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Avatar of Fishingpoletrap

My friend usually opens up with these moves.

 

He is threatening g5 and then my knight needs to move and then he checkmates. What do I do?

Avatar of odessian

A lot of options:

Na5, h6, g5

Avatar of giantrobot

Nd4 should work out well for you.

Avatar of PurplePuppy

How about 5. ... d5!? 6. exd5 Bxg4

Avatar of Fishes

or even d6 followed by Bg4. Nd4 looks best though.

Avatar of Fishingpoletrap

thanks for your advice

Avatar of Fishes

In your trap Am#s, after Qb3 black should simply play d5, if pawn takes, take with your Queen, I mean, your up a bishop for a pawn early and white is not at all developed.

Avatar of Chess_Enigma

nd4 followed by nxe4 wins a pawn I think.

Avatar of Loomis

Rich states "black is fine" in a position where black has no developing moves even though he has 3 undeveloped pieces and hasn't castled. You can't honestly believe this line is best for black.

Avatar of Loomis

Very, deep, insightful analysis of the position rich. Oh wait, I get it, that was an April fools joke.

Avatar of Loomis

Do you really think that black has played ideally in a position where he has no good moves? Black is ok because white hasn't played well either, but look at some of the other suggestions in this thread. They are better than your suggestion.

Avatar of PrismaK

How about a gambit?

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