A00 · Flank · a plan for White

Grob Opening: Spike, Hurst Attack

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1.g4e52.Bg2d53.c4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grob Opening: Spike, Hurst Attack592k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
37%218k44%
22%132k46%
16%92k50%
8.8%52k48%
5.6%33k40%
5.1%30k40%
3.8%23k45%
1%6.1k49%
0.3%1.8k47%
0.3%1.5k49%
Famous games in this line6 master games
Gareev, T. (2591) – Moiseenko, A1. (2579)20220–1Mastrovasilis, Athanasios (2547) – Landa, Konstantin (2554)2006½–½Gareev, T. (2569) – Makarov, M. (2505)20181–0Eliseev, Alexey (2489) – Smirnov, Artem (2286)20021–0Pacal, Mihaly (2236) – Lajthajm, Borko (2507)20060–1Kolkin, Michail (2206) – Poluektov, Yuri (2257)20000–1
Heroes of this opening Moiseenko, A1. · Gareev, T. · Eliseev, Alexey · Lajthajm, Borko
Family
Grob Opening
Category
Flank
First move
Other
ECO
A00
Line
1. g4 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. c4
Aggressive
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