Originally posted by blargendargI play 1.e4 on a regular basis, but if someone knows how to handle it, he surely win. I played e4 recently with a Grand Master, and he won, so it is probably right.
yeah i know 1.e4 has reportedly been refuted as being mickey mouse, but the players at my level don't know how to refute it so who cares what makes more sense?
Originally posted by FabianFnasGyula Breyer, 1920's hypermodern chess player, annotating a game: (tongue -in-cheek, obviously)
I play 1.e4 on a regular basis, but if someone knows how to handle it, he surely win. I played e4 recently with a Grand Master, and he won, so it is probably right.
1. e4....with this premature bid for control of the center, white's game is in it's death throe's.