Cg6
A little too ambitious. Developing a Chancellor in front of a
"wall of pawns" cannot be recommended.
4. Bh5
Of course!
4...Cf6
Not the best, nor the worst move. But 4...Ch4 5. Bj3 doesn't
solve the issue of the misplaced Chancellor, and the Bishop on
j3 still x-rays through to the black Queen.
White has a few options to defend the Bishop which lunged
forward to h5.
5. Ae2! Qb5?!
The most aggressive continuation and the most aggressive attempt
at rebuttal. White baited this move by Black to make it "look
like" the Queen's double attack on h5 and b2 were in need of
equal consideration, but this is not the case. Recall the
"Poison Pawn" variations of the Sicilian Defense where ...Qxb2
is invited because the Queen is repulsed with tempo. The same
sort of motif applies here, with the added attraction of
dangling another pawn to completely entomb the Queen.
6. Cg3!!
Better than retreating with Bj3 and the failed Ac3 which would
not work out.
6...Qxb2?
Falling for it.
7. Ac3
Attacking the Queen and Chancellor simultaneously.
7...Qb6
8. Axf6 exf6
And now White must add the next layer of deception. Not Nc3
immediately, or Black won't try and grab more pawns with the
Knight's canopy exhausting some flight squares for the Queen.
The doubled pawn on f6-f7 keeps the Black Bishop on g8 from
holding the c4 square, which White is able to exploit.
9. f4! Qb2?
Still trying to be the aggressor, Black is soon hopelessly
entangled.
10. Nc3 Qxc2?
11. Ce3!
Attacking the Queen and able to play Cc4 to cement the tomb.
11...Qb2
12. Cc4 Qc2
13. Cb4
The Queen is trapped.
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#Post#: 622--------------------------------------------------
Re: A Queen Trap in Capablanca's Chess
By: HGMuller Date: March 21, 2018, 1:30 pm
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Nice, but it seems to me black just tries to hang on to the
Queen way too long. After 7. Ac3 Qxc3 8. Nxc3 the Pawn he
grabbed should be enough compensation for the Q-A difference,
with the Chancellors still in play. The half-open file is not
that profitable, and in addition leaves white with a rather weak
isolated edge Pawn.
Of course his Chancellor remains poorly placed. Blocking your
center Pawns this way is almost a capital crime... Especially as
there is no fianchetto in Capablanca Chess.
#Post#: 637--------------------------------------------------
Re: A Queen Trap in Capablanca's Chess
By: GothicChessInventor Date: March 25, 2018, 8:50 am
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[quote author=HGMuller link=topic=64.msg622#msg622
date=1521657044]
Nice, but it seems to me black just tries to hang on to the
Queen way too long. After 7. Ac3 Qxc3 8. Nxc3 the Pawn he
grabbed should be enough compensation for the Q-A difference,
with the Chancellors still in play.
[/quote]
After 7. Ac3 Qxc3 8. Nxc3 it is black to move and lose. If you
want to take over as black and play a few moves, I can
demonstrate this.
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Re: A Queen Trap in Capablanca's Chess
By: HGMuller Date: March 26, 2018, 3:16 am
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It could very well be that black is already lost in this
position because of the awful placement of his Chancellor. But
that doesn't mean he has to make things worse by giving away his
Queen on top of it.
Playing out the game between us would do very little to prove
the value of the position, because if you win, it could simply
be that this is because you are a much stronger player, who
would be able to beat me from an inferior position. It would be
more revealing to continue the game from that position in
computer self-play, where we know both sides are played by an
equally strong player, and then see how it ends. Preferably the
win/draw/loss statistics from a couple of hundred games.
#Post#: 649--------------------------------------------------
Re: A Queen Trap in Capablanca's Chess
By: GothicChessInventor Date: March 26, 2018, 9:15 am
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[quote author=HGMuller link=topic=64.msg646#msg646
date=1522052178]
It could very well be that black is already lost in this
position because of the awful placement of his Chancellor. But
that doesn't mean he has to make things worse by giving away his
Queen on top of it.
Playing out the game between us would do very little to prove
the value of the position, because if you win, it could simply
be that this is because you are a much stronger player, who
would be able to beat me from an inferior position. It would be
more revealing to continue the game from that position in
computer self-play, where we know both sides are played by an
equally strong player, and then see how it ends. Preferably the
win/draw/loss statistics from a couple of hundred games.
[/quote]
Yes, but if you take the side I say is winning, and you beat me
defending the losing side, what would that say?
:)
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