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I have recently had an aroused interest in this opening, are there any good books to read about this, and how to play it? 🙂 Thanks!
Originally posted by range blastsUnfortunatly there are no books on this opening or even a wikipedia acticle about it. The only way to learn the art of the Hammerschlag is to analyze the games of the people who use this opening(Raven69, reyotch, and me). I have written an article on how to use the Hammerschlag in Thread 90288. Also there are some very instructive games in that thread too. Once you learn the lines just play a bunch of blitz games and perfect your Hammerschlag skills 🙂
I have recently had an aroused interest in this opening, are there any good books to read about this, and how to play it? 🙂 Thanks!
Originally posted by range blastsit will just be a waste of time. if you are looking for anything interesting and "out of book" early, try 2.g3 variations of the english or the birds opening.
I have recently had an aroused interest in this opening, are there any good books to read about this, and how to play it? 🙂 Thanks!
Originally posted by SquelchbelchHa! That is one of the worst ways to meet the Hammerschlag. I don't know why this line is so appealing, but it is by far the most common line I encounter in blitz. White gets a good advantage with 5.c4.
1.f3?! e5
2.Kf2? d5
3.e3 Nf6
4.d4 e4
seems like a good way to handle this garbage.
[fen]rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/5n2/3p4/3Pp3/4PP2/PPP2KPP/RNBQ1BNR w - - 0 1[/fen]
Originally posted by KnightStalker475...c6
Ha! That is one of the worst ways to meet the Hammerschlag. I don't know why this line is so appealing, but it is by far the most common line I encounter in blitz. White gets a good advantage with 5.c4.
Originally posted by SquelchbelchYes, I would much rather be white in this position against any rated opposition. Again 5..c6 is very common and can be met by 6.Nc3.
5...c6
Are you seriously suggesting that against a player of a similar rating, White has any sort of advantage here:
[fen]rnbqkb1r/pp3ppp/2p2n2/3p4/2PPp3/4PP2/PP3KPP/RNBQ1BNR w - - 0 1[/fen]
Originally posted by KnightStalker47Do you realise you're playing a french defense, advance variation (reversed colors) with f6 (premature) and Kf7 (silly) ?
Yes, I would much rather be white in this position against any rated opposition. Again 5..c6 is very common and can be met by 6.Nc3.
I have played this variation many times in blitz, it is better for white.
Here is a good example game Game 3407527
Originally posted by ChessJesterIn the Hammerschlags case it is an excellent weapon against attacking players who like to use all sorts of sacrifices. They always underestimate the safety of the king and attack wildly while white developes his pieces and has an extremely powerful counter attack.
Its true that an element to chess is knowing your opponents game, and therefore, this can be a weapon to use against certain players.