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by boy678 - 31 days ago
England United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 184

Very agressive...Agressive. AGRESSIVE.

by mrhackcomic - 3 months ago
Boston United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 219

Yeah

i am happy

by zhanzhao-z - 4 months ago
New York City United States
Member Since: Jul 2009
Member Points: 7

ittleAlekhine

if you like to play against the GPA, then you like to lose!

by FredFredburger123 - 4 months ago
lake charles United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 240

for this for white i am beast ok i'm 27-1-1 only loss to a 2300 and drew 2100 i also know all the lines and theory about it.  

by OutOfSync - 4 months ago
United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 4

My win percentage with his variation as White is about 90% in blitz chess.  I play Bc4 unless Black pushes an early d5, when I'll play Bb5 instead.  It's one of those openings where you often get the same basic middlegame structure and can play a standard attack most of the time, especially if Black fianchettos (Qe1-h4, Bh6, Ng5, and a Rook sac against the Nf6 if necessary.  I've even given my Queen's rook to the Black Queen's knight (...Nc6-d4-c2-a1) to get this set-up, with an overwhelming attack against the Black king.  You learn some "true-isms" such as "always maintain a pawn on e4" and "always push f5, which usually is a pawn-sac" etc.  It's true that Black can equalize if he knows the right lines, but then you end up with an equal game in a position you're familiar with, and then....the better player wins!  What more can you ask for?  I recommend you try this opening and play, say, 500 games of blitz with it.  You'll like it!

by Eagle_one - 5 months ago
Knoxville United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 40

I find this opening strange, because if you push the f3 pawn, there is a hole that lots of black's pieces can be forced into.

by littleAlekhine - 5 months ago
Stuttgart Germany
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 203

A lot of white players think the GPA is a suprise for the black player: NO, it isnt

And when you know a little bit theory, you can play against the GPA with confidence, because white cant get any advantage with the GPA

I am a Sicilian player with black and I like playing against the GPA

by philiosmaximus - 10 months ago
london England
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 261

Been looking for a new opening and iam going to try this one Cool

by nknepprath - 10 months ago
Wisconsin United States
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 7

I love playing this attack as white because this throws away black's 2. Nf3 3. d4 preparation, which will likely consitute a vast majority of black's knowledge about the Sicilian. For players who are interesting in playing as white, and I am not using this as a cheap excuse for advertisement, but I highly recommend Lev Alburt's "Chess Openings for White, Explained".

by Mike_the_Monk - 12 months ago
South Dakota United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 1

For those players who are used to the Sicilian, this is a good surprise defense.  Be aggressive, even if they play g6.

by ivorzk13 - 13 months ago
alangalang Philippines
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 101

i often use this defense to my games!!!

 

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