Spanish opening:Why you should play it.
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halleyH
Dec 30, 2022
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#1
So, the Spanish is 1.e4.e5.2.Knight f3.Knight.c6.3.bishop.b5.And they will probably move a.6 so there are 2 choices here. You could move bishop.a4, or, of course bishop takes the knight on c6. Then if they take you, the have doubled pawns ♟ so you have a advantage. Then you could get your king to safety by castling. Then the opponent cannot castle. And I love the Spanish.
I also love this basic opening!
If you’re looking to avoid the BxN exchange, Be2 is a nice alternative to Bb5, but I like the exchange because it causes the doubled pawns - nice positional attack. Black will still castle in a few moves ( usually).
Doubled pawns is a one sided view of the position. Black gets a semi-open d-file. Sharp play ensues after 5...Ne7. Black has other options with 5...Qf6, 5...Bd6, 5...Bg4, 5...Qd6, etc. There is no need to fear the exchange.
Jan 1, 2023
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DiscipleOfKeres wrote:
Doubled pawns is a one sided view of the position. Black gets a semi-open d-file. Sharp play ensues after 5...Ne7. Black has other options with 5...Qf6, 5...Bd6, 5...Bg4, 5...Qd6, etc. There is no need to fear the exchange.
Exactly. Black also gets the Bishop pair. It is not all roses foe White.
Assuming no material was won by either side in the middle game, there are many factors that favor Black, but there is one that Black must avoid at all cost. Pawn endings! The a-b-c-e-f-g-h vs a-b-double c-f-g-h and king each is almost always lost for Black. At minimum one piece must stay on the board.
And in response to post 2, 3.Be2 is useless. If you want to avoid the Spanish, 3.Bc4, 3.d4, and 3.Nc3 are all far superior to 3.Be2.
ThrillerFan wrote:
And in response to post 2, 3.Be2 is useless. If you want to avoid the Spanish, 3.Bc4, 3.d4, and 3.Nc3 are all far superior to 3.Be2.
3.Be2 is not useless, but it is strange.
If you have endless hours to study it go ahead there’s an infinite amount of lines
Italian is a whole lot simpler (not worse, simpler) than the Spanish so that makes it more accessible to beginning players, and it is still very capable of winning games. As long as you understand and take into account the cons of this opening, you can enjoy the pros alongside a higher rating.
GraynSupreme wrote:
Italian is a whole lot simpler (not worse, simpler) than the Spanish
Because of what? I see no reason for that be true. Or even reasonable.
Most white players do not give up the bishop's pair 4 Bxc6 and retreat 4 Ba4.
However, the exchange 4 Bxc6 or even the delayed exchange 6 Bxc6 have some venom.
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