Beating the Old Indian at Mid-America Open | Road to 2000 - NM Caleb Denby

National Master Caleb Denby analyzes his game from the 2022 Mid-America Open in Clayton, Saint Louis. See how he defeated a strong opponent's Old Indian Defense.
2022.03.29
Caleb Denby vs. Timothy Radermacher, 2022: A55 Old Indian, main line

[@bongcloud]

thank you caleb ^_^
been fans of u for already a looong time

[@BenRook]

Nice win...showed patience as your space advantage allowed reposition of pieces -> win.

[@12jswilson]

I found "the tactic" because I play a lot of Sicilians, in particular the Smith Morra where similar ideas happen. Very similar if they decline the gambit with 3... d3

[@rickhaydan3433]

Why doesn't anyone remember that The Old Indian is the predecessor of The King's Indian? In many variations of OI, black does a dance with the bishop: Rf8-e8...Be7-f8...Pg7-g6...Bf8-g7. of This is probably what your opponent could have done while "looking for a move". Anyway, eventually black players decided to stop "waisting time" with Bf8-e7 and go right for Bf8-g7. And the King's Indian came into vogue.

[@FarmgateCottage]

17.50 black lion