-
Damian posted an update
Hello Nelson, there are situations where it is impossible to perform the Owens defense or the Stonewall, and I always lose with black when that happens
Could you please tell me how to adapt the Owens defense to situations like the one I attached?
(I am the black player)
1. e4 b6 { B00 Owen Defense } 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. d3 e6 4. Be2 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7 *
Andrew and Steve3 Comments-
Yeah if there is no knight on c3 to pin, then you should play Be7 instead of Bb4. So b6,Bb7,e6,Nf6,Be7,0-0 and then look to strike with d5 or c5 at the center. Remember, the bishop only goes to b4 if there’s a knight on c3 to pin.
3-
But if I place the Knight on F6 I will lose time because if in that example the Pawn advances on E5 I will not be able to castle to save the knight that will continue to be threatened by C4, could you please tell me a sequence in that case? Thank you for responding Nelson, I value your time, that’s why I only bother you when there is no other option.
-
You can play Nd5. If c4, Bb4+, trade the bishop and then drop the knight back to e7
1
-
-
-
