Hello! Great video on a really interesting line. During the ...e5 line where Nf3 Bf5, Bd3 and then ...Nxf2, what is the response to Bxf5? The position is rated +2.5 for White after Bxf5 even after ...Nxh1. What are your thoughts? Thank you, and love the channel! The Modern/Robatsch is my go to so it's great to see someone doing innovative commentary on it.
Hi! thanks a lot for your comment! nice line you are putting up for discussion and it's funny, my engine tells me that your 11-Bxf5 is good for white as you said but that after ...Nxh1 12-Kf1 with the clear idea of trapping the knight, white has a 0.9 advantage and that black has several options, 12-...Ne7, dxc4 or g6. Of course you might have a better engine than me or you might have left that position for computer analysis for longer. But if you ask my opinion, it all comes down to practical play. For example, my engine also tells me not to play 10-...Nxf2 but ...exd4 with full equality, but i would go for Nxf2 any day as i like the resulting positions for black a lot from a practical point of view. Having said all that if you can prove mathematically that the resulting position is +2,5 with an irrefutable forced line i would give it up anyway i guess hahaha. Thanks again for commenting!
@@PauseTheVideoAndThink Thanks for the quick response! Looking again, I definitely agree that nearly all lower-rated players and club level players would avoid losing the rook on a1 instead of Bxf5 as it makes much more practical sense. There's also a lot to be said about your point regarding just being comfortable with the positions you get after ...Nxf2. It seems like the Bxf5 line is a less naturally human way of playing which gives your analysed line a lot more weight. Thanks again, looking forward to more content!
hahahahhaha same here! and before doing so, sometimes i was on move 3 with my hand hovering over the Knight on b1 and thinking "am i gonna do this...again?" xD
Dude, MORE CONTENT PLEASE
Hello! Great video on a really interesting line. During the ...e5 line where Nf3 Bf5, Bd3 and then ...Nxf2, what is the response to Bxf5? The position is rated +2.5 for White after Bxf5 even after ...Nxh1. What are your thoughts? Thank you, and love the channel! The Modern/Robatsch is my go to so it's great to see someone doing innovative commentary on it.
Hi! thanks a lot for your comment! nice line you are putting up for discussion and it's funny, my engine tells me that your 11-Bxf5 is good for white as you said but that after ...Nxh1 12-Kf1 with the clear idea of trapping the knight, white has a 0.9 advantage and that black has several options, 12-...Ne7, dxc4 or g6. Of course you might have a better engine than me or you might have left that position for computer analysis for longer. But if you ask my opinion, it all comes down to practical play. For example, my engine also tells me not to play 10-...Nxf2 but ...exd4 with full equality, but i would go for Nxf2 any day as i like the resulting positions for black a lot from a practical point of view. Having said all that if you can prove mathematically that the resulting position is +2,5 with an irrefutable forced line i would give it up anyway i guess hahaha. Thanks again for commenting!
@@PauseTheVideoAndThink Thanks for the quick response! Looking again, I definitely agree that nearly all lower-rated players and club level players would avoid losing the rook on a1 instead of Bxf5 as it makes much more practical sense. There's also a lot to be said about your point regarding just being comfortable with the positions you get after ...Nxf2. It seems like the Bxf5 line is a less naturally human way of playing which gives your analysed line a lot more weight.
Thanks again, looking forward to more content!
@@BenBistro004 :) i'll post a new video next sunday!
I stopped allowing the Nimzo long ago after I lost 15 games in a row against it
hahahahhaha same here! and before doing so, sometimes i was on move 3 with my hand hovering over the Knight on b1 and thinking "am i gonna do this...again?" xD