What is a good aggressive white opening?
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Mar 9, 2019
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#2
Try the Grob (1.g4) if you want something REALLY aggressive. It goes wild quickly as you offer your g-pawn for a central initiative. There are a bunch of opening traps for an unprepared opponent. The Grob is considered unsound in top level play, but for amateurs it can be exceptional fun.
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/vincent-moret/
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7819.pdf
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings
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https://web.archive.org/web/20140627110453/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen169.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/has-the-king-s-indian-attack-been-forgotten
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Might be a good idea to start with Discovering Chess Openings.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Mar 10, 2019
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#4
e4 is probably the move to play if you want to play aggressive:
Vs the Petroff Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nxe4 Nc3 Nxc3 dxc3 and then Be3 Qd2 0-0-0
Vs the Nc6 play the Ruy Lopez (this will probably require study)
Vs e6 play the advance
Vs d6 play d4, then Nc3 f4
Vs g6 same thing
Vs d5 just play exd5
Vs c5 play the open
Vs c6 play the main l
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Queen’s Gambit - d4 c4, look it up
Mar 12, 2019
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#8
Traxler, the Tennison Gambit is utter cr*p!
1.e4 d5 2.Nf3? dxe4 3.Ng5 e5! 4.Nxe4 f5 5.Ng3 Bc5 advantage Black! He should not try to hold the pawn with dubious moves like 3...f5 or 3...Nf6 or 3...Bf5. If that is what you are banking on, 3...e5! will make your life a living hell if you try to play that junk!
Mar 12, 2019
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#9
How about the Evans gambit ? ( 1. e4 e 4 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc4 4. b4 !? ) I have used this opening with numerous success in otb play, and I highly recommend it. If you are interested, check out my blog on it 
https://www.chess.com/blog/BoboTheFlyingSheep67/the-evans-gambit-a-complete-guide
Mar 12, 2019
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#10
inkspirit wrote:
Try the Grob (1.g4) if you want something REALLY aggressive. It goes wild quickly as you offer your g-pawn for a central initiative. There are a bunch of opening traps for an unprepared opponent. The Grob is considered unsound in top level play, but for amateurs it can be exceptional fun.
Unsound? the engines call it the worst possible move.
Mar 12, 2019
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#11
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4Nc6 5. Bc4 Be7 6. Bxf4 O-O 7. Nc3d6 8. O-O Be6 9. Bb3 Bc8 10. Bc4Nb8 11. h3 Nc6 12. g4 h6 13. h4Nd7 14. h5 Nf6 15. g5 Ng4 16. e5dxe5 17. dxe5 Ncxe5 18. Bxe5 b519. Nxb5 Ne3 20. Qe2 Nxf1 21. Kxf1hxg5 22. a4 Rb8 23. b3 Bh3+24. Kf2 Bg4 25. Qe4 Bf5 26. Qxf5 g627. Qh3 Kh7 28. Bxc7 Qe8 29. Bxb8Qxb8 30. Nd6 g4 31. Qxg4 Kh832. Nxf7+ Rxf7 33. Bxf7 Kg734. Bd5 Kh8 35. hxg6 1-0
Kings gambit, if you like aggression right from the start.
Mar 12, 2019
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#13
I mean the Kings Gambit is aggressive (1. e4 e5 2. f4), which is definitely more aggressive than the Kings Indian Attack (which is a somewhat defensive opening). If looking for an aggressive kings indian attack, then do;
1. e4 2. g3 3. Bg2 4.Nf3 5.Nbd2 6.0-0 but in general the kings indian attack is not aggressive.
Mar 12, 2019
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#14
thomas1251lew wrote:
Kings gambit, if you like aggression right from the start.
correction: if you like losing
Mar 12, 2019
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#15
Kings gambit is aggressive but risky, so be warned if you want to play conservative.
Mar 12, 2019
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#16
I have a lot of fun playing the kings gambit but i think im 0-6 with it lol so i really dont know
Mar 12, 2019
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#18
zNewPlayer2 wrote:
fried liver attack is garbage btw it loses a lot these days.
No, the kings gambit is near refuted. The fried liver isn't played at top level because GMs don't want to play against it
Mar 12, 2019
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#19
k whatever
kings gambit isnt refuted cause anderssen beat ppl with it
like i said its aggressive but still risky
The Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3) is a saner alternative to the King's Gambit, if you're looking for a sharp but sensible opening. Can lead to some very crazy games if your opponent is willing, and White tends to have a slight pull in most of the quieter lines (his game always seems a bit easier, the exception probably being the ...Bb4 lines with a quick ...d5, which look like Black's best option, and which I haven't yet faced OTB).
Just because Andersson beat people with the King's Gambit some 150 years ago doesn't mean that it's sound. Chess has moved on a bit since then. But it's still an option - I think GM Vladimir Fedoseev still plays it sometimes.
So far I've played two openings, those two are Queen's pawn and Bird's opening. Right now I am looking for a new opening to play, mainly focusing on an aggressive opening, any advice to which opening?