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May-21-06
 | | alexmagnus: Last time I was on this page there was only one game... Did Mr.Parham visit this site? I like his theory on 2.Qh5. |
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May-21-06
| | alexmagnus: (which is actually known as The Parham Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Qh5)) |
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May-21-06
| | alexmagnus: And why no games with black? (where he also plays early queen) |
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| Mar-09-10 | | James Bowman: Parham had a chess following in Indianapolis and I played one of his students using his system at a tournement, it was tricky in the opening but I survived and went on to win, I had never seen Qh5 up until then. I think in the end its not all that sound but maybe with Nakamura or Morozevich playing it would be fun to watch. |
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Jan-01-11
 | | GrahamClayton: <alexmagnus>And why no games with black? <alexmagnus>,
Here is a game with Parham playing Black:
[Event "?"]
[Site "Columbus, OH"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Meidinger, Charles"]
[Black "Parham, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Qa5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Be5 Re8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd2 a6 17. Rfe1 Rd8 18. Ne5 Nf6 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. d6 1-0 Source: Bill Wall, “500 Queen’s Gambit Miniatures”, Chess Enterprises Inc, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, 1985 Here is an interesting article about his Matrix Revolution system: http://www.thechessdrum.net/talking... |
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| Jun-28-11 | | Luvnlife34: I met CM Bernard Parham today at the Tippecanoe County Public Library (Lafayette Indiana). He was there teaching and leading a group of young players (perhaps 7 & 8 yr olds?). Naturally, all the players of White were playing his Parham System. Neat guy. Kuddos to CM Bernard for his efforts in developing and leading the local kids. Two thumbs up Big B! You rock!! |
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| Oct-09-11 | | Jambow: Yes I met a Parham student OTB at the Indianapolis state tournament, Bernard was there too of course. It was interesting to play I won with black however it was unnerving for me. Bernard was rated around 2200 at his peak so it is usable to a point. He also has his own chess notation using symbols that is pretty cool. |
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Feb-19-12
 | | redlance: Does he have a book on this opening? |
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| Apr-04-12 | | Nightsurfer: CM Bernard Parham is actually writing chess theory - with his favourite move <2.Qh5!! ...> after <1.e4 ... whatsoever ...>. Even the Berlin-based (German-language) daily <"neues deutschland"> has published a feature about Bernard Parham and his unconventional approach to chess theory: http://www.neues-deutschland.de/art... ! |
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| Apr-04-12 | | Nightsurfer: Herewith a NICE PHOTO - that DEPICTS CM BERNARD PARHAM whilst executing the move that has become his trademark: 2.Qh5!! ... : http://www.chessbase.de/2009/chessd... . Cool! |
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| Oct-30-12 | | Abdel Irada: <Nightsurfer: CM Bernard Parham is actually writing chess theory - with his favourite move <2.Qh5!! ...> after <1.e4 ... whatsoever ...>.> I play the Alekhine. :-D |
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Oct-30-12
 | | fm avari viraf: Yes, we were born in the same year but only dissimilarity over the board that I don't play 2.Qh5 |
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Oct-30-12
 | | perfidious: The wikilink is dead, as I got that article deleted some months ago; it was one of the sillier pieces on Wikipedia. One would have thought that Parham was, in some way, notable by their standards. If he merits a spot over there, so do thousands of other players. |
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| Oct-30-12 | | Infohunter: Clearly Parham is one of those individuals who has a set way of doing things and sticks to it at all costs. But it seems to have served him reasonably well, just the same. |
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| Oct-30-12 | | michael350: i met parham as a young chess player and used his system for many of years. And many of his students have gone on too great succuess with his system. parham is a great guy and teacher i miss him dearly. i learned alot....a study of his games will show you what i mean,,,,, |
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| Oct-31-12 | | Nightsurfer: Hello <Master Parham>, so it has been your 66th birthday yesterday on October 30th, 2012! Congratulations! German singer Udo Juergens (more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udo_J%...) has sung the right song for all those people who eventually turn 66: "Mit 66 Jahren faengt das Leben an ...", translation: "Life starts at age 66 ...", just tune in to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zFP... ! You have been named <PLAYER OF THE DAY OCTOBER 30th, 2012> and I think that you deserve it: not only for consequently playing <1.e4 2. Black plays whatever she or he chooses to play ...> - except the Alekhine, hello <Abdel Irada>!! - plus <2.Qh5!! ...> , but for having created the innovative <Matrix System of Chess> as well! |
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| Oct-31-12 | | savagerules: Wouldn't 1...g6 also prevent 2 Qh5? unless White sacking the queen on move 2 to double black's rook pawns is part of the plan. Dubious sac in my opinion. or even 1...h5 2 Qh5 Rxh5 with 1 pawn for the queen. |
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| Oct-31-12 | | Abdel Irada: <Nightsurfer>: Your English usage is of course your choice, and certainly you can expect some latitude given that English is not your native language, but "consequent" implies that the move is the *consequence* or logical result of a cause-effect relationship that isn't clear in this case. It is certainly *consistent* for Parham to play 1. e4 and 2. Qh5 against (virtually) any defense, but absent that logical sequence, I don't think it can be considered "consequent." ---
As for playing 2. Qh5 against the Alekhine, the Robatsch or the Pickering: This would perfectly illustrate Ralph Waldo Emerson's maxim, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." |
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| Nov-01-12 | | Infohunter: <Abdel Irada
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...Ralph Waldo Emerson's maxim, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."> This puts me in mind of a detestable trick I have seen some intellectually dishonest folks employ in their rhetoric: They deliberately omit the second word of this maxim, thus attempting to indict logical consistency *as such*. |
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| Nov-01-12 | | Abdel Irada: <Infohunter>: As a matter of fact, the Wikipedia article on Emerson's _Self-Reliance_ mentions that occasional omission, although it doesn't go so far as to impute deceptive motives for it. (Technically, I suspect both the second word and the initial indefinite article are omitted. "A consistency..." would sound awfully awkward and might incur suspicion.) |
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| Nov-01-12 | | Nightsurfer: <Abdel Irada> You have put it right, my English is too bad, I am very sorry! Thank you for the correction with regard to my assessment of Parham's trademark move <2.Qh5!! ...>: the correct word is <"consistent">, thank you so much! This is a forum for learning - so today I have improved my English once more again, <SHUKRAN>!!, dear <Abdel Irada>! Talking of the posting by <savagerules>: thank you so much for underlining the eventual move <1. ... g6>, that prevents <2.Qh5 ...> - and the foregoing is true for <1. ... h5!!> as well, of course. But I am sure - and I do not assume that anybody would disagree - that even that stubborn Master <Bernard Parham> would NOT stick to his <2.Qh5!! ...>-masterplan after having been confronted with either <1. ... Nf6> or <1. ... g6> or <1. ... h5>, wouldn't he?! :-) |
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| Nov-01-12 | | Abdel Irada: <Nightsurfer>: 3afwan. Regarding 1. ...g6 and 1. ...h5: They are called the Robatsch Defense and Pickering's Defense, respectively. |
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| Nov-01-12 | | Marmot PFL: <Talking of the posting by <savagerules>: thank you so much for underlining the eventual move <1. ... g6>, that prevents <2.Qh5 ...> Why prevent Qh5? White might actually find a good move. |
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| Nov-01-12 | | Abdel Irada: <Marmot PFL: <Talking of the posting by <savagerules>: thank you so much for underlining the eventual move <1. ... g6>, that prevents <2.Qh5 ...>> Why prevent Qh5? White might actually find a good move.> In most cases, 2. Qh5 *is* a perfectly good move.
This is not to suggest that it's often the strongest move, but it can generally be played for equality. Since equality eventually ensues from any properly played opening, this makes it pragmatically just as good as any other continuation. |
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| Nov-01-12 | | Marmot PFL: <This is not to suggest that it's often the strongest move, but it can generally be played for equality. Since equality eventually ensues from any properly played opening, this makes it pragmatically just as good as any other continuation.> Your first sentence contradicts your second. Maybe you should read a book on basic logic. 2 Qh5 is not "just as good" as any other move, any opening database will prove that. Opening Explorer |
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