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

Barnes Opening rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl Barnes Opening 1... e5 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 f3e5 e4Bc5 ...... d4exd4 ...... g4??Qh4# ...... Kf2?!d5 References Barnes Opening Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. 1-8574-4221-0. Modern Chess Openings: MCO-14. 1999. Nick de Firmian, Walter Korn. 0-8129-3084-3.