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neverherebefore
30-Apr-24, 05:40

New Chess Term
SIXER .... A player whose first move is to the sixth rank
euro_pop_legend
01-May-24, 15:02

Deleted by euro_pop_legend on 01-May-24, 15:18.
euro_pop_legend
01-May-24, 15:18

That is a new one to me.But slang chess openings and opening defenses are of a long list,which I mentioned in my old club.Did you invent the name because you are a Sixer fan?

In any case,any first move to the 6th rank can only be accomplished by black,not white,since the 6th rank is on blacks side.

But,IF white opens with 1.e4,then the appropriate first move 6th rank opening names for black are as follows:

1. e4,a6 St George or Bakers Defence
2.e4,b6 Owen Defence
3.e4,c6 Caro-Kann Defence
4.e4,d6 Pirc Defence
5.e4,e6 French Defence
6.e4,f6 Barnes Defence
7.e4,g6 Robatsch(Modern Defence)
8. e4,h6 Carr's Defence

But if white opens with 1.d4 or other things like the Sodium Attack 1.Nh3 or 1.Na3 different names appear from....Sodium Attack to Durkins Attack or Amar(Paris Opening).So,blacks first move response on the 6th rank to things like 1.Na3 can and will be named very differently.
And by the way,other than my past Q sacs on move #3 in blitz,my very next favorite opening
for white or black is with Knight moves(in blitz only): 1.e4,Na6 2.d4,Nh6 or 1.Na3,e5 2.Nh3,d5. Weird and weak looking but not as weak as you may think,just a bit weaker and in the right hands(mine)can produce a psychological weapon with unexpected turns.

Best,
TA