White has the better pawn structure and the psychological edge of luring black into a sense of security.
New Unorthodox Chess Opening: Yepiskop Opening
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Yeah, numbers like these could almost make black think they are winning.
bxa6
is best
2. O-O Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 d6 6. b3
-3.90 2. O-O Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 d6 6. f3 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 Be6 9. Rad1 Qb8 10. Qd3 Nd7 11. b3 Qb7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 c6
-4.01 2. Nc3 Bd6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Qf6 6. Qxf6 Nxf6 7. Be3 Bb7 8. f3 O-O 9. O-O-O h6 10. b3 Nh7 11. Kb2 f5 12. exf5 Rxf5 13. Ne4
-4.35 2. d3 Be7 3. O-O Nf6 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. Re1 Rb8 6. Nc4 d6 7. c3 a5 8. Qa4 Qd7 9. Nxa5 Nxa5 10. Qxa5 c6 11. h3 Qb7 12. Qa3
baddogno wrote:
Well done. You have indeed found an opening so nonsensical that no one else has played it!
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Heck, probably no one ever even thought of it.
2 Ba6 is the accelerated Yepiskop.
baddogno wrote:
-3.86
Yeah, numbers like these could almost make black think they are winning.
bxa6
is best
2. O-O Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 d6 6. b3
-3.90 2. O-O Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 d6 6. f3 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 Be6 9. Rad1 Qb8 10. Qd3 Nd7 11. b3 Qb7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 c6
-4.01 2. Nc3 Bd6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Qf6 6. Qxf6 Nxf6 7. Be3 Bb7 8. f3 O-O 9. O-O-O h6 10. b3 Nh7 11. Kb2 f5 12. exf5 Rxf5 13. Ne4
-4.35 2. d3 Be7 3. O-O Nf6 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. Re1 Rb8 6. Nc4 d6 7. c3 a5 8. Qa4 Qd7 9. Nxa5 Nxa5 10. Qxa5 c6 11. h3 Qb7 12. Qa3
You can't expect Stockfish to comprehend chess in the same way a Ba6 player does.
Well done. You have indeed found an opening so nonsensical that no one else has played it!
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