It will have a name, all these kooky openings do.
It might even have two names!
1.e4 e5 2.b3 The Mr Sly Boots Attack.
1.b3 e5 2.e4 The Loss ot Tempo Opening.
The obvious answer is 2...d5 and hit the sac trail big time.
I trust you won these games or at the very least come out the opening
with a good position.
Of course this thread (and remember boys I did not start it) gives me the
perfect excuse to show my one and only game to appear in
New in Chess. (again.) 😏
A few new guys have popped up. They might not have seen it.
Gordon Morrison - G. Chandler, Edinburgh Minor 1978.
Enjoy, (especially White's last move) remember this was a full bloodied
OTB tournament game not a blitz or skittles.
Be warned, most of you will never play sound chess again after seeing this game.
It will inspire you to great things.
Of course you will lose dozens of game...but...and here is the pure joy.
Every now and then, this happens.
1. b3 e5 2. e4 d5 {What else?} 3. exd5 Bc5 4. Qe2 {He can have the e-pawn.} 4... Nf6 5. Qxe5+ Be6 {If pxB I have Bxf2+ and Ng5 or I could have castled threatening Bxf2+ and Bd5.} 6. d4 {That stops that little lot. OK.} 6... Nc6 {He only has one move so can only take one piece. PxN is answered by Bd4.} 7. Bb5 {That is the Knight pinned.} 7... O-O {That is the Knight unpinned. Again PxN meets Bd4 or even Bxf2+ with Ng4+. I'll let him worry what I am going to do. Me? All I am doing is developing my pieces and castled my King.} 8. Bxc6 Ng4 9. Qe4 Qf6 10. Be3 Bf5 11. Qf3 bxc6 12. c3 Bd6 13. dxc6 Rfe8 14. Ne2 Re7 15. Nd2 Rae8 {This next move is good. My opponent spent ages looking at what was going to happen to him if he should 0-0. I have three thing hitting e3. Eventually he simply shrugged his shoulders and without thinking....} 16. O-O-O Ba3 {If he never played 1.b3 I would not have got that mate.}
1.e4 e5 2.b3?!
30 Oct '13 20:33
