Switching over to the Sicilian Kan (?!) ?
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Re: Switching over to the Sicilian Kan (?!) ?
That you get pasted in a dozen moves because you haven't developed any pieces
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Re: Switching over to the Sicilian Kan (?!) ?
Perhaps increments make a difference, but a winning method for Black with the Hedgehog was to hit out with .. d5 or ..b5 during the run up to the move 40 time control when either or both players were short of time having spent the previous thirty or so trying not to doing very much.MJMcCready wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 12:48 pmWhat's the main drawback of the Kan? That you end up with some hedgehog like position and just have to sit back and wait for white to decide on how to use/misuse his spatial advantage?
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From the gist of this thread I get the feeling that the Kan doesn't give black very good prospects, its more like a sit back and take it type variation. The reason I don't want to carry on with the French is for the same reason though.
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If there were a shred of truth in that I wouldn't play it.MJMcCready wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 9:26 amFrom the gist of this thread I get the feeling that the Kan doesn't give black very good prospects, its more like a sit back and take it type variation.
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What are the most typical freeing manoeuvres in it? b5 looks less likely than d5 but that doesn't look so easy as you come out of the opening behind in development.
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b5 is just part of development, most often. Not if white has gone c4 of course. Then its a freeing break.
The hedgehog positions from the Kan need quite careful handling. Read and digest Shipov's epic two book series on the hedgehog for some good answers....
(Actually read them anyway, they're genuinely brilliant books!).
The hedgehog positions from the Kan need quite careful handling. Read and digest Shipov's epic two book series on the hedgehog for some good answers....
(Actually read them anyway, they're genuinely brilliant books!).
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Thanks, I have those somewhere and will take a look.
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I downloaded them and had a good look at them. A bit too detailed and not really what I was looking for but plenty of ideas in them nonetheless.MartinCarpenter wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 12:04 pmb5 is just part of development, most often. Not if white has gone c4 of course. Then its a freeing break.
The hedgehog positions from the Kan need quite careful handling. Read and digest Shipov's epic two book series on the hedgehog for some good answers....
(Actually read them anyway, they're genuinely brilliant books!).