Article: 2769 of rec.games.chess.analysis
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From: dregis@exeter.ac.uk (D.Regis)
Subject: Re: 1. g4 d5 2. g5 e5 3. h4 .... Arrrgh!!!!!!!!
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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 14:30:45 GMT

In article <4ufe1k$m0p@math.mps.ohio-state.edu> vidynath@math.ohio-state.edu
 (Vidhyanath K. Rao) writes:
>
>One of the suggestions I have heard is to respond with h5 to 1. g4
>(One stupidity desrves another). 

It's far from stupid!


>[I guess the idea is that gh5 gives black a semi-open file and white
>an isolated pawn.]

And that's why! - but 1. g4 h5 2. g5 gives the beginnings of a bind.

So, try instead 1. g4 e5 2. Bg2 h5!

This was played as Black by Grob himself, and is also recommended by
Bloodgood, who consideres it so strong that White should play 2. d3.

To be honest, many Grob players have no idea that this is a known
line, all they know about is the ...d5/...Bxg4 variation. So they may be
out-tricked in their own opening! 

Some sample lines: 

Ott - Grob, Corr 
1. g4 e5 2. Bg2 h5! 3. gxh5 Rxh5 4. e3 Rh8 5. c4 f5 6. Qc2 g6 7. Nc3 c6
8. Nge2 Nf6 9. d4 d6 =

Hug - Grob, Corr 
1. g4 e5 2. Bg2 h5! 3. gxh5 Rxh5 4. e3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5
Rg5 8. Bf3 cxd5 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10.  d3 Rg6 11. e4 d4 12. Nd5 Be6 13. Qb5
Qd7 14. Bd2 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb4 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Bxb4 Bxb4+ 18. Kd1
Kd6 = [or 18... Bd6]

Grob - Aebi (corr) & Analysis 
1. g4 e5 2. d3! d5 3. Bg2 
[3. g5 Be7 4. h4 h6 =+]
3... Bxg4 4. c4 
Now this gambit is not as good for White as in the lines without d3 and ...e5.

4...Bb4+ 5. Nd2 c6 6. cxd5 Ne7 
[6... cxd5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. Bxd5 Qe7 9. h3 Bh5 DR]
7. dxc6 Nbxc6 8. a3 = 

Grob - Stingelin & Analysis, 1993 
1. g4 e5 2. d3! d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. h3 Ne7 5. Nf3 Ng6 6. Nc3 f5 =/+ 
[6... h6 was the game: 7. e4 !]


[All from Bloodgood, available at
 "http://www.ex.ac.uk/~dregis/DR/Openings/B_d4.html#RTFToC155"]


May your pieces harmonise with your Pawn structure and
your sacrifices be sound in all variations

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From info!dregis Thu Aug 15 10:40:24 BST 1996