Helmut Hess vs Frederick Rhine (2023)

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Helmut Hess vs Frederick Rhine
DSM 2300-2399 (BUL) (2023) (correspondence), ICCF, Dec-10
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation (A03) · 1/2-1/2

White to move.

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Mar-02-24		FSR: Hess is the only person to have played 1.f4 against me in correspondence chess. That move has the dubious distinction of being the most popular move that gives Black the advantage. But it doesn't lose, unlike 1.g4?? Almost all of my correspondence games feature one of the Big Four: 1.d4, 1.e4, 1.Nf3, or 1.c4. I also consider 1.g3 perfectly respectable, and have occasionally played it lately in OTB and online games. I have played 1.b3 in two correspondence games against low-rated players (i.e. people who actually think for themselves instead of using engines).

Mar-05-24		FM David H. Levin: <<FSR>: Hess is the only person to have played 1.f4 against me in correspondence chess. That move has the dubious distinction of being the most popular move that gives Black the advantage.> I guess a corollary might be that against accurate play, Black cannot equalize in the Dutch Defense. I'd be interested in your view on this.

Mar-06-24		FSR: <FM David H. Levin> The best response to 1.f4 is 1...d5, with a small advantage to Black. The Dutch Defense is the same position with Black (now White) having an extra tempo. So Black is seriously worse, albeit not, on current understanding, lost if both sides play perfectly. The Dutch is a much inferior defense to 1.d4 than the Nimzo-Indian, Semi-Slav, and Ragozin, for example. A large proportion of my correspondence games, with both colors, begin 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6. Nothing - not 3.Nc3, 3.Nf3, or 3.g3 - gives White a meaningful advantage.

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