IM Andrew Martin Presents: 1. ..b6 for Black – Busy Man’s Chess Openings … and more

IM Andrew Martin Presents: 1. ..b6 for Black – Busy Man’s Chess Openings



IM Andrew Martin Presents: 1. ..b6 for Black – Busy Man’s Chess Openings
Posted on May 24,2013 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner’s Corner. The Owens Opening with 1. e4 b6 is an extremely exciting defense for black however many players think this eclectic hypermodern opening system is simply bad for bad. In the below chess video excerpt from the 2.5+ hr chess DVD ¨1. ..b6 for Black: Busy Man’s Chess Openings¨ IM Andrew Martin is quick to point out that the Owens Opening is a very viable choice for black against 1. e4. Although black contradicts classical opening ideology by refusing […]

The c3 Sicilian – Pawn-Snatching Lines!
Posted on May 22,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Crushing Black – the c3 Sicilian is a 5-Volume, 20+ hour chess DVD series produced by experienced chess trainer GM Ron W. Henley. GM Henley’s resume as a chess instructor is unquestionable as he has prepared and trained legends like Anatoly Karpov, Hikaru Nakamura, and Irina Krush. In the follow chess video excerpt from the extensive DVD series, Grandmaster Henley presents a very interesting variation in the c3 Sicilian where white snatches the c[…]

Devastate White with The Sniper! by GM Ron Henley
Posted on May 20,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Sniper Opening is an exceptionally versatile weapon for black as it can be played against virtually any set-up by the white pieces. And who better to explain the basic concepts and subtle positional intricacies of the Sniper Opening than the world’s leading expert in this effective opening system for black – Grandmaster Ron W. Henley! Not only has GM Henley played the Sniper Opening with incredibly solid results at the Grandmaster level for n[…]

Destroy the Grunfeld Defense by GM Rafael Leitão
Posted on May 20,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Although in the early and mid 20th century the Gruenfeld Defense was thought to be a very dry chess opening that black would play to achieve a draw, in today’s game it is one of the most dynamic chess openings that black can employ against 1. d4 – played at one time by nearly every leading Grandmaster (Svidler, Caruana, Giri, Topalov, Gelfand, etc..) In the following chess video, viewers are going to receive a special treat as Brazilian Grandmast[…]

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