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1.e4 e5 2.b3

1.e4 e5 2.b3

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Anybody know if the a name of this opening? Most said that this position does not exist or it is wrong habit to use? Someone say that is Czyzewski Opening.

How it's possible?

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Apparently, according to the above link it is the 'Bednikova Opening'.
Not sure if that is the official name.

After 1.e4 e5 it could have gone into a Ruy Lopez and 1b3 is the Larsen. (after Bent Larsen.)

So how's about 'The Ruy Larsen.' or 'The Larsen Lopez' or 'The Bent Lopez.'

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Apparently, according to the above link it is the 'Bednikova Opening'.
Not sure if that is the official name.

After 1.e4 e5 it could have gone into a Ruy Lopez and 1b3 is the Larsen. (after Bent Larsen.)

So how's about 'The Ruy Larsen.' or 'The Larsen Lopez' or 'The Bent Lopez.'
1b3 is the Nimzo-Larsen opening. So this is Nimzo-Larsen Lopez (NLL or N2L) attack with white, and with black is the N2L defense

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Originally posted by eltpawn
Anybody know if the a name of this opening? Most said that this position does not exist or it is wrong habit to use? Someone say that is Czyzewski Opening.

How it's possible?
I played against this system here Game 9855847

my fellow opponent is a devote player of this opening


Originally posted by Schlecter
I played against this system here Game 9855847

my fellow opponent is a devote player of this opening
I believe e3 is the preferred move over d3.

But hey, what do I know, I switched to b4!

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1.b3 was tried today by Jobava (he's not the guy you can ironic) in the FIDE Grand Prix tournament.

The game hasn't finished as I type this, so here is a link to it rather than the moves:
http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-gp-khman/06-Jobava_Baadur-Jakovenko_Dmitry

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Originally posted by Data Fly
1.b3 was tried today by Jobava (he's not the guy you can ironic) in the FIDE Grand Prix tournament.

The game hasn't finished as I type this, so here is a link to it rather than the moves:
http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-gp-khman/06-Jobava_Baadur-Jakovenko_Dmitry
He played e3. 😀