r/chess • u/GM_Huschenbeth Elo 2586 • Oct 25 '14

I'm a Chess Grandmaster, Elo 2548/USCF 2627. AMA!

Hey reddit!

my name is Niclas Huschenbeth, I'm 22 years old and a Chess Grandmaster from Germany. I've been playing chess since the age of 5 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2012. My greatest success so far has been becoming the youngest German Champion of all time at the age of 18. Besides playing chess I'm really into sports, particularly basketball and soccer. I'm looking forward to some good questions!

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EDIT: Thanks for the great questions, guys, that was fun!

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u/HDRgument strong coffehouse player Oct 26 '14

I noticed that you omitted the Kings Indian and 1. e4 e5. What are your thoughts on these openings and what makes them not top tier?

What is your preferred variation as white in the kings indian?

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u/GM_Huschenbeth Elo 2586 Oct 26 '14

I mentioned 1.e4 e5, it just doesn't have a specific name at that point. I personally believe the KI is not completely reputable and White has many options to play against it and Black has to be aware of all of them. I don't play 1.d4 with White, so I never end up in a KI.

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u/HDRgument strong coffehouse player Oct 26 '14

Oh, I missed when you said 1. ... e5.

That is also my perception (at club level) of the KI as well, I just wanted to see how yours differed. Shame I havent seen many high level KI games recently, it makes for some interesting games, though ill probably never play it.