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Yigor

Current Summary of the King's Head (ev=-0.8) variations:

  • 2...Nf6 Reversed Damiano Defense
  •    3. d4 Fried Potato Attack 
  •       3...exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 Two Knights Defense  (ev=-0.8)
  •    3. Kf2 Fried King's Head (ev=-2.8)
  •       3...Bc5+ 4. Kg3 Advance variation (ev=#-4, forced checkmate in 4 moves)
  • 2...Bc5 Italian variation
  •    3. b4 Bxb4 4. c3 Accelerated Evans Gambit (ev=-2.0)
Potato50012

I did multiple anylasis of 1. e4 e5 2. f3 Nf6 3.g4 and at this point black is supposedly at an advantage, but after 3. ...Bc5 4. g5 Nh5 5. h4 Bxg1 6.Rxh1 Nc6 7. c3 b5 which is a sequence I have seen frequently, white is actually supposed to be at the advantage, more so after 8. b4 O-O 9. d4 ...

So the 2. ... Nf6 3. g4 route shows some promise.

Chessflyfisher
DeirdreSkye wrote:

1.e4 e5 2.f3 is an absolute nonsense.  If it works in OTB maybe you must stop playing in the ignorants/ beginners/ "just learned the moves" division.

Probably he plays in super fast time controls, too.

Yigor
Potato50012 wrote:

So the 2. ... Nf6 3. g4 route shows some promise.

 

Unfortunately, this is losing for white cuz of the same famous Damiano sac 3...Nxe4(!!) blitz.pngpeshka.png

 

 

evaluated at about -5 by SF9+. explorer.png 

Potato50012

1. e4 e5 2. f3 Nf6 3. g4 Nxe4 4. fxe4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 Qg4+ 6. Nf3 Qxe4+ 7. Kf2 Bg5+ d4 Bxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxh1

Yigor
Potato50012 wrote:

1. e4 e5 2. f3 Nf6 3. g4 Nxe4 4. fxe4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 Qg4+ 6. Nf3 Qxe4+ 7. Kf2 Bg5+ d4 Bxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Qxd4 exd4

In the end black has lost a queen, a bishop, and a knight in exchange for a queen, a knight, three pawns, and control of the center of the board.

 

5...Qxg4+(??) is a blunder, the correct and very strong move is 5...d5(!!) peshka.png

Potato50012

Look at what I corrected it to, is it still really a blunder?

Potato50012

Keeps queen and gains a rook.

corahowze

hey 

 

Potato50012

Hello.

Yigor
Potato50012 wrote:

Look at what I corrected it to, is it still really a blunder?

 

Well, it's not an absolute blunder, since after 5...Qg4+ black has still an advantage (ev=-1). But it's a relative blunder with respect to the significantly stronger move 5...d5 (ev=-5). So, U see, the difference is quantitatively equivalent to 4 pawns. blitz.png

Potato50012

What is so good about 5. ... d5?

Yigor
Potato50012 wrote:

What is so good about 5. ... d5?

 

Black opens the path to its LSB (light-squared bishop) threatening with Bxg4+ and white has no good defense. blitz.png

Potato50012

So, it's 2 extra steps to what I posted and improves black's winnings, ok.

Potato50012

So, all things considered, not 3. g4. We may make some real theory yet!

Yigor
Potato50012 wrote:

So, all things considered, not 3. g4. We may make some real theory yet!

 

Yes, vs. 2...Nf6 (Reversed Damiano defense), the best choice is 3. d4 leading to what we called Fried Potato Attack: Two-Knights defense (ev=-0.5). wink.png

[cf. my diagram, post #47]

Potato50012

I have done 3. d4 repeatedly as well. I usually use it to stall, waiting to see where to attack.

Yigor

However, black can also play 2...Bc5 (Italian variation). What's the plan in this case ?!? The Evans gambit 3. b4 seems too risky. tongue.png

Potato50012

That gets done a lot. If you respond with g4 now then black cannot effectively sack the knight.

Yigor
Yigor wrote:

However, black can also play 2...Bc5 (Italian variation). What's the plan in this case ?!? The Evans gambit 3. b4 seems too risky. 

 

I guess thar the correct plan is 3. c3 (as in the main line of Giuoco Pianowink.png: