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Grob Opening: Spike, Hurst Attack
Overview
Grob Opening: Spike, Hurst Attack is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A00.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. g4 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. c4, after 5 plies of opening development.
It branches immediately from Grob Opening in the opening tree.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
- Parent
- Grob Opening
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Statistics from Lichess
606,297 games · White 52.7% / Draw 3.4% / Black 43.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| c6 | 224,444 | |
| d4 | 135,291 | |
| dxc4 | 94,534 | |
| Bxg4 | 53,043 | |
| e4 | 33,331 | |
| Be6 | 30,407 | |
| Nf6 | 22,868 | |
| Ne7 | 6,306 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:27:17
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