You have already had experience with this in the past, so I'm sure you can work out the details.
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CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS DEFENSE
(Starting Position) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7
Capablanca versus Alekhine, World Championship Match, Buenos Aires, 1927
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3 Qa5 7.Nd2 Bb4 8.Qc2 dxc4 9.Bxf6 Nxf6 10.Nxc4 Qc7 11.a3 Be7 12.Be2 O-O 13.O-O Bd7 14.b4 b6 15.Bf3 Rac8 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Rac1 Be8 18.g3 Nd5 19.Nb2 Qb8 20.Nd3 Bg5 21.Rb1 Qb7 22.e4 Nxc3 23.Qxc3 Qe7 24.h4 Bh6 25.Ne5 g6 26.Ng4 Bg7 27.e5 h5 28.Ne3 c5 29.bxc5 bxc5 30.d5 exd5 31.Nxd5 Qe6 32.Nf6+ Bxf6 33.exf6 Rxd1+ 34.Rxd1 Bc6 35.Re1 Qf5 36.Re3 c4 37.a4 a5 38.Bg2 Bxg2 39.Kxg2 Qd5+ 40.Kh2 Qf5 41.Rf3 Qc5 42.Rf4 Kh7 43.Rd4 Qc6 44.Qxa5 c3 45.Qa7 Kg8 46.Qe7 Qb6 47.Qd7 Qc5 48.Re4 Qxf2+ 49.Kh3 Qf1+ 50.Kh2 Qf2+ 51.Kh3 Rf8 52.Qc6 Qf1+ 53.Kh2 Qf2+ 54.Kh3 Qf1+ 55.Kh2 Kh7 56.Qc4 Qf2+ 57.Kh3 Qg1 58.Re2 Qf1+ 59.Kh2 Qxf6 60.a5 Rd8 61.a6 Qf1 62.Qe4 Rd2 63.Rxd2 cxd2 64.a7 d1=Q 65.a8=Q Qg1+ 66.Kh3 Qdf1+ 0-1
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7
Black sets more traps than in any other opening in chess.
Obviously Capablanca would not be falling into any of them, so this is an example of how the game might play out.
I recently have been discussing an idea, and I would appreciate your feedback on this -
I have created a forum (actually started this one a long time ago, but approaching it more seriously this time) that speaks about creating custom position tournaments. This could be anything from beginning at an opening, a middlegame, and endgame...the possibilities are endless.
This would allow players of chess.com to reveal novelties, if they desire, and open a forum for discussion, and then create thematic tournaments around their novelties.
Also, it doesn't have to be original ideas - we could explore ideas that are "on the market", so to speak, and discuss and play positions in tournaments.
This would also work in 1 on 1 games - if you simply wanted to play an idea against a friend, you could upload the custom starting position.
I was curious if you would read my forum, and if you are interested, if you would post ideas in this forum:
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/tournaments/custom-position-tournaments
You don't have to respond in there, but I would appreciate any feedback. If chess.com sees this idea as something that is valued by its customers, they may take a better look at creating the ability to make custom positions in the starting tab.
Thank you very much, my chess friend...
BirdBrain