hi.  I was just going through one of my friends games, and I spotted this opening play out: 1.e4  e5    2. Nf3   f6??.   Although the game did not go this path, I decided to play this out to warn against weakening the king's side. 

This involves a knight sacrifice which if taken leads to mate, but if ignored just leads to a lost pawn but a damaged center, nonetheless.

Feel free to ask about any variations

 

Shuttlechess92

Ok, I won't do it :)

lol, yes, that would be a good idea.

Often, black playes 6 ... d5, blocking the bishop's check and taking away f5 from the white queen. I'm sure mate still follows, as I've played against this a lot (the opening with ... f6 is called the Damiano Opening) and nearly always won.

Well, you can still do it if you want.  Whoever said you can't have fun playing inferior chess positions?  Play e4 e5 Nf3 f6 Nxe5 Qe7...and have fun.

6...d5 leads to Bxd5 with almost an identical mating series but of different order, perhaps 8. d4 is to come, and with black's king still out in the open, black is still in big trouble.

Poor Damiano....

He refuted tha opening in the 17/18th Century and than had his name attached to it!

amazing I wont do it. Can I add you as a friend

yes cjts. lol trenthechessnut

Why cant the black queen take the white pawn next the king? Then the bishop takes the king and king takes bishop, ok major disadvantage but it certainly isnt mate. Cheers all.

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This is the Daminano defence - good for surprise value against unprepared opponents at blitz or lightning.

shuttlechess92 wrote:

 I spotted this opening play out: 1.e4  e5    2. Nf3   f6??.  

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This opening is known as Damiano's Defense, named after Pedro Damiano in the 16th century, who correctly identified it as a losing opening.

Damiano is very wise then

chqm:

because it is still check from the rook, even if the pawn is taken by the queen.

Yeah the opening (Damiano's Defense) isn't so good, but as mentioned the correct response after Nxe5 is Qe7, skewering the knight and the pawn.  White might even fall into a trap of his own if he tries Qh5+, where g6 is then winning for black!

lol funny.

I haven't ever seen anyone bring out the second pawn ,it's allways the horse.

but great for futer game , thanks