11 Dec 07
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Originally posted by mtthwI know it doesn't look too nice but after ...h5 black is even worse off...but enough I ain't going to play it anymore. I played 3...Rg8 against uh8sesn and the game is about equal right now.
3...d5 doesn't look too nice after 4. Bh5 Kd7 and a simple 5. Nf3. 3...e5 might be playable. But I'm not in a rush to try any of them out.
12 Dec 07
Originally posted by !~TONY~!yeah, that 2. ... d5! move makes 2. Nc3 a must!
1. e4 c5 2. f4 is OK for White. Black is absolultely fine after 2..d5!, which is why most players who want to play the Grand Prix Attack start with 2. Nc3. 1. e4 f5, is, as I'm sure you already know, terrible. I think you know better than to ask. 😀
then white has options. I personally like 3. g3, which can easily transpose to a Grand Prix Attack. Some GM supposedly refuted the GPA after the immediate 2. f4, but I think 2. Nc3 3. f4 is still perfectly playable.
12 Dec 07
Originally posted by !~TONY~!Oh come on, !~Tony~!, don't hate on 1.e4 f5...I love 1...f5.
1. e4 c5 2. f4 is OK for White. Black is absolultely fine after 2..d5!, which is why most players who want to play the Grand Prix Attack start with 2. Nc3. 1. e4 f5, is, as I'm sure you already know, terrible. I think you know better than to ask. 😀