Starcraft Protoss Build Strategy - Korean 4-Gate All-In  | read this item

If you keep tabs on the international Starcraft 2 Tournaments such as the GSL Tournament, then you know that different styles of gameplay emerge in different sort of ways in different regions.  On top of that, Korea is known as the holy ground of Starcraft gameplay.  Most of the top progamers in the world are Korea and their media is in love with them.  Tournaments, TV shows, even TV channels are devoted to Starcraft.  Well, that’s what makes their strategies so interesting.

This version of the more standard 4-gate rush is even more risky and requires even more commitment.  However, it does still maintain a certain level of recoverability in that you aren’t forced to surrender in a failed attempt as with many other all-in strategies.  However, it is still a risky play, but let’s take a look at the build.

The Build:

• Chronoboost your Nexus ASAP once, then save Chronoboost for the Warpgate Upgrade
• 10 Pylon then use Probe to scout
• 10 Gateway
• 13 at ~90% Gateway, start Assimilator
• 15 at 100% Gateway build Cybernetics Core
• 18 when you reach 450 minerals and no later than ~30% on the Warpgate Upgrade) build 3 Gateways
• When the Warpgate upgrade is ~75% done, use your scouting probe to start warping in Pylons in or near your opponents main base.

Some Notes about the more precise microing of your macroing:

• You’ll be harvesting gas with 3 Probes until you reach your goal of 50. Best practice is to pull a Probe off gas at 44, then pull a second Probe off at 48 and finally take the third off at 52. That gives you enough for Warpgate tech.
• When you have your gas, begin warpgate and try to not let chronoboost drop.
• Let your mineral supply work up to 450 and pop out 4 Zealots at once. which leaves a bit for a probe so you don’t completely lose supply.
• Your goal is to have enough supply to maintain at least 2 groups of Zealots at once. 4 Pylons should do the trick here. Have as many in your opponents base as possible to maintain the proxy.

When that Pylon finishes, just start producing units like mad.  Zealots are going to be your unit of choice since you pull away from gas production.  At this point, you’re fighting a battle of attrition.  Either you overwhelm his defenses, widdle down his economy, or they get to the point where they outmacro you and you have to pull back and attempt a more standard approach.

Be wary of scouts though, your gas production (or lack thereof after you pull probes) is a tell-tale sign of this build.

Good luck with this one.