Unusual Opening: North Sea Var. of Modern Defense B06

[bastiaan0741]

Interesting.

[MisterBoneman]

interesting, to be sure. In the second of the two sets,

7. dxe5 Qd5

8.f3 Bg7

9. Bf4, why not Be6, followed with N-d7 and 0-0-0?

(if it's OK to ask...)

[HessOnChess]

@MisterBoneman Certainly, ok to ask. Might be a long while before I get around to answering, but it's not a rock solid opening, more of a novelty that might be fun or good for shocking you opponent. : )

[MisterBoneman]

@HessOnChess In reading about "holes" from moving pawns, I discovered that a favorite opening I used to play (with a K-side fianchetto) left those very holes at (from Black) g5, and, if exchanged, h6 and f6.

The Knight neatly blocks the h6 hole, so, after an exchange, I'm thinking North Sea.

For a while I was trying a variation of an English game, with a "double" fianchetto, but, is very expensive on moves. As in, Pawns on h7, g6, f6, and e7, and both Bishops tucked into the "cave" so to speak.☺

[tayrone2001]

I think black even misses good moves here. instead of taking the g2 pawn with the Rook, u should first take the d4 pawn with the knight so u threat to make a fork with the knight on c2. after white defended that akwardly, black can take the g2 pawn.

[HessOnChess]

@remarkabledog Really? I need to go look that up!!

[DSXmachine]

The potential for black to end up in some very bad spots is pretty high. White can ignore a lot of the black moves and just develop once the knight is in that horrible position on h5.

[HessOnChess]

@DSXmachine Nobody side it was a walk in the park. :) The benefit for Black is that it might through off White mentally, especially on time.

[gallicrow]

Magnus Carlsen has just played it against Micky Adams at the Olympiad!

Now that a 2800+ player is playing this defence, it could become a lot more popular.

[F2L4Life]

At 4:10, after Qe4 I would play Rg6. Defending the h7 pawn and threatening Re6.

[odin2358]

I don't know why White would trade such an awkward Knight, but ofcourse that isn't the point of your video. 7 dxe5 Qd5 8 Nf3 Qe4+ 9 Be3 Qxc2 10 O-O with a clear White advantage. If 10..Qxb2?? 11 Ng5.

[Jaques90]

Just play 5.f4! instead of 5.Bxh5?!. That's basically all you have to know as white.

Probably they will go for Ng7 6.Nf3 h5 or Bg4 but it's simply bad. Black is busted.

[HessOnChess]

I think you are overstating the case a bit, but thanks for your comment.

[plasticmickey]

i just played it on chesscube and it went just peachy

[DeltaA118]

@Jaques90 this never ceases to amaze me that always there will be someone on these chess video's that contests the persons judgement.

[brrrdman85]

Looks like it could be fun to play in blitz.

[HessOnChess]

That's what I thought, but now I think that Black can screw up in blitz with this opening very easily, too, as White often makes odd responses to this odd opening. So, I now think it might be best, as the preface in the Bickford book says, for just under <2400 level players (that's most of us!) who want a game that becomes "sharp" early on.