English opening starts with 1.c4. This is one of the openings which everyone ignores to prepare. In English Opening, white’s main plan is to start the attack from the queen’s side. This Opening is one of the safest chess openings I have ever seen. There are multiple ways to counter the English Opening, which we…
Pirc Defense is played widely by many top chess players. This opening was popular 50-60 years ago. Right now, Pirc defense is directly minus for black from the opening phase as per engine. In this article, we will see how to counter Pirc Defense This is recently Pirc Defense is not popular at the top…
French Defense is no doubt one of the greatest chess openings against 1.e4. Many people play french defense including Anish Giri, Harikrishna, Blubaum, etc. The main plan of the french defense is to play very solid and find something in the closed position. In this article, we will see 6 books and courses about french…
The Nimzo Indian Defense is a chess opening played by Black. It’s considered a “hypermodern” defense involving a quick fianchetto of the black king’s-bishop, combined with d6. Black allows White to build a strong pawn center, only later hitting back with moves like e5 or c5. The Nimzo-Indian Defense was first played by Aron Nimzowitsch,…
Nimzo Indian Defense is among the most popular choices against 1.d4. This opening starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4. Black’s main plan in this position is to exchange black squared bishop and then try to weaken white’s pawn structure. White also has many choices there. The most popular are Bd2, Qc2, Nf3, e3,…