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Pincer Attack

This is a review of the Pincer Attack, introduced by Jrobi >>>here<<<.  You can find his youtube channel >>>here<<< & his website >>>here<<<.

                               

                            ::Pincer Attack::

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In summary...  It seems that black is usually inclined to sit back and develop their own machine (in the same way white does).  Most challenges (pushing into opposing territory, and exchanges) occur later than I am used to (moves 8-10+).  I think the d3&e3 pawns are incredibly weak without precise play.  Most of the time one of the bishops will sit and do nothing for a while.  At a glance this is bad, but these bad states of a bishop seem temporary (sleeping bishops).  The kingside knight will almost always get pinned to the queen at some point.  I will definitely use this in some blitz games simply because unorthodox play can give an advantage.  With more development it is probably well suited for class C & D players under standard time controls.

Comments


  • 5 weeks ago

    sanath1987

    I use this same opening with both white and black!!! Now my rating has improved...

  • 13 months ago

    BothSidesNow

    C4 or castle

  • 3 years ago

    Davethera

    I have been trying a few openings for both black and white this opening looks really interesting.  Thanks for posting it.

  • 3 years ago

    cubefactor

    Is he the originator of the concept?  What is the name of the opening?  Thanks! =)

  • 3 years ago

    marcioalcantara

    The opening presented in jrobi video is not new, this is from de original work of Pafu called The Beginner's Game: www.beginnersgame.com.

  • 3 years ago

    cubefactor

    To be fair I analyzed the position you presented; fritz gave black (0.22) advantage...less than one-quarter pawn.  In the spirit of discovery though I ran through some variations (below).  Would love for some feedback!
  • 3 years ago

    rich

    I just played against myself at blitz pace as black and play the pincer attack as white. I got to this position.

  • 3 years ago

    rich

    I know I have seen the video all the way through, I do watch Jrobi.

  • 3 years ago

    cubefactor

    Please refer to the links at the beginning of the post.  I just explored the opening to help someone out.  Can you provide proof that it's bad?  What is black's best counter-play?

  • 3 years ago

    rich

    I wouldn't play this it looks pretty weak to me. And were I come from the pincer attack is another name for the Bishops opening! I'd be happy to play you in a live chess game say 15 min and you use this opening see what happens.

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