The Elshad System for White

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mclane
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Re: The Elshad System for White

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Question is: why do it THIS way.
Why not playing Blackmar Diemer Gambit instead.
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purechess
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Re: The Elshad System for White

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mclane wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 7:53 pm Question is: why do it THIS way.
Why not playing Blackmar Diemer Gambit instead.
Let your opponent think from move 2 on
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Re: The Elshad System for White

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purechess wrote: Tue Sep 13, 2022 5:30 pm
mclane wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2022 7:53 pm Question is: why do it THIS way.
Why not playing Blackmar Diemer Gambit instead.
Let your opponent think from move 2 on
yes, it's only good for bullet/blitz...time as a factor in the outcome increases exponentially the shorter the time controls.