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Subject: Re: Diep and 1.Nh3?

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 00:02:00 10/14/03

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On October 13, 2003 at 11:23:30, Sune Fischer wrote:

>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?
>;)

You didn't read Shakespeare ? ( I'm refering to the speech of Marc Anthony after
the murder on Julius Ceasar IIRC )

Point is that if you want to make somebody fall very hard, it's best to first
lift him up.

Tony

>
>>>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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