After posting this, I found that white could block the check with the Bishop to E2 and gain an advantage, so in seond thoght it seems that I don't like the variation.
Still would like to hear your opinion....
Nimzowitsch Defence, wierd queen opening
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Agree, and after 1 e4 Nc6 2 Nf3 you can choose between the traditional 2...e5, the very speculative (but unsound) 2...f5!? or a Pirc/Philidor setup with 2...d6 3 d4 Nf6 4 Nc3 Bg4 5 ... e5
The opening is quite flexibel, as the 1 Nc3 opening is propagated as being flexible for white
And exciting is as well the variation 1 e4 Nc6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Bf4 Ng6 5 Bg3 f5!? 6 Nh3!?
Oct 7, 2014
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Why do you give 2... f5 a "!?" when you think it is unsound? That seems very inconsequent. And by the way it isnt unsound, that would be the same as saying the kingsgambit is unsound. In both opening lines white/black has according to the engines a big advantage but in a practical game its hard to defend and there is also not a clear refutation. Cheers
After whites 2.d4, try f5 as black. Some master say that f5 will help you be creative. lol
Till_98 wrote:
Why do you give 2... f5 a "!?" when you think it is unsound? That seems very inconsequent. And by the way it isnt unsound, that would be the same as saying the kingsgambit is unsound. In both opening lines white/black has according to the engines a big advantage but in a practical game its hard to defend and there is also not a clear refutation. Cheers
There is nothing wrong with 2.. f5, some masters say it should be played based on creativity.
I think the sequence 1 e4 Nc6 2 Nf3 f5!? 3 exf5 d5 weakens the field e5 for black, esp. if white plays 4 Bb5, so black needs to play ...e6 with a very ugly pawn structure after 5 Bxc6 bxc6. That means as well he is not playing the King's Gambit reversed. But he is playing creatively for sure, so I did not want to give a ?! or ? :) The King's Gambit (and Evans' Gambit) are nowadays to be considered as 'not so powerful anymore' but not refuted I believe ;)
Hi, today I played a game with a friend, I played black and I think i found an interesting position:
After my queen took C6 I belive black had an advantage.
White could avoid this but loose a chance to take my knight, and gain a rapid develpoment advantage...
1. what do you think about the opening? If white allows it, does black really have an advantage after the gambit?
2. what other ways do you find for white, avoiding this situation
:)