Alekhine's Defence

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11 Oct 07

Arctic Pulse

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by ih8sens
1. It sucks
2. It sucks
3... I better hope to god patzergrl doesn't read this thread.
4. It sucks
5. No GM's play it.

Why you might wonder?

Because it sucks.

actually it's not that bad... (just a guess though)

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by sannevssr
Ever heard of Burmakin or Krasenkow?

they suck 😛

Arctic Pulse

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by ih8sens
they suck 😛

why?

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by Arctic Pulse
why?

because they are GM's ... and they play it 😛

Korch

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12 Oct 07

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Originally posted by ih8sens
because they are GM's ... and they play it 😛

You are talking absolute nonsense 😠

If opening is useful for GM it means that it may be useful also for amateurs.

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by Korch
You are talking absolute nonsense 😠

If opening is useful for GM it means that it may be useful also for amateurs.

I know 😞

Forgive me oh mighty Korch... I said the same thing about the grob once...

... lets just say I like e5, e6, and even c5 a lot better.

Korch

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by ih8sens
... lets just say I like e5, e6, and even c5 a lot better.

That sounds much better

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12 Oct 07

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Originally posted by Korch
That sounds much better

while i have your attention 😛. What do you personally think of the Traxler (Wilkes-Barre)? I've been studying it a lot recently and I'm almost completely convinced that, despite what many say, it actually is sound. Your opinion?

edit - sorry to hijack the thread btw..

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by ih8sens
while i have your attention 😛. What do you personally think of the Traxler (Wilkes-Barre)? I've been studying it a lot recently and I'm almost completely convinced that, despite what many say, it actually is sound. Your opinion?

edit - sorry to hijack the thread btw..

Maybe its unsound, but at least I dont know how to refute it 🙂

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12 Oct 07

well I have a wonderful open invite waiting for you 😉 hint hint... 😛

actually.. it's for anyone who wants to try it out, not just you ..... though it would be nice 🙂

Red Night

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by ih8sens
while i have your attention 😛. What do you personally think of the Traxler (Wilkes-Barre)? I've been studying it a lot recently and I'm almost completely convinced that, despite what many say, it actually is sound. Your opinion?

edit - sorry to hijack the thread btw..

The Wilkes Barre is extremely playable.

Korch

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by ih8sens
well I have a wonderful open invite waiting for you 😉 hint hint... 😛

actually.. it's for anyone who wants to try it out, not just you ..... though it would be nice 🙂

Sorry, but I have too many games.

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by Korch
Sorry, but I have too many games.

wow yeah.. 79, i'm sorry I even asked 😛.

It's okay, red knight is plenty talented enough to teach me a lesson.

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12 Oct 07

Originally posted by ih8sens
wow yeah.. 79, i'm sorry I even asked 😛.

It's okay, red knight is plenty talented enough to teach me a lesson.

I took it because I love the Wilkes Barre.

That and the Muzio Polerio are the most fun you can have on a chess board.

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12 Oct 07

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Originally posted by ih8sens
while i have your attention 😛. What do you personally think of the Traxler (Wilkes-Barre)? I've been studying it a lot recently and I'm almost completely convinced that, despite what many say, it actually is sound. Your opinion?

edit - sorry to hijack the thread btw..

yeah, way to completely divert an Alekhine's Defence thread to some other unsound opening...
besides, don't call Korch "all powerful" and the like...
you unconfident whelp!
(no offense Korch)
but just because someone is really good at chess, doesn't mean they're a sage or something...
Look at Bobby Fisher...
he's got an argument as the greatest player ever before the computer chess age. and he's friggin' insane!

Edit: I said "other unsound opening", implying that Alekhine's is unsound. which is false...
after all, I think I'm winning our current Alekhine's game.
😀