Thanks for your suggestions GK, but i'm not really into that kind of stuff. I just don't believe that kind of play is the right approach to improvement. For people who play OTB with long time controls in tournaments and competitions anyway.
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@ conzipe, a very fair question, and tbh i have nothing prepared against that. But in practise i'd play something similar to what you suggested, try to transpose to something like a nimzo, and just find the moves OTB. I'm confortable with the positions that arise, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem in practise. Thanks for pointing it out though and making a good suggestion!
@ gambitking, i'm not sure what to make of the variations you give. Put them in your blog and have some fun, but really it just seems very dubious, and nothing i asked for, so it's just off-topic.
I don't about the reverse grand prix attack against the english it seems kind of risky. Plus alot of english player play the english because they the like the Sicilian, so a playing a reverse GP plays right into there hand.
@ Conzipe, yeah i might start to play them both at some point. Just want to get some experience with the Nf6 scandi first now that i've studied it. Because i've you've played alot of games with it you just remember the theory better as you know how a game may play out.
@pvmike, right i agree that it's quite a bit different than the rest of my repetoire which is fairly positional. Then again, sicilian players generally like to play the open sicilians, and not the grand prix. The reason i chose it for now is that i know the theory of the grand prix very well, and it's just convenient for the moment.
Oh i see it
Wow! we have pretty much the same repertoire except that I play the Bishop's Game, transposing it to a King's Gambit Declined. Against Pirc, I prefer GM Dzindzi's line 1. e4 d6 2. d6 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3.
Black pieces, before, I am playing the Petroff and Nimzo/Bogo-Indian, then 1...d6 on the rest of White's other first moves
by the way, should we activate the Petroff Defense group here in chess.com?
A couple of vote chess games would do..
thanks.
Long live Grand Prix Attack!!!
I agree that the Nf6 Scandi is the odd one out, but like you said, currently it's just appealing to me, and i want to get some experience with it :) Imo it's definetly trying for a win, without too much theory, it allows some chess.
I have been studying some endgames. I recently realised theres quite a bit to gain there. Next month i'll be playing some tournaments, so i guess i'll find out then how my repetoire and study is going to work out.