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by Elubas - 31 days ago
Buffalo United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
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f3 is pretty poor, but it could turn into a solid hippo style opening. With g4 there is no solidity.

by Elubas - 2 months ago
Buffalo United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 2389

I know many people will disagree with this (and I used to as well), but I think 1 g4 is theoretically the absolute worst move on the board, even worse than 1 h4, because it creates more significant kingside weaknesses. But you have to get past the storm of confusion first. 1 g4 d5 2 Bg2 e5 3 c4 c6 (...Bxg4 is unnecessary.) is what I think the line is. I think black can get a strong center here and white's king will be in some trouble. Both kingside and queenside (which is also hard to organize) castling leaves the king a little insecure and outdone in the center, all that for some space! Maybe the king can stay in the center with some weird hippo formation with his king in the center, I don't know, but black without a doubt has the edge. If white plays h3, his kingside will be pretty weak without much to show for it.

by STRANGEMAYHEM - 3 months ago
United States
Member Since: Aug 2009
Member Points: 37

if you open with the grob and black uses their kight to attack the pawn you can have a knight chase that if done right can keep the night running for at least 10 movesCool if you move the grob pawn forward to attack the knight.

i dont see this in your list but watched a little china- girl [6?] win at the iowa state fair useing this just last week and yes, some of the girls there were wareing  clothes that would make joss stone or brittney spears blush.

also their is no better place in the universe to eat a fresh corn dog or a polish pop sykle hahaha

by OpeningGambit - 4 months ago
England
Member Since: Jan 2009
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It's a good fun attacking opening.  There are many easy ways for Black to lose.  And strong players do play it, actually: there are hundreds in my Fritz database of GM games.  Great fun.

OGSmile

by cav57 - 5 months ago
Fresno,CA United States
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 1

There is a pretty good book on the GROB OPENING BY MICHAEL BASMAN published in 1991 if you can find it. Called "THE KILLER GROB" a paper back very good read. BASMAN a English International Master at the time the book was published.

by IM-Mike - 5 months ago
Greece
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 38

It is mostly known as Grob's attack, but serious players do not prefer it.

by Anthony_Ibbitson - 7 months ago
Leeds United Kingdom
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 134

One move that has been missed off here is 1...a5!? Which is an interesting reply and very dangerous if white Isn't careful! It's actually quite a popular reply too which is why I'm suprised not to see it listed here!

by cevenson - 8 months ago
Wisconsin United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 9

I won most of my games at a state tournament with the Grob!!!! It rocks!!

by Maradonna - 13 months ago
Scotland
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 2131

1.g4, is played by Awardchess, he beat me with it. If you had any questions about g4 he'd probably have a lot of knowledge to share on it.

Although, knowing Awardchess, what he replies really could be anything :)

by marcol - 14 months ago
United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 22

RetG - Given that our sample size there is only three, I don't think you can actually say that G5 has any benefit. 

by RetGuvvie98 - 15 months ago
Manassas, VA United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 3760

Interesting opening.  I agree with Gonnosuke, the second player must be cautious.  However, the chart shows that black's greatest success comes from 1. g4!? g5!!?

 

   Quite likely that is because white is taken off stride by the response. 

 

     I have faced 1. g4 once, and won (as black) fairly handily after 1. .... g5!!?     From the look on my opponent's face (sheer consternation), I believe that my response was quite unnerving to him and psychologically, he had lost immediately.

by piotr96 - 15 months ago
Woonsocket, RI United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 104

its all right if u follow with Bh3

by Gonnosuke - 16 months ago
Southern California Germany
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 2554

Numerous traps require careful, cautious play from the second player.  In my opinion, it's a worthy addition to the arsenal of anyone who enjoys playing offbeat openings.  Limited value in correspondence chess; much more valuable (i.e. viable!) in OTB and blitz games.

 

-Gonnosuke

 


by Chess_Champion26 - 16 months ago
British Columbia Canada
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 383
 Not my style at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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