Must be my lucky tournament: 3/4 (two wins, two draws) so far.
In the morning I played the following game against a FM, int. Elo 2332. He simply threw in the towel.
lichess.org/c6GHPo6u/Nice game
re-opens the discussion who is stronger: CM or FM?
I somehow understand but do not like 17. ... d6.
It seems to put your dark bishop quite out of use for the time being, although useful in the immediate time.
Might have been bad in the long run? I'd appreciate a comment from a stronger player as yourself :)
JTD
Of course my opponent is the stronger player, he has the overall better score.
I think the wedge Bc7+d6 paralyzes the whole black army and cut it into halves. Ng5 starts attacking the king‘s wing while opening the silo of the minuteman on g2.
Very smooth, impressive. This whole reverse London System seems questionable. Developing a bishop to trade for a knight on its starting square cannot be right. Ulf Andersson played 7 e3, bus misplayed later.
I opened the db to choose whether I go for 1.e4 or 1.d4 (1.Nf3, 1.c4). I saw then that he is playing the QID and this particular line above with an early ... Bf5. After a quick glance I decided that this would be a good outcome of the opening, 6.a3 I liked best although the alternatives are fine as well.
With large experience one has a good feeling what one can achieve. I had a lucky hand once again in choosing this line. :)
