Good and bad stuff about the Nizmowitsch-Larsen opening

Welcome dear chess.com users, today will your TecDragoman talk about the Nizmowitsch-Larsen opening.

OUTLINE

This blog article is structured in: 

-General information

-The main idea

-Advantages 

-Disadvantages 

-My personal opinion 

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move 1.b3. It is named after the Danish grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch, who popularized it in the 1920s and 1930s, and the Norwegian grandmaster Bent Larsen, who played it frequently in the 1960s and 1970s. The opening is also known as the Nimzo-Larsen Attack or the Queen's Fianchetto Opening.

THE MAIN IDEA

The main idea of the Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening is to control the long diagonal from a1 to h8 with the bishop on b2, and to create pressure on the enemy center and kingside. The opening is flexible and can be played against various responses from Black. It can also transpose to other openings, such as the English Opening, the Reti Opening, or the Queen's Indian Defense.

ADVANTAGES

Some of the advantages of the Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening are:

- It avoids theoretical battles and leads to original positions that require creativity and understanding.

- It allows White to play for a win without taking too much risk, as the position is usually solid and sound.

- It surprises and confuses many opponents who are not familiar with it or do not know how to react properly.

- It suits players who like to attack with their pieces and create imbalances on the board.

DISADVANTAGES

Some of the disadvantages of the Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening are:

- It gives up control of the center and allows Black to occupy it with pawns or pieces.

- It can be met with various counterattacks from Black, such as ...e5, ...d5, ...b5, or ...g6, that challenge White's setup.

- It can lead to passive or cramped positions for White if Black plays accurately and aggressively.

- It requires a lot of experience and knowledge to handle the subtleties and nuances of the resulting positions.

MY PERSONAL OPINION

The Nizmowitsch-Larsen Opening is my favorite opening, because I like its simple structure and the possibilities of attacking and confusing my enemies in e.g. Bullet Games. The offensive play gives me a passive aggressive backup, not only to defend my rook, also attack the opponent's rook if he doesn't take enough care of him

Okay, thanks for reading my blog and I hope that I gave you inspiration for your future games! (please don't use it against me )

Greetings 

@TecDragoman