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Result of 1. h4 trial

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Originally posted by wormwood
just put on a bunch of open invites restricted to your own rating, and start all of them with 1.h4. if it's not bad opening, you should win around 50% of the games. well, slightly more because you're white in all games. otherwise you're just guessing.
OK you are on.

Here are 5 unreated games starting from 1.h4 against players rated 1700-1800.

All I need are 5 people brave enough to accept them.

Please note I will not play these at blitz speeds.

Game 2293278
Game 2293281
Game 2293286
Game 2293288
Game 2293291

😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

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From now on all my games will be unrated 1.h4 against opponents equal to my rating, until I have conclusive evidence.

But I'll need some follow up moves and lines if someone cares posting them.

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Perhaps you win the h4-games because you are good at chess.
Not because h4-opening is a good one.

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Originally posted by FabianFnas
Perhaps you win the h4-games because you are good at chess.
Not because h4-opening is a good one.
No some of the people he's playing are better at chess than him.

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Originally posted by Dragon Fire
This is true,

Shall I try it against you. I am only 200 points above you!
You have to play a player within 25 rateing points or so for the chances to be even.

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...and players rated 1800 will make me think more...
😕

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Originally posted by gambit3
You have to play a player within 25 rateing points or so for the chances to be even.
When I started this challenge my rating was 1780. 3 games are going now against players rated 1783, 1760 and 1707 - all reasonable players. In fact one of my opponents is rated 2000 OTB and is relatively new to RHP so this is unfairly weighted against me.

Results of Grob (g4) test expected shortly!

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1.h4 is what I call "The Patzer Attack."

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Originally posted by aspviper666
1.h4 is what I call "The Patzer Attack."
Usually followed by 2. a4 3. Rh3 4. Ra3

quote: "but I'm developing my pieces" (seriously)

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Originally posted by Dragon Fire
When I started this challenge my rating was 1780. 3 games are going now against players rated 1783, 1760 and 1707 - all reasonable players. In fact one of my opponents is rated 2000 OTB and is relatively new to RHP so this is unfairly weighted against me.

Results of Grob (g4) test expected shortly!
As far as I know the Latvian Gambit is busted. Any other opening is playable.

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Originally posted by Dragon Fire
My trial of this opening produced the following result

P5 W5 D0 L0

Pretty conclusive.
A good opening then!

Game 2282017
Game 2282018
Game 2282032
Game 2286330
Game 2282066
That's nothing. I tossed a coin five times and I got five heads. So it was definitely bent! 😵

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Originally posted by ThudanBlunder
That's nothing. I tossed a coin five times and I got five heads. So it was definitely bent! 😵
Maybe but if I play these guys again I will win again.
Will your next 5 tosses all come up heads again.

Odds of 5 heads - 3.125%
Odds of 5 wins with h4 - 100%

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Originally posted by Dragon Fire

Odds of 5 wins with h4 - 100%
Then we can all start using it as a new definition of 'absolute certainty',

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Originally posted by ThudanBlunder
Then we can all start using it as a new definition of 'absolute certainty',
Of course, unless comprehensively refuted!

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I will challenge you to a game!

We will see how this 1.h4 stands up!