Chess Opening Theory/1. g4
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)
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| Moves: 1.g4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[edit] Grob's Attack
[edit] 1. g4
This opening is a bit of a trap with some clever lines, Black would be best advised to develop normally and not over reach to take the g4 pawn, the pawn will remain weak or White will waste time defending it. Black's gain in time is enough to ensure a plus.
[edit] Statistics
No stats as 1. g4 occurs rarely among serious chess players.
[edit] Theory table
For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.
1.g4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g4 d5 |
Bg2 c6 |
h3 e5 |
d4 e4 |
c4 Bd6 |
=/+ | |
| ... ... |
... Bxg4? |
c4 c6 |
cxd5 cxd5 |
Qb3 |
+/= | |
| ... e5 |
d3 d5 |
Bg2 Nc6 |
h3 Nge7 |
=/+ |
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[edit] References
- Michael Basman (1989). The Killer Grob. Pergamon chess openings.
- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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