1. Standard memberSmiffy
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    I hate playing against the english but i can cope with it....i like f4 though i play it and i think its a brilliant oppening
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    07 Apr '06 17:51
    I do believe that 1. f4 is horribly under-rated.

    And I always smirk when i play it, get raised eyebrows and then shortly have them under the kosh when they overextend.

    πŸ˜€
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    08 Apr '06 17:28
    Originally posted by Tengu
    I do believe that 1. f4 is horribly under-rated.

    And I always smirk when i play it, get raised eyebrows and then shortly have them under the kosh when they overextend.

    πŸ˜€
    Thats exactly why I play it. It gives me the chance to control the flow of the game. If I have studied/played that particular opening much more than my opponent, it seems the advantage would be obvious.

    I'm really quite surprised it isn't played by more people that are more than happy to play the dutch as black.
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    08 Apr '06 18:48
    Couldn't agree more.

    Against e4 I play the french so I always respond 1...e6 to 1. d4 and slip into the classical dutch or the french a happy bunny.
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    hey all, just keeping this thread where you can find it, i will try to keep it on the first page for youπŸ™‚
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    11 Apr '06 01:441 edit
    RE:previous post
    no offense to anyone that might have thought i was trying to say or depict something offensive
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    11 Apr '06 11:25
    I have occasionally started b4, it is good for a laugh and especially if the opponent is more traditional.
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  10. 127.0.0.1
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    Originally posted by AnyChessPlayer
    I play the English via Larsen's Opening ''b3''.

    Followed by Bb2 and quick c4 and create a backward mini center.

    The English opening is not as exciting as playing open middle game with e4 and you must be prepared for a Sicilian Reversed with a tempo.

    IMHO, openings are not the utmost importance for the Class Players below 1800 (myself include ...[text shortened]... yers if you're looking for a solid opening repertoireπŸ˜‰

    My Fi'ty cents,

    ~The ACP
    You're absolutly right that endgame study is more benificial. I disagree that the middlegame must be open however (when learning). Sicillian is a fine black opening, so a sicillian with a tempo is just plain exciting. Like you said everyone has databases, so it's very easy to memorize 8-10 moves of book just by playing multiple correspondence games.
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    11 Apr '06 19:411 edit
    Originally posted by zebano
    You're absolutly right that endgame study is more benificial. I disagree that the middlegame must be open however (when learning). Sicillian is a fine black opening, so a sicillian with a tempo is just plain exciting. Like you said everyone has databases, so it's very easy to memorize 8-10 moves of book just by playing multiple correspondence games.
    where was the post? anychessplayer did not post in this thread😲😲
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    11 Apr '06 20:12
    Originally posted by chessviper
    where was the post? anychessplayer did not post in this thread😲😲
    wierd, the post is gone. or I managed to quote it into a differnt thread... The strange part is that it was relevant to the discussion...
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    Keeping thread near top of first page, rec this for all threads if u want new postsπŸ™‚
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    what does reccing do, exactly, does it put your post in a list of recced ones?
    😡
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    keeping at top of pageπŸ™‚πŸ˜€πŸ˜‰πŸ˜›πŸ˜•πŸ˜ πŸ˜³πŸ™:'(πŸ˜žπŸ˜πŸ˜΅πŸ˜²πŸ™„πŸ˜΄(testing...)
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