Chess Opening Theory/1. g4

Grob's Attack
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/6P1/8/PPPPPP1P/RNBQKBNR
Moves: 1.g4
ECO code: A00
Parent: Starting position

1. g4 - Grob's Attack

This opening is a bit of a trap with some clever lines, Black would be best advised to develop normally and not over reach to take the g4 pawn, unless the accurate theory is known as there are many tricks, but assuming you avoid them, it is equal.

Statistics

No stats as 1. g4 occurs rarely among serious chess players.

Theory table

For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation

1. g4

	1	2	3	4
	g4 d5	Bg2 c6	h3 e5	d4 e4	c4 Bd6	=/+
	... ...	... Bxg4!?	c4 c6	cxd5 cxd5	Qb3	=
	... e5	d3 d5	Bg2 Nc6	h3 Nge7	=/+

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References

• Michael Basman (1989). The Killer Grob. Pergamon chess openings. ISBN 0080371310. 
• Claude Bloodgood (2010). The Tactical Grob. Ishi Press. ISBN 487187866X. 
• Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.