I've won games with the Barnes Defence and a 1200ish level (alt account) so it's not the worst
What is the worst opening?
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mwrr25 schreef:
GYG wrote:
JustAGDFan wrote:
The elephant gambit or Englund gambit
I play both of these with success at the 2500 level and beyond
I play Englund at 1400 and have a winning percentage
Me too, after more than 20 years playing the Englund it is still my favourite. I even play often the Grob variant ( no, not for the famous trap ). This variant is clearly refuted but in practice most people only know the first 7 or 8 moves and then they have to think themselves.
I think it’s Desprez Opening
Apr 27, 2023
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mwrr25 wrote:
Wow.
You don't play 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6?
The reason i don't play this way is because white has some annoying ways to keep the tension, like 1.d5 e5 2.dxe5 d6 3.Nf3 Nc6 and then either 4.Bf4 or 4.Bg5.
I much prefer playing with the pawn on d5.
Apr 27, 2023
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sansuk wrote:
mwrr25 schreef:
GYG wrote:
JustAGDFan wrote:
The elephant gambit or Englund gambit
I play both of these with success at the 2500 level and beyond
I play Englund at 1400 and have a winning percentage
Me too, after more than 20 years playing the Englund it is still my favourite. I even play often the Grob variant ( no, not for the famous trap ). This variant is clearly refuted but in practice most people only know the first 7 or 8 moves and then they have to think themselves.
What is the Englund Grob Variant?
Apr 27, 2023
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GYG wrote:
mwrr25 wrote:
Wow.
You don't play 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6?
The reason i don't play this way is because white has some annoying ways to keep the tension, like 1.d5 e5 2.dxe5 d6 3.Nf3 Nc6 and then either 4.Bf4 or 4.Bg5.
I much prefer playing with the pawn on d5.
Thanks.
Yeah, that is annoying when they do that.
mwrr25 schreef:
sansuk wrote:
mwrr25 schreef:
GYG wrote:
JustAGDFan wrote:
The elephant gambit or Englund gambit
I play both of these with success at the 2500 level and beyond
I play Englund at 1400 and have a winning percentage
Me too, after more than 20 years playing the Englund it is still my favourite. I even play often the Grob variant ( no, not for the famous trap ). This variant is clearly refuted but in practice most people only know the first 7 or 8 moves and then they have to think themselves.
What is the Englund Grob Variant?
1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4.Bf4
Apr 28, 2023
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sansuk wrote:
mwrr25 schreef:
sansuk wrote:
mwrr25 schreef:
GYG wrote:
JustAGDFan wrote:
The elephant gambit or Englund gambit
I play both of these with success at the 2500 level and beyond
I play Englund at 1400 and have a winning percentage
Me too, after more than 20 years playing the Englund it is still my favourite. I even play often the Grob variant ( no, not for the famous trap ). This variant is clearly refuted but in practice most people only know the first 7 or 8 moves and then they have to think themselves.
What is the Englund Grob Variant?
1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4.Bf4
Thanks. I play the Charlick.
When you say "no, not for the famous trap " what do you play for?
Do you always play Englund like this? I saw you did in one of your games.
d5
I sometimes play that order, and I sometimes play 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 d5. which is more accurate since 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d5 3.e4! is good for white
Wow.
You don't play 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6?