OTB 'novelty pt.2

Recently, I posted  a game with the same title, which was my first in a new line of play that I'm attempting to develop, or at least discover, for myself at least.

This is my 2nd game in this search for a new opening system as white, and it makes good use of 'new' principles that I'm following concerning knight activation, and activity in general. This was also an OTB (over-the board) game, with a different friend, who chose a more typical, expected response to 1. Nc3:

Please have a look, comment, analyze, as I want to flush out the weaknesses and remember the potential strengths of such a system.

4. ...e4

Gotta move King's knight back since you can't capture the pawn with the Queen Knight or you'll lose your Queen Bishop.

Also, 22. h4 pretty much kills the rook. Rook moves to g3, white King to h2 and a free rook.

Well, actually, I thought of that, but you see when I play 5. Nd5 I attack the queen and threaten to fork the king and rook. Black will not have time to take both my bishop and my Kingside knight, and in the meantime I will gain a rook and a pawn AND rob black of his castling rights. This seems like more than adequate, and certainly puts white ahead positionally, and after a few moves, most likely materially as well.

Wait , I'm confused here ,and/or , perhaps you are as well, lol.

22. h4 is not a move from this game... Perhaps you were referring to 22. ... h4 by black?... if this is the case, can you please explain the analysis you are trying to present, as your point is elluding me.

Thanks.

Regarding you first question, 5. ...Qd3 and both white knights are hanging.

And I was suggest 22. h4 for white since it wins a rook.

[In regard to move #22:]

Ah, yes! i see it!... very nice... indeed, that was the better play. Thank you, I missed that. I remember how I felt during that part of the game, and I did sense that I should do something about that h file right that second, but then I took a more defensive look at the situation, and replied with a more passive move... not my style! Your suggestion is far more fitting... and logical/decisive.

However, my friend, I'm still confused about what you mean by the hanging knights and by black bringing his queen to d3...?

Frstly, one of the knights is at all times protected by a pawn, so it is by definition not hanging.

Secondly, I don't see how 5. ... Qd3 is even a possible move - I mean, if 4. ... e4 was played, then wouldn't that pawn be blocking the queen's access to d3 when the queen is on f5, but then again she was on f6, wasn't she? And also, if it's that I've missunderstood the move sequence you're talking about, then how can the queen (black) have gotten past her d pawn, without going through the d8-h4 diagonal, in which case she would be on f6 (or g5) and thus not on white squares, when d3 is a light square...?

Considering that 1 pawn move, and then perhaps another, plus 1 knight move at least, plus 1 queen move are givens, that makes 4 moves, which 5th move could result in the Queen at d3 according to this game? 

And lastly, even with a queen at d3, how does that hang both pawns...

There must be a miscommunication here, perhaps you could clarify please, thx.

What if Black plays 1...d5?

Indeed! I am hoping that I will encounter this in play soon, but to answer your question, here is a sample plan for that opening:

Ah - thankfully, I just had a 5 min blitz where I got to empirically test the variation above, e.g. 1. ... d5 2. d4  .  Though there were several blunders, including a missed mating sequence for black in the first 8 moves or so, there were nonetheless some very interesting motifs, and tactical maneuvers invovled.

have a look: