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How To Play The Nimzo-Indian Defense For White And Black
The Nimzo-Indian Defense is one of the best defenses to the queen’s pawn opening (1. d4). The opening is a hypermodern style of opening as Black starts by developing their minor piece (knight and bishops) instead of trying to use pawns to control the center. The opening is named after the chess master, Aron Nimzowitsch…
How To Play The Caro-Kann Defense For White And Black
The Caro-Kann Defense is a solid and careful opening Black can use to combat the king's pawn opening (1. e4). Its origins can be traced back to the early 1880s when Horatio Caro, an English chess player, and Marcus Kann, an Austrian chess master, independently explored the opening. Notable players like Aron Nimzowitsch and Jose…
The Complete English Opening Repertoire for White and Black
The English opening is a unique type of opening where White seeks to control the center without using the e or d-pawns. In the English, the c-pawn, which is a flank pawn, is used. When the c-pawn is developed, White gets an early stake on the d5 square. The move that characterizes the English opening…
