You may recognize this as the Grand Prix Attack, named after the 'Grand Prix' circuit of English weekend tournaments in the 1960s to 1980s. In such events, 'club players' rated below 2000 would play this attacking setup as White, followed by the standard f5, Qh4, Bh6 and Ng5 hack attack for a quick checkmate and drinks at the pub before the next game later that day.
Even if Black sees the attack coming, Black can still lose the game with just one mistake - as I found to my cost recently in a blitz game, where I was lost in 10 moves with the Black pieces against a player 350 points lower rated than me.
If a top theoretician like myself can get crushed by such a caveman attack, what hope do your average opponents (rated below 2000) have?
So you see, unlike most 1.e4 repertoires, Play 1.e4 Like Hikaru has plans that are easy to understand and implement, as the f4 break gives us the space we need to attack Black's king, either by opening the f-file for our rook, or pawn storming the kingside with f5 and g4-g5.
Here’s a taste of what you’ll learn:
🏆 Get A Big Advantage Against Most 1…e5 Players Below 2000 As Early As Move 3 🏆 How Nakamura Defeated Blitz Specialist GM Naroditsky In Just 12 Moves – Twice 🏆 The Simple Strategic Plan In The Grand Prix Attack That Beats Anyone Below 2200
With over 9 hours of video content to be released this week, and 35+ model games explaining how GM Hikaru Nakamura outplays his opponents, Play 1.e4 Like Hikaru is the best chess move you can make in 2021.
Update: Here's my Youtube video explaining Why You Should Play 1.e4:
And if you’re totally new to 1.e4? We’ve got you covered, with a Basic Ideas section for you to quickly start playing each variation in less than 20 minutes. And PGN Files when you complete the course, so that you can easily revise the variations and games until the plans, moves and ideas become second nature.
This is the most fun way to play 1.e4 as White - I've tested Nakamura's repertoire in hundreds of games to prove that it works even better against opponents rated below 2000!
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