Quote of the Month: I'm only interested in what's important. We all have filters attached to our senses to restrict the type of input we want to process. For example, when driving a car, you do not try to take in all the scenery. Instead, you focus on items that might affect the safety (or direction) of your car. If something in your peripheral vision, like a ball rolling onto the street, becomes a safety issue, then it becomes important; otherwise most "side" issues are easily missed. The idea that the brain "tunes out" less important input is necessary for our sanity, and we can think of this as a filter – the brain allows through to our consciousness only the most high priority items, so … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
Paths of Glory
The Colorado Gambit 2...f5 is the new trend. Jonathan Adams from Australia e-mailed to ask, "What is the best line to play against the Colorado Gambit? 1 e4 Nc6 2 Nf3 f5. Has it been refuted?" The short answer is no, and the long answer is not yet. It looks like such a weird opening that one assumes that White is instantly better after a couple of moves, but many masters have given it a go. Even the name is open to dispute, as I have seen Colorado Defence, Colorado Gambit, and Nimzowitsch ...f5. If anyone can enlighten me to the origin of the name, I would appreciate it. Admittedly, a big bonus for Black is the surprise value, which is enough to confuse an inexperienced player because … [Read more...]