02 Mar '11 21:38>
Originally posted by Paul LeggettThat works as white as well. If black plays d5 against g3 it is possible to play f4 and end up with a Leningrad Bird. It works quite well. Well, it works for me. I don't guarantee it will suit everyone or that it is objectively super good.
This is mostly how I play OTB, although sometimes I start with 1. Nf3 as white.
My favorite transpositional novelty the last 3 years is when I play 1. ... g6 against 1. d4, and if the game continues 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 (white's 3 and 4 being interchangeable), I leave the King's Indian, play 4. ... f5, and take the game into Leningrad Dutch cha ...[text shortened]... utch, and I avoid all the anti-Dutch lines that patzer players like myself often use as white.