Re: Chess Openings
Like as White: open lines, Vienna, Ruy Lopez
Like as Black: French, Petroff, Dutch Stonewall
Dislike: the tedium of fianchetto openings, either side.
One opening I really enjoy against some Sicilians is based on an idea of the late Jacob Yuchtman:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.b4 cb 4.d4 d5 5.ed Qxd5 6.c4 bc 7.Nxc3 Qa5 8.d5 QxN 9.Bd2 Qf3 10.dxN Qxc6 11. Rc1 Q moves 12. Bc4
White then castles, plays Re1, and if he wishes to be especially daring, may try to prevent Black's castling with Ng5 followed by Nxf7. If Black appears determined to castle ASAP, White may elect this sac before even playing Re1. This sac is not mandatory in order for White to have attacking lines.
There are many variations in this gambit and like all gambits it is probably unsound, but with this one you can get a lot of bang for your buck, especially as it is relatively uncommon. If Black slips up earlier he can get hurt rather quickly, although Black does have some options earlier as well. It seems to me that White gets more of a lead in development and better open lines in this gambit as compared to many other gambits.
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