Openings

King’s Pawn Opening is one of the most popular chess openings on all levels of competition. It is also one of the most statistically promising openings for white, where they win in about 54% of the games. In today’s article, we will analyze some of the best-known games on 1.e4, played by masters such as […]

English Opening is a perfect choice for aggressive players who prefer to play schemes and creative plans rather than memorizing heavy theory. Besides the common opening moves 1.e4 and 1.d4, white’s most popular move is 1.c4, known as the English Opening. Of course, there is a great deal of theory in the English Opening as […]

London System in Chess (meaning 1.d4 followed by 2.Nf3 (Bf4) and 3.Bf4 (Nf3), regardless of black’s response, is an extremely popular weapon among club players. It has always been considered a second-hand opening choice for white with a reputation of being dull, uninteresting, and suitable only for the “lazy players” who don’t want to learn […]

Stonewall Pawn Structure: The Dutch Defense has gained huge popularity over the past few years mostly because some of the best players in the world such as Nakamura, Caruana, and even the world champion Magnus Carlsen started playing it from time to time.

King’s Indian Defense is a very popular hyper-modern opening that is a must-know for any chess player. In the King’s Indian, black deliberately allows a white opponent to take control of the center, with an idea to undermine it later on. There are a few very important ideas that you must know in order to […]

Caro-Kann has been enjoying popularity for the last few years and it is not the first time in our series of articles that we mention it. It is a defense with an old reputation of being passive and only suitable for those positional players who like to keep the game quiet.

Yugoslav Attack: There is no doubt that the Dragon variation of the Sicilian is still one of the most attractive options for black against 1.e4, especially at the club level and for beginners. The main reason for this is the aggressive nature of this variation where black places his bishop on the long diagonal with […]

Sicilian Defense is one of the most common openings that can be seen on all levels of chess competition. If you are the 1.e4 player, the chances are very high that your opponent will reply 1…c5 and transpose into some variation of This Opening. It is very important to know how to play this famous […]

Queen’s Gambit is one of the most popular openings on all levels from amateurs to Grandmasters. That’s why it is extremely important to know the key ideas of these very important openings. In today’s article, you can go over some of the best games played on different variations of this opening and learn some of […]

Keres Attack against the Scheveningen variation of the Sicilian is a well-known name among chess aficionados all over the world. However, knowing the origin, the main ideas, and the players who developed this variation and converted it into the most dangerous weapon against the Scheveningen is another thing.