flank openings (c4 and f4)

please post if you like flank openings or are interested in discussing them or if you want to comment on them, no profanity please

Regarding 1.f4 Here are some threads you might find interesting.

Thread 39433
Thread 19215
Thread 22682

And the From's gambit tournament
Tournament 793

Enjoy.

I play the english (1.c4) as my primary white opening. It is solid and has served me well...

Originally posted by zebano
I play the english (1.c4) as my primary white opening. It is solid and has served me well...

and the English does have a tendency to catch people unawares, it's not just a "reverse Sicilian".

Originally posted by General Putzer
and the English does have a tendency to catch people unawares, it's not just a "reverse Sicilian".

True. In general the lines that scare me the most are the ones where black does not play e5 early on.

Recently started playing f4.

I love it. And If you are prepared to do a little memorising From's Gambit holds no surprises and is good for white.

Hey, tmetzler, would you mind challenging me, i hope you dont mind me using my thread instead of the meet players one, i just don't want to have to make a new thread just for this😀

i am currently full on games and would like to play tmetzler, i will notify you on this thread if i remember to, hope you will take my challenge😀

Originally posted by chessviper
i am currently full on games and would like to play tmetzler, i will notify you on this thread if i remember to, hope you will take my challenge😀

Sure I'll play, I've updated my challenge settings to allow you to challenge me. Just sent me a game when you get an opening.

Anybody else (that I haven't played before) that sends me a random challenge due to me opening up my settings will find the game promptly deleted.

--tmetzler

Originally posted by tmetzler
Sure I'll play, I've updated my challenge settings to allow you to challenge me. Just sent me a game when you get an opening.

Anybody else (that I haven't played before) that sends me a random challenge due to me opening up my settings will find the game promptly deleted.

--tmetzler

Awww 🙁

Originally posted by tmetzler
Sure I'll play, I've updated my challenge settings to allow you to challenge me. Just sent me a game when you get an opening.

Anybody else (that I haven't played before) that sends me a random challenge due to me opening up my settings will find the game promptly deleted.

--tmetzler

thanks, are you with USCF?

Note:though Nf3 is considered a flank opening, i like c4 and f4 better,so if you want to discuss Nf3 here, feel free to, i probably won't add input,though😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴🙂

Originally posted by ChessJester
Awww 🙁

you might ask tmetzler for a game, u know😏

I like playing with c4 and against people who use it, so feel free to challenge me.

Hey tmetzler, sorry about the 200 rated beginner move🙄