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Make sure to avoid the Damiano.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6?

It's a free pawn with nice tricks :)
@itsLani said in #12:
> Make sure to avoid the Damiano.
>
> 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6?
>
> It's a free pawn with nice tricks :)

Oh yeah always free wins vs the Damiano defense! Nxe5!
@Clearchesser said in #15:
> The worst opening is not having one.
The worst part of the opening is when you forget theory, and it's the only move to not lose on the spot.
@WassimBerbar said in #16:
> The worst part of the opening is when you forget theory, and it's the only move to not lose on the spot.

I am not a noob, though. We all started somewhere.

[Event "Casual Blitz game"]
[Site "lichess.org/XFDuo2RQ"]
[Date "2023.01.08"]
[White "Anonymous"]
[Black "Anonymous"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2023.01.08"]
[UTCTime "01:46:18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Bd6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bd2 Bg4 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Ng5 Bxe2 12. Rxe2 Re8 13. Rxe8+ Qxe8 14. Qe1 h6 15. Qxe8+ Rxe8 16. Nf3 Nb6 17. b3 Nbd7 18. Re1 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Nh2?! { (0.28 -0.58) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } (20. Nh4) 20... f5 21. f3 Nf6 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. Nf3 Kf7 24. c4?? { (-1.17 -5.16) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } (24. Kf1) 24... Nxd2 25. Rxe8 Nxf3+ { White resigns. } 0-1

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