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1 f4 is it playable ?

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pps1

check krammnik vs adams 2005 sofia both played the most played moves the most precist in the middlegame and ended in draw i play c5 vs e4 but if my opponet is rated higer then me i just play e5 and draw in 30 moves

Irontiger wrote:

pps1 wrote:

 

Lol. You must be a very strong player.

dodgecharger1968
mic15counterstrategy wrote:

This is suicide for lower rated players, I think you have to have an 1700/1800 + rating to play this.

Disagree 100%.  Anyone can learn the opening moves (sure, you can't screw them up, but then, Giouco Piano will get you scholar-mated if you screw up the moves, so...), and the middlegame strategy is simple and straightforward.  I never understood anything subtle that was happening in a chess game until I learned this opening.  It's an excellent springboard to understanding better openings, and chess in general.