At least it's not the Alapin(2. c3). As a sicilian player from the black side this is like half my games now and I'm considering switching to some other defence because it's boring me to death. Not sure what I'd go for though, feels like the sicilian is the only non-dubious defence to e4 to offer real fighting positions. Caro-kann is passive, French is pretty passive unless they play Nc3 and you get the Winaver, Scandi is a snoozefest, and the Petrov is frankly disgusting in its lack of ambition. Two Knight's defence is very fun if they play Ng5 or d4 but now everyone's playing d3 to make the game as boring as possible.
I guess I'm stuck with the Sicilian. If anyone knows a way to make the Alapin wild and tactical as black, I'm listening.
Archangel does indeed look like a fun one. Lots of good options in the Ruy Lopez really. The Open Spanish and the Marshall gambit can be a lot of fun too.
Funnily enough I actually play the Italian as white, but I don't play the boring c3 d3 lines. After 3. Bc4 Bc5 I play 0-0 and on Nf6 play d4. exd4 e5 transposes to the Max Lange and Bxd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Bg5 gets into the Italian gambit which is very sharp. My main issue is that on 4. 0-0 d6, d4 doesn't really offer much. I've been playing a "deferred Evans" with b4 and getting some fun positions that way though. I'm also working on learning the minutiae of 2. Bc4 so I never have play a Petrov ever again...
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The opening in your demo is disgusting, way to ruin a Sicilian....
Very cool program though :)
Chess speaks for itself :-D
Oh come on, usual HN. It can't be that ba...
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At least it's not the Alapin(2. c3). As a sicilian player from the black side this is like half my games now and I'm considering switching to some other defence because it's boring me to death. Not sure what I'd go for though, feels like the sicilian is the only non-dubious defence to e4 to offer real fighting positions. Caro-kann is passive, French is pretty passive unless they play Nc3 and you get the Winaver, Scandi is a snoozefest, and the Petrov is frankly disgusting in its lack of ambition. Two Knight's defence is very fun if they play Ng5 or d4 but now everyone's playing d3 to make the game as boring as possible.
I guess I'm stuck with the Sicilian. If anyone knows a way to make the Alapin wild and tactical as black, I'm listening.
I play e5, Archangel (6 Bc5) is fun in the spanish, ofc you're taking the risk of white playing an italian and you falling asleep...
Archangel does indeed look like a fun one. Lots of good options in the Ruy Lopez really. The Open Spanish and the Marshall gambit can be a lot of fun too.
Funnily enough I actually play the Italian as white, but I don't play the boring c3 d3 lines. After 3. Bc4 Bc5 I play 0-0 and on Nf6 play d4. exd4 e5 transposes to the Max Lange and Bxd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 Bg5 gets into the Italian gambit which is very sharp. My main issue is that on 4. 0-0 d6, d4 doesn't really offer much. I've been playing a "deferred Evans" with b4 and getting some fun positions that way though. I'm also working on learning the minutiae of 2. Bc4 so I never have play a Petrov ever again...