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My Favorite Anti-London Weapon
If you’ve ever found yourself half-asleep playing against the London System, you are here for a good…
What Beginners Get Wrong About Learning Chess
This post may be interesting primarily to complete beginners, or to those who are just starting thei…
How to Play Classical Reti with Bf5 & Bd6 (for White)
Handling the Classical Reti: Black’s Setup with c6, d5, e6, and Bishops on f5 and d6!
The Alapin Gambit - Refuted!
How to deal with the Alapin Gambit in the French Defense (with Black)?
Should Beginners Play the Sicilian Defense?
The Sicilian Defense is one of the most popular openings in chess, but is it a good choice for begin…
Caro-Kann: good or bad for beginners?
While an opening suited for a GM might not always be appropriate for a beginner, the question arises…
French Defense - Good or Bad for Beginners?
French Defense is known to be one of the soundest openings for Black against 1.e4, but is it suitabl…
Tarrasch French: Morozevich Variation
The Purpose Behind 3...Be7
Exploring Winawer French: 4...b6 sideline
Intro to the rare Winawer French line from Black's perspective.
Main Line Slav Defense (Dutch variation)
Quick guide to the main line of the Slav defense! (video)
Maroczy Bind - Gallery of Ideas
How to understand Maroczy Bind pawn formation?
Steinitz French for Black
A simple idea to use when facing Steinitz variation of the French!
Quick guide to the English opening
The simplest and most obvious setup in the English opening for White
An interesting idea in the KIA French Defense
Intro to the game: Gabor Pinter vs Aleksandar Kekenj, Litochoro (GRE) 1999.
French Defense - Beginner Mistakes
Pawn structure, tactics & strategy
French Defense: Advance Variation (for Black)
Can you attack (with Black) in the Advance Variation of the French Defense?
Chess Parenting Essentials
From beginner to enthusiast
Colle-Zukertort System
Basic setup & plan to attack
Should an adult improver play bullet & blitz?
Advice from a chess coach
Play the Bogo-indian defense (structural approach)
Taken from an online live chess lesson
Caro-Kann: Advance Variation (for Black)
Key points of the Botvinnik-Carls Defense (video)
Modern Benoni (from a live chess lesson)
Benoni ideas discussed in an online live chess lesson
Tartakower Caro-Kann - structured approach (video lesson)
A brief overview of the main points for Black