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| Jun-18-06 | | DeepBlade: The pawnchain c4 e4 and e3 is reliable and flexible, Nimzo-Indian openings have e3 (also a3) in common. I also like the crazy stuff, e.g 1.f3 d4 2.Kf2
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| Jun-18-06 | | goldenbear: <Bartleby> You are dead wrong in my opinion. 1.a3 is a deep attempt to create complicated play that you know neccesarily favors you. It has no weaknesses which is unlike 1.g4 and 1.a4. Also, since the response 1.a5 is bad for Black, it is a serious (possibly the best) opening. |
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| Jun-18-06 | | Bartleby: <goldenbear> I suppose if the sleve of one's left arm accidentally knocks off the rook on a1 and you forget to put it back, 1. a3! is extremely strong, as it protects the undefended pawn. |
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| Jun-19-06 | | DeepBlade: Sodium Attack anyone? |
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| Jun-20-06 | | borisbadenoff: <DeepBlade: Sodium Attack anyone?>
You mean the Durkin right? 1. Na3 well I don't like it that much as it's nearly useless in my opinion. You have to make 2 moves with 2 knight to get something useful to do. |
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| Jun-21-06 | | MUG: Anyone interested in 1.a3, fellow cg member schnarre is currently running a theme tournament at Gameknot on this very move. I'm convinced 1...g3 is the best reply.
Velimirovic vs Timman, 1978
Black keeps his flexibility and places his bishop on the diagonal with the best prospects (seeing that b4 and probably c5 are no longer viable options). |
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| Jun-21-06 | | goldenbear: <MUG>You must mean 1.g6 and I agree. But then White knows that Black will play c5 and so he prepares b4. |
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| Jun-21-06 | | goldenbear: <MUG> In the game you mention, White didn't play for b4 and was crushed. What's the best way to search the database for a game like that? |
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| Jun-21-06 | | Bartleby: Grabbing the entire center with ...d5 and ...e5 is just as good. Actually that can hold true with many black moves which develop or prepare development. The Sokolsky 1. b4 is better than a3, in that at least white can utilize that long diagonal at once and then follow with a3 to defend the errant pawn. There's even an interesting gambit that arises out of the Benko Opening with a belated b4 push: 1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. b4
Larsen vs F Olafsson, 1959
The initial idea is that 3. ... cb?? 4. Qa4+ wins the king's bishop. For white's pawn investment he has rapid fiachetto development and some interesting tactical shots in the opening against careless play. Good for rapid games against an opponent unfamiliar with the line. |
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| Jun-24-06 | | MUG: <goldenbear> You are right, it is often hard to search for games with 1.a3 because there are so may transpositional possibilities. I don't think b4 is essential, but it is useful to have the option to play it. I think 1.a3 is more often played not with the idea of following up with b4, but simply for flexibility reasons (or at least, that's why I play it!). The important thing here is White has not yet committed any of his centre pawns, and so can choose a set-up that best suits where Black places his pieces. If Black plays 1...e4 and 2...d4 (which I think is wrong, as it is kind of like playing your cards too early - Black will find it hard to maintain this perfect centre), white is in the good position to react as he wishes to chip away at Blacks centre R Lichtenscheidt vs Von Hanneken, 1862
G Kun vs C Berczes, 2001
… or else Black may pay so much attention to maintaining his centre, that he gets done down the flanks! M Basman vs B Wall, 1990
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| Jul-25-06 | | xKinGKooLx: Here's a game I won using 1. h3. I will post my own comments, but other people can comment on the moves if they want to. White: xKinGKooLx
Black: NN
1. h3 Nc6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 a6 7. Nf3 Qd6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e3 <Despite the opening, White is clearly at least equal.> Qe6? <wastes time by moving the queen again.> 10. Be6 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. O-O Qd6? <wastes time - should be developing.> 13. Re1 Be6 14. Rc1 g6? <weakening - why not just castle?> 15. Na4 <trying to monuever my knight to a better square> Ra7? 16. Nc5 O-O <finally!> 17. Qc2 Bc8? <better was Be7> 18. Nxa6! <if bxa6 then Qxc6> Bd8 19. Nc5 Ne7 20. Ne5 b6 21. Nb3 Kg7 22. Nc6! <forcing a trade when up a pawn> Nxc6 23. Qxc6 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Bd7 25. Rc3 Bh4 26. Rec1 Rc8 27. Nd2 Be7 28. Nf3 Bd6 29. Ne5!? <trying to get a trade but weaking my defenses slightly. I think b4 is slightly better.> Be8? <He missed 29. ...Bxe5! 30. dxe5 c5! and if 31. b4 c4! cramping my game.> 30. f4! <now I can take back with the f pawn instead> Bxe5 31. fxe5 c5?? <loses a pawn.> 32. dxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxc5 bxc5 34. Rxc5 Rb7 35. b4 Ra7 36. Ra5! Re7? 37. Rxd5 Ra7 38. Ra5 Rc7 39. Kf2! Rc3 40. Ke2 Bd7 41. a4 Be6 42. Rc5 Rb3 43. b5 Rb2+ 44. Bc2 Bb3 45. Kd3 Bxc2? 46. Rxc2 <Now it's just technique to queen a pawn.> Rb4 47. Rc4 Rb3+ 48. Kd4 Black resigns 1-0. This opening is much better than some people think. 1. h3 defends the kingside pin Bg4, or Ng4, that might happen later in the game. a3 is also good for similar reasons. |
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| Jul-28-06 | | ganstaman: I don't think anyone could call 1.h3 a bad move. It simply doesn't really do much and allows black to decide how the opening will go instead. The move doesn't harm white's position at all, but I also don't think it helps (so it prevents a pin that may never have happened, not that big a deal I don't think). Since it isn't 'unsound' to play as black. 1.h3 can't be unsound either. But why not just start with 1.c4 and play h3 later if it's needed? Unless you want to wait to see how to develop based on what your opponent does? But then I'd prefer moves like 1.b3, 1.g3, or 1.Nf3, unless you find those too commital. |
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Jul-28-06
 | | Eric Schiller: <gangstaman> After 1...b6!, 1.h3 just looks silly and weakens the kingside. |
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| Jul-29-06 | | MUG: Weakening the kingside is far more risky then weakening the queenside (mainly because the king will usually castle on the kingside). After instead 1.a3 then 1...g6 isn't quite as good for black as 1.h3 b6. Therefore, I think 1.a3 and 1.h3 aren't really comparable (apart from them both being unorthodox of course) I would probably assess 1.h3 as a ?, whilst 1.a3 a !? |
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| Jul-29-06 | | babakova: Here is a blitz/bullet (2 min) game I apparently played two years ago, oh how time flies by. white: me
1. f3 b6 2. Kf2 Bb7 3. e3 Nc6 4. Qe1 e6 5. Ke2 Be7 6. Kd1 Nf6 7. h4 O-O 8. g4
h6 9. g5 hxg5 10. hxg5 Nh7 11. Qh4 f6 12. g6 Ng5 13. Qh8# 1-0 |
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| Jul-29-06 | | ganstaman: <babkova> That's the transvestite opening, or something like that right? Since the king and queen swap places. Anyway, 1...b6 looks horrible after 1.f6. Why immediately put the bishop on the diagonal that you just closed off a bit? Also, black played way too slowly there. He ignored your centralized king and instead just developed himself on the first 3 ranks. You did get a nice kingside attack out of it all. I wonder, have you played this opening in other games, and has it turned out nearly the same way? |
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| Jul-29-06 | | babakova: <ganstaman> Tonight was the first time I searched through my database to see if I had any oddball openings lying around. While I have played 1.f3 in three more games I have not played it the same way twice. That game was the only one where I "castled" my king and queen so to speak, which I thought was amusing at the time. I think he simply overlooked that my king and queen had switched place and that was the reason he allowed me to mate so early. His play wasnt great up to that point either though, as you pointed out. |
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| Aug-02-06 | | gambitfan: You have Black and your opponent opens with : 1 b4 !? This the so called Sokolski or Polish opening...
This is very uncommon opening ( Uncommon Opening (A00) ) and you might be at first dazzled by such a weird move... Let us call great players to your rescue in order to give you some hints... First let us see how Bronstein (Black) was able to beat Deep Blue playing this weird opening move ; Bronstein plaaaays the "Czech" defense : Deep Blue vs Bronstein, 1996 Last but not least let us see how Ponomariov plays (and wins !) the most "classic" defence against 1 b4 !? : V Akobian vs Ponomariov, 1995 |
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| Aug-03-06 | | melianis: Todays opening, Anderssen's opening 1.a3!? (highly opinionated) has a following score in the chessgames database: white wins 34,4%
black wins 47,6%
draws 18%
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Aug-03-06
 | | keypusher: <[After 1. a3]
If Black plays 1...e4 and 2...d4 (which I think is wrong, as it is kind of like playing your cards too early - Black will find it hard to maintain this perfect centre), white is in the good position to react as he wishes to chip away at Blacks centre> If this were true, 1. e4 and 2. d4 would be weak. |
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| Aug-03-06 | | TylerD: Anderssen himself called his own opening, 1 a3, "crazy" - and gave it up.
In my view it is one of those openings that are fun to throw at your opponent when playing ten minute games on the Internet - but I do not expect to ever see it in top classical chess.
If one play a3, it is almost like saying, "I ll be black in this game, despite appearances!" |
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| Aug-04-06 | | gambitfan: Yannick just played 1 g4 !
What should I do ??? |
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| Aug-04-06 | | gambitfan: On Chess Opening Explorer I did a search with 1 g4... 222 games
1. g4 222
10%
137 winning White (!!!???)61.7%
61 winning Black 27.5%
24 draws 10%
Spyridon Skembris vs Dragoljub Velimirovic
Budva zt 1981 · Grob Opening: General (A00) · 0-1 Skembris vs Velimirovic, 1981
Michael John Basman vs Raymond Keene
Manchester 1981 · Grob Opening: Keene Defense. Main Line (A00) · 0-1
M Basman vs Keene, 1981
the second one is annotated by the famous Master Keene |
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| Aug-04-06 | | gambitfan: I have Black... What do you think of this opening ?
Grob can be very dangerous with a simultaneous attack (Q+B) onto the weak square b7 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 c6
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| Aug-04-06 | | gambitfan: (Black - me - to play) 
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