The English Opening

Originally posted by tmetzler
But the thought that I should "leave well enough alone", simply because somebody is "underrated" or "T-O-U-G-H" flies in the face of why I play chess or participate in any type of competition.

I like to seek out those tough opponents; I would have thought that you would agree with me in that respect.

--tmetzler

I do.

Originally posted by Bowmann
I do.

Go head Dr. Bowmann, play the man (tmetzler) and show him exactly what you are made of on that board!! By God though, you better win, or you'll NEVER hear the end of it on this forum.

Originally posted by Bowmann
Game 1373903

Sir, the game you posted is actually an Exchange French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 Nf6)!

Originally posted by jpmoldovan
Sir, the game you posted is actually an Exchange French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 Nf6)!

So, You any good?

Originally posted by Saint Nick
So, You any good?

I get the feeling I've heard this somewhere before.

Originally posted by jpmoldovan
Sir, the game you posted is actually an Exchange French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 Nf6)!

Sorry, but I'm still seeing an English opening here.
Look at the notation that you posted, then look at the game.

The English can transpose into several other openings, but it is still considered to have "played the English" considering that he started with c4.