What variation of the Dutch do you like best?

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
With 2.Bg5 no doubt?

Originally posted by chessisvanity
ya but then the bishop is still preventing your kings knight from develoment.

Originally posted by wormwood
g5 and I just win another tempo for free. after 2...c6 it's all good for black.

Originally posted by chessisvanity
play that crap against me and you'll lose.

Originally posted by wormwood
what would you do then?

1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 c6, then what?

i'd play.
1.d4...f5
2.Bg5...g6
then 3...Bg7 and 4...d6...then develope my kings knight.

Originally posted by chessisvanity
i wouldn't play 2...c6.

i'd play 2...g6 then 3...Bg7 then i can develope the knight.

i think you can still get to a leningrad position even when white plays 2.Bg5

no i meant.....if you played ...h6 and a later g5....with the c6 move.

i would win.

provided i was as strong as you.

Originally posted by chessisvanity
no i meant.....if you played ...h6 and a later g5....with the c6 move.

i would win.

provided i was as strong as you.

ahhh ok.

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
No doubt. And in response to 2..g6, I've always played 3. Nc3!, looking to play 4. e4. Not so easy for Black. Looking this line up in my database, White scores extremely well. 😀

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
1.d4...f5
2.Bg5...h6
3.Bh4...g5
4.e3...Nf6
5.Bg3...d6
6.Nc3...Bg7

Scores well for black on my database 😉

[fen]rnbqk2r/ppp1p1b1/3p1n1p/5pp1/3P4/2N1P1B1/PPP2PPP/R2QKBNR w KQkq - 0 7[/fen]

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
Try looking up 4. e4! smarty pants. On Chessgames.com, out of something like 10 games, Black hasn't won one.

Originally posted by !~TONY~!
Try looking up 4. e4! smarty pants. On Chessgames.com, out of something like 10 games, Black hasn't won one.

too sharp for me.
i'll stick with my Queens Fianchetto thanks.