Since when is White looking for an equal position in the opening?
Anyway, 6 f4 leads to a bad game for White. Here's one possible continuation:
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"Since when is White looking for an equal position in the opening?
Anyway, 6 f4 leads to a bad game for White. Here's one possible continuation:"
I feel that you intentionally allowed white to fail in that line. Instead, fxe5 on 7, better game.
metallictaste wrote:
"Since when is White looking for an equal position in the opening?
I feel that you intentionally allowed white to fail in that line. Instead, fxe5 on 7, better game.
After 7 ... dxc4, 8 exf6 Qxf6, White's busted.
Someone's definitely intentionally allowing white to fail here, that's for sure :)
By "forcing" black to castle, you've forced black into a two piece development lead. So what's black's goal then? To rip open lines and use that development advantage.
White then complies with that goal by playing f4, ripping open the center and weakening the kingside.
White's spending half his moves actively trying to help black, or so it seems.
KyleJRM wrote:
Someone's definitely intentionally allowing white to fail here, that's for sure :)
By "forcing" black to castle, you've forced black into a two piece development lead. So what's black's goal then? To rip open lines and use that development advantage.
White then complies with that goal by playing f4, ripping open the center and weakening the kingside.
White's spending half his moves actively trying to help black, or so it seems.
The point I was trying to make. What Ng5 is, essentially, is a transposition of the Two Knight's defense, Wilkes Barre attack, in which White plays the silly 5 c3, e.g.
1 e4 e5, 2 Nf3 Nc6, 3 Bc4 Nf6, 4 Ng5 Bc5, 5 c3.
After 5 ... O-O, White has an e-pawn to defend, and Black will soon force the Knight to move with h6.
This move forces black to castle, after which f4! will lead to an equal position in my opinion
wanna try it?