But Weaver Adams thought the Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2. Nc3) was the way to victory.
He lost a match against Harry Lyman in the 1940s where Lyman took Black against the Vienna and soundly trashed it.
Weaver Adams was right
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Jun 28, 2013
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We should all be so lucky with 1.e4 (or any other opening). Next time post the game so everyone can see the entire score: 1.e4 1-0
BUT then again Bobby Fischer played 1.e4 exclusively (with fewer exceptions than you can count on the fingers of one hand) his entire career until he played Spassky for the WCH in 1972, so maybe Adams was right after all - for once.
NimzoRoy wrote:
We should all be so lucky with 1.e4 (or any other opening). Next time post the game so everyone can see the entire score: 1.e4 1-0
Next time I will set my sarcasm detection meter to see who scores lower, you or Sheldon Cooper
Hmm... To get things straight... Was Adams the one who counterclaim Hans Berliner's 1.d4 is always winning?
Jun 28, 2013
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I was being facetious, not sarcastic. I presumed you weren't being overly serious in your OP either (were you?)
Another-Life wrote:
What goes bump in the night?
A necromancer
Weaver Adams was right: 1. e4! wins!
http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=546364424