“Resistance is futile”
In honor of Polly’s Wacky Wednesdays, here is my most humiliating loss on record.
Known as Basman’s Defense, the Reverse Grob, or the Borg (Grob spelled backwards, get it?), 1. e4 g5 is not used in serious play. For a while, I was entranced with this opening, seeing if I could make it work at the class level of play. The concept is to have a ready-made “spike” against a King castled Kingside, although the intent is made obvious way too soon.
This was my final attempt at using the Borg. The second move should be h6, but I forgot.
I haven’t tried this opening since, not even for fun.
samsara= [skt for] suffering
Comment by David K, Seattle | 14 February 2008
Ouch…
Comment by Chessaholic | 14 February 2008
That does look painful. Has anyone else done 1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4# to themselves on accident long after they had learned (quite well) that this was the quickest checkmate?
Comment by l3rucewayne | 15 February 2008
Thanks for the sentiments.
Probably with f4 and g4, it’s happened before. No one plays f3.
Comment by Donnie | 15 February 2008
That’s painful.
What are you using for your game viewer?
Comment by Rocky | 15 February 2008
I did:-D I felt like playing wierd for fun, I just happened to pick the worst possible moves.
Comment by l3rucewayne | 15 February 2008
That game is definitely Wacky Wednesday caliber.
I think you were assimulated by the Borgs.
Comment by Polly | 15 February 2008
@Rocky: chesspublisher.com is the game viewer.
@l3rucewayne: Hmmm. Guess that you won’t be kind enough to play that during our match.
@Polly: Based on what the Borg are supposed to be, I’d imagine they’d be pretty darn tough chess players.
Comment by Donnie | 16 February 2008