Originally posted by Exabyte
In 3 games I have played against people from Portugal. The games went as follows:
1. g4 e5
2. f4?? Qf6??
Does the Queen only move two squares at once in Portugal or something?
I guess it dives..the Queen is C***iano Ronaldo. 😛
I've noted some interesting geographic tendencies as well!
For example, when I'm black after 1. e4 c5, a bunch of British guys have all followed up with 2. Bc4, Qf3, and Nh3.
At first I thought it was a crude hacking attempt by new players, but as I have played higher-rated players over time, it still makes its appearance. I play the Hyperaccelerated Dragon, and that may invite it a bit, but still...
For a while I suspected that Everyman or Gambit had released a new repertoire book in the UK advocating it as a system, and it just hadn't made it to the States ye, but none of my UK opponents would come clean with me.
But I wonder ...😕