How to Crush the Scholar’s Mate Chess Opening … and more

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Insane Blitz Chess
Posted on April 21,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings. My opponent sacrificed a pawn for development very early in the game, but his set-up was awkward and I don’t think he received enough compensation. I tried to play solidly to consolidate the extra pawn, and my opponent sacrificed more material – quickly leading to a won position for black. Follow William for fresh daily updates: Follow @OnlineChessLess National Master Will Stewart specializes in Online Chess Classes and maintains a daily updated […]

How to Play the 4 Knights Opening – Live Blitz
Posted on April 16,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Blitz/Bullet Chess. In this live blitz chess video, I opened with 1. c4 and ended up playing the 4 Knights Opening – however black had misplaced his dark-squared bishop on b4 so I was able to take advantage of this with a rapid Nd5, leading to either a space advantage for white or the game continuation where white obtained the 2 bishops. The game followed with relatively normal development and I proceeded to try to open lines for my bishops to influence more of the […]

How to Crush the Scholar’s Mate Chess Opening
Posted on April 14,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos, Blitz/Bullet Chess. White opened with the Scholar’s Mate Opening and black employed an easy defense that guarantees a strong position out of the opening by gaining multiple moves attacking white’s exposed queen. This led to a sizable advantage for black very early in the game, leading to the forced win of a piece with 11. d4. Follow William for fresh daily updates: Follow @OnlineChessLess National Master Will Stewart specializes in Online Chess Classes and maintains[…]

How to Beat the Closed Sicilian – Live Blitz Chess
Posted on April 09,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, Blitz/Bullet Chess. My opponent opened with 1. e4 and I tried to play the Pirc Defense but he opted for a Closed Sicilian set-up, so I changed my game plan to gain more space in the center. My opponent played a few inaccurate moves in the opening, permitting me to gain a near-decisive space advantage on the kingside by quickly pushing forward with f5-f4. White tried to refute black’s attack with a piece sacrifice for two pawns, but did not find sufficient compensati[…]

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