The Potato(Ward's Folly)

Submitted by chuckward on Thu, 01/24/2008 at 4:19pm.

Today I started to play this interesting opening again,in hopes to write a small book about it.

1.Nf3 d5

2.a4 .....

I have been playing this opening on and off for about 11 years,favoring white in over 80% of my games.There are also a lot of transitions with Ward's Folly.Well thats is what I remember,I am searching through my game notes right as I write.

I call this Ward's Folly cause as far as I know I am the only chess player to play this opening seriously in tournaments and casual play.

The future will see how my new project goes.

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Comments:

by scandinaviandefense - 11 months ago
Michigan United States

Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 459

Very cool! Could I do some analysis?

by chuckward - 11 months ago
North Attleboro United States

Member Since: Dec 2007
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The premature queenside move can easly fit in to a number of effective plans.It is a very hyper-mordern move that can transpose in to many openings

For me I play many openings,so I see what my opponent does and I transpose in to what I feel comfortable with.Kind of like Barzca's opening.

Yet if black plays an Indian it gets a whole persona of its own.

by Shruikon - 11 months ago
Worcester England

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 260

It looks ...interesting, to say the least. What is white's plan after a4?

by james042665 - 11 months ago
Philippines

Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 328

I will study the opening.Maybe we can help eadh other to popularize it.

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