Originally posted by Steve Exeter Well there are over 1000 occurences of it on www.chesslive.de so it must be a known line. I just can't place a name for it?! 😕
Yes, I've seen it before as well. I'm not sure of it's real name.
Originally posted by Steve Exeter [fen]rnbqk2r/pp2ppbp/3p1np1/2p5/2PPPP2/2N5/PP4PP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq c6 0 6[/fen]
I believe that looks like the pawns attack! Isn't it called four pawns attack? Sorry, I just read the last response. Yeah, that's right. Four Pawns attack! Neat little opening. hehe I don't know if I'd like to play it though.
Originally posted by Amaurote I'm just wondering, Xanthos, is that pawn on b2 poisoned?
12. ... Qxb2?! 13. Na4 (double attack) Qa3 (13. ... Qb4? 14. Rb1 15. Qa3 Bc1 +-) 14. Bc1 Qb4 15. Bd2 = (if white wants a draw then he can have one as black would be at a disadvantage if he didn't repeat the position)
So black doesn't gain any advantage by taking the pawn but it isn't in its self a bad move.