Openings
Queen’s Indian Defense is a very solid opening that utilizes the queen’s side bishop to control the center and the long diagonal. Black focuses on controlling the center with pieces rather than pawns like in all Indian systems. Queen’s Indian borrows some of its ideas from Nimzo-Indian setups. Both openings use the same idea of […]
King’s Gambit is one of the most popular openings for the past 300 years. It was played by many strongest players including William Steinitz, Bobby Fischer, David Bronstein, and Boris Spassky. It is a true gambit, with many aggressive and super-aggressive lines. This opening may be especially effective at the club level since many players […]
Grunfeld Defense is a very popular choice for amateurs and professionals alike. It was tried and tested many times in elite tournaments and World Championship Matches including Kasparov – Karpov and Kasparov – Kramnik. This Opening is a hyper-modern opening with many interesting ideas for both white and black pieces. It was played by many […]
Beat Under 1400 Players: One of the key moments in your progress is when you start winning constantly against a low-rated opposition. This means you are ready to move on to the next level. Very often we see club players who praise a positive result against a higher rated player although in the next round […]
Sicilian Najdorf is one of the most popular and best-scoring openings played against 1.e4. It can be found everywhere from a local chess club to the world championship level. The greatest player of all time, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov occasionally used this opening in the most crucial games.
Magnus Carlsen and his Openings: Every player wants to play like the famous Magnus Carlsen. We saw him crashing his competition, winning tournament after tournament and match after match. He has many perks including photographic memory, super-human IQ, and the ability to stay focused for 6-7 hours straight. That’s not the only reason he is […]
Opening Ideas: Chess is a game of rules and principles supported by the reality of concrete moves. To play well is not only necessary to calculate at a reasonable level but also to have a fine understanding of the concepts and principles of the game. Club players often base their skills solely on seeking moves, […]
My friend, Max has fallen in love. No, not with a rosy-cheeked damsel that you may have imagined. But with Modern Benoni, a brilliant system for Black against d4. This morning he could not help gushing over his newfound love.
Openings: Having a well-prepared opening repertoire is one of the main goals that a chess player should work for. From a very early age we are told that studying openings is not as important as studying endgames for example, or like strengthening our middle-game skills by doing a different type of training.
Picking an Opening: Knowing your openings well is one of the main goals for every chess player. It is an issue that will probably go along with you during your whole career. No matter if you are an amateur or a professional player, openings will always be a matter of concern. The theory grows with […]