It's really not "fairly good" or good at all which you'll eventually discover the hard way if you keep on playing it. There's a reason why there's only 2 Master games with it in the Game Explorer here, and even though Black won both that's statistically meaningless. You really need to learn and play sound openings first.
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/1e4-f5
Black just looks dead. Not even trying anything clever, what does black have for his pawns?
Lol... you all did the same mistake :)
The Game Explorer/Master Games DB here shows 2 masters losing to an "A" player and Expert after 1.e4 f5 2.ef5 Nf6 3.d4!
Better to just never play this opening. If my opponent plays this I will indeed be surprised - pleasantly.
3. ...d5
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Better to just never play this opening. If my opponent plays this I will indeed be surprised - pleasantly.
And even better, not replying to someone who has not logged in for more than four years.
That was a reply to a post on that day which suggested the Duras had surprise value pfren. The comment has now been deleted, I guess they were banned. Thanks for taking an interest though, I'll quote anybody I reply to in future so you can see the timeline of events.
Duras gambit is insane. As black you have to hope white will blunder in the first 5 moves. If he does the game will be over soon because the gambit allows you to develop quickly. If he doesn't the game will be over even sooner because you are just begging to be mated with this opening.
I think black looks fairly ok .... similar to any other slightly dodgy gambit black can try in the opening. Black's king is displaced but should be safe enough on f8. Black gets a bit of development and white loses the best bishop, I think. Black regains one of the pawns easily and it's unfamiliar territory for many people.
I think if you're going to do this you might as well play 2...Kf7 and go for full psychological effect, but then again that's even more easily refuted.
Beat me to it starboontz...
a warrior's opening!
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I play this and it's fairly good.. can someone go more in depth to it for me?
Also any good varations?