The Maroczy Bind - tag

Looking for a reliable weapon against 1.e4, but don’t want to spend your entire life keeping up with the theory? Chess should be fun, after all… GM Marian Petrov is back to train you on playing the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon, an ultra-modern opening that avoids most of the dangerous play by White.

Maroczy Bind is one of the structures every chess player must study and know how to play with both colors. It is a very popular system that players use against the Sicilian. But, it can arise from various move orders, whether you start by 1.e4, 1.c4, 1.Nf3, or even 1.d4. You can easily recognize it […]