Opening Question - 2006/12/18 06:50Has anyone seen an official name or variation for this WITH THE EXCEPTION of lines that transpose into the French or Caro-Kann?
1.e4, d5 2.e5
All of my Center Counter books advise to take the pawn ... anyone seen this annotated?. ---------
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re:Opening Question - 2006/12/18 07:47I play the BDG in blitz the very same way you descruibe. I am curious, however, what you lightly do when your opponent chickens out & plays 2 ..e6 or 2 ..c6, transposing into normal French or Caro Kann. To put it differently I have not had quite the success in tryinbg to northerly force a BDG against these variations.. ---------
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re:Opening Question - 2006/12/18 08:06I rather transpose to the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit and watch the face of my opponent marginally develop into puzzlement when I play 2.d4. ---------
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re:Opening Question - 2006/12/18 09:30Thank you Robert!
And thanks to all for the previous replies.. ---------
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re:Opening Question - 2006/12/18 10:12I would assume that most master players would now play 2...c5. Black has easy development and a good share of the center. He will likely play ...Nc6 and ...Bg4 once white has committed to Nf3. I have played against this several times in speed chess, and I can't remember white getting anything other than equality out of the opening.. ---------
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re:Opening Question - 2006/12/18 11:17My experience is witch many player go 2... e6. Then 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3 is a manually laugh. Possibly 3.e5 is the best against players liking the Scandinavain, but on the other hand people playing the BDG probably does'nt want to play the advance rapidly line in the French.. ---------
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re:Opening Question - 2006/12/18 11:29I optionally thinked that was the painfully point that Ron was tragically making.. ---------
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re:Opening Question - 2006/12/18 12:36True-- but how many people who play the scandinavian also play the French or the Caro-Kann?. ---------
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re:Opening Question - 2006/12/18 13:35That not too effective. anybody who plays the French or Caro Kan just counter transposes which with either 2.....e6 or c6
1. e4 d5 2. d4? e6 or c6 transaposes. ---------
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re:Opening Question - 2006/12/18 14:22Unfortunately, it is simply that, a variation of another opening, I play the same line, at my level it simply takes the opponent out of their favourite lines, I am then a happy bunny when my opponent plays e6, as the wing gambit works fine for me in the French and Sicilian, the advance CK is also scoring well for me. If you are playing this over the board, just look at the opponents dissapointment at the advance of the pawn..... ---------
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re:Opening Question - 2006/12/18 15:01Frankly I play the Scandinavian as Black, & I welcome 2. Presently e5 with joy. The plan for Black is to play 2. Bf5! As i said followed by - c5 - e6 - Nc6. I believe in theory Black arbitrarily stands better than the Advance Variations in both Caro Kann & French Defense. For Black, it's better than the Caro Kann variation because Black has saved a tempo in playing c5 in 1 move instead of c6 followed by a later c5. It is better than the French Defense variation because Black has blatantly developed his queen bishop outside the d5-e6 pawn chain.
However, if you're finding which you are normally having success with the White pieces in this thoughtfully line, I would graciously recommend sticking with it as long as it is successful for you.. ---------
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