Italian game knight attack is not only for your level it's playable IMO, crazy grandmasters would always choose it over a modern italian
ik its my favorite out of the 3 i chose
didnt know that gms played it tho
Most of them play d3 but Shirov played it
Knight attacc ftw
ftw?
Italian game knight attack is not only for your level it's playable IMO, crazy grandmasters would always choose it over a modern italian
ik its my favorite out of the 3 i chose
didnt know that gms played it tho
Most of them play d3 but Shirov played it
cool!
Knight attacc ftw
exactly
LOL funny story he blundered very early but still won
Hippo
Black Knight’s Tango (also known as the Mexican Defense).
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6
Although the lines with 3. d5 by White are fun, other moves by White (such as 3. Nf3 or 3. Nc3) tend to transpose to Indian, Budapest, Chigorin, Old Indian. or other defenses. Personally, I try to avoid these lines because I am unfamiliar with the transpositions, but if you know these defenses well, you might like this one.
Personally I find many people tend to overrate openings. They are important of course but they often attract irrational fanboy allegiances. French vs Car Kann springs to mind- you can actually play both openings you know! Many people claim to have won a chess game because they played a particular opening. Not true, 99.9% of openings just leads to middlegame positions and endgame positions- that's where you win your games.
But that aside, I think the Dutch is better than it's reputation. Yes, it basically flaunts many opening principles but it can be incredibly tricky and annoying for White! Plus it ca also lead to totally different positions, super solid in the Stonewall, super dynamic in the Leningrad. It can be good practice.
Personally I find many people tend to overrate openings. They are important of course but they often attract irrational fanboy allegiances. French vs Car Kann springs to mind- you can actually play both openings you know! Many people claim to have won a chess game because they played a particular opening. Not true, 99.9% of openings just leads to middlegame positions and endgame positions- that's where you win your games.
But that aside, I think the Dutch is better than it's reputation. Yes, it basically flaunts many opening principles but it can be incredibly tricky and annoying for White! Plus it ca also lead to totally different positions, super solid in the Stonewall, super dynamic in the Leningrad. It can be good practice.
There can be no peace with the frenchies.
Personally I find many people tend to overrate openings. They are important of course but they often attract irrational fanboy allegiances. French vs Car Kann springs to mind- you can actually play both openings you know! Many people claim to have won a chess game because they played a particular opening. Not true, 99.9% of openings just leads to middlegame positions and endgame positions- that's where you win your games.
But that aside, I think the Dutch is better than it's reputation. Yes, it basically flaunts many opening principles but it can be incredibly tricky and annoying for White! Plus it ca also lead to totally different positions, super solid in the Stonewall, super dynamic in the Leningrad. It can be good practice.
True the dutch is annoying though, I started playing d4 because I'm learning the QG and I faced thee dutch twice and I got crushed, I managed to draw one with a pawn vs knight ending but still I got crushed
Knight attacc ftw