28 Jul 12
Originally posted by kbear1kI am not sure what you mean by positional lines. Instead of 3.Bc4 the only other moves I see worth trying are Nxe5, exf5, or Nc3. Do you consider these moves more positional than Bc4?
White should avoid playing Bc4 and play one of the many positional lines against the Latvian - JMHO. I find that playing Bc4 falls into playing what type of game black is looking for. All of the positional lines lead to very comfortable games for white.
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Originally posted by RJHindsIt`s well known and generally accepted that 3.Nxe5 is the most positional and the most testing response to the Latvian. But your ignorance is not surprising.
I am not sure what you mean by positional lines. Instead of 3.Bc4 the only other moves I see worth trying are Nxe5, exf5, or Nc3. Do you consider these moves more positional than Bc4?
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Originally posted by greenpawn34Indeed it is. Harry Golombek names it such in his book, Modern opening chess
I'm not biting boys so you might just as well close the thread now.
BTW it's called the [b]Greco Counter Gambit[/b]
strategy. Even if you are not biting dear GP, allow me an indulgence, for although I
have never to my knowledge played it, trying an alternative, to play as Philador
originally intended the defence which carries his name, first anchoring the e pawn with.
. .d6 and then pushing ...f5.