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Daeru
hicetnunc wrote:

Scandinavian ?

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bd2 Bf5 8.Qe2 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Bb4 and now maybe 10.Kb1 ?


Yes, my diagram was wrong but you still got it haha :D  Bf5 should be played before e6 tho obviously.

Edit: a3 is more common btw.

VLaurenT

Ah yes, sorry, didn't pay attention.

And you're right 10.a3 makes more sense : bagging the bishop-pair.

Daeru

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This one is easy to spot so I have played more moves than usual.

Golbat

It's the piece sacrifice line in the Steinitz French. I don't remember the 13th move... I think I used to play 13...b5.

waffllemaster

I ignored this thread for awhile until I realized this is what it would be, fun posts :)  I don't recognize the last one, it does look like some kind of french.

waffllemaster
BlackWaive wrote:

It's the piece sacrifice line in the Steinitz French. I don't remember the 13th move... I think I used to play 13...b5.


Interesting position, does theory say who's supposed to be better?  I can't quite say who I'd rather be but I'm leaning toward white.

Daeru

Good job BlackWaive. 

Most popular move is b6 but g5 is also very interesting.

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waffllemaster

A KID maybe?  Doesn't look familiar to me.

waffllemaster

Or some kind of pirc?

Daeru

Well it can't be a KID because of c pawn.

waffllemaster

Heh, well maybe some weird variation I've never seen :p

Yeah it reminds me of a pirc then, not a KID.  I'm not sure because white's e and f for black's d and e pawns is not familiar to me.

Daeru

I'll just post the answer in 20 mins..

Daeru

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VLaurenT

French exchange ?

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Nge2 Nge7 6.0-0 0-0 7.c3 Bf5 8.Qc2 Qd7 9.Bf4 c6 10.Bxf5 Qxf5 11.Qxf5 Nxf5 - oh well I miss a move Undecided

Daeru

Close one :D

waffllemaster

Surely it's some kind of french exchange, do we have to guess the exact move order Frown

Daeru

Yup. 

Daeru

Well, I will give the answer in an hour :D

Spinaltap

yeah that ones easy, the grunfeld one had me though, forgot about Ne4 nxg5 ideas. Fun.

Daeru