12-04-2016, 10:31 PM
A draw made no sense for either of us but I had no choice in the matter. There is no way White can play for a win in that position. Even if it's objectively equal or only slightly worse for White (I haven't analysed it yet), it's horrible to play as there is absolutely no active plan and Black can just shuffle around forever and eventually think about doing something. Going for that structure was a ridiculous decision.
Study-like wins sound interesting, will check out Neil's game properly.
(The Barry is actually not bad if White follows it up aggressively with 0-0-0. Otherwise you're just left with a stupid knight on c3 and no pawn breaks.)
Study-like wins sound interesting, will check out Neil's game properly.
(The Barry is actually not bad if White follows it up aggressively with 0-0-0. Otherwise you're just left with a stupid knight on c3 and no pawn breaks.)