What's Hot- July '00
The shocking 3…f5!?!A certain encounter played in France caught my eye this month because the star move looks absurd but resulted in a crushing victory. In the game Cotton - Nemety it seems things are developing normally after 1 e4 c5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 g3 when the French player suddenly stuns his opponent with the astonishing 3…f5!?! |
            
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The idea is that after 4 exf5 Black plays …d7-d5 followed by …Bxf5. It works a treat and Black is rewarded for his enterprising play with a crushing victory after 22 moves. If anyone is inspired to play it then a word of warning because I also reveal a complete refutation of the line.
I had a request from Brian Davies of England to have a look at 1 e4 c5 2 c3 and now 2…d6.
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In the game Hellrung - Schwark, Black allows White too much space and is easily beaten when he falls for a trap.
The tactics available to White are evident in Jario Garcia-Bayod when Black is obliged to resign after 15 moves.
If your name is Ferrari then you are bound to attract attention. The only problem for Josef Ferrari is that it means extra attention is given to the game Sermak - Ferrari where White follows a standard plan of development and then catches Black out with a winning combination.
2…d6 is a reasonable alternative but a passive defence can easily be punished by White following a simple, easy to learn middlegame plan.
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