A common mistake beginners make in the opening is bringing out the queen too early. Beginners are frequently enamored with her power and bring her out way too soon. In this classic game it clearly shows why this is a bad idea. You&rsqu...
Perhaps “weird” isn’t the right term, but it is definitely an extremely complicated attack. The Max Lange isn’t too popular these days, but if you look at Hans Fahrni’s way of playing it in 1914 it is worth a seco...
Jonathan Levitt, (Grandmaster), created what I believe is one of the most effective yet simple, "self-tests" to determine chess aptitude. This article describes the test. He talks about this test in his in his book, "Genius in Chess...
Free Chess Openings Videos, Click Here: Chess Openings Category – Flank Opening Opening Move Sequence – Can be reached through many move sequences ECO Codes – Not relevant King's Indian Attack, o...
Free Chess Openings Videos, Click Here: Chess Openings Chess Openings – English Opening Category – Flank Opening Opening Move Sequence – 1 c4 ECO Codes – A10 to A39 The English Opening w...
Free Chess Openings Videos, Click Here Chess Openings Category – Semi Closed Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 d4 f5 ECO Codes – A80 to A99 This opening was advocated in a book published in 1789 in The Hagu...
Free Chess Openings Videos, Click Here Chess Openings Category – Semi Closed Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 d4 Nf6, 2 c4 g6 ECO Codes – E60 to E99 Like in other hypermodern openings, in King's Indian ...
Free Chess Openings Videos, Click Here Chess Openings Category – Semi Closed Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5 ECO Codes – D70 to D99 Grünfeld Defense is named after the player Ernst ...
Free Chess Openings Videos, Click Here Chess Openings Category – Semi Closed Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 d4 Nf6, 2 c4 e6, 3 g3 d5, 4 Bg2 ECO Codes – E01 to E09 Catalan Opening was first used in a master tou...
Free Chess Openings Videos, Click Here Chess Openings Category – Semi Closed Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 d4 Nf6, 2 c4 e6, 3 Nf3 b6 ECO Codes – E12 to E19 Queen's Indian Defense is usually played to avoi...
Category – Semi Closed Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 d4 Nf6, 2 c4 e6, 3 Nc3 Bb4 ECO Codes – E20 to E59 This is an opening played under hypermodern theory, where the White center, while not contested by pa...
Category – Semi Closed Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 ECO Codes – A57 to A59 Also called the Volga Gambit, especially in Russia, Benko Gambit is named after Huagarain Grandmaster Pal Be...
Category – Semi Closed Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 d4 Nf6, 2 c4 c5, 3 d5 or 1 d4 c4, 2 d5 ECO Codes – A43 to A44 and A56 to A79 Benoni Defense was first documented by Aaron Reinganum in a nineteenth centur...
Category – Flank Opening Opening Move Sequence – 1 b3 ECO Codes – A01 This opening is named after the Danish player Bent Larsen. The Larsen's Opening is also called Queen's Fianc...
Free Chess Openings Videos Here: Chess Openings History shows us that chess players first started analyzing openings in the 1400s, and possibly earlier. A lot of openings were named after countries or people, and most openings have a term attach...