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Do you wish you could find a more reliable Black opening?
Are you interested in learning a new defense against 1.e4 without much theory?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, we recommend you to take a look at the Czech Pirc: a solid, easy-to-learn opening bursting with potential for action!
Are you unsatisfied with your current Black opening? Have you felt lost when it comes to planning middlegame strategies?
Are you interested in learning a new defense against 1.d4? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I recommend you to take a look at the Chebanenko Slav: a solid, quiet opening bursting with potential for action!
Have you ever found yourself in middlegame positions with no idea of what to do next? Are you tired of having to play dull, boring games with way too many piece trades?
If so, TCW Academy introduces an exciting new course on the Minority Attack with FM Zaur Tekeyev. This course will push you to force pleasant positions for yourself while simultaneously developing weaknesses for your opponent.
Are you tired of having dull, defensive games as Black? Do you want to take charge of the course of your game?
If so, TCW recommends you to take a look at the Hyper Accelerated Dragon: an aggressive opening for Black that will keep White on his/her feet!
As Black, there are thousands of openings that you could learn and implement into your games, but the Hyper Accelerated Dragon offers a sharp, attacking reply within the Sicilian Defense.
BEWARE: this may change the entire trajectory of your chess career!
When you think about studying chess tactics—also known as chess puzzles—you may imagine a set of moves that transform some initial losing/neutral position to a significantly more winning one.
Though that is true, the reasons you should study them are not only to help you find those winning combinations of moves. In fact, thinking solely in that way will ruin your chess improvement and strategic thought by making you more prone to find “cheap tricks” to win.
Have you been struggling to find the perfect Black opening against 1. d4?
With so many openings to choose from, it’s hard to find one that suits your chess style.
Though the Dutch Defense isn’t as commonly played as other openings, it can provide you with a new, lasting, and simple-to-learn setup that can provide you with the tools necessary to finish the game!
These days engines have become a chess player’s best friend. Its influence is mostly felt in the opening phase, where every line is analyzed in detail and everybody, regardless of their level, knows a fair amount of theory. If you want to avoid in-depth preparation, it is a good idea to add to your opening arsenal a system that doesn’t require so much memorization and is based on middlegame understanding. There are many interesting systems that you can study and this article is dedicated to the Double Fianchetto System. Here are some of its important characteristics.
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The Caro-Kann is one of the openings that has become more and more popular in recent years, as many strong Grandmasters have decided to include it in their repertoires.
For a long time, this has been considered an unambitious and boring opening, suitable for those players whose only goal was to equalize with the black pieces.
However, recent games and its rise in popularity are now proving that things are not exactly like that.
