I often spend 10 minutes or so a day on the Games Explorer picking
openings and variations at random just to what happens.
(Explorer needs updating - petition started in Site Ideas please add a name)
Sometimes I unearth a mini masterpiece.
Why do you think White plays 1.e4 2.Bc4 3.Qh5?
What possible plan or idea do they have in mind?
I used to think it was going for the Scholars mate on f7.
I'm wrong. (play out the whole game - it's only 11 moves).
[Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2008.07.21"]
[EndDate "2008.07.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "zhuzha"]
[Black "ginka"]
[WhiteRating "1509"]
[BlackRating "1567"]
[WhiteELO "1509"]
[BlackELO "1567"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "5238173"]
1. e4 e5 2. Bf1c4 Nb8c6 3. Qd1h5 Ng8f6 4. Qh5g5 h6 5. Qg5e3 a6 6. a4 Nc6d4 7. Bc4b3 Bf8c5 8. Qe3d3 Nf6g4 9. Qd3c4 Nd4xb3 10. cxb3 Ng4xf2 11. Qc4xc5 Nf2d3
That Knight fork pattern brought back a wee memory.
This one is 8 moves featuring yours truly as Black.
[Event "Club Quickplay Championship [Poo"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.01.07"]
[EndDate "2009.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "veager"]
[Black "greenpawn34"]
[WhiteRating "1172"]
[BlackRating "1938"]
[WhiteELO "1172"]
[BlackELO "1938"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "5863044"]
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nb1c3 d4 4. Nc3e2 Nb8c6 5. f5 d3 6. cxd3 Bf8c5
7. Qd1c2 Nc6b4 8. Qc2xc5 Nb4xd3