openings

He would say the tromp is the best.

The queen's gambit has been faithful to me since the 1970s. Other openings come and go, but I've tried and adopted many. One of my friends told me that I'm never happy until I'm down a pawn, and I certainly aim to force Black to maintain an extra pawn in certain lines of the QGD, such as my anti-Meran.

With the Black pieces, I always feel a sense of satisfation when my opponent lets me go into a main line of the Volga. Alas, most White players are reluctant to gain a supported passed pawn on the a-file by move eight.

Pplz always say, like my best friend Relentless95, "oh, he's down a pawn, this doesn't look good for him..." in fact, I love being down a pawn. it motivates me to attack more effectively. of course, being up a pawn has its advantages too, but I prefer to either be winning by a lot, or down a pawn. even being equal is iffy.