Grob's Attack 1.g4 [Underrated Chess Opening]

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This is a continuation of the "Most Underrated Chess Openngs" series by GM Igor Smirnov. In this video lesson, you will learn the Grob’s Attack, which starts with the unusual 1.g4.

The opening takes its name from Swiss International Master Henri Grob (1904–1974) who analysed it extensively and played hundreds of correspondence games with it.

A great thing about this opening is that the White's first move 1.g4 is so rare that most of your opponents will be shocked to see it. Therefore, you get them out of their opening preparation giving you a great chance of winning the game!

Watch the video lesson and learn the typical ideas for White, most common traps that Black fall for, common responses of Black and how to exploit them.

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00:00 Underrated Chess Opening: Grob's Attack
00:38 Why 1.g4 - Ideas for White
01:46 Line-1: If Black plays 1...d5
03:26 Proof: 76% Win Rate
04:56 Black plays 3...e6 to support d5
06:51 Black plays 3...Be6 to support d5
08:30 Can you find the winning move?
08:49 Black's best response
09:42 White's aggressive response
10:57 Option-1: Solid approach
11:18 Option-2: Aggressive approach
12:02 Here is the TRICK...

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[SocialSophia]

*I'm glad you showed this opening been playing it for years, so many traps and variations*

[AlexandruAnastasopol]

Puzzle solution: d6. White cannot protect against both threats of checkmate(Qf7#) or rook being captured(Bxa8)

[BurhanAijaz]

8:44 d6 Be6 dxc7 Qxc7 Qc3 Qxc3 Nxc3, then we win the rook on a8

[derSchachstratege]

I think, Black can avoid all these Tricks with 1.g4-e5 2.Bg2-h5 and is fine already. Regards

[hnd]

Please make a video where black plays e5 instead of d5.

[bnewman]

Lot of variations for both sides but looks like best for White to follow with
8. d6 e6
(8. ... Be6 9. dxc7 Qxc7 10. Qc3 Nd5 11. Bxd5 Qxc3 12. Nxc3 Bxd5 13. Nxd5 {White is a piece up with advantage}
9. Bxa8 cxd6
10. Nxd7 Nbxd7
11. Bg2 {White is a Rook up}

[coryfarrell]

Thank you for your video it is very helpful and my only question is can you do a video or explain to me what if black does pushes king pawn and then how do you play after that ?

[raghhuvaranraghavantk]

Super...!it's working..it also work for black also...more chance to win ..I tried..60% won..this opening gives 80% confidence..👏👏 u are great...thank you... ..⭐⭐💯

[kik]

I tried this trick with black and it worked

[olivercalm]

I don't want to be rude, but this works not for players >1600/1700 rating.
It's not even hard to refute this opening because it violates many basic principles.
Take the pawn, play c6, keep on developing in the center and play 4. ...Nf6.
White cannot take Qxb7, this will just lead to massive problems in development while black builds a massive center.

[eklektikTubb]

I would like to mention that "reversed" version 1...g5 has a good statistic results for black, when it is played against English opening (1.c4) and also against Réti opening (1.Nf3) as a gambit.
I do not play these unusual opening lines, because i do not think that first move matters at all, but it is definetly an option.

[raghhuvaranraghavantk]

Very good method.I tried to several times.i experienced that it is tuff for more rated players than me, because they take more time to respond this opening and tricks.i won 20% and 10% on time.so thank you to teach us this method.

[davitzarg]

Thanks for this instructive video, which I enjoyed and learnt a lot from. I just finished playing a game inspired by your video on the Grob gambit, and would like to share this comment with you. Black played a very beautiful move after I (White) played my 5-th move: 1.g4...d5; 2.Bg2...Bxg4; 3.c4...c6; 4.cxd5...cxd5; 5.Qb3...Qc7! I think this is M1, and I was lucky to detect it and find the right answer to it (Nc3).

[kaner]

90% of the time I’ve tried this opening my opponent has played D4 not E4

[whitaker_media]

I like it! I play the hungarian all the time and this looks like a fun alternative

[franklacy]

What a great video....but you know. You instructors show us all the bailout lines in case they they don't go for the bait. Bishop takes pawn but make some crazy other moves then suddenly wasting clock time using intuition for your next move, .still I'm still fascinated about this opening and it looks like the way you explained it one really can't go too far wrong..I guess I could actually see what stockfish says at different points thank you for the video

[randynesbit]

Thank you for teaching me how to play openings

[sahajsharma]

On time 8:30, the winning move is d6 because the bishop attacks the rook, and you threaten mate on f7.

[TyrantNight-st]

8:42 I think its d6 because a bishop opens its attack on rook and the rook is trapped so white has material advantage

[Kernel_King-]

Wow, Very Good Opening.
Thank You for this amazing video.