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Bits and Pieces
with IM Andrew Martin |
25 columns from 2003-2004 by the highly respected opening theoretician
and instructor on a variety of different openings, UCO & not |
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The Search for
Dragons
& Mythical Chess Openings |
"Some
players have believed that chess is almost dead. That there is no more
to be discovered in the openings. That you have to memorize 20 moves deep
to play a correct game of chess. I do not believe that this is true.
There are still many new and exciting opening lines to discover. Chess
is still vast and unexplored..." |
Unorthodox
Chess Openings |
All chess openings wild and wonderful... |
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ECO Codes |
This page provides a variety of ECO-related resources, including a list
of ECO Codes with Names and Moves, an ECO PGN file, and a sort of "table
of contents" of the ECO codes... |
French Defense
Part I Part
II Part III |
"The French is an ideal choice of opening for the defensive-minded
player, affording many opportunities for strong defense, followed by
counter-attack... I'll try to give the ideas and analysis for all
of the main lines in the French, as well as quick looks at less popular
variations... |
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Opening Analysis |
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Légall's Mate |
This well-known opening trap is credited to the French
player M. de Kermar, Sire de Légall (1702-1792). It can arise in a
number of different move orders, and it's one of those traps you need to
be aware of... |
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Downloads |
Includes Games Collections By
Opening, and eBooks on: The Tactical Grob by Claude Bloodgood; The Balogh Counter Gambit by Keith
Hayward; and the Smith-Morra Gambit
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Basic Opening Strategy |
Introduction
Opening Objectives:
Development
of the Pieces Control
of the Center
General Principles:
Introduction
#1:
Open with a central pawn
#2:
Don't make any more pawn moves than necessary
#3: Develop the Minor Pieces before the Major Pieces
#4: Don't Develop the Queen Too Early
#5: Castle Early
#6:
Combine Developing Moves with Threats
#7:
Don't Waste Moves
#8:
Don't Block the Development of Your Other Pieces |
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A Collection of Chess Wisdom: The
Opening |
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Opening Training |
How to
Learn an Opening
An Opening Repertoire for the
Attacking Player
An Opening Repertoire for the
Positional Player |
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The Study of the Opening: |
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four |
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Links |
Links to other
Opening resources on the Net |
