11031 Players currently online!
Man vs. Machine - good luck!
Turn-based games at any time!
Vote for the best move to win!
Do you have what it takes?
Sharpen your tactical vision!
Get advice and game insights!
Learn from top players & pros!
View millions of master games!
Your virtual chess coach!
Perfect your opening moves!
Test your skills vs. computer!
Find the right private coach!
Can you solve it each day?
Bring it all together!
Beginners, start here!
Make friends & play team games!
News from the world of chess!
Search all Chess.com members!
Find local clubs & events!
Who's the best of your friends?
Read what members are saying!
mlevine4444
Hi everyone, I was recently playing a live chess game (playing as white) here on chess.com when my opponent's defense kind of threw me for a loop. I'm somewhat of a true beginner, so there are tons of openings/defenses that I haven't seen, but I couldn't really pick out any advantages to this one. It allowed me to very freely develop all of my pieces toward the center, and didn't appear to accomplish much for him. If any of you could clue me in as to what my opponent was trying to do here (if anything), that would be much appreciated:
Thanks in advance for your insight!
AndyClifton
I hereby dub it The Whatzit.
koala8
the pirc defense
the Double Modern
I suppose that after move 6 there is the advantage of having both knights fianchettoed, but it seems very slow-developing and it definitely doesn't look like it makes a strong attempt to control the center. Not a defense that I'll be playing any time soon
Sound Bug
by NotAgain 4 minutes ago
I don't play sound chess
by APawnCanDream 4 minutes ago
6/19/2013 - Short and Sweet
by Poker_Chess 5 minutes ago
Inspirational Adult Improvers
by 2200ismygoal 7 minutes ago
Daily Puzzle Submissions! *Be Involved*
by Zhansaya 11 minutes ago
French Defence Marshall Variation
by Oran_perrett 12 minutes ago
My debut game
by Cogwheel 12 minutes ago
How to read Scid vs Pc analysis
by analyzethispgn 16 minutes ago
BLITZ 960!!!!
by Mr_YinYang 17 minutes ago
Really Bad Sportsmanship in Real Tournaments
by squeakyfiddle 17 minutes ago