CCC Practice Game

[Steve B]

So what is the vote tally now ?

i think its STILL a three way tie
this is true ONLY if you have really withdrawn your vote
could allll be up to you Ray
you might be the deciding vote

Heavy Pressure Regards
Steve

No - that's counting Ray's vote. If he insists on withdrawing, it's a tie between a5 and g6.

RIGHT
i posted that correction one minute after you
so its tied a5 g6
AND with RAY YET TO VOTE

Steve

[tano-urayoan]

15...a5 16.Rfd1 Qc7; 17.Bc5?
15... a5 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Bc5
15...a5 16.Rfd1 Qe8; 17.Bc5

15... a5 16 Rfd1 Qc7 17.Bc5 Rfc8 or Rfb8

[Christopher Conkie]

I'm worried by 15......a5; 16.Rfd1, example 16....Rb8; 17.Bc5, Rf7(might not be best); 18.b3 with either serious central or kingside pressure against us as a result.

15... a5 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. b4
15...a5 16.Rfd1 Qe8
15...a5 16.Rfd1 Qc7 should be considered prioritary.

15...a5 16.Rfd1 Qc7; 17.Bc5?
15... a5 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Bc5
15...a5 16.Rfd1 Qe8; 17.Bc5

I doubt it will play Rfd1 if we play a5. I could be wrong but I do doubt it highly. If (and it is a big if) we got Rfd1 then a4 straight away.

Most likely is that we get Bc5 however.

Christopher

[Graham Banks]

15...a5 16.Rfd1 Qc7; 17.Bc5?
15... a5 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Bc5
15...a5 16.Rfd1 Qe8; 17.Bc5

15... a5 16 Rfd1 Qc7 17.Bc5 Rfc8 or Rfb8

15... a5 16 Rfd1 Qc7 17.Bc5 Rfb8 18.Bd6
15... a5 16 Rfd1 Qc7 17.Bc5 Rfc8 18. Bd6 Qb6; 19.Bd3 g6; 20.Bxg6?

[tano-urayoan]

I doubt it will play Rfd1 if we play a5. I could be wrong but I do doubt it highly. If (and it is a big if) we got Rfd1 then a4 straight away.

Most likely is that we get Bc5 however.

Christopher

So no Bd3 no Rfd1, why are we having so much trouble against this patzer?

[tano-urayoan]

15... a5 16 Rfd1 Qc7 17.Bc5 Rfb8 18.Bd6
15... a5 16 Rfd1 Qc7 17.Bc5 Rfc8 18. Bd6 Qb6; 19.Bd3 g6; 20.Bxg6?

So Qc7 is no good. It seems Rfd1 is a very strong move Graham.
Maybe 15...a5 16. Rfd1 g6 now.

Another move instead of a5, g6, or Be4 could be d6.

[Zach Wegner]

d5 is good move Zach. It starts the push down the middle for
the two middle pawns for black. I think this may be a good
move after a5.
Best,
Gerold.

I think Zach meant e5 and d6. d5 just runs into Bc5

Yes, that is what I meant.

If nobody else votes for e5 though I will go with a5.

[Graham Banks]

I doubt it will play Rfd1 if we play a5. I could be wrong but I do doubt it highly. If (and it is a big if) we got Rfd1 then a4 straight away.

Most likely is that we get Bc5 however.

Christopher

15......a5; 16.Rfd1, a4; 17.Bc5 could still be troublesome if you look further at it.

[tano-urayoan]

If nobody else votes for e5 though I will go with a5.

I like your idea but maybe play first d6 to discourage this Bc5 move that seems to give us problems.

[Zach Wegner]

Also, Steve, would it be too much trouble to edit the original post with the current position after each move? As each move is taking up at least a few pages for voting, it's sometimes a pain to have to wade through it all.