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10 Best Chess Openings for Beginners

IM Zaur Tekeyev
IM Zaur Tekeyev
03.23.2021
10 best chess openings for beginners
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10 Best Chess Openings for Beginners
IM Zaur Tekeyev
03.23.2021

Openings: When you only start playing chess, it is enough to know only basic opening principles such as controlling the center, developing your pieces, castling early, and so on. After some learning and practicing, you will reach the point where you will start studying opening theory. It will familiarize you with typical plans and ideas, […]

French Defense: 10 Good Reasons to Play It

Rony
Rony
02.26.2021
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French Defense: 10 Good Reasons to Play It
Rony
02.26.2021

French Defense is not played because most GMs and super-GMs play 1…c5 and 1…e5 to 1.e4 instead of it. On being asked why it is so, Peter Svidler recently commented: “I think the answer is twofold. Firstly, both the Spanish and the Sicilian offer you a much broader scope to choose from. If you play […]

Handling the French Defense - Bacrot Method

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
05.28.2019
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Handling the French Defense - Bacrot Method
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
05.28.2019

Bacrot Method’s creator is an extremely strong player with a wonderful chess career. Although for most of his career, he has been a 1.d4 player, Bacrot switches to 1.e4 every now and then. In previous articles, we have written about the importance of being practical in your opening choice. Following the sharp lines in the […]

5 Easy Steps to Prepare For Your Next Game

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
12.09.2018
5 easy steps to prepare for your next game
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5 Easy Steps to Prepare For Your Next Game
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
12.09.2018

Preparing for a game has become an important factor in today’s tournament practice. In times when the level of the average chess player has increased drastically, the pre-game preparation is considered a key step towards the desired outcome: victory. Of course, times have changed and nowadays this task is more difficult every day.

3 Key Ideas - French Winwawer Structure

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.14.2018
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3 Key Ideas - French Winwawer Structure
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
07.14.2018

French Winwawer Structure: One of the main weapons against 1.e4 is the French Defense (1…e6) and a very popular variation of this defense is the so-called Winawer Variation which arises after the moves: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 The positions arising from this variation usually yield a thick central pawn structure with white […]

Fort Knox Variation in The French Defense

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
08.22.2016
Fort Knox Variation
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Fort Knox Variation in The French Defense
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
08.22.2016

Fort Knox Variation in The French Defense: The French defense is a very popular choice nowadays among chess players of all levels. It’s quite flexible and it offers black unbalanced positions almost in any line. In this article, we will have an inside look at the so-called Fort Knox variation of the French and we […]

10 Best Games on French Defense

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
02.26.2016
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10 Best Games on French Defense
Yury Markushin
02.26.2016

French Defense is a very solid opening choice for black. White is able to set up an “ideal pawn center” e4-d4, but black starts contesting it right away with a move 2…d5. This Opening is played by chess players of all levels, including the most elite GMs. For example, Alexander Grischuk was employing it very […]

Winning with French Defence: 3...h6!?

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
06.14.2015
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Winning with French Defence: 3...h6!?
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
06.14.2015

French Defence is a very popular answer against 1.e4 among chess players of all levels. We have mentioned it several times before in our previous articles, as one of the few opening choices that give black the chance to fight for the game from the very start.

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