'White according to Carlson' could not be written, not with a straight face, anyway. But he wins with a whole host of unchallenging systems, for crying out loud. Of course, his play is generally quite impressive. I don't know why anyone would be impressed by Carlsen winning with this. And I find the latter proposition much easier to reject. Lev Zilbermintz has used the BDG to defeat dozens of players that outrate him.Įither d3 in the Spanish (in normal settings such as after 3.Nf6) is equal, or 100 years of Spanish theory is down the toilet, dear chessfriends. So I am not impressed that someone has used this to defeat higher-rated players. I didn't say you have to outrate your openent to win any given game of chess with this system I said you had to outrate him to have an expectation of doing so (or more precisely, an expectation of a plus score). It's a game of chess, and of course, you can win any given game of chess. The positions may be equal but they aren't automatic draws - as shown in recent GM practice. h3 a go (as I am little more comfortable with the other main lines), but my most practical approach (if insisting on 1.e4) would likely be a slow d3 based system, probably Bb5 based rather than Bc4 based.Įven if the position is equal, one can still refuse a draw offer and wager a battle to see who understands the nuances of the position on the board better.įrom this perspective, d3 system do present a challenge for Black. slightly less skilled) opponent has worked through say Gustafsson's Marshall DVD (and has no memory lapses), as a skilled amateur, I won't have an easy time demonstrating anything from the Spanish main lines. The point of d3 is of course to let home prep be less important than chess skill in a OTB game. But I assert that both challenge Black less than the main lines of the Spanish. D3 as D3 just won’t be a competitor anymore due to it being abandoned. They lost their key team members and they’re doing nothing new for seasons players are leaving in droves. White is White in either case, and Black's game isn't a cakewalk. I was going to wait until 2.5 or possibly 3.0 until I updated the comparison.

Play the Italian with d3, for all I care! It's your game.

D3 vs worral spanish