My favourite tale about predetermined opening plans comes from the days of correspondence chess. Presumably to save a few pennies on postage, the player with Black notified his opponent: "Whatever you play, I'll start with ...g6 and ...Bg7."
The game proceeded: 1 d4 g6 2 Bh6 Bg7 3 Bxg7 1-0.
The game proceeded: 1 d4 g6 2 Bh6 Bg7 3 Bxg7 1-0.
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