The "BEST" Opening

@Awesomer:

"the idea of h4/a4 is to play with black pieces + extra move h5/a5, but i am sure that setups are possible where these extra moves turn out to weaken g5/b5.

Probably ..f5 against h4 and ..c5 against a4 is strong, to control these squares.

It of course is not trivial in blitz/bullet."

The idea of -h4, as I said before, is to create an advanced attack. My system called "Zaitzev's attack" want to break up with the "main theory" and play the game of "posicional illusion" when my opponent tend to think my position is worse and, he usually start the main plan of controlling the center but, not taking care of his/her kingside. Here is an example of a game I played yesterday:

http://es.lichess.org/LNzWK7Yk/white#0

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The main problem of this topic is based in the trivial idea that we know the 100% of the game of chess and we are (or were) World Champions and we knew by heart all the steps, all the ideas of all the openings and defences, when, we, tend to assimilate a scheme, with a determined structure and..., fight with it 'till our opponent play a bad move and then, trying to take advantage of.

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I play firstly the Zukertort's (1. Nf3) and then, I play -h4 with the idea to develop my very aggresive attack on his kingside.

In slow chess, I also tried this idea but, did not apply the aggresive ideas I had...; that's the problem: you cannot change your game determination: you must play it solid, or aggresive, the mix, is just for crazy player like me. :D

[SLOW CHESS GAME] http://es.lichess.org/rvUfbQqm/white#20

I can''t understand at all what's the idea with c5 and f5 against a4 and h4. I would just play e5/d5 and play in the centre while the opponent is playing on the flank because control of centre is often in middlegame more important than controlling the flank. A premature flank attack can often be refuted with a centre breakthough.

@MakeDeal: indeed, it's the orthodox idea of chess: playing for the centre and, moving the piece to a side or other according the opponent's resistance; -h4 with the idea of -g4 tends to play against the kingside; so the main plan is beiqe quick development of minor pieces -and the scoping of rooks and the queen-, with, that very aggresive moves.

@Dr-Zaitzev
You are using the name of a few russian Masters (There's been more than one GM Zaitzev in the past) as your nickname (One of the chess masters GM Zaitzev was quite well-known as second of GM Karpov [1]), and using the spanish flag.

I assume you are not a FIDE titled Master with real name Zaitzev, yet you want to call 1.Nf3 ... 2.h4 "The Zaitzev Attack".

I find this name idea confusing.

I suggest you call it "LM Dr-Zaitzev Attack" or "Dr-Zaitzev Attack", but not just "Zaitzev Attack".

Unless you really are GM Zaitzev. :)

In that case I am curious why you don't want or can make Lichess have the GM title visible.

[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Zaitsev

@Achja.

Well, my name could be Miguel but, I know perfectly that there is millions of "Miguels" around the world and, other millions called with its language variation (Michael, in some languages; Mikhaíl, in Russian, slav, ...) and, I am not like those I said above.

I used the "Zaitzev's" in honour of Vasily Zaitzev (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Zaytsev) which was a WWII Soviet hero. The same guy, was terrible for nazis troops and killed more than 200 German officials, he was a pure strategist and its aggressiveness was reflect in the battlefield. That's why I called it the "Zaitzev attack".

We also can ask. Why the sicilian is named the sicilian and not the Arabic? Because, in any time of chess time, it must have been played by someone before the sicilians; so, wordly, -h4 indeed that was played and even with Zukertort's variations, like:

http://chesstempo.com/gamedb/game/2857489/rnbqkb1r/pppppp1p/5np1/8/7P/5N2/PPPPPPP1/RNBQKB1R%20w%20KQkq%20-%200%203

But, I propose -and played- all kind of response against Nf3, so, it's original.

1. Nf3, (...)
2. h4
[Zaitzev's attack]

I'm not a GM nor a FIDE titled player, I am near to get the FM title, but, not yet.

Actually this h4, a4 , g4 opening has official names http://www.365chess.com/eco.php although not considered theoretically correct. 1. h4 = Anti-Borg (Desprez) opening

1. Nf3, (...).
2. h4. is not a variant of "Antiborg", in the best case, it must be called "Zukertort's opening, Zaitzev's attack" or somehow. :)

1. Nf3, (...).
2. h4. is not a variant of "Antiborg", in the best case, it must be called "Zukertort's opening, Zaitzev's attack" or somehow. :)