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The Fred Defense

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #101

    DaBigOne

    erixoltan wrote:

    There is no getting around the fact that the Fred (1.e4 f5 2.exf5 Kf7??) 

    This isn't the Fred, this is the Southern Fred.

    The best move after exf5 is Nf6, preventing Qh5+

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #102

    AnthonyCG

    The Latvian gambit is actually safer than this...

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #103

    melvinbluestone

    pfren wrote:

    Well, go on posting games where white is randomly blundering pieces then, if that is pleasing you.

    It could be worse: white could be blundering pieces by design.......

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #104

    erixoltan

    DaBigOne wrote:
    erixoltan wrote:

    There is no getting around the fact that the Fred (1.e4 f5 2.exf5 Kf7??) 

    This isn't the Fred, this is the Southern Fred.

    The best move after exf5 is Nf6, preventing Qh5+

    I disagree. First, 2...Nf6 is the Duras Gambit. The Fred proper occurs after 2...Kf7?!.

    After 2...Nf6, White can respond with 3.Be2! threatening mate. It is hard to say this is "better". For example, 3...d6 4.Bh5+ Kd7 5.Bf7 c5 6.Nc3, with a winning advantage for White.

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