Crushing Black with the c3 Sicilian by GM Ron Henley … and more

Crushing Black with the c3 Sicilian by GM Ron Henley



Crushing Black with the c3 Sicilian by GM Ron Henley
Posted on May 13,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The c3 Sicilian is an extremely powerful sideline for white against the Sicilian Defense, rapidly deviating from the main lines via the move order 1. e4 c5 2. c3. White’s main idea is very simple in this opening set-up – establish a strong center by preparing the d2-d4 advance and avoid the massive theory associated with the main lines of the Sicilian Defense. The c3 Sicilian is also known as the Alapin Sicilian and has been employed by countless[…]

Win with the Colle Opening by IM Andrew Martin
Posted on May 10,2013 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner’s Corner. The Colle Opening is a quiet opening for white that is based on an extremely sound positional foundation. In the Colle Opening, white is not trying to dominate his opponent early in the opening and trying to win with a spectacular tactical shot in less than 20 moves. Rather, white is aiming to take his opponent out of opening theory and into new and different types of positions. In the below chess video excerpt from the chess DVD ¨The Colle Openi[…]

Kramnik Destroys Kasparov – Commentary by GMs Maurice Ashley and Daniel King
Posted on May 08,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The 1995 Intel Grand Prix Series was an incredibly exciting series of chess tournaments held in different major cities throughout the world, featuring a knockout format to decide the ultimate champion among the world’s best players of the time (Kasparov, Anand, Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Adams, etc..) The production quality of the Intel Grand Prix was exceptionally high and featured two very well-known and respected commentators – GM Maurice Ashley and G[…]

Introducing The Sniper! by GM Ron Henley
Posted on May 06,2013 By GM Ron W Henley in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Sniper Opening is a perfect example of Hypermodern opening theory – very early in the game, black invites white to establish a big center so that black may rapidly strike at this center from the sides and prove it to over-extended and weak. The Sniper Opening is a very effective tool for chess players of all levels as it can be employed against almost every opening move (excluding only rare moves like 1. b3 and 1. b4). Not only can you achiev[…]

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