Punishing my friend

@sagi1246
Nothing specific because the idea of your friend isn't bad and the position is reasonable for him. You just need to play your natural game.

Before you can think about punishing you need to know which way he castle’s. Do kingside attack puzzles to prep if you can open up lines near a king behind fianchetto it can get dangerous really quickly for him. There is no special way to gain a decisive advantage out of the opening unless you can lock down the center forever. If he knows what he’s doing he will lash out just in time to break the position free.

@TheKingClash said in #9:
> That defies the principle of developing your pieces to squares that control the centre. For example f3 is a much better square to post your knight than h3, as a knight on f3 exerts more influence over the dark squares in the centre.

The best 2 squares to place your knights are on h3 and a3. If you can find me a master game with 1. Nh3 and 2. Na3 where white lost, I will believe you. Otherwise, I stand by my thesis.