The Budapest Gambit starts after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5. It’s rarely played at the top level, in serious chess events. Why is this so? Also what is the psychology of players who play this gambit with...
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Yes, it most certainly is. The London System is a very solid way to place your pieces as White and it has played by many Grandmasters throughout the years. World Champion Magnus Carlsen has even...
When Do You Play The F6 Break In The French Defense Advance?
The f6 pawn break is an important move to know in The French Defense Advance Variation. When White advances with 3. e5 Black has two pawn break he should us to attack White's strong center...
One of the sharpest opening in chess is The Sicilian Najdorf with 5...a6. The Najdorf is a variation of The Open Sicilian where the move order goes: e4 c5 (Sicilian)Nf3 d6d4 cxd4Nxd4 (The Open...
In The French Defense Exchange Variation – What To Do After 4. c4?
The Exchange Variation of The French Defense is a variation that is hardly played anymore at the grandmaster level. As Black, you should be quite happy if white chooses to take on 3. exd4. There...