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01 Apr 07

Alright, who's played it? 1.b4 - one of the funnest openings around. 🙂 Anybody ever used it in a serious game? I've used it a couple of times today in blitz, and every game has had black gain a comfortable advantage only to ruin it in the confusion the opening brings. 🙂

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01 Apr 07

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Alright, who's played it? 1.b4 - one of the funnest openings around. 🙂 Anybody ever used it in a serious game? I've used it a couple of times today in blitz, and every game has had black gain a comfortable advantage only to ruin it in the confusion the opening brings. 🙂
I wish this was rated....


[Event "Friendly Game, 3m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2007.04.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "CMSMaster"]
[Black "Zeroonze"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1444"]
[BlackElo "1878"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2007.04.01"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. b4 {3} e6 {4} 2. a3 {2} d5 {1} 3. Bb2 {1} c5 {0} 4. c3 {8} Nf6 {1} 5. Qc2 {4
} Bd7 {3} 6. c4 {1} cxb4 {7} 7. cxd5 {4} exd5 {2} 8. axb4 {2} Bxb4 {2} 9. Nf3 {
3} O-O {5} 10. Ng5 {2} h6 {3} 11. Bxf6 {2} Bxd2+ {14} 12. Nxd2 {3} Qc8 {1} 13.
Qh7# {(Lag: Av=0.47s, max=1.0s) 2} 1-0

K
Demon Duck

of Doom!

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01 Apr 07

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Alright, who's played it? 1.b4 - one of the funnest openings around. 🙂 Anybody ever used it in a serious game? I've used it a couple of times today in blitz, and every game has had black gain a comfortable advantage only to ruin it in the confusion the opening brings. 🙂
I used it a couple of times in my youth to upset the old fools at the chess club I played at. Now my sons occasionally use it to upset this old fool.

DF
Lord of all beasts

searching for truth

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02 Apr 07

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Alright, who's played it? 1.b4 - one of the funnest openings around. 🙂 Anybody ever used it in a serious game? I've used it a couple of times today in blitz, and every game has had black gain a comfortable advantage only to ruin it in the confusion the opening brings. 🙂
Never played it! Perhaps I should give it a try. Is it as good as the Grob (1. g4)?

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onyx2007

watching you...

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02 Apr 07
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Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Never played it! Perhaps I should give it a try. Is it as good as the Grob (1. g4)?
as good as the "almighty" grob??? Hardly! 😀

RS

Under ur ChessBoard!

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02 Apr 07

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Alright, who's played it? 1.b4 - one of the funnest openings around. 🙂 Anybody ever used it in a serious game? I've used it a couple of times today in blitz, and every game has had black gain a comfortable advantage only to ruin it in the confusion the opening brings. 🙂
It's been played...and won with..in a recent us masters tourney

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02 Apr 07

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Never played it! Perhaps I should give it a try. Is it as good as the Grob (1. g4)?
From what I've read; its supposedly "more sound" than the grob.

N

The sky

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02 Apr 07

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Alright, who's played it? 1.b4 - one of the funnest openings around. 🙂 Anybody ever used it in a serious game? I've used it a couple of times today in blitz, and every game has had black gain a comfortable advantage only to ruin it in the confusion the opening brings. 🙂
I am currently playing it with black against User 149310. He is living up to his user name.

Luso-brasileiro

Cajamar, SP

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02 Apr 07

Bobby Fischer - J. Gloger
Cleveland, Mar 18th 1964 (sim)

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Ne7 5. Qh5+ Ng6 6. f4! exf4 7. Nf3! Nc6 8. Nc3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 d6 10. Nh4 Ne7 11. Nf5 Kf8 12. 0-0 Qe8 13. Bxf6! Bxf5 14. exf5 d5 15. fxg6 gxf6 16. Qh6+ Kg8 17. g7



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Sydney

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02 Apr 07

I think after
1. b4 Nf6
2. Bb2 e6
3. b5

There is not much that white can be proud of.

From here i think black can develop a very comfortable QID setup if he doesn't want to learn anymore theory on this oddity

1...c5!

Your Kingside

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03 Apr 07

Originally posted by idioms
I think after
1. b4 Nf6
2. Bb2 e6
3. b5

There is not much that white can be proud of.

From here i think black can develop a very comfortable QID setup if he doesn't want to learn anymore theory on this oddity
3. b5 is terrible.

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Sydney

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03 Apr 07

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
3. b5 is terrible.
As opposed to?

c

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03 Apr 07

Originally posted by idioms
As opposed to?
3.a3?

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Sydney

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03 Apr 07

Originally posted by cmsMaster
3.a3?
Indeed. I can't see b5 being much worse than the only other viable alternative: a3. Objectively I think the position is simply bad for white.

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03 Apr 07

I think their should be a b4 tournament on this side.