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Play the Wing Gambit with FM Viktor Neustroev [TCW Academy]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
12.30.2022
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Play the Wing Gambit with FM Viktor Neustroev [TCW Academy]
Yury Markushin
12.30.2022

Wing Gambit: Sicilian Defense is one of the most common responses against 1.e4. So, if you play 1.e4 you really have two options…  

1.e4: Complete Guide for White

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
04.29.2022
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1.e4: Complete Guide for White
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
04.29.2022

The most popular way to start the game is by moving the King’s pawn two squares forward. This move has been played for centuries and is the move that most beginners are taught to start with. It is one of the most correct first moves, as it opens two pieces, the Queen and the light-squared […]

Najdorf Sicilian: Why You Should Play It

IM Zaur Tekeyev
IM Zaur Tekeyev
04.23.2021
Najdorf Sicilian
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Najdorf Sicilian: Why You Should Play It
IM Zaur Tekeyev
04.23.2021

Najdorf Sicilian is one of the most played opening variations and is popular at all levels. The favorite of Fischer and Kasparov, it usually leads to exciting dynamic positions and suits active players’ styles. In this article we will deep dive into why you should play the Najdorf.

Accelerated Dragon: 10 Reasons to Play It

IM Zaur Tekeyev
IM Zaur Tekeyev
04.02.2021
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Accelerated Dragon: 10 Reasons to Play It
IM Zaur Tekeyev
04.02.2021

Accelerated Dragon is one of the most aggressive variations of the Sicilian. Black develops their dark-squared bishop to the most active position from where it puts a lot of pressure on White’s center and queenside. It usually leads to sharp and complicated positions where both sides try to launch an attack as quickly as possible.

10 Reasons to Play the Hyper Accelerated Dragon

Daniel Noon
Daniel Noon
08.14.2020
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10 Reasons to Play the Hyper Accelerated Dragon
Daniel Noon
08.14.2020

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 […]

Interesting Ideas in the Sicilian: The 0-0-0 for Black

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
12.25.2019
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Interesting Ideas in the Sicilian: The 0-0-0 for Black
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
12.25.2019

Sicilian is one of the most popular openings for black against 1.e4. It is the favorite of many players and the theory inside it has been studied and discussed to exhaustion. Nevertheless, new ideas still resurface from time to time, which only shows how full of resources this defense is. Although many people believe it […]

Sicilian Secret Weapon: The …g5 Plan

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
12.14.2019
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Sicilian Secret Weapon: The …g5 Plan
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
12.14.2019

The …g5 Plan: In our previous article, we were showing you a less known idea for black in the Sicilian, castling long in certain positions. This is not the only way you could sometimes surprise your opponent and in this article, we are going to discuss another plan that many times intertwines with the long […]

Playing Against the Hanging Pawns with Anatoly Karpov

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
03.15.2019
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Playing Against the Hanging Pawns with Anatoly Karpov
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
03.15.2019

The hanging pawns structure is a very common one in the chess game. By definition, we call hanging pawns when there are two pawns joined together but isolated from the rest of the pawn chain. They are usually on the fourth rank; if found already beyond they are no longer hanging, but two very dangerous […]

Exchange Sacrifice for Defensive Purposes

IM Yuriy Krykun
IM Yuriy Krykun
09.28.2018
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Exchange Sacrifice for Defensive Purposes
IM Yuriy Krykun
09.28.2018

Today, I would like to discuss a topic, which in my opinion, is an important and interesting one, yet hasn’t been covered extensively in chess literature. How can sacrifices be used for a successful defense? Often, we cannot hope to survive an opponent’s attack by means of normal defensive moves that improve our pieces slowly […]

2 Lesser-Known Patterns In The Sicilian Defense

GM Alex Colovic
GM Alex Colovic
08.03.2018
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2 Lesser-Known Patterns In The Sicilian Defense
GM Alex Colovic
08.03.2018

Sicilian Defense: Good chess players have a lot of patterns as an integral part of their chess knowledge. These patterns are accumulated over the years as one’s knowledge of the game expands. Most of these patterns can be found in the games of the classical players, though bear in mind that in modern times players […]

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