Trompowsky attack is a queen’s pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5. White’s idea is to exchange bishop for knight to give black double pawns. This can be a good surprise opening to play against club players. Main drawback of Bg5 move is that b2 pawn is left undefended too early and as we will see, black can take…
Benko Gambit Chess Opening
Benko Gambit is a queens pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5. This opening is a sub-variation arising from the Benoni defense. Black sacrifices a pawn for a very long-term compensation of open a & b files and active pieces. The main line goes 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 and here, black has two major options. Black can…
Benoni Defense Chess Opening
Benoni Defense is a queen’s pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5. Black immediately challenges white’s d4 pawn and almost forces it to advance and lock the pawn center. Now, if white takes on c5 with 3.dxc5, then after 3…e6 it is not possible to keep the extra pawn for much longer. For example after 4.b4 a5 5.Bd2…
Queen’s Indian Defense Chess Opening
Queen’s Indian defense is a queen’s pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 . White plays 3.Nf3 to avoid the sharp Nimzo Indian defense which occurs after 3.Nc3. But black can go for similar ideas by playing 3…b6. So as you would have guessed, it is essential for a Nimzo-Indian player to learn the Queen’s Indian…
Grunfeld Defense Chess Opening
Grunfeld defense is a queen’s pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. Black deviates from 3…Bg7 which leads to King’s Indian defense. Black’s main idea here is to give white a pawn center and then attack it with a strong bishop on g7 and with c7-c5 move. It is a very tricky opening for beginners. Because…
King’s Indian Defense Chess Opening
King’s Indian Defense is a Queen’s Pawn Opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7. This is also a very popular choice from black against the queen’s pawn advance. Many variations lead the game to a double-edged position with opposite wings attack and closed center. This opening is a good choice for players who like to have positional…