[b]Wouldn't that just transpose directly into the KG if white so desired? 2. e4, of course.This is another one of those witty transpositions. You play the Bird, I play the From. You play e4, say hello to Mr. Falkbeer.
Frank Marshall played the Falkbeer 12 times in competition, and went 10-1-1 with it...! He beat Pillsbury, Chigorin, Teichman, and Napier with it.
For a crash course in the Bird check out the games from last year's Bird's Opening tournament.
Originally posted by ReelEmInReidf3 followed by kf2 is called the Fried Fox or the Pork Chop or the Hammerschlag. Amazing that such an opening could have so many names.
The Goolie Crusher opening developed by a group of friends of mine starts by 1.f3 and 2.Kf2. White castles by hand.
It's surprisingly resilient, black often assumes he must win and over stretches. I've seen FIDE masters lose as white to the Reverse Goolie Crusher (1.. f6 and 2.. Kf7).
Try it out and let me know how you get on. We can compare theor ...[text shortened]... ting Nigel Short with it. He did push things a bit far though, I think he carried on 3.Ke3!?
Originally posted by Ravellof3 is called the Barnes opening.
I was wondering if there's an opening that starts with f3.......I want to try something like this.
Paultopia please...........
depending on white's second move it can lead to two variations of the Barnes
e4 Var. !
Nc3 Var. 2
or
Kf2 the fried fox
or
g4 the Fools Opening, which seems like a good name for the whole system.
Janko Jankov of Bulgaria (FIDE rating 2208--see http://www.fide.com/ratings/card.phtml?event=2903903) plays 1.f3 often.
Here's a win.
Jankov,J (2225) - Gicov,Z (2246) [A00]
FRM Cup 11th Stip (1), 08.05.2002
1.f3 e5 2.Nh3 d5 3.Nf2 Bc5 4.e3 f5 5.c3 e4 6.d4 Bd6 7.f4 Nh6 8.c4 c6 9.Nc3 Be6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Qb3 Qb6 12.Bb5+ Nc6 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Qxd5 0–0–0 15.Qc4 Kb8 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Qb3 c5 18.Qxb6+ axb6 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Bd2 Rd7 21.Ke2 Rg8 22.h4 Nf7 23.g4 g6 24.Bc3 Kc8 25.b4 Be7 26.Rac1 Kb7 27.g5 Ra8 28.Rc2 Rc7 29.Rhc1 Ra4 30.Bd2 Rd7 31.Rb1 Nd6 32.Rb3 b5 33.a3 Nc4 34.Bc1 Bf8 35.Rbc3 Bg7 36.Rxc4 bxc4 37.Rxc4 Rc7 38.Rxc7+ Kxc7 39.Kd2 Kc6 40.Kc2 Kb5 41.Kb3 Ra8 42.Nd1 Rd8 43.a4+ Kb6 44.Bb2 Rd3+ 45.Kc2 Rxd1 46.Bxg7 Rd3 47.Bd4+ Ka6 48.Kb2 Rd1 49.Kb3 Rd3+ 50.Kc4 Rd1 51.Bc3 Rd3 52.b5+ Kb7 53.Bd4 Ra3 54.Kb4 Ra2 55.a5 Kc7 56.Be5+ Kb7 57.a6+ Ka8 58.Bc3 Kb8 59.Kb3 Re2 60.Be5+ Ka8 61.b6 Rxe3+ 62.Kc4 1–0
Originally posted by RavelloI believe it is A00 Gedult's opening, categorized in the 'unusual openigs' section of the library
I was wondering if there's an opening that starts with f3.......I want to try something like this.
From Wikipedia:
Barnes Opening (also called Gedult's Opening) is a chess opening where White opens with 1.f3.
Of the twenty possible legal first moves, 1.f3 is considered to be the worst one. The move does attack a central square, e4, but if this is the summit of White's ambition in the center, which it should not be, 1.d3 (the Mieses Opening) or even 1.Nc3 (the Dunst Opening) are better ways, although both of these opening moves are considered rather passive. 1.f3 does nothing for development, indeed it actually hinders White's development because it robs the knight from the f3 square. In addition 1.f3 weakens the king's position needlessly.
Since 1.f3 is a poor move, it is not played often. Nonetheless, it is probably not the rarest opening move. Some players play this move, somewhat arrogantly, as a way of saying something like "I can play anything against you". After 1.f3 e5 some players even continue with the nonsensical 2.Kf2, which is sometimes called the Wandering King Opening. One example of this was Simon Williams against Martin Simons in the last round of the British championship tournament in 1999 where Williams had nothing to play for.
Refutation of 1.f3 is not an easy task. Black can easily secure an advantage by advancing his central pawns, grabbing control of the centre, and rapidly developing his pieces. However, converting this to a win is tougher, and in most games featuring 1.f3, White "wakes up" and starts playing sensibly after a few moves.
Examples :
[Event "86th ch-British"]
[Site "Scarborough ENG"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[White "Williams, S"]
[Black "Simons, M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2264"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Round "10"]
1. f3 e5 2. Kf2 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd6 6. Ne2 O-O 7. Re1 e4 8. Ng3 h5 9. f4 Bg4 10. Be2 g6 11. Kg1 Qe7 12. a3 b5 13. b3 Qe6 14. Bd2 Ne7 15. Bb4 a5 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. c4 bxc4 19. bxc4 c5 20. Nc3 h4 21. Qxg4 hxg3 22. cxd5 gxh2+ 23. Kxh2 f5 24. dxc5 Qxc5 25. Qg5 Kf7 26. Rac1 Rh8+ 27. Kg1 Rh5 28. Nxe4 Qb6 29. Rc6 Qxc6 30. dxc6 Rxg5 31. Nxg5+ Ke8 32. e4 Rc8 33. exf5 gxf5 34. Re5 Rxc6 35. Rxa5 Rc4 36. g3 Rc3 37. Kg2 Rc2+ 38. Kh3 Rc3 39. a4 Ra3 40. Ne6 1-0
[Event "FSIMA July"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[White "Desmarais, C"]
[Black "Seres, L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Round "13"]
1. f3 e5 2. Kf2 d5 3. d3 d4 4. e4 dxe3+ 5. Bxe3 f5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. Ne2 Nd5 9. Qd2 Bd6 10. Re1 f4 11. gxf4 Qh4+ 12. Ng3 O-O 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Kg1 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Rxf3 16. Bf2 Bxg3 17. Bxg3 Rxg3+ 18. hxg3 Qxg3+ 19. Kh1 Bg4 0-1