This is an opening that has been quite popular in grandmaster play. However, this opening and the other related openings were unknown and unnamed before the 20th Century. Queen's Indian Defence 1. P-Q4, N-KB3 2. P-QB4, P-K3 3. N-KB3, P-QN3 d4, Nf6 c4, e6 Nf3 b6 P4D,...
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.a3 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 Magnus played this twice against me in online rapid games. 6...dxc4 7.Bxc4 a6 8.Bd3 This was played by Ding Liren in the final round of the Candidates' against Hikaru Nakamura. cxd4 Hikaru opted fo...
In the following video, FM Yuriy Krykun explains one of the main lines in the Scotch Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5: If you want to learn more about this opening, check out Krykunfull course on the Scotch Game. Evans Gambit: Bold and Daring The Evans Gambit ...
Opening Miniatures: Central Control in the Closed Sicilian Here's a new pawn structure against the Closed Sicilian for you! Seize the d4 square with a ...e7-e5 push! View More Opening Miniatures: Shutting down the Bc4, d3 set-ups ...
1. e4, e5 2. Nf3, Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Modern Defense 1. e4 g6 Ponziani Opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Scotch Opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Bird Opening 1. f4 Schliemann defense 4/10 ...
1.e4e52.f4exf43.Bc4Qh4+4.Kf1Bc55.d4Bb66.Nf3Qe77.Bxf4d68.Nc3Bg49.h3Bxf310.gxf3Nd711.Qd2O-O-O12.Kg2White could have been more aggressive with12.Nd5Qh413.a4c614.Nxb6+Nxb615.Be2Qe716.a5+−12…f6?Better would have been12…c6and the game could have continued with13.a4Ne...
Paul Morphy-Charles Maurian, Springhill 1855 (remove White’s queen rook) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 b5 5. Bd5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Qh5 7. d4 Nf6 8. Bb3 Ba6 9. Qe2 Nxd4! 10. Nxd4 b4! 11. Qxa6?? Qd1+ 12. Kf2 Ng4# 0-1...
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 O-O {Nc6 is a bit better. The game will transpose, but castling first means white has 6. fxe dxe 7. Nxe5?! It’s not very testing for black but it’s more theory to learn.} ...
The opening monographs on the QID, as a rule, focus on the move order 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6. What is Black supposed to do if the opponent wishes to avoid the QID and begins the game with the moves 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4, or 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3?. How should Black deploy his pi...
The following trap is a common trap beginners fall for in theRuy Lopezopening. The trap is known as the Fishing Pole Trap. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4 Here Black plays an odd move setting the trap. They are hoping for 5.h3 ...