“The Revolution: Dodging Theory, Gaining Time & Farming Bullet Players (My Results Inside)”

Hey everyone 👋

I’m Naman Kumar Rai, 20, doing a BS in AI & DS at IIT Jodhpur — and like most of you, a hopeless chess addict.

Recently, I’ve been experimenting with as a universal flank system for blitz/bullet, built around one idea:

Stop memorizing. Start understanding. Dodge theory. Make your opponent think early.
After some very questionable engine sessions 🤣 and a lot of testing, I built a fully playable repertoire.
Here’s the distilled version:

 
✅ THE 1.A3 DYNAMITE — SPEED REPERTOIRE
vs b6/c6/e6/d6/g6/Nc6/Nf6
→ They don’t control c4, so we go .
Then follow typical English setups: Nf3, e3, Be2, b3/b4, Bb2, Nc3/d2, 0-0.
Result: Slight pull for White, stable structures.

vs f5 (Dutch)
→ ! → d3, Nf3, g3, Bg2, 0-0.
Basically a Neo-Catalan that makes Dutch players cry.

vs c5 (Sicilian fans beware)
→ again.
Then Nf3, e3, Be2, 0-0, and hit with d4 at the right time.
Clean, solid, practical.

vs e5
→ Welcome to the Reverse Najdorf.
Play , d3, Nf3.
If Black plays ...d5 → cxd5.
If not → e3, b4, Be2, Bb2, 0-0. Very flexible & venomous.

vs d5
→ Here Black controls c4, so we don’t push it.
Go , then Nf3, g3, Bg2 → Pseudo-Catalan.

 
✅ Am I crazy or ahead of my time?
I genuinely want to know 😎
Is this theory-busting practicality, or just meme opening magic?

 
✅ REAL BULLET TEST RESULTS (1+1)
I tested (White) + 1…a6 (Black) in bullet to see if the system is practically viable.

Before the experiment (200 games):
Rating: ~1660
Wins: 87
Losses: 106
Draws: 7
Then I played 12 games exclusively with this system.

✅ Score: 11/12
The only loss?
Laptop shut down in a winning position 💀

After the test:
Rating: 1743
Wins: 98
Losses: 107
Draws: 7
 
✅ Why this works (practically)
Opponents burn time figuring out the structure
You avoid 100% of theory
You get a playable middlegame every time
Even 40–60 move games end with me having 10–20 seconds left
Not claiming /1…a6 is objectively good.
Just saying:
In blitz & bullet, this thing farms.

 
✅ TL;DR
If you hate memorizing and love playing chess —
is secretly cracked in fast time controls.

Would love to hear thoughts, criticisms, roasting, or analysis!
Is this genius, madness, or both? 😄

So I would need to learn 4+ openings to play 1 a3?

short answer: No.
Long answer: Absolutely not. That’s the point of .

You’re not learning 4 separate openings — you’re learning u are learnig 4 types of structures which are like super easy to learn and are very tough to play against as black 
✅ If Black doesn’t hit c4 → you play → English-type game
✅ If Black hits the center with …d5 → you go → with a pseudo Catalan-type game
✅ If Black goes …e5 → you get a Reverse Najdorf structure 
✅ If Black goes Dutch → you take them into a Neo-Catalan setup

These aren’t four openings.
They’re four branches of the same tree, all based on the same plans:

3.Nf3
• e3
• Be2 or g3/Bg2
• b4/b3
• Bb2
• 0-0
d3/d4
• Solid center + queenside expansion

It’s like owning one Swiss-army knife instead of four separate tools.
doesn’t add theory — it removes it.

That’s literally the reason I’m using it in bullet/blitz:
Instead of memorizing 8,000 lines, I get one structure with consistent ideas, no matter what Black plays.

So no, you don’t need “4 openings”.
You just need one brain cell and a3 😎