Then, you have the Closed openings, which start with 1.d4 d5. And finally, you have all the other chess openings that do not start with e4 or d4. Fundamentals of Chess OpeningsWhy are chess openings crucial in setting the stage for a successful game? Because the opening is the phase...
The set of openings a player has specialized in is called an opening repertoire. The main elements a player needs to consider in a repertoire are:As White, whether to open with 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4, or 1.Nf3 As Black, a defense against any of these openings...
The first few moves in the chess opening lays the foundation for every chess game. Most of the chess openings have been named and analyzed for hundreds of years. It is important if you want to be successful in chess to be familiar with some of the most p
1. e4 g6 Keene labels the "Modern Defense" as the sequence: 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 This is a relatively new opening. In the 1930s this was considered inferior, but by the 1960s it was found to be quite playable. Black lets White take the center with the view to undermining and...
Need an active line against the London System? Isaac demonstrates how Black can challenge White out of the opening! View More Stop the Nd5 Surprise in the Accelerated Dragon If you play the Accelerated, you will want to see how GM Perelshteyn used this novelty to neutralize the f4-f5 atta...
e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Ne7!? - Gambit time in the French Advance Variation: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.0-0!? and much more. More... Famous chess cheating tales - Part 1 11/28/2022 – Cheating in chess has a long and storied ...
e4, c5 P4R, P4AD This is the move that refutes 1. P-K4. Serious chess players will tell you that this statement is an outrageous exaggeration, of course. But what I mean is this: books on Chess for beginners will often recommend P-K4 as an opening move, with the intent that the...
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English Opening, Agincourt Defense (ECO A13) 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 d4 5. 0-0 Nc6 6. e3 Be7 7. d3 dxe3 8. Bxe3 e5 9. Nc3 0-0 10. Re1 h6 11. a3 a5 12. h3 Be6 13. Kh2 Rb8 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Nb5 Bf5 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. Qd2 Bg6 18. d...