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Ep. 147: Bird's Opening (1. f4), When to Sac a Piece (and when not to) at the Amateur Level, Material vs. Initiative & More (Game Analysis #13)
This episode is a thematic analysis of an amateur game with takeaways that are instruction rich. Topics covered:
- Bird's Opening (1. f4)
- Unnecessary defensive moves
- Sacrificing pieces
- Material vs. Initiative
- Calculation
- Central Control
Referenced:
- Guide to a Successful Chess Club
- Game analyzed (G/90;d10):
1. f4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 c5 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. d4 cxd4 12. exd4 d5 13. Ne5 dxc4 14. bxc4 Rad8 15. Bd3 a6 16. Rae1 Qd6 17. Nb1 Qc7 18. f5? Nxe5! 19. dxe5 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Ng4! 21.fxe6 Rxd3? 22. Qxd3 Nf2+ 23. Rxf2 Bxf2 24. exf7+ Rxf7 25. Rd1 Bxg2+?? 26. Kxg2 Qc6+ 27. Qd5 Qg6+ 28. Kh1 1-0
📧 If you have a question, comment, or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at [email protected].
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This episode is a thematic analysis of an amateur game with takeaways that are instruction rich. Topics covered:
- Bird's Opening (1. f4)
- Unnecessary defensive moves
- Sacrificing pieces
- Material vs. Initiative
- Calculation
- Central Control
Referenced:
- Guide to a Successful Chess Club
- Game analyzed (G/90;d10):
1. f4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 c5 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. d4 cxd4 12. exd4 d5 13. Ne5 dxc4 14. bxc4 Rad8 15. Bd3 a6 16. Rae1 Qd6 17. Nb1 Qc7 18. f5? Nxe5! 19. dxe5 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Ng4! 21.fxe6 Rxd3? 22. Qxd3 Nf2+ 23. Rxf2 Bxf2 24. exf7+ Rxf7 25. Rd1 Bxg2+?? 26. Kxg2 Qc6+ 27. Qd5 Qg6+ 28. Kh1 1-0
📧 If you have a question, comment, or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at [email protected].
🎯 Our Links:
- Website
- Twitter (X)
- YouTube (Chess Angle Podcast)
- YouTube (LI Chess Club)
- Buy Me a Coffee
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