Hypermodern Opening

exigentsky

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29 Jan 07

exigentsky

Joined: 19 Nov 05
Moves: 3112

29 Jan 07

I was looking at 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3. What do you guys think about it? Seems to have a healthy score after about 5-10 moves. 😉

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

29 Jan 07

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Originally posted by exigentsky
I was looking at 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3. What do you guys think about it? Seems to have a healthy score after about 5-10 moves. 😉

Looks like a Nimzo-Larsen or a Reti, which is fine.

zebano

127.0.0.1

Joined: 27 Oct 05
Moves: 158564

29 Jan 07

As long as you have the positional understanding to play the game that way, I'm sure you will throw lots of people off.

Korch

Chess Warrior

Riga

Joined: 05 Jan 05
Moves: 24932

29 Jan 07

Originally posted by exigentsky
I was looking at 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3. What do you guys think about it? Seems to have a healthy score after about 5-10 moves. 😉

Very useful against ppl who have problems to understand positional fineses of such kind of positions.

~~chessisvanity~~

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BOSTON

Joined: 24 Jan 07
Moves: 58368

29 Jan 07

I play it all the time....key square is e5

Korch

Chess Warrior

Riga

Joined: 05 Jan 05
Moves: 24932

29 Jan 07

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Originally posted by chessisvanity
I play it all the time....key square is e5

Yes - thats the reason why I would recommend Kings indian structure for black against this system.