The japanese opening stays winning !
Created a new opening/opening theory: The Japanese Opening
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Aug 31, 2024
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Wow!!! I never knew such a weird game could be played....obviously to play it you would have to learn quite a few lines...but it is quite solid, playable, but not the greatest!
Aug 31, 2024
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ibrust wrote:
infinitemeditations wrote:
ranger22612, have you heard of the French defense? This is just playing the French defense as white, except the a3 would prevent black from executing certain main line moves, allowing some deep, subtle improvements and differences. I don't play the French so I am not familiar about what exactly the differences of having an extra move a3 is.
1. e3, Van't Kruij's opening, is the "improved french defense". With a3 it basically becomes the St. George defense as white.
It's hard to get behind naming an opening that hasn't reached at least some level of popularity, or proven itself to be noteworthy and distinct enough to warrant a name. But coming up with personal names for different positions can be useful for remembering them to yourself.
You do have a very good point. Umm maybe it is good to play against someone who really wants to play a reversed Kan type sicilian against the a3? IDK. With e3 they might play d5 and enter into one of the queen's gambit declined lines.
It's not completely useless in theory. I'm trying to justify it.
What about the Japanese Isekei Reborn as a Vending Machine opening? It is completely original (not a reverse black opening) and looks promising as a surprise weapon. Here is a starter opening repertoire I made with the help of lichess engine and club database:
Looks super promising as it is very unfamiliar territory and only -0.1 (but goes to +2 or +3 if black only plays the obvious club level moves).
Sep 1, 2024
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#26
infinitemeditations wrote:
ranger22612, have you heard of the French defense? This is just playing the French defense as white, except the a3 would prevent black from executing certain main line moves, allowing some deep, subtle improvements and differences. I don't play the French so I am not familiar about what exactly the differences of having an extra move a3 is. I am on the phone app so I can't make a chess picture, but I made an opening too that I call the Very Good Opening. It goes a3 c3 d4 and can be played against almost anything. It is called the very good opening because the pawns looks like a checkmark. Against e5 d5, it is like an improved Caro Kann, against d5 c5, it is like an improved semi slav. However, against d5 Bf5 you get a bit of a problem, as you get a slightly worse London. The Japan opening is more solid because all the reversed positions are an improvement as far as I know. 1. a3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. b4 is another interesting line and recommended by stockfish cloud computing. Can I call it the Isekai opening?
Yes... BUT....
Don't forget this line:
4 days ago
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#27
Im_a_Crow wrote:
This one is equal though since its reversed french. I think it will get many players out of their comfort zone and will be a good choice if you like playing french. Other than that, I dont find a strong reason to play it.
While I'm not a perfect player by any means, I'm a player of the French and Caro Khan defenses, so the Japanese opening seems like fun in normies chess.
4 days ago
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#28
ranger22612 wrote:
what are you talking about?! are you mad? the Anderssen opening sucks! it develops no pieces, does not attack flank or center, and wastes a move. PLEASE READ CHESS PRINCIPLES: OPENINGS
Actually, in higher levels of chess in the past, people did this to essentually give the initiative that white normally gets for playing the very first move to black. The reasoning for it is it's easier to respond to the moves of your opponents than to try and fight black's counters. The point of the dubious opening is to waste a move so black now has to make a center fighting move, and black only has to respond to it. If you're very good with playing the black pieces and feel confident playing black openings more, then the Anderssen isn't that bad of an opening move. This isn't high level chess after all.
4 days ago
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#29
crazedrat1000 wrote:
infinitemeditations wrote:
ranger22612, have you heard of the French defense? This is just playing the French defense as white, except the a3 would prevent black from executing certain main line moves, allowing some deep, subtle improvements and differences. I don't play the French so I am not familiar about what exactly the differences of having an extra move a3 is.
1. e3, Van't Kruij's opening, is the "improved french defense". With a3 it basically becomes the St. George defense as white.
It's hard to get behind naming an opening that hasn't reached at least some level of popularity, or proven itself to be noteworthy and distinct enough to warrant a name. But coming up with personal names for different positions can be useful for remembering them to yourself.
I think it's more for the fun of it as opposed to something that is extremely serious.
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#30
Ethan_Brollier wrote:
Well when Stockfish tells you the best you can do with your funny little innovation is transpose DIRECTLY to the Black side of a Steinitz, I'd tell you to look for a better French to transpose into. Fortunately for you, I already did all that:
In these variations, not only do you force "White" into a worse sideline rather than the Mainline Steinitz, but you also keep the a3 tempo, which may prove very useful in some lines but is never useless.
Huh, look at that, you did make it better.
I dont find a strong reason to play it.
it's funny