e4 Nf6, now what for White?

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Bunch of patzers looking at one of my games - bwah!

Not one of them noticed the Latvian idea.
And the bozo who said 2...d5 is a clown.
3.e5 and the Alekhine Knght does not have d5.

The Fools.

Did you see my no KB1 blunder - I am a dipstick.

now this may be strange but some players ( ones that I have played) play

1.e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8???

what do you think?

Originally posted by BIGWAD
now this may be strange but some players ( ones that I have played) play

1.e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8???

what do you think?

Hi, E3xod and others. this is my favourite opening for black, even though there are several good choices for white. In England the 4 pawns attack, exchange line (5. exd6) and 2.e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 are most common in my experience, but IMHO the "main line" 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 and 4. Nf3 is at least as good and gives white a healthy position that's fairly easy to play.
If you want something less well-trodden you might look at 4. Be2 or 4. Bc4 (instead of 4. Nf3). I think the best argument against 2.Nc3 is that black can play 2..e5, getting a Vienna or 4 Knights.

Still one reason I love the opening is the wonderful variety of different sidelines, and the radically different types of position you can easily get into.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Bunch of patzers looking at one of my games - bwah!

Not one of them noticed the Latvian idea.
And the bozo who said 2...d5 is a clown.
3.e5 and the Alekhine Knght does not have d5.

The Fools.

Did you see my no KB1 blunder - I am a dipstick.

Originally posted by BIGWAD
now this may be strange but some players ( ones that I have played) play

1.e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8???

what do you think?

Round our way 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ng8

is known as the Boomerang.

The Atticus line 3.d4 Nc6 4.d5 Nb8

is the Double Boomerang.

Of course you can venture into the murky waters of the Triple and Quadruple Boomerang.

But this line has not been seen in World Championship Match,
so to date it remains untested.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Round our way 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ng8

is known as the Boomerang.

The Atticus line 3.d4 Nc6 4.d5 Nb8

is the Double Boomerang.

Of course you can venture into the murky waters of the Triple and Quadruple Boomerang.

But this line has not been seen in World Championship Match,
so to date it remains untested.

[pgn]
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 3. d4 Nc6 4. d5 Nb8 5. g4 Nh6 6. g5 Ng8 7. b4 Na6 8. b5
Nb8[/pgn]

Yes, I thought of the Quadruple Boomerang, but then realised Black could get strong outposts on c5 & f5 which seemed to violate the basic principles of Hyper-Modernity.

The point, Orion? It's all in Sun Tzu if you study it carefully

Originally posted by atticus2
It's all in Sun Tzu if you study it carefully

Originally posted by orion25
you might be taking it too literally... no?