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Originally posted by moteutschHow is that bad for white? It looks like black spends a tempo pushing a pawn such that he stops even contesting the center and the pawn sac happens with white developing a bishop... ??
A nice counter sac in the blackmar:
[pgn]1. e4 d5 2. d4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e3!?[/pgn]
Originally posted by paultopiaFirst off, by not taking or being taken on (or from) f3 black doesn't open the F file and takes away the natural development square of white knight. Also, white is hardly 'developing' the Bishop as it is a mediocre square at best for the Bishop.
How is that bad for white? It looks like black spends a tempo pushing a pawn such that he stops even contesting the center and the pawn sac happens with white developing a bishop... ??
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Originally posted by schakuhrAs a BDGer myself who often has to fact wimps (just kidding) who play the Caro-Kann, I would like to point out that after 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4, 4 f3 is a mistake because of 4...e5, according to Soltis. Better is 4 Bc4 Nf6 5 f3, because now 5...e5 isn't so good because 6 dxe5 hits the knight on f6.
The problem with the blackmar is that black can simply move into a caro-kann with 2. ..c6 or french defense with 2. ..e6. Though I suppose you can still play for the gambit in the first case after 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3. But the caro-kann approach is probably the most comfortable versus the blackmar gambit - rock-solid as usual.
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White can play a reversed Blackburne-Hartlaub Gambit against the Scandinavian. (The "normal" Blackburne-Hartlaub is 1 d4 e5 2 dxe5 d6 3 exd6 Bxd6.)
White can try this: 1 e4 d5 2 d3 dxe4 3 Nc3 exd3 4 Bxd3. Black has won some pretty games with the B-H Gambit. so playing it a tempo up could score a quick point every once in a while.
Not really 1-0 but fine for white. White can play f4, with a sort of stonewall. Also, queenside castling with a pawn storm isn't out of the question. I do recall a simul or something where a strong player (possible Kramnik) played the e3 move. He wanted to avoid a prepared variation and keep it simple. 🙂
Originally posted by moteutschPawn on f3 may be useful because of:
First off, by not taking or being taken on (or from) f3 black doesn't open the F file and takes away the natural development square of white knight. Also, white is hardly 'developing' the Bishop as it is a mediocre square at best for the Bishop.
1) protection of g4 square (against possible Ng4) So white bishop on e3 will be comfortable
2) White will be able to play g4 in future attacking kingside.
I really dont think that black need to give back pawn because White has better development already and they have clear plan - Bxe3, Qd2 and 0-0-0 and then attack king side.