Open Games with ...Bc5 improvers Queen vs Two Knights

Queen vs Two Knights

The Old Indian has a well-deserved reputation as a sound defence to 1 d4

Back to Basics: Tactics - the first in the ChessCafe Back to Basics Chess Series – should enhance your enjoyment in learning about – and benefiting from – the recurring patterns of tactics

Gambit play and the joy of sacrifice is an important part of the improvement process

GM Gawain Jones is an English grandmaster

Open Games with ...Bc5 improvers Queen vs Two KnightsExperienced coaches often recommend playing positions with similar pawn structures so that ideas learned in one variation can be easily transferred to another. With a similar goal, Sam Collins has designed a repertoire after 1. e4 e5 based on systems with Bc5. Each of these lines (3 Bc5 against the Ruy Lopez and Italian, Ruy Lopez with 4 Bc5, 3 Bb4+ 4. c3 Bc5 against the Scotch, and 2 Bc5 against the King's Gambit) shares the ambition of actively