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Originally posted by Dragon FireA good reason never ever to play e5 if white is foolish enough to play 1. e4. There are much better replies available to black. Another thing, never play c5 if the person playing 1. e4 is Dragon Fire. He will suggest you need a cup of tea and then give you a bunch of pawns in return for your soul.
1. e4 .. e5;
2. f4!!
The rest is history.
Originally posted by Keplerheres the thing, i really like the caro, but i felt i needed more of an initiative pushing opening even from the black side. so i starting playing with the latvian gambit. . anyway, im worried that i now have to face the KG, is there any hope?
A good reason never ever to play e5 if white is foolish enough to play 1. e4. There are much better replies available to black. Another thing, never play c5 if the person playing 1. e4 is Dragon Fire. He will suggest you need a cup of tea and then give you a bunch of pawns in return for your soul.
Originally posted by irontigranYes.....but all bets are off come 5a.m.
heres the thing, i really like the caro, but i felt i needed more of an initiative pushing opening even from the black side. so i starting playing with the latvian gambit. . anyway, im worried that i now have to face the KG, is there any hope?
Originally posted by Dejection9 times out of 10 that proves to be a big waste of time - eg
Playing against the kings gambit: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Qh4+
Originally posted by greenpawn34And then you woke up?
My first ever tournament game. Round 1 Sennelager 1972
[pgn]
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1972"]
[Round "?"]
[White "G.Chandler"]
[Black "J.Mackie"]
[Result "*"]
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Kf2 Qh4+ 4.g3 fxg3+ 5.Kg2 Qxe4+ 6.Nf3 d5 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.Re1 [/pgn]
I got the trap idea from The Chess Companion by Chernev.
Then I met a strong playe ...[text shortened]...
I don't want that to happen - you will have to wait until the CD comes out.
Originally posted by Squelchbelch1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe7 4.d3 exf4 5.Bxf4 and now 5...d5 6.Nc3 Nf6, and what is the "very solid plus" White has? Because in the large databases (e.g., chessbase.com, 365chess.com), statistically, it looks about even in terms of game results.
9 times out of 10 that proves to be a big waste of time - eg
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe7 4.d3 exf4 5.Bxf4
or
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4+ 3.g3 Qf6 4.fxe5 Qxe5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Nf3 Qe7
Both giving White a very solid plus.