1600 rated player hung a piece on move 6*

I thought by 1600 you would know that 2. f6 is a bad move...

*Technically the blunder was not on move 6, (it was really a combination of several mistakes from moves 2, 3 and 4), but I did take the piece on move 6.

theres a 2200 uscf player that plays 2. ... f6 i believe, there was a post by a cc official blogger about that

But why? Stockfish gives white a +2 advantage, and black can't even take back the pawn.

ehhhh

there's no reason to do so

Title:me everytime

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damiano_Defence

This is practically a bluff opening. A bad gambit where you sacrifice a pawn for nothing and try to win back the lost tempo by chasing the knight.

Interesting stuff:

"Robert McGregor played the Damiano in a 1964 simultaneous exhibition against Bobby Fischer, and drew."

This McGregor was a good club player who tried to look like a beginner to gain a psychological advantage.

NM hangs a piece on move 7

> 1600 rated player hung a piece on move 6

Well....he hung it on move 3 he just didn't know it.

Also it was an exchange, not a full piece.

> NM hangs a piece on move 7

NMs aren't 1400.

1) I explained that.

2) True.

I saw a gm play 3. ...f6

This is brilliant.

I totally agree. Especially in a Daily game, it's so easy to miss the obvious threats unless you take it really seriously.