Could you post a diagram, I'm having a hard time reading all of this
The Improved Grob
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Here is a diagram.
Sorry about that, I was just addressing the Grob in general from my experience. My new moves are in these lines:
1.g4 e5 2.e3N
1.g4 d5 2.e3N
1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 c6 3.h3N
Well, I have tried to revive the Grob Opening through a move I used when I played the Grob years ago. I will give my theory I have to date and hopefully you can add any improvements as needed. I was thinking of playing this at my next tournament. My new move is 2.e3. My theory is based off of my game experience playing the Grob. All the lines are playable for white, but not necessarily equal. Despite this, none of the lines is outright losing. Hopefully I can convince a few more players that the Grob is better than previously thought.
1.g4 d5 (1...e5 2.e3 Nc6 [2...b6 3.Bg2; 2...d5 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qa4; 2...Qf6 3.Nc3] 3.Nc3; 1...d6 2.e3 e5 3.d3; 1...c5 2.e3 d6 [2...d5 3.Nc3] 3.d4; 1...g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.g5; 1...c6 2.Bg2 d5 transposes; 1...g5 2.d4 d5 3.Bxg5 Bxg4 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Qd2 Bg7 6.0-0-0 Qd7 7.Bg2 0-0-0 8.Bxd5 Nxd4 9.Nf3) 2.Bg2 (2.e3 e5 [2...h6 3.d4; 2...e6 3.d4 c5 4.Nc3] 3.d4 Nd7 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nc3) 2...Bxg4 (2...c6 3.h3! e5 [3...h5 4.gxh5 Rxh5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Nd2 Bf5 7.Ngf3 e6 8.Nf1 Rh8 9.Ng3] 4.d4 [4.d3 Bd6 5.Nf3 Ne7 6.e3] 4...e4 5.c4 [5.Bf4!? untested] 5...Bd6 6.Nc3 Ne7 7.Bg5 f6 8.Bd2 0-0 9.Qb3 Kh8 10.0-0-0; 2...e5 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qxd5) 3.c4 e6 (3...c6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nf6 [5...e6? 6.Qa4+] 6.Qb3; 3...dxc4 4.Bxg7 Nd7 5.Bxa8 Qxa8 6.f3) 4.Qb3 Nf6 5.Qxb7 Nbd7 6.cxd5