#OLD STODGE CHESS OPENING MOVES HOW TO#

Playing against the ruy doesn't concern me too much, because the positions often become more imbalanced, then say in the italian. I am aware it is black's theoretically best try, but it is also what white players are probably most familiar with. The main reason I was thinking of playing the falkbeer is because in the accepted lines it seems like black grabs the pawn and then has to endure a long and accurate defence. What's the problem with the Scotch? Both the mainlines 4.Bc5 and 4.Nf6 seem fine to me. Against 4.d4 I'd just play 4.exd4 5.Nxd4 and I don't believe it'll stay boring for long. The four knights: against 4.Bb5 there is 4.Nd4 against 4.g3 there's the neat Halloween Reversed (4.Nxe4!?! 5.Nxe4 d5, the point is that Ng6 is the best move in the normal Halloween but here that's not possible). The Falkbeer is crap, by the way, and I don't see why it would be more exciting. Doesn't really matter, the game won't be boring. The King's Gambit should be accepted, answering 3.Nf3 with 3.g5, giving Black perhaps a tiny advantage in the very deep theoretical lines. Or you can play the Two Knights Defence, which is equally good.Īgainst the Ruy there's 3.f5, or going for the Marshall Gambit, but really there are very few Ruy lines that are stale equality.

And how many people really consciously play for a boring game as White?Īnyway, the 'Old Stodge', the Italian line you gave, will still become interesting some 5-10 moves later. Black should (in theory) rejoice, since he has easy equality, and there will always come some chances later on. Well, in most openings, if White really wants to, he can make the game boring and equal.

#OLD STODGE CHESS OPENING MOVES HOW TO#

I already have some ideas, like the falkbeer against the king's gambit, but for the really symmetrical (boring) ones like the four knights I am not sure how to unbalance the game. What are some aggressive lines against the ruy, italian, king's gambit, 4 knights, scotch and others. So I am asking for ideas to make the game more exciting after 1.e4 e5. I think I would die of boredom if I had to play this position over and over: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6. What has always put me off from 1.e5, is that if white wants a boring, perhaps even drawish game, he can usually steer the game that way with openings like the italian or the four knights. I would like to learn the open games as black (1.e4 e5), as I think it is beneficial for all chess players to learn. I was going to switch to a different sicilian as I have been playing the Najdorf for around a year, but decided to switch openings entirely instead. What attracted me to it was the large imbalances that typically occur in most of the positions, which give black alot of chances to play for a win. Hey, so far the only defence I have studied and played as black is the sicilian.

Old stodge chess opening moves