Ponderchess / Openings
1.c4. A flank opening that controls d5 and keeps White's options open. It can stay independent or transpose into many queen's pawn openings.
3D lesson · 14 steps · 60 seconds
English Opening: Closed, Taimanov Variation, move by move: c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 …
Control the light squares and the long diagonal. Plans with b4 and a queenside expansion are common.
Choose between symmetrical setups with ...c5, the reversed Sicilian with ...e5, or transposing into a d4 opening.
Tactics that came up in real games played with this opening, from easiest to hardest.
White to move · 1 move · Rating 672
Find checkmate in 1 move.
17.Qxg7#
White to move · 1 move · Rating 688
Find checkmate in 1 move.
12.Qxh7#
White to move · 1 move · Rating 1096
Find checkmate in 1 move.
15.Qxg7#
Black to move · 1 move · Rating 1170
Find checkmate in 1 move.
9...exf2#
Black to move · 3 moves · Rating 1417
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
14...Qxh3 15.exd4 Ng4 16.Qxg4 Qxg4
White to move · 2 moves · Rating 1774
Find the best move, then follow the winning continuation.
13.e4 Nxc3+ 14.bxc3
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A10 English Opening
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