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As you can find on several places on htis forum I'm very pleased with the practical results I've obtained with the (Neo-) Prié Attack. I repeat that this may be entirely due to an inclination to punish this 'weak' move on the part of  my adversaries but I'm beginning to suspect there is something more to it. One aspect my be that the Prié delivers what it promises : no (annoying) middlegames with an isolani for instance (which in my experience is always a drawback if I have it, no matter what the theoretical verdict is.)

linksspringer wrote on 05/15/08 at 14:28:08:


What was his conclusion?

Toppy

I think after 1.a3, a black fianchetto might be the best way of exploiting a3. When you speak about the Austrian attack (I play it against the Pirc), you say that a3 is useful, but in any main line I see a3 played by White here, it seems to be a real waste of time! Is it because you fear Nc6-b4 attacking Bd3? Or because you fear b5-b4?

I find myself using it from time to time - even though my intention is to play Chigorin's Defence with the useful extra tempo a2-a3 ... And I use a more sophisticated move order and play 1 a3 directly

Following the moves 1.d4 d5, what do you think of the move 2.a3!?, which was covered in Yearbooks 78 and 79. I was wondering if it would be effective in practice - Prie has certainly used this move to good effect.