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How is "1. e4" an aggressive chess tactic? That's the most classical opening line of all.
by elcapitan 10y ago
How is "1. e4" an aggressive chess tactic? That's the most classical opening line of all.
- markokrajnc 10y agoI think "2. e5" would be atomic bomb then... ;-)
- jbellis 10y agoIt's the f4 afterwards that made it aggressive for Fischer et al. It looks like the reporter didn't understand enough about chess to communicate that. But he did get the first move right!
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- jackcarter 10y agoFischer did not play the King's Gambit. http://www.academicchess.org/images/pdf/chessgames/fischerbust.pdf http://www.academicchess.org/images/pdf/chessgames/fischerbu...
- ZenSwordArts 10y agoAlthough calling 1.e4 aggressive is kind of inaccurate there is some truth behind it. You could at least consider it to be active or ambitious :) 1.e4 introduces a quick development of the white kingside and also the center usually is opened very early in the game. Still the article proves to be somehow unqualified in terms of chess with the following sentence: 'It’s an aggressive tactic, putting the bishop and queen into play.. '. Usually it is not a good idea to develop the queen early on and certainly not the idea behind 1.e4.
- bjacokes 10y agoI'm by no means a chess expert, but from commentary I've read on games between grandmasters, e4 is considered aggressive and d4 is considered conservative. Or rather, e4 leads to more tactical and exciting games (e.g. Sicilian) and d4 leads to slower, more strategic games. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Game
- ryporter 10y agoIt's also not contrarian. Now, The Grob (1.g4) would be more fitting. :)