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Joined 31 Jan '06 Moves 2598 Hey,
I am wondering what actually makes the Arch Angel Defense be what it is. Below is the start of a game with Anand-Shirov. The magazine says that it is a sharp arch angel defense, but black's light squared bishop does not go to b7.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5
7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 dxe4 9. axb5 Bg4 10. Bxe4 Nxe4 11. bxc6 O-O
What is the actual definition of the arch angel defense? Do I just need to to go an opening book like Nun's Chess Openings(NCO) and see the different variations that qualify?
KingOnPoint
Joined 31 Jan '06 Moves 2598 The previous Anand-Shirov game ECO is C78, but a Kasparov-Kramnik C78 game has the black bishop going to b7.
Joined 05 Sep '11 Moves 1015 Originally posted by KingOnPoint
The previous Anand-Shirov game ECO is C78, but a Kasparov-Kramnik C78 game has the black bishop going to b7. That's a modern Archangel:
4...Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 (Modern Archangel Defence)
the Archangelsk (or Archangel) is
3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7
American West
Joined 19 Apr '10 Moves 55013 This is the OP's pgn thingy 🙂
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 dxe4 9. axb5 Bg4 10. Bxe4 Nxe4 11. bxc6 O-O
American West
Joined 19 Apr '10 Moves 55013 Originally posted by UnderPromote
That's a modern Archangel:
4...Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 (Modern Archangel Defence)
the Archangelsk (or Archangel) is
3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 (Modern Archangel Defence)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5
the Archangelsk (or Archangel) is
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7
Joined 31 Jan '06 Moves 2598 If black's light squared bishop doesn't go to b7, but g4, is that still the modern ark angel opening?
KingOnPoint
North of the Tamar
Joined 02 Feb '07 Moves 53689 I always remember this Arkhangelsk game from a book i have, mainly because of the double rook sac.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.Re1 Bc5 8.c3 d6 9.d4 Bb6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 O-O 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Nd2 Qe7 16.Qe2 Rad8 17.a4 Rd6 18.axb5 axb5 19.Nf1 Bc6 20.Bc2 Rfd8 21.Rac1 h5 22.h3 h4 23.Bh2 Qe6 24.Ne3 Rd2 25.Qf3 Rxc2 26.Nxc2 Rd2 27.Kh1 g4 28.hxg4 Rxf2 29.Qh3 Nxe4 30.Ne3 Rxg2 31.Qxg2 h3 32.Qc2 Nd2+ 33.Kg1 Qxg4+
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