1.e4 Nf6 2. e5 :-(

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TheBrawnyPawn

ViktorHNielsen wrote:

I don't get it.

You want to reply 1... Nf6 against 1. e4, allowing 1... e5, but you don't like 2. e5, which is the best move for advantage.

If you are afraid of white playing e5, you should play 1... e5. There is some systems (not all are sound) which makes the game kinda sharp:

 

All of those systems look horrible. I'm not a super strong player but in many of those, black gives up many opportunities to gain the advantage.

TheBrawnyPawn

ConcreteChess wrote:

If you don't like 1.e4,e5, then try the Scandanavian Defense. 1.e4,d5. Though, you do lose a tempo. Have fun ! 

Not necessarily. After 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Nc3, black has the more popular Qa5, which while it does seem to lose a tempo, it just sets up an attack.

Megamatti12
DonnieDarko1980 wrote:

So far no one played the Alekhine against me ... I always wanted to try the 1. e4 Nf6 2. Bc4 Nxe4 3. Bxf7+ line - the computer says Black is better in this line but I can't believe this :)

As a 2000+ player, I will start playing this bc this line looks funny tbh happy.png (haha black is definitely better, but it's good for online blitz)