There is an old quote by the legendary Bob Fischer students of our sport have seen repeatedly, “E4, best by test”.
Today, I wish to discuss this platitude. With modern advancement in theory and computer evaluation, is this still the case?
For this study, I have decided to use myself as the basis for testing. Therefore, I have employed E4 almost exclusively as my opening as white in my blitz games.
However, my current blitz rating at the moment is at an impressive, however, not brilliant, 1149.
As such, this trial run begs the question, have modern computers and chess theory rendered E4 a solved win for black?
Do you have something against bobby -_-
Of course not. He’s probably in the top 30 of the greatest players of all time. As a student of Chess, I respect him tremendously.
You created another forum against him in 2016 or smth
Putting him in the top 30 is a great disrespect