You will see less when you can deal with them. Parham is not the only one. There are many opening traps around. f3/f7 is the common target.
Play through the troublesome moves in your spare time, and find a way to deal with them. The next time you encounter such situations, you can immediately play the moves you have prepared at home without much thinking.
I find that annoying also, but it is pretty satisfying showing them why its a bad idea.
I know this is a sad game for myself and the opponent, but its one that stuck out in my head.
oh no, another parham thread coming.
I feel like this is a bad opening, based on opening principles, but it seems (haveing just been beeten by it) as though if black defends, he ends up even vs, the napoleon for example which if black defends he's up. I haven't seen much written online about the opening. has anyone else?
cheers,
- - Steve
I do not know if it is an anomaly of my level of play (around 1050) or not but at least half of my opponents are developing their queen within the first four moves or so. Quite often in the Parham opening or a variation thereof involving a queen/bishop attack on f3 or f7 in an attempt at a quick checkmate. I am doing fairly well at defending the (asinine) Parham although there is still the odd occasion where I fall victim to a queen sweep. When I successfully defend these openings I find myself with fairly good developent of my pawns and pieces and my opponent with nothing but their queen and bishop (and a couple pawns) developed.
I must confess that I tire of seeing these openings, I find them annoying. Is this something I will see less of as my rating improves?