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Chess Opening Theory/1. f3/1...e5

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Barnes Opening
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white pawng3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white pawnf2 black kingg2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. f3 e5

Barnes Opening

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1... e5

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The e5 move opens diagonals for both the Black queen and the kingside bishop and important stakes a claim to d4. Now White has to worry about Qh4 later on. White already has the worse position, with trouble developing and putting pressure on the center, especially d4, and with many kingside weaknesses. This is not a desirable position for white, which is why 1.f3 never occurs among serious chess players.

Of note here is the blunderous move 2. g4??, which allows 2...Qh4#, the fastest possible checkmate.

1... e5
1 2
f3
e5		 e4
Bc5
...
...		 d4
exd4
...
...		 g4??
Qh4#
...
...		 Kf2?!
d5

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References

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