Originally posted by irontigranim not joking at all here but...
you cant just push those pawns unless your opponent gives you the space, like in the kings indian defense.
[fen]rnbqk2r/ppp1ppbp/3p1np1/8/2PPP3/2N5/PP3PPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1[/fen]
was this what you were thinking of?
isn't that called the monkey's bum attack?
white response to 1.e4 g6?
Originally posted by banx99Monkey's Bum is
im not joking at all here but...
isn't that called the monkey's bum attack?
white response to 1.e4 g6?
1. e4 g6, 2. Bc4 Bg7, 3. Qf3
So called because when the guy who invented it showed it to a friend the reaction was "If that works I'm a monkey's bum".
I don't remember the names of the people involved but I do know they were members of my club - Streatham & Brixton - albeit many years ago (70s I think).
J
Originally posted by JonathanB of LondonSounds like a Basman special 😉
Monkey's Bum is
1. e4 g6, 2. Bc4 Bg7, 3. Qf3
So called because when the guy who invented it showed it to a friend the reaction was "If that works I'm a monkey's bum".
I don't remember the names of the people involved but I do know they were members of my club - Streatham & Brixton - albeit many years ago (70s I think).
J