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orejano

 Can anybody tell me what is the name of this opening?. Someone told me that this is called "The Borg Attack", but the only Borg attack I found on the Internet is the one from the Star Trek Movie

 

Mauro 


spaceman

this intrigued me also, but I have found an answer.

it is the Grob opening backwards :) 

1. g4 becomes 1. … g5

look up Swiss player Henry Grob 


billwall
It is Basman's Defense, also called Macho Grob or Borg (grob spelled backawards).
orejano
thanks guys!
Singa

Hi Orejano,

I don't know much about the latest "wrinkle" in Modern day Opening Theory. But it seems to me that the Idea of Black's Opening Strategy is to pile up pressure on the "e4" square.  But why White gives up control  of this square beats me. By playing  4)Bf4, White gives up is e4 pawn!  Is White playing a Gambit?  Black then plays  ....4)Bg7, attacking "e4" twice, then White for some inexplicable reason plays 5)Bd3?... Why?..... He can't  defend his "e4" anymore! Was all this, 'oversights'  by both players or is there  a  "gimmick" attached to the moves? Black's play is akin to the Queen's Indian Defence. Could somebody in the know please explain.

 


orejano

This is the entire game:

 


scandinaviandefense

The Opening 1. e4 g5 has the following names:

Grob's Defense

Borg Defense

Basman's Defense

Basmanic Defense


mytself
Chesslover96 wrote:

The Opening 1. e4 g5 has the following names:

Grob's Defense

Borg Defense

Basman's Defense

Basmanic Defense


     They also call it the 'spike'


Fromper
"The Spike" is another name for Grob's Attack (1. g4), but I've never heard of the reverse being called by that name.
swiss_chess

ive seen this opening been played many a time, but ive never really known much about it, and what it actually does.

 Normally when it is played though, i end up dominating the opening, and will only loose due to my own error (nothing forced)


mytself
Fromper wrote: "The Spike" is another name for Grob's Attack (1. g4), but I've never heard of the reverse being called by that name.

      Sorry, have gotten used to lumping openings together. typical conversation ie.  Took the fin off the Ruy and tried to roll it into the open piano but black took his bishop and forced me into cracow. I call Grob and all his V's  'spike' my opologies.......


Smartattack
That s called the "bad opening" Tongue out
StacyBearden
Smartattack wrote: That s called the "bad opening"

LOL