Taming Wild Chess Openings by John Watson

Author:John Watson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New in Chess

Creepy Crawly Formation (A20)

1.a3 e5 2.h3

The Creepy Crawly is an attempt to show that White can get away with anything.

Basman – T.Wall

Eastbourne ch-GBR 1990

1.a3 e5 2.h3

This is Basman’s creepy crawly opening. We’ve seen examples of 1.a3 and 1.h3, but not both together!

2…d5 3.c4

3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d4 7.Ne4 Nxe4 8.dxe4, Basman-Speelman, Eastbourne ch-GBR 1990; and although Black went on to win after 8…a5 9.e3=, 8…c5 9.e3 Nc6 would have secured an advantage.

3…c6

Or 3…d4 4.d3 c5 with space; the move h2-h3 looks out of place.

4.cxd5

4.e3 is a move from Gerard Welling. Then 4…Nf6 5.b4 can lead to some wild antics on the queenside: 5…a5 6.Bb2 axb4 7.axb4 Rxa1 8.Bxa1 e4!? (8…d4!) 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Bxf6! Qxf6 11.Nc3 Be6? 12.Qa4+ followed by Bb5 and Black was in trouble in Welling-Obers, Den Bosch 1992.

4…cxd5

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