11 Mar 07
I love the Budapest and use it as my main defense against 1. d4 in OTB now. It has two main advantages:
1. Even fairly strong players don't usually know it;
2. It opens the position early, which is the opposite of what most d4 players want.
In CC it's not as good; if you follow databases, White gets a bit of a edge in almost all lines. But that's generally true in most responses to d4 anyway.
11 Mar 07
Originally posted by no1marauderSounds about right to me.
I love the Budapest and use it as my main defense against 1. d4 in OTB now. It has two main advantages:
1. Even fairly strong players don't usually know it;
2. It opens the position early, which is the opposite of what most d4 players want.
In CC it's not as good; if you follow databases, White gets a bit of a edge in almost all lines. But that's generally true in most responses to d4 anyway.
11 Mar 07
Originally posted by cmsMasterYour opponent missed a mate in one! on move 17
Game 3138110
Game 3141524
13 Mar 07
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Originally posted by cmsMasterI've played in 9 OTB tournaments in the last year and a half. No, no one in those games has played 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3. Why should they? Black gets easy equality in almost all lines of the Torre if I felt like now playing d5. And if he switches to 3 c4, it's a Queen Indian anyway.
You haven't seen 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3?
13 Mar 07
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Originally posted by no1marauderI have seen 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 played strong opponents and even IMs and GMs. So maybe it isnt so primitive as the way you seeing it? For example after 2...d5 white can wish to play Catalan with delaying of c4, playing g3-Bg2-0-0 first.
I've played in 9 OTB tournaments in the last year and a half. No, no one in those games has played 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3. Why should they? Black gets easy equality in almost all lines of the Torre if I felt like now playing d5. And if he switches to 3 c4, it's a Queen Indian anyway.
13 Mar 07
Originally posted by KorchI wrote that reply in a hurry and didn't think it through.😳 I don't regard any opening as "primitive" esp. in the hands of a strong player.
I have seen 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 played strong opponents and even IMs and GMs. So maybe it isnt so primitive as the way you seeing it? For example after 2...d5 white can wish to play Catalan with delaying of c4, playing g3-Bg2-0-0 first.
Thinking about it, I still like b6 though perhaps after e6. Interestingly in my games, I've seen 2. Nc3 three times, every time transposing into a King's Pawn opening - I think 1 d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 is some kind of anti-Sicilian strategy.