Re: The English Opening.
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:36 pm
Yes, it's complete garbage. How many times?Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:31 pm(There IS something up with the SF used on that site, surely).
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Yes, it's complete garbage. How many times?Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:31 pm(There IS something up with the SF used on that site, surely).
A few points on this one.Michael Farthing wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:33 pmThis is the view of Modern Chess Openings 10th edition (1965):IM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:48 amThe 1843 match between Staunton and Saint-Amant has six games where Staunton opened 1.c4. That might be the origin.
Staunton himself, in his Handbook (1847) gives it no name but refers to it as "Irregular", though wryly notes that the sequence P to Q B's 4th P to K's 4th is regarded by "some writers" as favouring black, whereas "in the Sicilian Game, when the position is reversed, and you have Black's position, and in addition the advantage of the move, you can barely make an even game"...derives its name from its association with Howard Staunton who played it against St Amant in their match (1843) and again in the England v France team match (1843) as well as the historic 1851 London tournament.
In the 1882 third edition, which I only have as a PDF, almost the same wording appears on page 133 except that it is more grammatical:The English opening, calculated to bring about positions in which each side soon thrown upon its own resources.
rather than just soon.is soon
Maybe Steinitz or somebody else had used the term a bit earlier; at least this narrows down the search period.It is not prudent for the second player to oppose a closed opening with an open one, excepting in the Fianchetto. The proper answer to the English opening is either P to K3, or P to QB4.