What are all the opening positions that (at some point) have the g pawn pushed to g4?

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Avatar of Kj3ll5453

I want to know this because I want to know what positions the Grob can transition into for something I'm working on related to the Grob

Avatar of Chess_Player_lol

just off of the top of my head, caro and french sometimes feature pawn pushes like g4, h4, f4. however those are much later in the game and impossible to transpose from the grob.

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Grob is the best opening you #%$&#, blasphemy!!! 

 

1. G4 - the one and only 

Avatar of Kj3ll5453
C0vlD_21 wrote:

Grob is the best opening you #%$&#, blasphemy!!! 

 

1. G4 - the one and only 

I would never betray the grurch, I'm simply asking for Grob variations that have been named incorrectly

Avatar of jmpchess12

No joke the grob is the opening I have the worst record against. I suspect this wouldn't be the case if I faced it more often than 1 out of 500 games.

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jmpchess12 wrote:

No joke the grob is the opening I have the worst record against. I suspect this wouldn't be the case if I faced it more often than 1 out of 500 games.

i like grob

Avatar of Professor_Gobbles

contrary to what many say, the grob isn't actually that awful. Although at top level chess it's horrible, most don't know much theory, and a strong grob player can achieve a good position. 

Avatar of lukeluke00

I've been playing G4 in many English opening games, I think those are more likely to transpose from the Grob



Avatar of blueemu

There are probably thousands of such positions, if you include all the reasonably sound variations of the Sicilian that have a g2-g4 Pawn push.

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Kj3ll5453 wrote:

I want to know this because I want to know what positions the Grob can transition into for something I'm working on related to the Grob

The English can transpose to g4, when h3 is played to kick the bishop away with tempi.

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Professor_Gobbles wrote:

contrary to what many say, the grob isn't actually that awful. Although at top level chess it's horrible, most don't know much theory, and a strong grob player can achieve a good position.

The Grob is literally the only way White can lose by force on the first move. It’s the single worst opening in the game for White.

Avatar of Poweranony
There is also a g-pawn push in the napoleon attack:
1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 nc6 3. D4 exd4 4. Nxd4 bc5 5. Nf5 Qf6 6. G4!!
Avatar of GambitMaster24

What about the Keres attack?:

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4!

the Keres attack is considered as very good for white, and has convinced many scheveningen players to change their move order to avoid g4

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Some Czech Benoni and KID positions involve g4.