Retarded Opening

KilgoreTrout15

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07 Sep 13

wargamer66

Steve B.

Salt Lake City

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09 Sep 13

The Fox, eh. I think the best that you can say about it is that it gives black an easy game while not losing by force. Not exactly a ringing endorsement. Might be fun for a blitz game.

KilgoreTrout15

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09 Sep 13

Originally posted by moonbus
Kilgore: I appreciate that I have a rating advantage here, so, to make it slightly more of level playing field, I promise to play like Richard Teichmann (with one eye).

hahaha better yet why don't you play me left-handed?

Paul Leggett

Chess Librarian

The Stacks

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09 Sep 13

This thread reminds me of the boxing strategy where one boxer attempts to win by repeatedly head-butting his opponent's fists.

woodypusher

misanthrope

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10 Sep 13

From Wikipedia:
[1. f3 is also called the Barnes Opening after Thomas Wilson Barnes (1825–74), an English player who had an impressive eight wins over Paul Morphy, including one game where Barnes answered 1.e4 with 1...f6, known as Barnes Defense.]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Opening

RJHinds

The Near Genius

Fort Gordon

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10 Sep 13

Originally posted by woodypusher
From Wikipedia:
[1. f3 is also called the Barnes Opening after Thomas Wilson Barnes (1825–74), an English player who had an impressive eight wins over Paul Morphy, including one game where Barnes answered 1.e4 with 1...f6, known as Barnes Defense.]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Opening

Also A variation of the Ruy Lopez opening called the Barnes Defence was named after him:

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6

Barnes had the good fortune of having the best record against Paul Morphy during Morphy's visit to the UK in 1858, winning eight games and losing nineteen.

The Instructor

moonbus

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10 Sep 13

I found this little gem from a simul Pillsbury (white) played in Paris, 1902.

moonbus

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11 Sep 13

Originally posted by KilgoreTrout15
wow The Fred does look bad I'm gonna play it

We've started a game (one-eyed and left-handed); for those who wish to follow it, here's the link: Game 10215769.

KnightStalker47

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11 Sep 13

Originally posted by moonbus
I found this little gem from a simul Pillsbury (white) played in Paris, 1902.

[pgn][Event "blindfold simul"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1902.06.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Harry Nelson Pillsbury"]
[Black "Magana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]

1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Kf7 3. d4 d5 4. Qh5+ g6 5. fxg6+ Kg7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Bh6+ Kg8 8. gxh7+ Nxh7 9. Qg6+ Bg7 10. Qxg7# 1-0
[/pgn]

Interesting Pillsbury doesn't play Qh5+ right away. That must mean the line I posted has some merit, because he chose not to go into that variation.

Black should have played Nf6 instead of d5.

KilgoreTrout15

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15 Sep 13

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Originally posted by moonbus
We've started a game (one-eyed and left-handed); for those who wish to follow it, here's the link: Game 10215769.

Apparently The Fred is a damn good opening I scored a win using it against a player 300+ higher rated than me LOL.

(Actually he made an unfortunate blunder but hey, you take what you can get)

e4chris

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15 Sep 13

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the Saitek Master vs the Retard Opening 🙂

😞

KilgoreTrout15

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15 Sep 13

Originally posted by e4chris
the Saitek Master vs the Retard Opening 🙂

[pgn]1.f3 e5 2.Kf2 d5 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qa4 Bc5+ 6.e3 d4 7.e4 d3+ 8.Be3 Bxe3+ 9.Kxe3 Qg5+ 10.f4 Qc5+ 11.Kxd3 Bg4 12.Be2 O-O-O+ 13.Qd4 Qxd4# 0-1[/pgn]

😞

That's not The Fred.

e4chris

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15 Sep 13

here's a draw vs the computer tried to play in the spirit of the opening ...

see it blunders a bishop (?) but then makes things very very complicated to cover for it...

EVENT	blindfold simul
SITE	Paris
DATE	1902.06.21
ROUND	?
WHITE	Harry Nelson Pillsbury
BLACK	Magana
RESULT	1-0
ECO	B00