Analysis of a new Ruy Lopez variation
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Veganomnomnom yes it does look very similiar except in my diagram the pawn was on d7 beforehand. That's literally the only difference.
I apologize: after checking with an engine 9... Bd7 doesn't work.
Veganomnomnom wrote:
6...Qh4 looks interesting, and as I was saying, this is extremely similar to the Two Knights Modern variation, but Black's Knight on c6 isn't pinned.
I think 4..Nxe4 is stronger, and after 0-0 or Qe2 should lead to some fairly well known lines.
Also what about:
400 games is actually not that much.
hmm... good point thanks for the advice.
pfren wrote:
The variation is older than the Great Pyramid. Colin Leach had written a small book about it, named "Stroming the Berlin Defence" some thirty years ago. The variation is rightfully abandoned currently, as it gives white nothing (and in some cases, less than nothing).
I'm shocked that a 1600-ish player didn't discover a new move on move 5 in perhaps the oldest and most analyzed opening in all of chess.
Shocked.
shell_knight wrote:
pfren wrote:
The variation is older than the Great Pyramid. Colin Leach had written a small book about it, named "Stroming the Berlin Defence" some thirty years ago. The variation is rightfully abandoned currently, as it gives white nothing (and in some cases, less than nothing).
I'm shocked that a 1600-ish player didn't discover a new move on move 5 in perhaps the oldest and most analyzed opening in all of chess.
Shocked.
Yeah, well don't be surprised. I'm not that good with knowing opening theory anyway.