Crushing White with the Schliemann Gambit
Crushing White with the Schliemann Gambit
Posted on October 20,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. Try busting The Lopez! In this video, we see GM Sam Shankland presenting a repertoire based on meeting 1.e4 e5 for Black aimed at the club player. Coverage starts after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 when GM Shankland recommends the Schliemann variation, but played in a more classical way, aiming to take advantage of the extra central pawn in the long term instead of seeking immediate confrontation. Sam lets us know the Schliemann is a good opening and why[…]
Anti-King’s Indian & Grunfeld System: The Barry Attack – GM Aaron Summerscale
Posted on October 17,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. Taming the d-Pawn Sidelines with the Barry Attack! Avoiding Black’s favorite lines in the Queen Pawn openings is Aaron’s goal in this presentation, and he provides nice moves for White to play to achieve this. He starts by showing a way to trick KID players into a Pirc, and then continues with delaying e4, choosing Nc3 instead, and demonstrating good White plans in the Barry Attack. Aaron shows that The Barry Attack with Bf4 is logical and a dan[…]
Learn From Your Fellow Amateurs 2 – NM Dana Mackenzie
Posted on October 15,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. The Desperado! Learn From Your Fellow Amateurs 2 – NM Dana Mackenzie, from the ChessLecture series. Fernandez – Shell, Florida, 2006, is targeted toward beginner and intermediate ability who are looking to learn about the main line of the Sicilian. Dana continues learning from amateurs and the exciting Sicilian Najdorf, featuring “The English Attack” with Be3, for which Dana gives us a clear and simple plan for White. The middlegame becomes very[…]
Crushing Black with the King’s Gambit – GM Damian Lemos
Posted on October 13,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. The King’s Gambit Accepted Busted? Crushing Black with the King’s Gambit Crushing Black with the King’s Gambit is the most direct way to attempt to acquire the advantage versus 1…e5 players. GM Lemos promotes the virtues of the most attacking 3rd move namely 3.Bc4 and puts forward a strong argument that is the best 3rd move available in The King’s Gambit Accepted. Lemos promotes 3.Bc4 for White allowing Qh4+ and the importance of stopping Black’s[…]
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Good lessons.