The English Opening is one of white's most solid start choices. It usually leads to closed positions with very few exchanges on the board. The battle is tense from the very beginning and there aren't much forced lines for any side. In his prime, Garry Kasparov used the English Opening quite often, achieving remarkable wins and doing a great contribution to the theory of this opening.

Despite all the rumors about dubious lines, allegedly refuted variations and "black is simply worse" statements by chess players all around, our beloved Kings Indian defense stays alive and kicking. It is, without any doubt, one of the best openings to play against either 1.c4, 1.Nf3 and of course 1.d4. Even those who don't always play it still have it in their opening arsenal ready to use it when a draw is not suitable.

The Evans Gambit is an aggressive line of Giuoco Piano. The opening is named after William Evans, who is the first player to use it. This opening quickly became a popular choice for many great masters including Anderssen, Morphy, and Chigorin. Eventually, Emanuel Lasker came up with the novelty that allowed getting an upper hand by returning the pawn. The opening was not popular for the majority of the 20th century, up until Garry Kasparov won some decisive games with it. Today we will see some of the best games played with the Evans Gambit.