Millennium Attack: A New Idea in the Petrov?

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Avatar of samwri

I just played a rapid game on a different site where my opponent played an opening called the Millennium Attack against my Petrov Defense. At first, I didn't think it was good because it blocks the d-pawn, but after analyzing it I found that the engine likes it and Grishuck even beat Caruana with it in a 2018 rapid game. I couldn't find many resources online about this opening as it seems to be a fairly new idea so I am posting this to see if anyone has experience in this line. Below is Grishuck's game.

Avatar of Uhohspaghettio1

Iichess has over 520 games with it going back to at least 1999 and a few in 2000 - but probably no sooner hence the name.