Napoleon attack is insane!

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This attack is legit insane. The tactics with the knights are very nasty, black has to be very careful 
What do you think about this attack?

Avatar of Poweranony

I agree. The Napoleon attack is one of the best openings for white if you manage to get it on the board. 
Is basically an improved scotch because the knights can do aggressive maneuvering without having to protect a weak e4 pawn (like in the four knights scotch).
The napoleon attack:
-IS objectively great
-Has a high win rate for white at all levels (Including masters)
-Has many traps.
-Not hard to learn.
-Leads to aggressive attacks.
-Named after napoleon 
-Your pieces get a lot of activity, specially the knights
Lines from the napoleon attack

Bb4 is not that great compared to in the four knights scotch

Bc5 can also be addressed in an aggressive fashion.

Most opponents trade everything on d4 which just gives white an easy attacking game.

White always gets a strong attack

Avatar of Poweranony

The napoleon attack makes black feel that white's pieces are genuinely commanded by napoleon bonaparte

Avatar of Poweranony

And by the way, if you decide to play Be3 against bc5, you can punish Qf6 because Qf6 is a blunder!

Avatar of Ilampozhil25

scotch but instead of e4 its Nc3

convinced this is epic

thought it would be abt e4 e5 Qf3 ngl

but still...

getting this is a bit tough

though this + closed scandi (d5 e4) could be a legit independent Nc3 repertoire

cool

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Captain2basilisx wrote:

This attack is legit insane. The tactics with the knights are very nasty, black has to be very careful 
What do you think about this attack?

Too bad it's not likely to be on the board as d5 is objectively the best move after Nc3, after which I suppose white can transpose into a jobava london.

Avatar of LochaSog

Very cool, i’l try it out.

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Are there any gays here?

Avatar of dragonroar400

why is it so good? i dont understand

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I thought this was Napoleon attack, No?

Avatar of crazedrat1000

The only downside of it is white can be forced into early trades. But even in those lines.. the game doesn't seem that drawish, maybe because the board tends to open up and white has momentum. Similar to an e4/e5 position it's just unfamiliar for black. That's probably the main reason it scores well.

Really my main issue with it is that I could play 2. e4 and just transpose with 2 other positions I already need to play after 1. Nc3. Admittedly 1... e5 is an e4/e5 players response, Napoleon attack is probably the best metagame response from white but only if white is willing to put the extra study time in -

Avatar of immatthui

Idk bro
Avatar of crotonninja1isagm

is this a meme opening or is it actually good

Avatar of shru
crotonninja1isagm wrote:

is this a meme opening or is it actually good

Seems legit. Only thing I don’t like is it blocks the c pawn, but I don’t know why I haven’t seen this since the reti is so well known

Avatar of WoodPusherInc

Pretty sure this is the Van Geet opening, not Napoleon attack.

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Avatar of eiieiiwiwiiiww

Very aggressive for white to move overall nice opening

Avatar of WoodPusherInc

I lIke it! Here's my first and only attempt (so far), and that's just a checkmate! Edit: the engine did in fact recognize this as the Van Geet opening: reversed Nimzowitch, Napoleon Attack.

Avatar of eiieiiwiwiiiww

That was a good game for you