![]() If all your friends were playing Na6, you wouldn't play Na6 too, would you? 12. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim/Wikimedia, CC. ![]() Even this actual hippo is judging you for playing Nh6. "Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus or a really cool opotamus?" - Mitch HedbergĮither way, it's not a very cool chess move. I'd rather play the Carr Defense than get hit by a car. These moves aren't good, mind you, just slightly less bad than those earlier ones. And while it's not named after composer Jerry Goldsmith, here is some nice background music for the rest of this article anyway. Not enough to save it from the F-tier, though. Named for Preston Ware, not short for "Beware this move."Īt least maybe your opponent won't play d4 before you play Rh6. a5 (Ware)Ī disaster in slow motion for anyone planning to play Ra6 next, when White's bishop on f1 already attacks this square. The Barnes belongs in a barn, with certain other farm animal byproducts. It's like a worse version of the Latvian Gambit. f5 (Duras)Īlso hangs a pawn, also for no reason. Maybe we can start calling it the "Hang A Pawn For No Reason Opening." Wait, where did the pawn go? "Oh, whoops!" "Whoopsie!" 19. These moves either displace a pawn that was just fine where it was or, even worse, gives it away for free.Ī move so bad it doesn't even have a unique name. (*Names for B and A tier technically borrowed from a WKUK comedy sketch.) F is for Free Pawn! (And Other Bad Moves).(In parentheses is the name of each move.)Ĭheck out FM James Canty's awesome video: As I discussed in my previous article about White's 20 options, you have 20 options with the black pieces, but some are better than others. With that quick sulk out of the way, it's now time to choose how to meet the most popular opening move, 1.e4. As they reach for the e-pawn, in your mind you roll your eyes and mutter, "Here we go again." You sit down at the board or your computer and wait to see how your opponent will start the game.
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