Queens Gambit is a Queen's Pawn Opening that starts with 1.d4 d5 2.c4. This is one of the most popular queen’s pawn openings played at any level. It is most popular because it offers a lot of...
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Nimzo Indian defense is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4. Perhaps this is the most complex opening in chess, allowing flexibility to play various different set-ups...
Many of my chess games ended up in draws. During the initial learning stage, I used to end up in lots of stalemate positions. Some of you may think - what is stalemate and how to avoid stalemate...
Elephant Gambit is a King's Pawn Opening that starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5. Black’s second move looks logical from the perspective of opening principles. Black moves his center pawn challenges...
Latvian Gambit is a king's pawn opening that starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 . Black goes against all opening principles by playing 2…f5. First black advances pawn which weakens his king...
Petrov Defense is a King's Pawn Opening that starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6. Instead of defending his e5 pawn, black counter-attacks white’s e4 pawn. This opening is less popular at top levels, but...