I don't think White can chicken out with a Closed Sicilian in response to 2. ...Ktc6 since
3. Ktc3 Ktf6 ; 4. g3 d5 exposes White's poor control over -e5.
Also, in Brian Wall's "Albin line" 2. ...d5 ; 3. d4 ed ; 4. d5, why not maintain the analogy and play 4. ...g6. The knight once again appears to be misplaced on -h3, where it does nothing to contribute to the assault on the -e4 pawn...

                                                                      Regards,
                                                                          Hubert

So this thing even has a name. I met it in e-mail-correspondence chess recently but was far from impressed. O course, I play 2..e6 which spoils the fun probably ?!

Damn - I can't believe I missed this conversation originally! If I'd known this last night when my opponent whipped out 1...c5, I might have been tempted to give it a try.

1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 e5 3.f4!? looks like a reasonable try for a white advantage to me.
1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 d5 3.f4!? offers a transposition into Bryntse's reversed Budapest/Q-sac lines after 3...d5 4.Ng5!?, while 3.d4!? looks fun too.
1.e4 c5 2.Nh3 d6 3.g4!? is what chess should be about.

I'm gonna have to take a closer look at this.

Regards,
Craig

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Because it is not popularised by its inventor in chess forums
LOL

Alumbrado said,
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Well, the conditions of the game was not specified.  It could have been played at 3am in an online blitz game.  In that case, just remembering how the horsey moves can be a challenge! 

(It jumps three squares and falls over one.  Or on a bad day, it jumps one square and falls over three times.)

Thanks to Alumbrado and Castlerock for pointing out and correcting my mistake in annotation.  The opening has me so discumbobulated that 2.Nh6 seemed almost as reasonable as 2.Nh3

Well, we have the master himself responding, so I will let him defend his (and Jack Young's idea).

The Brick is discussed extensively at

www.walverine.com

www.ChessBrianWall.com

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/BrianWallChess/join

Inventer - old friend Jack Young



the idea is

1 e4 c5  2 Nh3  d5  3 d4  albin reversed with Nh3 thrown in

1 e4  c5  2 Nh3  d6  3 g4  Nf6  4 g5 N:e4!!  5 d3!!

Popovych - " I saw that!"


Lately I have refined it to an art form with

1 e4  c5 2 Nh3  and I move my knight to f4 as soon as possible for a real black mindcrappity smack.

I follow up with g3, Bg2, Nc3

then I have h4 versus 0-0 option or both plus d3,Be3 option or b3,Bb2 depending on how much of  wienie my opponnet is.

Basically Black is in shock and responds  feebly with standard ideas. I pick up the pieces of their shattered pysche, laugh heartily and post their failures to the world.

Brian Wall

Colorado Chess Champion 2005



BrianWallChess3@Taom,.com

I don't think that anyone playing 2.Nh3 is really after much of an opening advantage, they're more likely to be aiming for an interesting, unusual position from which they can try and outplay their opponent. Having said that I think that White may still be able show some advantage after 6.Nc3 instead of 6.Bc4. The plan is just to play d3, Be3, Qd2 and try to do something with the kingside space.