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an ordinary chessplayer God Member Offline I used to be not bad. Posts: 1786 Location: Columbus, OH (USA) Joined: 01/02/15	Re: Why not play delayed morra gambit after Nf3 Reply #2 - 01/12/25 at 03:00:33	Post Tools	Print Post
	Heuristic2025 wrote on 01/11/25 at 05:07:35: If you have a knight on f3 and black declines the Gambit with Nf6, then you aren't transposing to the alapin, are you? The 2...d6 issue is serious, but aside from that, please show something for white after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 2...e6/2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3 Nf6 which is not transposing to the Alapin. Because either way (whether 2...e6 or 2...Nc6) I think the positive white move is 5.e5 which does transpose to the Alapin.


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kylemeister God Member Offline Posts: 4977 Location: USA Joined: 10/24/05	Re: Why not play delayed morra gambit after Nf3 Reply #1 - 01/11/25 at 15:42:19	Post Tools	Print Post
	Well, in the case of 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3 there is the good ..Nf6 (not transposing to the Alapin). Ken Smith wrote in 1972 that White's fourth "deserves a question mark because Black can now play 4...N-KB3! This attack on the King Pawn must be answered -- to do it with a piece would misplace it and to push the King Pawn would allow the simple equalizing PxKP."
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Heuristic2025 YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1 Joined: 01/06/25	Why not play delayed morra gambit after Nf3 01/11/25 at 05:07:35	Post Tools	Print Post
	If you have a knight on f3 and black declines the Gambit with Nf6, then you aren't transposing to the alapin, are you? Sure he can play g6 but why would you be afraid of that?


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