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The Monkey's Bum is a variation of the Modern Defense, a chess opening. Although it may also be loosely defined as any approach against the Modern Defense involving an early Bc4 and Qf3, threatening " Scholar's mate ", it is strictly defined by the sequence of moves:
The flexibility and toughness of the Modern Defense have provoked some very aggressive responses by White, including the crudely named Monkey's Bum, a typical sequence being 1.e4 g6 2.Bc4 Bg7 3.Qf3. (A more refined version is the Monkey's Bum Deferred, where White plays Bc4 and Qf3 only after developing the queen's knight.)
B06 Robatsch (Modern) Defence, including Monkey's Bum. Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni: 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. ... Modern Defense: Bishop Attack, Monkey's Bum: 1 ...
After 1.e4, Black can play a semi-open defense instead of 1...e5. Openings such as the French Defense (1...e6) or the Scandinavian Defense (1...d5) render the scholar's mate unviable, while other openings such as the Sicilian Defense (1...c5) make 2.Bc4 a bad move (1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 ? e6, intending ...d5, gaining time by attacking the c4-bishop and ...
My information on the Monkey's Bum ends at 1977. Does anyone know where the Monkey's Bum Deferred comes from or when it gained popularity? Melchoir 07:27, 9 November 2005 (UTC) Is there a Template:chess that would feature a link to chess notation, and that would be acceptable to move into this article? I'm loathe to fiddle in an area I know so ...
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The opening is the initial stage of a chess game. It usually consists of established theory.The other phases are the middlegame and the endgame. [1] Many opening sequences, known as openings, have standard names such as "Sicilian Defense".