Zahájení, Strana 6

Looking to surprise your opponents and sidestep the well-known Sicilian defences? The Delayed Alapin offers a unique way to cut off many standard variations, making it an ideal...

Widely regarded as a positional opening, the English essentially features a tight connection between strategy and tactics or, as an even more fateful description, between...

The Philidor defence has a long history. When it made its first appearance, at a time where theory was (almost) non-existent, tactically gifted players were often successful...

The Budapest Gambit is an exciting and fun way to play against 1 d4 and 2 c4 – replying with 1...Nf6 and 2...e5. In this video you will learn how to pose problems for White with...

The Open Spanish is considered to be one of the soundest systems in modern opening theory. It remains a popular choice among superstars such as Mamedyarov, Caruana , So and Giri...

Looking for a realistic way to play for a win with Black against 1.e4 without taking unnecessary risks? The Taimanov Sicilian is a reliable system, and hence one of the best...

The French Defence is an opening with a marked strategic character, but it also offers rich tactical possibilities to both sides. This video course is aimed as a tactical guide...

The French Defence is an opening with a marked strategic character, but it also offers rich tactical possibilities to both sides. This video course is aimed as a tactical guide...

The French Defence is an opening with a marked strategic character, but it also offers rich tactical possibilities to both sides. This video course is aimed as a tactical guide...

The Löwenthal Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 a6!?) has long had a dubious reputation – but is it really so unsound? After delving deep into theory to...

This “60 Minutes” is aimed at providing the reader with a guide to positional and strategic play in the middlegame. Tarrasch wrote “Before the endgame, the gods have placed the...

The Grivas is a well-known and respected Sicilian variation. It starts with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 and then the characterising move 4…Qb6. The knight is now attacked...

The story goes that a low-rated player once bravely asked Viktor Korchnoi his advice about what opening to play against a stronger opponent. “Play Grünfeld” was the grumpy...

The aim of the sideline 4...Bf5 in the KID is crystal-clear: Black doesn't want to see 5.e2-e4 on the next move and is probing for their opponent's intentions. White's very next...

“People did not take 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 too seriously until recently, when online chess started becoming popular due to the pandemic, as this opening was used frequently. I...

The Kupreichik is a fine Sicilian variation. Magnus Carlsen himself managed to beat MVL in the final round of the London Chess Classic to finish joint-first. Subsequently he won...

Discover the Neo-London System – a creative and improved version of the classic London System! With the move 3.c3 and later Bf4, the Neo-London offers two decisive advantages:...

One of the biggest and best Sicilians is the Taimanov variation, so what to play against it? One of the easy, sharp and semi-rare options is the Popov variation. It starts with...