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  • Defending Against Gambits

    The game begins, and within a few moves your opponent pitches a pawn. It’s not considered the most correct gambit, and might even fall into the category of “cheesy”. But by taking the pawn, you are playing “his” game.... | Read More

  • 1.d4 Nc6 and the Philosophy of "Odd" Openings

    member UNiMEDia asked: I’m writing about 1.d4 Nc6. I work with a man who is presently obsessed – and I do mean obsessed, in that I have to listen to him rant and rave about the plusses of this opening every time I see him. We are of more or... | Read More

  • The Immortal Game

    I originally published this in my chess journal in Sept. 2006.  As I find this book particulary important and timeless,  I wanted to highlight it once again.   The Immortal Game - A History of Chess or how 32 carved pieces on a board illumin... | Read More

  • The Evans Gambit by GM Magesh and GM Arun

    The Evans Gambit is still one of the most dangerous weapons to deal with. In the recently concluded Copper State International closed GM tournament, this opening happened to surface a few times. It was employed twice by the promising youngster Mac... | Read More

  • An interesting Evans Gambit

    Sometimes games with interesting ideas are overlooked because they were played in a casual online game. In this article I present a fascinating Evans gambit game played against one of America's most serious opening analysts. Black uses the move ..... | Read More


    • About Paul Morphy

      Paul Morphy Years covered: 1848 to 1869 Overall record: +198 -26 =24 (84.7%)*    * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games       Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.       221 exhibition games, odds ... | Read More

      • Luidefunes
      • | May 18, 2013
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    • Italian Opening V3 Evans gambit

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      • dee_wu
      • | May 14, 2013
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    • Evans Gambit Accepted

      This is an interesting blitz game I played the other day as I tried to remember some of the openings I played years ago. | Read More

      • Jingbudda
      • | May 14, 2013
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    • Slow Swiss 5: Game 1

      So the Slow Swiss 5 tournament has gotten underway this week at the DHLC. It's essentially a 5 round Swiss tournament, 1 round a week, at time controls of 45|45. This tournament is also the first of its kind at the DHLC to feature team play, as we... | Read More

      • -waller-
      • | Apr 16, 2013
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    • Chess Openings 101: Evans Gambit

      Learn how to play with and against the Evans Gambit, a chess opening named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the first player known to have played it, dating back to 1827. Also the open that Garry Kasparov used to defeat Viswanath... | Read More


Video Lessons



  • Gambit

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  • Abonyi, Istvan

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    Istvan Abonyi (1886-1942) was a Hungarian master.  He was born and died in Budapest.  In 1912, he played the Abonyi Gambit (1.Nf3 d5 2.e4) for the first time. In 1916, he played the Budapest Gambit (1.a3 Nf6 2.b3 e5) against  the Dutch surge... Read More »

  • Scandinavian Defense

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    The Scandinavian Defense (also known as the Center Counter) is the chess opening characterized by the first moves 1.e4 d5. At first characterized as a beginner's move, it has recently been revived, with several GM's trying it. Although the Scandi... Read More »

  • Hopkins Gambit

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    The Hopkins Gambit is a variant of the Ruy Lopez. Experimented with during the late 19th century, the Gambit is not generally accepted and is rarely seen in modern competition. It is named after Richard Hopkins, an amateur player who is first know... Read More »

  • ECO Openings With Moves

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    A00-A39 White first moves other than 1. e4, 1. d4: A00 Irregular Openings Anderssen's Opening: 1. a3 Anderssen's Opening, Polish Gambit: 1. a3 a5 2. b4 Anderssen's Opening, Creepy Crawly Formation: 1. a3 e5 2. h3 d5 Anderssen's Opening, An... Read More »