Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:25:14 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. >> >>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 ! That exclam is ridiculous. It isn't even worth discussing such an opening move.. :) >, 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. > >Vincent is a stronger player than me, definitely: my highest blitz rating on >ICC was 2578, his was 2620... and he is a better blitzer, no two ways about it. >Most probably a better player overall. But I am twice his age, so please give >me a bit of credit for that and count on me being a bit confused at times when >playing blitz. E.G. say that I wish to place my queen on a square while I end >up with my bishop there. Not that I mind my Bishop brushing sides with the >Queen... > >Djordje
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