RHP against the Fritz 9 master.

Nc3 (7)

And I'll vote for the rule too (2)

I still think the rule is going to cause problems later. For example what if someone suggests a plan and we vote for it and then someone finds an improvement. We clearly need a cut off, and in the opening it makes sense to just plain get on with it as we are arguing about what established book line to follow, but later we are going to have to find a consensus over planning and tactical implementation. I've not been in one of these group games before - how is it to be managed? We'll need to seperate discussion time and voting time. Also I think if a move is 100% forced - as in only legal possibility - SicilianNajdorf should just get on with it and make the move.

Oh btw. someone's voted for e4, which I think is an outright blunder but even so this makes it:

Nc3 (7)
e4 (1)

I vote for Nc3, so that makes 8 votes now. I do agree with DeepThought that in the future it may cause problems. We may need seperate threads one for discussion and one for voting. Anyways

Nc3 (8)
e4 (1)

--SEVES

The new rule is going to be cancelled becuase "Patience is a virtue" and only an idiot can't wait for one day . I think 6.e4 is a fundamental blunder and need not be added to the voting list . Like I said , dumb moves , like sacrificing a queen for no reason do not get added , this guy wanted to gambit a pawn , but had no reason hence it is not being added to the voting list .
8 for 6.Nc3
50 minutes remaining before the move , 6.Nc3 is submitted to CHESS.

I do believe every vote should be respected. Like you said before Sicilian voting is voting and we should respect each other opinions and vision even if someone else thinks it's worthless.

--SEVES

I said it if they had a reason , but he has no reason and simply says " I vote 6.e4" , what sort of swindle is he runnin' here ? This game is to discuss our opinion , so I would gladly add a queen sacrifice to our voting list if he said why but he just said 6.e4 , it just allows him to take the pawn , has he gone mad or is it a blunder ?
12 minutes remaining before the move , 6.Nc3 is submitted to CHESS.

Voting time is now over and the move 6.Nc3 will be submitted to CHESS as reply . Please wait for 30 minutes or less to recieve a reply from CHESS.

CHESS has made reply to 6.Nc3 and has played 6...Nf6
24 hours will be allocated to our time bank .
Game History :
1. d4 d5
2. c4 Nc6
3. Nf3 Bg4
4. cxd5 Bxf3
5. dxc6 Bxc6
6. Nc3 Nf6
2 votes for New Rule

What are the options according to the opening books?

Maybe , 7.Bg5 or 7.e3 , or even 7.f3

Fritz's last move is given in a footnote in MCO, the line given is:

6. ... Nf6 7. f3 e5 8. dxe5 Nd7 9. e6 fxe6 10. e4 +/= Schlenga-Knippel, Bundesliga 1989:

Since Fritz has chosen about the only line which is assessed in MCO as giving us an edge I suggest 7. f3. I'm not voting for it quite yet as I want to see if anyone can suggest something else.

I think f3 is fairly sound, eventually allowing for e4. Also, if we want to castle the e-pawn has to move to allow the bishop room to manoevre. My only other suggestion would Bf4 or Bf5 but neither really seem to offer much.

Vote: f3

Since noone's argued for anything else:

I vote for 7. f3 (2)

I also vote for 7. f3 (3). Only drawback is that it doesn't develop a piece and our king bishop is still locked in. We might want to discus when we differ from the opening book. However if CHESS sticks with this line we look fine. 7. Bf4 or 7. Bg5 doesn't do much for us. So 7. f3 it is.

--SEVES

7. f3 (3)

3 for 7.f3
20 minutes remaining before the move , 7.f3 is submitted to CHESS.