Sodium attack is underated

Sort:
snowycards

Check out this game; shows why a strong sodium attack is clearly one of the best openers in the game:

 

 

what can i do to refute this opening?

Westcoast777

Mirin', breh.

sapientdust

I think Black needs to bring his king out earlier. 3...Ke7 4. f4 Kd6 gives Black a dangerous initiative.

algorab
sapientdust wrote:

I think Black needs to bring his king out earlier. 3...Ke7 4. f4 Kd6 gives Black a dangerous initiative.


 No, you play f5 to lure the queen in black territory.

Crazychessplaya

Why is it called "Sodium Attack", if Na3 attacks nothing?

Tatiana92
Crazychessplaya wrote:

Why is it called "Sodium Attack", if Na3 attacks nothing?


 the chemical symbol for sodium is "Na"

Crazychessplaya
Tatiana92 wrote:
Crazychessplaya wrote:

Why is it called "Sodium Attack", if Na3 attacks nothing?


 the chemical symbol for sodium is "Na"


 I get the "Sodium" part, it is just the "attack" part that is unclear. Shouldn't it be called the "Sodium Opening"?

LarEe91

looks like u have solved chess.

Tatiana92
Crazychessplaya wrote:
Tatiana92 wrote:
Crazychessplaya wrote:

Why is it called "Sodium Attack", if Na3 attacks nothing?


 the chemical symbol for sodium is "Na"


 I get the "Sodium" part, it is just the "attack" part that is unclear. Shouldn't it be called the "Sodium Opening"?


 maybe...

Noobiest

Haha, love it! The part I really laughed out loud was the OP justifying Black's moves as logical and consistent...I hope people don't take this seriously - how could they?

snowycards

why u hatin

Oopsyoulose

This is absolute garbage. I believe that as an expert myself, this game should be deleted. Does anyone agree?

mattattack99

I am almost convinced to give up 1.e4 and play this, but I am at loss of what to do if black plays 3...Ke7, as pointed out by sapientdust

snowycards

has good opening???

bugoobiga
Tatiana92 wrote:
Crazychessplaya wrote:

Why is it called "Sodium Attack", if Na3 attacks nothing?


 the chemical symbol for sodium is "Na"


"not applicable"?

fabelhaft

1.a4 isn't the Sodium attack though but Ware's Opening (maybe it should be Ware's Attack, or the Sodium Attack Delayed in case of 2.Na3 :-)).

The_Tracer

The Sodium is 1.Na3. 1.a4 is the ware opening.

Oopsyoulose

I just lost in a tournament playing this... refund pls?

Westcoast777

Anyone play this opening recently? Worked for me in a few bullet games.

sultanalibaba
Crazychessplaya wrote:

Why is it called "Sodium Attack", if Na3 attacks nothing?

 

It attacks c4, can be rerouted via c2 to e3 to f5 - all of course costing tempi.

 

I play a lot of 1.Na3 games in 1min bullet games and my maxrating is 2030