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As you saw with my colle zukertort thread, I am looking to find an offbeat repetoir as white that pushes the d or e pawn up two on the first move without lots of theory. I have this book called "Attacking with e4" by John Emms. It recommends the bishops opening against

e4 e5
Bc4...

I was wondering what your thoughts are on this, if you play it or have played against it. I was thinking also about the KG with...

e4 e5
f4 ef
Bc4... Seems like there is to much for me to learn with playing Nf3

I am trying to figure of the three, colle zukertort being the third, which fits my style.

Thanks for letting me vent.

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I used to play the Bishop's Opening all the time in OTB tournaments, it rocks if your opponent is unfamiliar with it, highest rated player I ever beat (2150) in a tournament was with the Bishop's O.

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Thats great to know, because I will be mainly using it in OTB tournaments. I was just hoping it wasnt so dull that it gets to a boring endgame a lot of games. Even though most openings have a dull line here or there.

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Originally posted by RabbitCold
Thats great to know, because I will be mainly using it in OTB tournaments. I was just hoping it wasnt so dull that it gets to a boring endgame a lot of games. Even though most openings have a dull line here or there.
No it's not dull at all. Black has a few options against it. My prefered is to play
3... Nf6 when play often continues (based on many blitz games)
4. Nf3 Nxe4
Which I like as black but much like the scotch gambit, is probably better for black but thats very hard to prove over the board due to the extreme tactical/open nature of the position.


http://www.chessatwork.com/gamesexplorer/index.php?co=-&u=-1&c=GM&movelist=e2e4e7e5f1c4g8f6g1f3f6e4&flip=0

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I play the Uresov(sic) Gambit, which is a variation of the Bishop's Opening: 1 e4 e5 2 Bc4 Nf6 3 d4! Playing the more solid 3 d3 is a tough nut for Black to crack, but 3 d4 leads to more interesting games, if you prefer fireworks!

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Yeah, I think Im going to hang the london and play the Bishops opening now. The closed scilian and Kia against French.

I have been having a rough time cracking the French.

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Originally posted by RabbitCold
Yeah, I think Im going to hang the london and play the Bishops opening now. The closed scilian and Kia against French.

I have been having a rough time cracking the French.
None other than Bobby Fischer himself frequently played the KIA against the French. At one point in his career he had a run of bad luck on the White side of the Winewar (1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4).

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