I’m playing in an online tournament — a “thematic” — in which every game must begin with the Danish master Severin From’s invention 1. f4 e5. I like these events because as White, I can transpose to a King’s Gambit with 2. e4!, and as Black, the fun is quickly evident: 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 threatens mate in 3.
A time control of 3 days per move is leisurely, at which some opponents disappear, or don’t show up at all. One chap timed out from the white side, so the second game of the doubleheader began, and I thought that as White, I should play