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Beautiful checkmate with queen sac but opponent sac-ed their queen in defense

#2

Starting with e3 is inaccurate, if you want the Larsen attack, 1. Nf3 stops 1... e5, or 1. Bb2 intends on quickly fighting against e5 with Bb2 e3-Bb5(pressuring the knight) f4 and Nf3. e3 just lets Black get d5 e5 f6 with no problems

however, its important to add, that e3 is a key move in one variation, 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3! f6!? 4. d4! (3. Bb2!? f6! 4. d4? exd4 -> e5)

Or maybe you have a different idea behind 1.e3 d5

Starting with e3 is inaccurate, if you want the Larsen attack, 1. Nf3 stops 1... e5, or 1. Bb2 intends on quickly fighting against e5 with Bb2 e3-Bb5(pressuring the knight) f4 and Nf3. e3 just lets Black get d5 e5 f6 with no problems however, its important to add, that e3 is a key move in one variation, 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3! f6!? 4. d4! (3. Bb2!? f6! 4. d4? exd4 -> e5) Or maybe you have a different idea behind 1.e3 d5
#3

@CkickyCheck said in #2:

Starting with e3 is inaccurate, if you want the Larsen attack, 1. Nf3 stops 1... e5, or 1. Bb2 intends on quickly fighting against e5 with Bb2 e3-Bb5(pressuring the knight) f4 and Nf3. e3 just lets Black get d5 e5 f6 with no problems

however, its important to add, that e3 is a key move in one variation, 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3! f6!? 4. d4! (3. Bb2!? f6! 4. d4? exd4 -> e5)

Or maybe you have a different idea behind 1.e3 d5

Thanks for sharing!

I had the paper book "e3 Poison" by GM Axel Smith (Also author of Pump up your rating) https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/e3_Poison-extract.pdf a few years ago but I forgot almost all of the ideas. Thank you for the reminder of these opening lines.

And yes, I could test 1.Nf3 again but one drawback is that it blocks the f pawn. What's more : in blitz I like to test things and do my best to go for some variety (For example 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4, 1.e3, 1.b3, 1.g3).

I'll test 1.Nf3 :)

@CkickyCheck said in #2: > Starting with e3 is inaccurate, if you want the Larsen attack, 1. Nf3 stops 1... e5, or 1. Bb2 intends on quickly fighting against e5 with Bb2 e3-Bb5(pressuring the knight) f4 and Nf3. e3 just lets Black get d5 e5 f6 with no problems > > however, its important to add, that e3 is a key move in one variation, 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3! f6!? 4. d4! (3. Bb2!? f6! 4. d4? exd4 -> e5) > > Or maybe you have a different idea behind 1.e3 d5 Thanks for sharing! I had the paper book "e3 Poison" by GM Axel Smith (Also author of Pump up your rating) https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/e3_Poison-extract.pdf a few years ago but I forgot almost all of the ideas. Thank you for the reminder of these opening lines. And yes, I could test 1.Nf3 again but one drawback is that it blocks the f pawn. What's more : in blitz I like to test things and do my best to go for some variety (For example 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4, 1.e3, 1.b3, 1.g3). I'll test 1.Nf3 :)
#4

@achja said in #3:

I had the paper book "e3 Poison" by GM Axel Smith but I forgot almost all of the ideas.
lol
And yes, I could test 1.Nf3 again but one drawback is that it blocks the f pawn.
You could also start with 1. b3, or 1. f4. From a couple of my quick analyses I concluded, that the best continuations after e3 are connected to quick c4, aka 1. e3 d5 2. c4, or 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4, but here 3. b3 is also good, as black cant get e5

You keep d-pawn flexibility, and can opt for a boring slow unfun game with b3 c4 d3 e3 Nc3/Nbd2 Nf3 Be2/g3-Bg2

And I'm doing my best to avoid these with black

@achja said in #3: > I had the paper book "e3 Poison" by GM Axel Smith but I forgot almost all of the ideas. lol > And yes, I could test 1.Nf3 again but one drawback is that it blocks the f pawn. You could also start with 1. b3, or 1. f4. From a couple of my quick analyses I concluded, that the best continuations after e3 are connected to quick c4, aka 1. e3 d5 2. c4, or 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4, but here 3. b3 is also good, as black cant get e5 You keep d-pawn flexibility, and can opt for a boring slow unfun game with b3 c4 d3 e3 Nc3/Nbd2 Nf3 Be2/g3-Bg2 And I'm doing my best to avoid these with black
#5

@CkickyCheck said in #4:

lol

You could also start with 1. b3, or 1. f4. From a couple of my quick analyses I concluded, that the best continuations after e3 are connected to quick c4, aka 1. e3 d5 2. c4, or 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4, but here 3. b3 is also good, as black cant get e5

You keep d-pawn flexibility, and can opt for a boring slow unfun game with b3 c4 d3 e3 Nc3/Nbd2 Nf3 Be2/g3-Bg2

And I'm doing my best to avoid these with black

Thanks :)

@CkickyCheck said in #4: > lol > > You could also start with 1. b3, or 1. f4. From a couple of my quick analyses I concluded, that the best continuations after e3 are connected to quick c4, aka 1. e3 d5 2. c4, or 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4, but here 3. b3 is also good, as black cant get e5 > > You keep d-pawn flexibility, and can opt for a boring slow unfun game with b3 c4 d3 e3 Nc3/Nbd2 Nf3 Be2/g3-Bg2 > > And I'm doing my best to avoid these with black Thanks :)