Author: Albert Silver
Date: 23:52:29 05/30/00
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On May 30, 2000 at 17:53:45, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On May 30, 2000 at 15:31:16, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>On May 30, 2000 at 13:49:25, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>Go right ahead.
>>>
>>>Every chess opening might be refuted one day. Every refutation might have
>>>another refutation answer discovered. Maybe the optimal opening is 1. f4 (for
>>>all we really know).
>>>
>>>There is no such thing as a proof of correctness unless it leads to irrefutable
>>>checkmate. You won't be able to accomplish this for the Halloween attack.
>>>Therefore, it is only one of the quintillions of possibly viable openings.
>>
>>As far as I'm concerned, an opening is correct if it doesn't lead to a forced
>>disadvantage (a forced loss may be a little deep to prove for the moment). I
>>looked at it and Noomen's (and Euwe's) suggested line, and it looks quite
>>decisive: White is dead lost.
>>
>
>This opening is just like another famous line where white plays e4, then Bc4,
>then Qf3 and finally Qxf7. You _hope_ black doesn't notice the queen hitting
>on f7. In the Halloween you hope your opponent makes a mistake. It is a very
>feeble hope, but if you prepare well, you will earn your fair share of points
>as it is technically difficult to defend in places without some thought.
Perhaps, but there are certain dubious openings whose antidote is less simple.
Still, in blitz all is allowed. I have a friend who as Black likes to play 1.e4
d5 2.exd5 c6 3. dxc6 e5. There are a number of silly pitfalls and I've seen many
a strong player fall to it. Dreadful, but instructive.
Albert Silver
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