S1901M Press from G to G

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Message from [benjamin.harris_at_mindspring.com,bwarner34_at_charter.net as] Germany
to Germany in 'teachme3':

Brent -

A slow day at work here. I hope you admire the constant press; other days my
silence will make up for it.

Let me think this through out loud: all things being equal, I will pursue a
Jutland Gambit. The principle reason *not* to do a Jutland Gambit would be if
France was insisting on a bounce in Burgundy, as some resources tell him he
must do. In that case I would lean back toward one of the anti-French
openings, though they seem more difficult the more I read, so pursuing the
Jutland with its flexibility is increasingly appealing. It could, for
instance, push me into an a Centrifuge-type attack, up the Baltic, if England
and France are sufficiently engaged. In fact, one of my games has Germany at
seventeen centers (Inter on DEDO) because he had the opportunity to go make
gains elsewhere while I, his "ally," struggled for every inch against England.

I could agree for France to have Belgium in '01 if he (a) tries for the
Channel in the Spring and (b) does not enter Burgundy. This would ensure an
E/F war and keep my backside protected. Surely any France would be tempted by
the possibility of BEL + SPA with POR in his back pocket for '02.

Plus this would have the advantage of being (or appearing) very friendly to
Russia - he gets Sweden and Germany is opening basically West. Sweden
wouldn't be going anywhere, and I would be in a good position to go to Russia
if I need to patch things up in a hurry with England.

What do you think? And if you agree in principle, how should I handle the
press?

- Ben
Received on Thu Nov 14 07:40:22 2002