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Subject: Re: Example of request to modify GM books

Author: John Merlino

Date: 09:32:29 03/12/01

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On March 12, 2001 at 00:08:28, Daniel Chancey wrote:

>Capablanca-Alekhine  Capa played 1.f4  Alekhine responded 1...e5     That is
>insane!
>
>The next version of the CM AVRO tournament will use modified CM books so that
>the opening moves make more sense.
>
>Castle2000

Why is this "insane"? It's called From's Gambit to Bird's Opening. After

1.f4 e5
2.fxe5 d6
3.exd6 Bxd6
4.Nf3 Nf6

it is certainly not losing for Black. Out of 21 games in the CM database, it's
+10 =4 -7. There's even a game where an IM beat a GM with it (Malaniuk v
Dyachkov -- Maikop, June 1998).

If you can find a game where Alekhine played Black against 1.f4, let me know,
because there aren't any that I can find.

jm

• Re: Example of request to modify GM books Daniel Chancey 12:44:04 03/12/01
  • Re: Example of request to modify GM books John Merlino 13:06:00 03/12/01
• Re: Example of request to modify GM books Brian Kostick 12:20:00 03/12/01
  • Re: Example of request to modify GM books John Merlino 13:18:05 03/12/01
    • Re: Example of request to modify GM books Brian Kostick 15:31:26 03/12/01
  • Re: Example of request to modify GM books Daniel Chancey 12:46:47 03/12/01
    • Re: Example of request to modify GM books David Dahlem 06:30:23 03/13/01
      • Re: Example of request to modify GM books John Merlino 12:30:32 03/13/01

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