1. Best Chess Openings for White The Ruy Lopez “I have always felt that the Ruy Lopez was the best opening when you had the white pieces.”– Bobby Fischer It starts with the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 and has been historically considered White’s top choice with a winning per...
Dive into a chess opening that’s as old as the game itself. The Ruy Lopez is atestament to strategic depthand tactical prowess. It starts with the moves1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5(see below): (Ruy Lopez, also known as Spanish Opening) It’s a perfect opening for white beginners eage...
White controls the central square on d5. Both the English Opening and the Reti Opening are called flank openings because a central pawn is not developed at the start, but a pawn or a piece is on one of the flanks. The Grand Master Mikhail Botvinnik, also known as the father of the So...
TheLondon Systemis one of the easiest chess openings to learn for beginners, as White almost plays the same setup against virtually any Black move. That’s why it’s considered a solid opening system. It occurs after 1.d4, with White developing their dark-squared bishop to f4 and supportin...
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 The London Systemis one of the most consistent chess openings. This is known as a ‘system’ opening as it largely plays the same every time – whatever pieces your opponent moves. Because this opening doesn’t react much to your opponent’s, it leaves ...
In the first part of the video series, we will look at White’s four main moves: 6. Bg5, 6. Be3, 6. Be2 and 6. Bc4. €99.90 Best of the bestThe seventh edition of the Prague International Chess Festival will take place from 25 February to 7 March 2025 as mentioned on the ...
The biggest drawback to bringing the queen in chess out in the opening is allowing your opponent to develop with tempo. Developing with tempo is when you bring out a piece and attack a more valuable piece at the same time. One example of this is the Center Game, 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd...
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Tarrasch was an influential contributor to opening and endgame theory. One of his famous principles states: “Always put the rook behind the pawn…. Except when it is incorrect to do so.” Today we will take a look at some of the best chess games played by Siegbert Tarrasch. Let’s ...
Videos of Rogozenco and Paehtz, "Special" on Hou Yifan, opening videos of Engel, King and Marin, 11 repertoire articles and much more. €21.90 Game of the year, 2017 Chess is booming! This can be seen in the number of great games that were played again in 2017. The best ...