Well, this is a game I once played in a small local tournament years ago. It's something I remember up to now because I managed to beat someone better than me, because I thought he underestimated me. The opening was the queen's pawn, and I had the black pieces. It went like this:
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Nd7
OK... Now I'm going to try to work out this so-called FEN for the first time. Here goes...
OK... I hope I get it correct. Now the question: If you're white what's your move, and what are your reason(s) for such move? Don't cheat; don't search from database or consult computer analysis. It is interesting.
It is a strange reality that people in general hardly ever considered winning materials in the opening, huh?... Well, that is the funny thing about this position. My opponent had a sharp eye. From the very first move, he looked hard for means and opportunity to win materials...
Originally posted by Fat LadyYes, that is the point of the position!... It was so funny. I didn't believe it when that move was played. I had actually read that trap just the night before the actual game. It was invented some 100 years ago by Tarrasch I think.
There's a nasty trap there - 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nxd5 Nxd5! 7.Bxd8 Bb4+ and White has to block the check with his queen - 8.Qd2 Bxd2+ 9.Kxd2 Kxd8
Originally posted by ckoh1965I thought Daniel Harrwitz, a contemporary of Adolf Anderssen, played it first.
Yes, that is the point of the position!... It was so funny. I didn't believe it when that move was played. I had actually read that trap just the night before the actual game. It was invented some 100 years ago by Tarrasch I think.