Vienna Opening, Giraffe Attack
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What’s the history behind the name?
It doesn’t like a very strong attack for white.
Black can play 3...Nf6 with a cool trap against White:
4. Qxg7 Rg8 5. Qh6 Bxf2+ 6. KxB Ng4+ 0-1
4. Qg3 and 4. Qh4 can both be reasonably answered with 4...O-O with a slightly better position for Black.
This opening does have a cool name, though! =)
Black can play 3...Nf6 with a cool trap against White:
4. Qxg7 Rg8 5. Qh6 Bxf2+ 6. KxB Ng4+ 0-1
4. Qg3 and 4. Qh4 can both be reasonably answered with 4...O-O with a slightly better position for Black.
This opening does have a cool name, though! =)
Improved Giraffe Attack (Giraffe Scholar)
MangoMankey wrote:
What’s the history behind the name?
Name given by Eric Schiller. With 3.Qg4 white "puts out its neck"
Whereas 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Qg4 is quite strong.
