human openings that maximize king activity
12-13-2014
, 03:12 PM
this post in ganstaman's thread inspired me to add the vienna to my opening repertoire. what other human openings are there like this?
i know about the traxler, the fried liver (yum!), the bongcloud, and the king's gambit, but what else is there? thanks for your time!
i know about the traxler, the fried liver (yum!), the bongcloud, and the king's gambit, but what else is there? thanks for your time!
12-13-2014
, 03:19 PM
12-13-2014
, 05:38 PM
Early development of the king to d1/d8 is not cool, it's seen too often at the world championship level 
Look only for kings going to their second rank early.
Another example is Danish Gambit Accepted (Schlechter Defence): 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 d5 6. Bxd5 Nf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qxd8 Bb4+. For some reason this line was featured even in the first (children's!) chess book I read.
Look only for kings going to their second rank early.Another example is Danish Gambit Accepted (Schlechter Defence): 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 d5 6. Bxd5 Nf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qxd8 Bb4+. For some reason this line was featured even in the first (children's!) chess book I read.
01-26-2015
, 05:48 AM
As I'm playing a Benko Gambit thematic TM now (I prefer declining it with White, fwiw), I've examined a few variations and just stumbled upon a well-respected and well-scoring (~58%) one where the king doesn't castle but is fianchettoed at move 10 
Benko Gambit Accepted, King Walk Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3
Benko Gambit Accepted, King Walk Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3
01-26-2015
, 06:21 AM
02-04-2015
, 07:48 AM
When you fianchetto your bishop, the king will often use the g2/g7 square later on. But what if your opponent does the same, nullifying that advantage? The solution is to go one step further:
1.g4 g6 2.d3 d6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.Bg3 Nf6 5.Nh3 O-O 6.Nf4 Re8 7.h3 Nbd7 8.e3 c6 9.Be2 Qc7 10.f3 a6 11.O-O b5 12.Rf2 Bb7 13.Kg2!
With this variation you are closer to the center, and with your superior king position you will win in the endgame, unless your opponent tricks you with a cheapo before that.
1.g4 g6 2.d3 d6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.Bg3 Nf6 5.Nh3 O-O 6.Nf4 Re8 7.h3 Nbd7 8.e3 c6 9.Be2 Qc7 10.f3 a6 11.O-O b5 12.Rf2 Bb7 13.Kg2!
With this variation you are closer to the center, and with your superior king position you will win in the endgame, unless your opponent tricks you with a cheapo before that.
02-04-2015
, 02:20 PM
