Lurching Chess

I've been an USCF Master about 44 years, FIDE FM about 34 years, and ICCF IM for a long time (I've forgotten how long on that one). Over many of those years I faithfully played the Bird's Opening and Dutch Defense. In both cases I played what would be called the classical variation. I had GM Nigel Davies review my chess play decades ago, I highly recommend his service, but he did call my play with these opening as "lurching chess".

I experimented with the Balogh Counter Gambit which I have included below, but the French Defense was my main companion answer to 1 e4. After 1 d4 f5, White has several options I find annoying: 2 Bg5, 2 Nc3, and 2 e4. I used 1..e6 as my way to the Dutch since: 2 Bg5 is not valid (drops a piece), and if 2 Nc3 or 2 e4, then 2...d5 backs into the French defense. 

Here are my old analysis files on these openings. One side benefit of being a postal chess player, I've kept detailed records of my old opening analysis. I hope you find this old analysis original and helpful. Enjoy!

Old Analysis Lines:

• • Bird's Opening : Hayward variation, 8 Nc3

  • Bird's Opening : Miscellaneous lines to the Hayward variation

  • From's Gambit Declined : Hayward variation

  • Bird's Opening : Early ... Bg4 lines

  • Bird's Opening : ... c5 / Sicilian Defense type formations

  • Bird's Opening : ... d6 / King's Indian Defense type formations

  • Bird's Opening : ... b6

  • Bird's Opening : ... f5

  • Balogh Counter Gambit : Main line

  • Balogh Counter Gambit : Miscellaneous lines

  • Balogh Counter Gambit : Early exf5

  • Dutch Defense : Classical variation (Black) 8 Re1 Nc6

  • Dutch Defense : Classical variation (Black) 8 Qc2 Nc6

  • Dutch Defense : Classical variation (Black) 8 b3 Nc6

  • Dutch Defense : Classical variation (Black) 7 Nbd2 / Miscellaneous

  • Dutch Defense : Classical variation (Black) 4 Nh3

  • Dutch Defense : Early Bg5

  • Dutch Defense : Early Nc3 (no kingside fianchetto)

  • Dutch Defense : Early Nf3 (no kingside fianchetto)

  • Anti-Dutch Defense lines : h3, g4, etc.

  • English Opening : d3 formations

  • English Opening : e3 formations

  • King's Indian Attack : vs Dutch Defense formations

  • Reti Gambit : 1 Nf3 f5 2 e4

  • Larsen's Opening : vs Dutch Defense formations

  • Sokolski's Opening : vs Dutch Defense formations

  • Miscellaneous Openings : vs Dutch Defense formations

  • Read me for information on symbols used and comments on analysis

Please send me your comments, games, or analysis that will help / alter this analysis. If you find a particular game(s) of special interest and I did not give the complete score, I might be willing to send you the rest of the moves. However, I often look for a trade of information in return.

On chess.com I have a blog, located at:

https://www.chess.com/blog/Drawyah

The below "PDF Files" link is where I am saving PDF's for my Lurching Chess.com blog.

PDF Files: Analysis and Relevant games.

        From Gambit Declined Summary

        Hayward Bird Summary

        Bird Opening - Classical Variation Summary

Good Chess!! FM Keith R Hayward drawyah@hotmail.com