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That's a pretty interesting game. I've never viewed a computer v computer game before.
Very impressive for white. I always thought the Dunst opening gave black too much ground, but white was able to get a win.
Oh, and by the way 1.Nc3 is not a bad opening move at all. It develops the knight and puts pressure on the central squares.
But as soon as the knight gets out there, it's pushed back by black's queen pawn. Advancing a pawn gives you the ability to develope one of your bishops and also controls the center.
Also, I've never liked reading through 'computer vs computer' chess games. They usually feel kind of dry and not all that inspired.
What's wrong with Nc3? It's a good opening move, just not one that I would play...
Okay maybe I put it wrong. Nc3 isn't a losing opening move but there are plenty of moves that's alot better to open with and you rarely see Nc3 as opening move in games betwen high ranked players (maybe I'm wrong here but I can't recall any gm match I've seen it in)
neneko wrote:Okay maybe I put it wrong. Nc3 isn't a losing opening move but there are plenty of moves that's alot better to open with and you rarely see Nc3 as opening move in games betwen high ranked players (maybe I'm wrong here but I can't recall any gm match I've seen it in)
I totally agree.
How did black lose if he moved last?
The Mestrovic Opening (1.Nc3), though it has never gained much popularity, is a very sensible opening. The only problem is that it lacks in flexibility. The main difficulty is that white cannot transpose to Queen's pawn openings with his c-pawn blocked. In King's pawn openings, the fact that the knight has already committed to c3, means that black has fewer problems. Besides this, I think that the opening is just as good as the more popular ones. GMs may not wish to play this opening against other GMs, but I think someone playing below international level could do well with it.
I was looking through hydras games and found this from IPCCC 2004. It's a pretty rare opening and made me wonder if this was played without opening books since Nc3 is a pretty bad opening move for white but often played by chess engines when you run them without opening books. Anyway I found this game pretty fun since it didn't get stale or drawn out as the silicon battles often are.