Talk:Artificial castling

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[edit] Problems with the analysis

There are some problems with the analysis. Black's fourth move, 4...Nxe4 doesn't deserve ?!. This is the move recommended by theory, and both MCO and NCO give it without any punctuation. In the first line given in the article, the recommended move for Black is 7...d5 instead of 7...Be7, and both MCO and NCO consider it to give Black a definite advantage. In the final position of the first line, Black has the advantage anyway due to the two bishops and the queenside majority.

The later recommendation of 5.0-0! transposes into the Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit. This move may or may not deserve the exclamation mark. The B-K is thought to favor Black, although it can be difficult to defend over the board. It's certainly better than 5.Bxf7+ since that's just better for Black. The statement that Black can't keep his extra e-pawn after 5.0-0 is false. After 5...Nxc3 6.dxc3 Black's best defense may be 6...f6 when after 7.Nh4 Black can reply 7...Ne7 or 7...g6 and White will have to work hard to justify his pawn deficit. Quale 01:08, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

I am responsible for the first line given; I also gave 4 ... Nxe4 a !, though perhaps it deserves no special mark. Subsequent vociferous edits by 65.95.128.154 disagreed. I think the final position in the third line is about equal; I do mention the queenside majority and bishop pair, but White can cripple the majority on his next move with Nxc6. In any case, I urge you to make any changes to the analysis you see fit.Cjpuffin 23:28, 1 September 2005 (UTC)