Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 11:24:09 02/01/99
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On February 01, 1999 at 12:32:18, John Coffey wrote: >This is only slighly off topic because it could affect the opening >books of many chess programs. > >Most chess books give 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 >5. d4 g4 6. O-O!? as being somewhat favorable to white. I found >that some chess programs have this line as well. But after 6. ... >gxf3 7. Bc4 Nxd4! 8. Bxf4 the books that I have list only Qf6 >for Black. But after 8. ... Bg7 Fritz will think all day and still >think that White is busted. Did you miss a move? It's not possible to castle there, because the Bishop is still in the way. Here's a line that transposes into that: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4
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