If The Caro Kahn Is So Great...

wasnt there that insane opening called the damiano defence 1e4 e5 2Nf3 f6 3Nxe5!! fxe5 4Qh5+ and black is really struggling, surely the same will happen if you play Nf3 in response to f6 therefore you cant play e5 afterwards?

Originally posted by petrovitch
Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann, maybe Kahn was some metamorphosis of their names ... 🙂

hehehe yeah i'm such a smartass 🙂 Kahn like the crazy Chinese rulers 🙂 hehe

Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
Why has nobody tried playing 1...f6 and 2... e5 for black if white tries 1.d4 - It could be the new opening to take the world of chess by storm.

I suggest all caro kahners out there give it a go and report your results back to me.

He mentioned in response to 1.d4, not e4. This has in fact, been tried in practice.

Game 4686222

While the theory is still developing, it may be a while before it catches on.

Originally posted by Chipotle
He mentioned in response to 1.d4, not e4. This has in fact, been tried in practice.

Game 4686222

While the theory is still developing, it may be a while before it catches on.

I think 9. Qg5 might be an improvement for white. The position is still unclear, though.

1.d4 is welcomed in my chess house. let the slav reign.

Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
Why has nobody tried playing 1...f6 and 2... e5 for black if white tries 1.d4 - It could be the new opening to take the world of chess by storm.

I suggest all caro kahners out there give it a go and report your results back to me.

If you don't like the Caro-Kann, don't play it. But please don't insult the players here that know something about the Caro-Kann.

He he, it was actually an april fool - I just thought it be worth leaving for a few days to see if anybody went out and played it in a game.

Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
He he, it was actually an april fool - I just thought it be worth leaving for a few days to see if anybody went out and played it in a game.

😕 it was posted on the second of April??!?

Originally posted by HurricaneConway125
wasnt there that insane opening called the damiano defence 1e4 e5 2Nf3 f6 3Nxe5!! fxe5 4Qh5+ and black is really struggling...

In the variation cited, Black isn't just "struggling": he's almost certainly dead lost. White will get his material back with interest, and Black will have a wretched position. Relatively best for Black is 3...Qe7, in which case he's definitely "struggling", but not totally lost.

Originally posted by Freddie2008
😕 it was posted on the second of April??!?

I know, I thought it would be too obvious to do it on the first so I should delay it till nobody was suspecting.

Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
Why has nobody tried playing 1...f6 and 2... e5 for black if white tries 1.d4 - It could be the new opening to take the world of chess by storm.

I suggest all caro kahners out there give it a go and report your results back to me.

Here's why

1. d4 f6
2.e4 e5
3.dxe5 fxe5
4.Qh5+
1-0

....well...


...............this opening is as useful as erectile dysfunction.
any takers?