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koala8
c4 as white I think is a mistake because it doesn't give as much central control
NewbyGai
lol what if black did d5?
AndyClifton
You're supposed to eat those eucalyptus leaves, not smoke em.
nyLsel
No it does control center d5 square.
IM pfren
Indeed, it's a losing blunder. Care to show us the refutation?
Scottrf
It's neither genius nor a mistake.
It's just a standard opening move, slightly less popular than a few of the others.
NM TheOldReb
It's a opening theory.
I see that Reb has resorted to a pixel version of his trademark slogan...
TeraHammer
It is good against polish people.
1RedKnight99
why?
theoreticalboy
Is this topic a genius mistake, or mistaken genius? Either way, I've gotta say it's genius.
Metaknight251
the english is a respectable opening.
VanillaKnightPOC
Since Kasparov used it to win a must win game against Karpov to retain his world title I'm going to pick genius.
DutchBagel
its move 1, how could it be genius?
If you know chess Dutch you'll find that each and every move counts ;) and I'll research main lines with c4 and show them
I may be busy so it could take a bit
neo-metacrash
How is this a mistake? I've won many OTBs when black played 1... e5 in response to my 1. c4.
Mattius
If i had to play that move i would play this:
Basically getting a transposition into something like the Rubinstein.
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