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Subject: Re: Diep and 1.Nh3?

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 08:23:30 10/13/03

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On October 13, 2003 at 10:37:26, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:

>On October 13, 2003 at 10:15:19, martin fierz wrote:
>
>>>Diep also has an interesting and unorthodox opening
>>>book with lots of lines that are worth analysing.  No small wonder, the book's
>>>creator is a super strong Fide Master, the author of Diep:  Vincent Diepeveen.

How much did he pay you to say that?
;)

>>1. Nh3? in every single game? this is ridiculous, not interesting or unorthodox
>>:-)
>>
>>perhaps vincent could explain this weird choice?
>>i haven't looked at the black games seriously, but there the openings seem to be
>>more normal on the first glance.
>>
>>BTW, vincent is an FM, but certainly not a super-strong FM; that implies that
>>you're close to IM level...
>>
>>cheers
>>  martin
>
>
>Well, the book Diep uses is in a binary form taking up 2.7 MB.  It is well
>indexed (the index is 2.1 MB).  The reason I said that it was unorthodox is
>clear: moves for White are 1.Ng1h3 (with an emphatic exclamation mark !, but you
>also have 1.d2d3, 1.g2g4 and 1.c2c4.  Nothing wrong there especially if Diep
>plays instantly after almost any reply to 1.Ng1h3.  It is clear that Diep has
>well-developed and meticulously thought-out strategical patterns after this
>strange opening move.

That all sounds very strange to me, Vincent has on more than one occasion made
it clear that he doesn't believe in diviating early just to take the opponent
out of book.

-S.



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