Introducing: The Thrawn Opening

Thrawn opening is only useful if you have practiced it enough to know every possible variation (there is like 5-10 possible variations in its theory or even more depending on what the opponent does)

Variation 1: Rise of the Emperor (a.k.a. the Titanium Shield)

Variation 2: The Great Checkmate Counter (a.k.a. scholars counter)

Variation 3: Rise of the Empress (a.k.a. Queen's variation)

That seems to still have a few things in common with the main variations of opening but barely any so maybe we could consider it a level 3 variation (level 1 variations are the main 3, level 2 are the alternatives if opponent knows the main 3, and level 3 are ones that still have few things in common but not a lot)

Variation 4: The Lessons of Art (level 2 variation)

the big difference I see is the Scandinavian version is a lot more active, it takes the center and puts the queen on a semi-open file

If you learn all those 4 and practice them enough as both black and white (by figuring out how it would work for the other one) it should be easy for you to win beginner matches (any match where opponent is below 550 elo)

I will probably also add the opposite player variations soon

Basically level 1 variations are just set ups, level 2 variations include some mid game parts and are much more specific.

and level 3?

Level 3 variations are ones that connect this opening to other oppenings

Or ones that are relatively different from the level 1 ones

Maybe a theory book should be written about this opening lol

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