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The Sniper is an Opening I want to Learn
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Horace44 wrote:
TheGreatOogieBoogie wrote:
What about this line against the Sniper?
Black is fine in that line, but he must play accurately. 6...d6?! is not good, he should play 6...Nf6 instead. Also, the Nakamura-Wojtkiewicz game has some strange comments in the annotations, like giving 15.Be3 an exclaimation mark when it offers a repetition of position. Are you saying that white has no advantage in that position??
No I'm saying that white preparing against ...Nc5 was a great idea. Knights at c5 are at worst quite dangerous and at best quite annoying, all else being equal. He needed the b3 and a4 squares for his strategy, which the Nc5 would have taken away.
Apr 26, 2014
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#44
Simone070792 wrote:
There are several great advantages about the Sniper:
- It holds some surprise value, forcing unaware opponents to think for themselves straight from the off (which can be a great advantage in Blitz games too);
- It is really direct, aiming at undermining White's centre a.s.a.p.;
- There are several traps to avoid when you play this line as White, so you have to play accurately in order not to emerge with a worse position from the opening;
- In case it doesn't work catching the opponent off-guard, the game can transpose fairly easily into sound lines from other openings, such as the Benoni, variations of the Dragon Sicilian, or a variation of the Smith-Morra/Alapin hybrid which is infamously grossly underestimated by Evgeny Sveshnikov in his The Complete c3 Sicilian.
It really is a pity that I don't play the Sniper yet. The Accelerated Dragon peaks on my repertoire with Black, and I also play the Smith-Morra Gambit line with g6 and an early d5.
@Storey: Thanks for writing the book! I'll try to appropriate the material a.s.a.p. :)
These are all quite true! It may not be a main line defence but high rated players do play this defence and it's not a bad one.
May 5, 2014
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#45
Your right Mr Crow - Any opening you use as surprise value will aid your return rate. The Sniper Reloaded 2014 is the best 'Praxis' that can be offered against stern critique and is probably as close to 'quantum theory' available for 'The Sniper' I have pruned all bad lines from 2010 book (Which have been critiiqued from super engines) any that have not held up are on the 'bonfire' and not seen in Sniper Reloaded 2014 - or borderline bad lines to ensure Black has good play in every line - and most of it extremely complex and original. The book can be downloaded via ''Level 3 Downloads" at GrandMasterVideoCourse.com
CharlieStorey wrote:
Elvis - The book was written in 2010 - I have created many more Sniper educational materials since - all can be seen via my website (which I will not advertise as this tends to get people excited and start being abusive)
I am humble that you would address me personally in your post. Thank you, and I look forward to the new volume. I enjoy shouting, "sniper!" with the c5 pawn move during my live games.
May 20, 2016
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#48
I have just broke 2400 in the Chess.com 1 minute pool exclusively playing The Sniper as Black. I am currently working on my 3rd Black Sniper book which should be ready for publication in Summer 2016. I am working as an England Coach in the European Championships and it should be ready round about then.
It is beyond me how someone can be an England coach and recommend this opening. I first discussed it with the English U18 champion in 1965! He thought it was an interesting surprise idea, but back then the theory developed by Botvinnik would not make either of us want to play it. It seems like black has to play extremely well and concretely just to survive, and I'd rather play slightly better than my opponent and win.
The Sveshnikov was at first considered highly inferior because of the weakness of the d5-square, and players using it were thought of to have a masochistic streak. Over the years it's scored just under 50% for Black and is still one of the most popular weapons against 1. e4. And so too may be the fate of the Sniper ;)
I never heard of the sniper.Where do these openings get their names?
Also even "good" variations of the sniper are bad I.E
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c5? 4.dxc5 and 4.d5 are both really really good for white.
But 3.Nc3 c5 might lose by force, I see why Chinese FM's are better than English ones ^^
May 20, 2016
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#55
Well you seem to be 100 points lower than me at bullet so your not really making sense with your primitive evaluations.
CharlieStorey wrote:
I think you really need to read my new book :-)
I live in china, bad internet.
and i'm not a FM
I'm always envious of people who are still capable of ranting against things whilst ignoring whatever it is they're ranting against. Oh, that blissful simplicity, that narrow-minded omniscience! I really long for those days again...
Writing an opening-book demands planning, research, widening your scope, narrowing your scope down, assess, reassess, receive and process feedback, diving into and emerging stronger from moments of self-doubt, arranging and rearranging your research-material, paying careful attention to all facets of the lay-out, developing a quick way with words and using language in a different way than I am currently doing in this paragraph (short sentences, active and engaging vocabulary, an occasional joke), and being prepared to get a shitload of criticism by self-appointed authorities on the matter.
So much for the pains of writing a book. Let's continue with feedback.
I'm yet to be informed about the first case of burning-down criticism having had a constructive impact on the lives of either the sender or the receiver of such criticism. It creates antagonism and a reluctance to listen or change. It takes an effort, but the results are more than worth it.
And make sure that you're actually saying something concretely. Moving air and meaningless letters around is such an exhausted practice ;)
May 21, 2016
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#60
Here's the perfect "Anti-Sniper" weapon for Blitz.
Not saying this is the bust of the system, or that I even condone it in regular over the board tournament play, but for 5-minute, it's ideal because Black never gets the type of play he wants, and usually is baffled when White actually is crazy enough to try to grab and hold the pawn. But in blitz, it's effective and works. In standard play, equality should be easier for Black to achieve than in main lines of the Sniper:
https://live.chess.com/live?v=2016042701#g=1586577520
One day, I too will be able to charge in with wild fists blazing in defiance of those who would scoff at my pet opening. One day, an innocent forum post will ask "How can I best succeed with ex0du5's Squilge opening, prolapsed variation?" and I can come, chip on my shoulder, and scream out at the uncaring world:
"In episode 17 of my series 'Squilge Inside-Out' (available in streaming 4K from Scamazon) you will clearly see that this variation must be followed up with a central pawn storm supported by fianchettoed knights. The old method that pfren mocks is merely a straw man, whereas my method is made of Rearden Steel!"
One day...