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Why GMs avoid playing an "unsound opening" but club players love them?

Ex: 1.b4 or Latvian Gambit.... etc.

I hear about GMs love to play those as well but on very informal games.

I think unsound openings are very sound, they could be a nice weapon when we play against someone of the same rating level

Do you play/study those openings?

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@schlecter said
Why GMs avoid playing an "unsound opening" but club players love them?

Ex: 1.b4 or Latvian Gambit.... etc.

I hear about GMs love to play those as well but on very informal games.

I think unsound openings are very sound, they could be a nice weapon when we play against someone of the same rating level

Do you play/study those openings?
Why GMs avoid playing an "unsound opening" but club players love them?

JMHO - GM's know why unsound openings are unsound, and so, avoid playing them against other GM's. Club players however don't know why they are unsound, so using these openings with other club players is not generally a disadvantage.

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If your opponent does not know how to take advantage of the position, then it does not matter how bad it is.

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Both of you are right.

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@schlecter said
Why GMs avoid playing an "unsound opening" but club players love them?

Ex: 1.b4 or Latvian Gambit.... etc.

I hear about GMs love to play those as well but on very informal games.

I think unsound openings are very sound, they could be a nice weapon when we play against someone of the same rating level

Do you play/study those openings?
Stick with the old pawn in the center and develop your pieces.

I wasted 10 years playing unorthodox openings and was stuck at 1200.
As soon as I realized my error and started playing in a classical way my strength went to 1600 almost overnight.

Play those bad openings for fun but only for fun once in awhile.

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@schlecter said
Why GMs avoid playing an "unsound opening" but club players love them?

Ex: 1.b4 or Latvian Gambit.... etc.

I hear about GMs love to play those as well but on very informal games.

I think unsound openings are very sound, they could be a nice weapon when we play against someone of the same rating level

Do you play/study those openings?
I sometimes use an "unsound" opening for the element of surprise.
Having said that, I don't play in any club,just on here for fun.

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Nakamura played The Bongcloud against Carlsen, who responded in like. They agreed to a draw. Nakamura played it against Xiong, who tried to refute it and failed, and lost.

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@gambrel said
Nakamura played The Bongcloud against Carlsen, who responded in like. They agreed to a draw. Nakamura played it against Xiong, who tried to refute it and failed, and lost.

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It's similar to cricket in some ways.
"Blitz" matches in chess and 20/20 cricket encourage players to find new innovative ways of playing the game.
The bongcloud and some of the outrageous strokes played in 20/20 cricket don't really work in the classical forms of the games.