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Subject: Re: Crafty 18.12 v Fritz 7a Fritz's wacky openings again.

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 16:48:42 12/19/01

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On December 19, 2001 at 18:25:49, Louis Fagliano wrote:

>Just what is with the fritz7 opening book??  In game three doesn't 1. e4 e5 2.
>Nf3 f6? lose by force to 3. Nxe5! right?

Not exactly, Best move is 3.d4 because Nxe5 is answered by Qe7.

Regards,
Miguel

>And in game four there's 1. d4 d5 2. f3?!

>But the main thing is the former, namely Damaino's Defense, named after him not
>because he ever played it in a serious game but because he published a treatise
>showing that it loses by force.  And this was centuries ago!
>
>Some it seriously wrong with Fritz's new opening book, no doubt about it.



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