Anyone watch House MD? Well, they had a show about a chess player. In the episode (of course) they play a game.

The part that made me laugh was the interplay as they started the game

"Bird's Opening, passive approach, sign of a coward."

"Sicilian Defense, sign of an idiot."

I'd hardly call the Bird passive! And isn't the Sicilian one of the most popular defenses?

also, can't have a sicilian defense after the game starts 1.f4

They should have used the Orangutan Opening and Borg Gambit.

But why would the chess player (who was playing in a tourney) say the Scilian when it is impossiable after 1...f4

Clearly, not a plot device

I guess he was just acting like a chess player. Always best to suspend one's disbelief when anything that requires specialist knowledge appears on the box... just easier that way.

i actually found a PGN file of the game....how can i post it?

don't hate on house! lol I need to rewatch that episode because I saw it when i didn't realy have any knowledge of chess.

Ive watched every single episode of House, including the 2 from the new season.

They make comments that contridict eachother in diffrent episodes so im not realy surprised. Like they proposed sickness X for a younger pacient in one episode and the same sickness for another pacient but said it only affects the old (or other way around I can't remember).

It could transpose into the Sicilian Grand Prix with f4, c5, e4.

I can't believe the number of times they get the basic stuff wrong. The front-right square should be white. The king should be on the right for white. More than half the time these two things are wrong, even when the person playing is a president.