On Oct 31, 1:27 pm, Rob wrote:

I had always been advised that Qe7 was a very poor move. I have to now
rethink that. It is rather odd and makes one believe your opponent
doesn't know what they are doing. It may well create an opportunity
for a suprise if your opponent is unprepared


Well it is a poor move without the proper motivation. Like anything
else, such "poor moves" that don't lead to an immediate loss
(checkmate, loss of material) have to be evaluated based on their
motivation. I never laughed so hard as when I played my Elephant on
ICC and a snotty 1700 says, "Well, I misplayed your sh**ty opening,
else I would have won!" (he lost 5 games to it that day, of 5 with
that opening)

There is also an interesting Wiki entry on this, as well as its use by
the Brazilian IM, and his motivation - to transpose into a KID type
position even though the game begins 1. e4. I don't have Gunderam's
book but certainly wish I had it and Camara's article. It would be
interesting to see if their motivations behind Qe7 were the same.