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Beating the Sicilian Defense, Benko Variation
Posted on May 05,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings. We opened the game with the Open Sicilian Defense, going into the Benko Variation with my opponent’s early 6. …Qb6. I think my 6. Bc4 was actually quite inaccurate there, and after having played that I should have captured 7. Nxc6 to avoid losing time retreating my light-squared bishop later. Losing this tempo so early in the opening definitely didn’t help, but I think white had a playable position in the late opening/early middlegame. Black ha[…]

Center Counter Rising by IM Andrew Martin
Posted on May 03,2013 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Center Counter Defense (also known as the Scandinavian Defense) with 1. e4 d5 is a very interesting opening that is common among club level players but rarely seen by leading Grandmasters. This may lead you to believe that the Center Counter Defense is a ¨bad¨ opening and there are specific variations white can play that clearly refute the Center Counter and will guarantee white an excellent position from the opening. But this couldn’t be far[…]

Winning with the English Opening – Blitz Chess
Posted on April 30,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos, Blitz/Bullet Chess. I opened with 1. c4 and the English Opening, and my opponent responded with a weird type of King’s Indian Defense. Black made several strange moves in the opening (early Bg4, Na6, Nh6, Nb4) that allowed white to push those moves back to gain time and space. This led to a winning expansion and initiative on the kingside for white. Follow William for fresh daily updates: Follow @OnlineChessLess National Master Will Stewart specializes in Online Che[…]

Winning with the Double Fianchetto Opening – Blitz Chess
Posted on April 28,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos, Blitz/Bullet Chess. White opened with 1. f4 and 2. Nf3 – looking like he would play a Bird Opening with a queenside fianchetto, or the Stonewall Defense. I decided to play the Double Fianchetto Opening as it is extremely flexible and also quite effective against the Stonewall Attack and Bird Opening. White continued strangely in the opening and did not attempt to grab any space in the center, so I pushed forward and was able to consolidate a large space advantage an[…]

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