Depends very much on the opening.
To protect the kingside. Because it's less vulnerable to the opposition pawns and pieces. A number of different reasons.
What's the point of Be7?
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Feb 9, 2014
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Years ago, a Master told me that if you have to develop and castle and you just don't know what to do, get the Bishop to e7 (or e2) and then castle. You can always reposition it later to someplace better.
Development. Be7 allows the bishop to access two diagonals now instead of one and the move is halfway to allowing the black king to castle.
If you move your bishop too far on its original diagonal you risk it being attacked by a pawn and you will lose a tempo by having to retreat.
A general principle in the opening is to develop your pieces without losing tempo
As always...depends on the position/opening too.
You played it. You tell us.
SnapesSoulmate wrote:
...in the opening phase of the game when you could just as well play it further towards Black's side?
Isn't Bishop-E7 already pretty far into black's side?
Dodger111 wrote:
SnapesSoulmate wrote:
...in the opening phase of the game when you could just as well play it further towards Black's side?
Isn't Bishop-E7 already pretty far into black's side?
He meant to say further towards whites side.
Feb 9, 2014
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#9
Keine Ahnung. Der Zug verhindert jedoch eine Fesselung, aber zugleich denke ich, dass der Zug ziemlich passiv aussieht.
knightrider1982 hat geschrieben:
Keine Ahnung. Der Zug verhindert jedoch eine Fesselung, aber zugleich denke ich, dass der Zug ziemlich passiv aussieht.
Wo siehst Du da eine Fesselung?
I don't know why I played it. When reviewing it, Bc5 makes more sense because it controlls d4. Or even Lb4, which checks.
Yet Be7 is a correct move, I even remember having played it once or twice in the Chess Mentor or Tactis mentor.
Feb 9, 2014
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SnapesSoulmate wrote:
knightrider1982 hat geschrieben:
Keine Ahnung. Der Zug verhindert jedoch eine Fesselung, aber zugleich denke ich, dass der Zug ziemlich passiv aussieht.
Wo siehst Du da eine Fesselung?
I don't know why I played it. When reviewing it, Bc5 makes more sense because it controlls d4. Or even Lb4, which checks.
Yet Be7 is a correct move, I even remember having played it once or twice in the Chess Mentor or Tactis mentor.
Der schwarzfeldrige Läufer könnte auf G5 ziehen und dann darf der Springer nicht ziehen, bis der Läufer weg ist.
Ah, danke, hatte gar nicht bedacht, dass Be7 auch die Dame schützt.
Bist Du wirklich Brite? Deinem Deutsch merkt man's nicht an. ;)
Feb 9, 2014
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#13
Ja, ich bin Brite? Wieso sagst du sowas? Ist mein Deutsch vollkommen? ;)
Ja, ziemlich gut. Hab in den ersten Postings überhaupt nicht gemerkt, dass das nicht Deine Muttersprache ist.
Feb 9, 2014
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#15
Ja, ich liebe Deutschland und alles daran. Die Sprache ist unglaublich schön und ich hoffe ich kann eines Tages nach Deutschland ziehen.
...in the opening phase of the game when you could just as well play it further towards Black's side?