FICGS - Wikichess - Article 697

This poor looking defense is know as damiano defense. It is far from being refuted, if played correctly, hoverer, this defense is very sharp and lack attacking chance, black doesn't have very good compensation for a pawn.
If played to perfection, it is know as draw, but player avoids it as it is very sharp, one mistake for black and it is over.
2 F6 as many disvatage, is open the a2-68 diagonal, it breaks black short castle. It takes ways the f6 square for the knight and the queen. It also open the very dengerous h5-e8 diagonal, all this to protect a pawn, this is a very dangerous opening. It should called Damiano Gambit. Should be a draw, even if your opponent take the e5 pawn, as 2... f6 isn't an instant protection.
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Contributors : Benjamin Aldag, Sophie Leclerc

[ECO "C40"] [Opening "Damiano's defense"]

Nxe5 : 12 games, White ELO av : 1353, Black ELO av : 1315
1-0 : 91.7% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 8.3%

Bc4 : 11 games, White ELO av : 1356, Black ELO av : 1287
1-0 : 81.8% , 1/2-1/2 : 9.1% , 0-1 : 9.1%

Nc3 : 8 games, White ELO av : 1202, Black ELO av : 1147
1-0 : 100% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 0%

d4 : 7 games, White ELO av : 1342, Black ELO av : 1283
1-0 : 57.1% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 42.9%

a3 : 3 games, White ELO av : 1481, Black ELO av : 1338
1-0 : 100% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 0%

c3 : 1 game, White ELO av : 1420, Black ELO av : 1247
1-0 : 100% , 1/2-1/2 : 0% , 0-1 : 0%

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