ytrichardsenior (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's great.... calm, informative and very interesting.

technic201 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@JohnQuincyAdams1 I know, I was being sarcastic. The G knight can't come out to G3. It can jump out sideways to H3, but not G3. The best move for white right at that point would be pawn to d5. Sets up a huge pawn island that screws over black's light-square bishop, and puts pressure on the c6 square, forcing blacks B Knight to flank out to the side, or to d7, which is a weak move.

dobsondale (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@JohnQuincyAdams1 can i have some free chess lessons please ? if so what can you teach me first i need some help with my pawns i cant seem to utilze them especially when people on yt start worrying about seemingly quite pawn moves thanks a lot also do you know when its generally ok to push your casteled pawns in front of the king because i wownt evcer do it and people on yt do it all the time thanks a lot for all your help ! goodbye have a pleasent evening fine sir !

JohnQuincyAdams1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@dobsondale - A well placed anything can be worth the entire game, but that doesn't change the relative value of the different chess pieces.

dobsondale (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@JohnQuincyAdams1 a well placed knight is worth a rook !

JohnQuincyAdams1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@dobsondale - Knight = 3 points. Bishop = 3.25 points. Bishops are more powerful.

JohnQuincyAdams1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@dobsondale - The English Opening is a terrible opening? I've been using it with great results for over 30 years. Garry Kasparov used the English Opening many times, as did Anatoly Karpov and Bobby Fischer, all World Chess Champions. No standard chess opening is terrible, only one's lack of understanding it is. :)

dobsondale (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@JohnQuincyAdams1 i disagree knights in the middle game are usually more powerfull more subtle and harder to read than bishops !

dobsondale (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the english pening is a terrable opening ! e5 sorts it out no problem

JohnQuincyAdams1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@9tengo - Bobby Fischer, homeless in Japan? He was a millionaire.