Identify this opening.

Ramned

The Rams

Only Chess

25 Mar 07 22:26

~~Dutch Defense~~

Stealer of Souls

Waiting for You

Joined: 16 Feb 07
Moves: 119052

26 Mar 07 02:23

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Game 3355319

Is there a name for this? 😕

Ramiri15

Joined: 30 Oct 05
Moves: 3072

26 Mar 07 03:22

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I've played the Damiano once Game 1902838 and I won...but I didn't know any better 🙂.

Shallow Blue

Joined: 18 Jan 07
Moves: 12477

26 Mar 07 07:24

Originally posted by Dutch Defense
[fen]rnbqkbnr/pppp2pp/5p2/4p3/4PP2/8/PPPP2PP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1[/fen]

Game 3355319

Is there a name for this? 😕

Yes, Still-in-progress Defense. Finish the game, then discuss it.

Richard

zebano

127.0.0.1

Joined: 27 Oct 05
Moves: 158564

26 Mar 07 13:40

Originally posted by Ramned
[fen]rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/5p2/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR[/fen]

And this?

That is the fred. I play it in blitz. 😉 1 f5, 2 Kf7 3 g6! or so the "theory" goes.

YUG0slav

Joined: 29 Jul 06
Moves: 2414

27 Mar 07 05:02

Originally posted by Shinidoki
For white, this is a dream at blitz level!

White can immediatly go on the attack with Nxe5!

..fxe5? Qh5+ Ke7 [g6? Qxe5+ Qe7 Qxh8] Qxe5+ Kf7 Bc4+ ...

giving white 2 pawns and a strong attack for a Knight...

however, if black plays Qe7 he/she can win the pawn back (but a blitz very few play that)

Qe7 gets the pawn back, white still is way better due to development lead and the inability of black to play Nf6

Squelchbelch

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Moves: 20541

27 Mar 07 07:44

Here's a tough one:

Shallow Blue

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27 Mar 07 09:31

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Originally posted by Squelchbelch
Here's a tough one:

[fen]rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/8/1P1P4/P1P1PPPP/RNBQKBNR b KQkq - 0 2[/fen]

Well, it's a combination of Nimzovitch-Larsen (or, if you wish, Fianchetto di Donna (I do like these older names)) and Mieses; neither is highly rated, and the combination doesn't look any more active than the individual components.

Richard

Squelchbelch

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Moves: 20541

27 Mar 07 09:41

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
Well, it's a combination of Nimzovitch-Larsen (or, if you wish, Fianchetto di Donna (I do like these older names)) and Mieses; neither is highly rated, and the combination doesn't look any more active than the individual components.

Richard

I'll take your word on that, though I was thinking of something else.😉

Shallow Blue

Joined: 18 Jan 07
Moves: 12477

27 Mar 07 09:56

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
I'll take your word on that, though I was thinking of something else.😉

Well, I can't find a generally known name for it; if you have a creative suggestion, feel free :-)

Richard

Squelchbelch

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Moves: 20541

27 Mar 07 12:06

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
Well, I can't find a generally known name for it; if you have a creative suggestion, feel free :-)

Richard

Well maybe it was a bit naughty.
It's the pawn structure for the Hippopotamus, but I'm not even sure of the move order, I only know the basic theory. It maybe the bishop fianchetto is white's 2nd move.
Apologies if it's wrong🙂

jaenischfan

Joined: 27 Mar 07
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27 Mar 07 15:13

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try it out!

Ason Pigg2

Joined: 23 Jan 07
Moves: 2547

28 Mar 07 03:01

Originally posted by Ramned
[fen]rnbqkbnr/pppp2pp/5p2/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R[/fen]

damianos defence

night take pawn

pawn take night

queen to h5 black is ded

hbogyt

Joined: 08 Jul 06
Moves: 1290

28 Mar 07 12:31

It's the Damiano's defence

st00p1dfac3

Joined: 26 Jul 06
Moves: 13610

28 Mar 07 16:22

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It's funny that this came up in the Forum - I've just run into this defense twice this week and had never seen it before. I have to agree with calling it the "I like losing defense."

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