Top 10 reasons to play 1.h3
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elementpker
Aug 15, 2010
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#21
Awesome!! i know i suck at chess but the program suck more
I am guilty of #4, for sure.
- 4: Your opponent's more traditional view of opening theory will lead him to believe that 1.h3 indicates that you are a chess moron, and will play much more carelessly.
However, I'd say that #7 is quite dubious ethically. If that's how you need to win, you need more practice!
- 7: If you move subtly, weaker opponents expecting something like 1.e4 or 1.d4 might not even realize that you moved, and they will let precious time on their clocks tick away.
Wow... I'm surprised why this thread wasn't more popular!
h3 allows your king to have a nice retreat square on h2 when you correctly march your king out (as stated in post 1) to destroy him and claim an automatic endgame advantage. also, providing this hole allows you to support h4-h5-h6-xg7-xh8 with your king.
also h3 prevents the major threat of g5 g4 g3 xf2+ xe1 and you lose your king. because now you can play hxg4
h3 should be called the fool's opening, and then it will have huge psycho advantage
I found the refutation of h3.
This sidesteps white's kingside counterplay and any potential checkmate on f7 while also preparing to bring the queen to the e file.
pavanmss wrote:
- Playing 1.h3 is like saying "I don't need the advantage of moving first to beat you". The psychological advantage is enormous. Staying with this line of thinking, playing 2.a3 is like saying "I don't need a second move to beat you either". Putting your queen in the line of fire is like saying "I don't even need my queen to beat you" (or "I am stupid" depending on your opponent reads it), and your opponent will be confused and afraid. Stripping away all of your defenses from your king is like saying "My king is strong. He's a super-king. He will march out and destroy everything in his path." At this point all but the bravest opponents will resign.
I have played against a person who, as white, steadily played h4 every single time. He knew it was bad. He knew he was giving away the move. He knew the exact way for black to play against this. I still, to this day, do not know why.
