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| Posted by spurtus uskidscompute.com 12/09/2003 08:05:00 Play online chess |  Subject: Rule breaking openingsMessage: I want to try this sort of thing out for surprise value if solid openings of this type exist?.... but can anybody assist me with good openings that break the common tactical rules we are taught... for example, 'dont bring your queen out too early' 'dont move a minor piece twice in the first n moves' 'dont bring your rook out via its own file' 'dont play your knight to the side of the board' etc etc... I know a few openings that fit into these categories, but I'm looking for something really solid and/or surprising. Kind regards, Spurtus. |
| Posted by keiserpaul uskidscompute.com 12/09/2003 08:42:37 Play online chess | What about the Keres defence ? Message: Moving the bishop twice and bringing the Queen out in the first four moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.cxd5 Bxb1 4.Rxb1 Qd5 |
| Posted by achillesheel uskidscompute.com 12/09/2003 08:43:09 Play online chess | Latvian Gambit Message: Can lead to some wild lines. One need not (and I suppose should not generally) play it at odds with the rules of thumb you cite, but it can get pretty crazy pretty fast. ——— Surprising Leader at London Chess Classic — The torrid pace continued at the London Chess Classic on Thursday as three of the four games again ended decisively. Luke McShane of England, who had pulled off a big upset by beating Magnus Carlsen of Norway in Round 1, won again in Round 2, beating Nigel Short, another Englishman. It was Short’s second loss. Carlsen bounced back by upending Michael Adams, one of the four English chess players. Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, who had managed to draw a long game against the world chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India in Round 1, had Black for the second game in a row. It was also his 23rd birthday. His opponent, Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, the former world chess champion, ended up ... |
| Posted by anaxagoras uskidscompute.com 12/09/2003 10:01:20 Play online chess | Message: The Tarrasch variation of the French defence is a good example. White develops his QN b1-d2-f3 in order to cover d4, instead of the more natural development of the KN to f3 in one move (the KN is developed to e2 instead). But it is a not a violation of opening principals, as the square d4 could not be sufficiently protected otherwise. Rather what you are looking for is examples of openings where a more important rule justifies the violation of another, in this case, "control the center!" Don't fall into the trap of thinking there are exceptions in Chess; there are none, there is always a reason for any purported "violation." ——— Exciting and Surprising Start to the London Chess Classic — If every round of the London Chess Classic is like the first round, then it is going to be a very exciting tournament. The chess tournament began Wednesday and three of the four games ended decisively. The most stunning result was the victory of the English grandmaster Luke McShane over Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Carlsen played some speculative moves and was punished brilliantly by McShane. The other two wins were also quite exciting. Michael Adams, one of the four English chess players, checkmated his countryman David Howell in 27 moves with a scintillating attack, while Vladimir Kramnik of Russia overwhelmed Nigel Short, the other English player, with a central pawn break that eventually led to ... |
| Posted by brobishkin uskidscompute.com 12/09/2003 13:02:48 Play online chess | Night moves twice... Message: The opening in the Alekhine Defense is another example that goes against opening principles... 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd4... ——— Women’s World Chess Championship Begins With Some Upsets — The first round of the Women’s World Chess Championship, which is being held in Hatay, Turkey, ended Monday, and a few of the higher-ranked chess players are already on their way home. The biggest upset was the victory of Betul Cemre Yildiz of Turkey over Pia Cramling of Sweden. Cramling was a semifinalist at the 2008 championship and is ranked No. 9 in the world among women. The manner in which she lost was also surprising as she simply used up all her time in the second game of her match before she could make her 40th move in a completely equal and uncomplicated position. Other upset victims included Lilit Mkrtchian of Armenia, who lost tie-breaker games Monday to ... |
| Posted by achillesheel uskidscompute.com 12/09/2003 13:35:45 Play online chess | Halloween Gambit Message: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5 Nxe4 !? ——— Chess: Battleground London — World chess champion Anand faces his nearest rival Carlsen at the London Chess Classic. The second edition of the London Chess Classic takes place at Kensington Olympia from tomorrow until 15 December. This year will be even stronger than last with the participation of the world chess champion, Viswanathan Anand from India. Anand was a frequent and popular visitor to England in his early career, but hasn't played a chess tournament here since 1995 and interest will be high, not least because he will be facing the player tipped to succeed him, the Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen. Their meetings take on added significance with Carlsen's controversial withdrawal from ... |
| Posted by spurtus uskidscompute.com 12/10/2003 02:02:10 Play online chess | Blackburne Gambit Message: Blackburne Gambit - 1. e4 e5; 2. Nf3 Nc6; 3. Bc4 Nd4; - Double knight move/gambit/mate trap. This caught my attention, I love the novelty mate trap! 4. Nxe5?? Qg5 5. Nxf7 Qxg2; 6. Rf1 Qxe4+; 7. Be2 Nf3++ Mate; But alas its not really playable???, I tried it against my computer last night, and it always seems to play... 4. Nxd4, which is the best move of course. So this would be an example I think of a 'rule' breaking opening, but its not solid enough. But surprise value is great if youve not seen this before... especially if you dont see the mate on move 7. :) Spurtus ——— For 2nd Year, Younger Women Beat Older Men at Czech Event — In chess, men almost always outperform women, and younger chess players often beat older ones. But which group — women or older players — has the advantage when they face each other? The annual Czech Coal Chess Match provides a clue. For now, the answer seems to be women. In last year’s tournament, the women, all of them young, and whom the organizers called the Snowdrops, edged the Old Hands team of men, 16.5 to 15.5. This year, the women won even more decisively, 18 to 14, despite losing the last round, 3 to 1. The women were led both years by Humpy Koneru of India, who is No. 2 on the list of top women chess players. She was the tournament’s top scorer this year, with ... |
| Posted by caldazar uskidscompute.com 12/10/2003 09:07:04 Play online chess | Message: In line with what anaxagoras said, there are no violations of principles in chess because there are no hard-and-fast principles to begin with. The opening "rules" you cited are merely generalizations of what has been shown to work through experience. Similarly, ideas which seem to violate these principles exist in modern practice because some player has sat down an analyzed a position concretely to determine that a particular idea works. The Najdorf Poisoned Pawn and the French Poisoned Pawn allow the player to grab a pawn early with his queen because analysis shows he doesn't get clobbered in turn if he executes good defense. The Keres Attack works because analysis shows that the classical counterattack to a flank attack is inadequate. 5. Na4 in the Exchange Grunfeld is purely a pragmatic move. All sound enough, but I don't think they would fit into anybody's definition of solid. |
| Posted by divine_sun_cat uskidscompute.com 12/10/2003 17:03:24 Play online chess | i suggest Message: the king charles opening or fried fox. or the fred. i'll play you with them if you fancy. |
| Posted by mitchst uskidscompute.com 12/11/2003 13:58:54 Play online chess | Latvian Gambit Message: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 certainly gets out the queen early. Even better 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 the Centre-Counter Defense. An interesting line in Alekheine's Defense is the extremely hypermodern (though possibly dubious) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Ng8 3. d4 Nc6 4. d5 Nb8 looks like fun for anyone who likes Hypermodern openings. |
| Posted by premium_steve uskidscompute.com 12/11/2003 14:53:09 Play online chess | Message: some more opening lines where the queen comes out early: 1) a strange King's Gambit Declined goes 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4+ 3.g3 Qe7 2) a weird variation of c3 Sicilian is 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Qa5 I don't know much about this. Looks like black prevents an upcoming recapture on d4 by the c-pawn. If 3.d4, then 3...cxd and then maybe the Queen would need to recapture. So, there is probably a better move than 3.d4? I'd like to learn the right way for white to play against 2...Qa5, since I prefer playing c3 against Sicilians. |
| Posted by theprez98 uskidscompute.com 12/13/2003 01:45:19 Play online chess | St. George's Defense Message: This is not particularly good, but it quickly gets people out of their opening books, and I have played enough games as black to be comfortable with it! 1. e4 a6 2. d4 b5 ... |
| Posted by fabian uskidscompute.com 12/16/2003 13:26:04 Play online chess | 1.. g4 maybe Message: i try this opning now here are some games of it look there as far as there are on now board #1319481&r=108" target="_blank">gameknot.com/chess.pl?board #1319481&r=108 board #1319479&r=398" target="_blank">gameknot.com/chess.pl?board #1319479&r=398 board #1319480&r=378" target="_blank">gameknot.com/chess.pl?board #1319480&r=378 board #1318055&r=224" target="_blank">gameknot.com/chess.pl?board #1318055&r=224 i also have a torurnament with 1.c4 gameknot.com/my_mts.pl tell me your relusts greetings Fabian |
| Posted by spurtus uskidscompute.com 12/20/2003 02:05:44 Play online chess | Message: I thought I'd throw this one in, its a rare one, but just had it played against me in an OTB game. The Humphrey Bogart Gambit, first played by the man himself. 1. d4 nf6 2. g4!? nxg4 3. e4 or f3... perhaps. I quite like this!... anyone ever seen this kbitzed?...send me the link please. Spurtus |
| Posted by dutch_genius uskidscompute.com 12/20/2003 03:29:31 Play online chess | Blackburne Gambit Message: Spurtus, you said: 1. e4 e5; 2. Nf3 Nc6; 3. Bc4 Nd4; 4. Nxe5?? Qg5 5. Nxf7 Qxg2; 6. Rf1 Qxe4+; 7. Be2 Nf3++ Mate; but what about: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.0-0! Qxe5 7.Bxg8 Rxg8 8.c3 Nc6 9.d4! |