Name: Win The Game With A Rare Opening
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Win The Game With A Rare Opening – Strategy / Tactics Ideas

Educational and analyzed games of the greatest masters of chess art in 64 squares. 10 hours of video material distributed on 10 different chess openings.

Details about the course:

This course is for intermediate and advanced chess players who do not intend to teach the variants.
The course is very easy to follow through the video, and also it includes PNG diagrams.
Each individual opening position could be practically practiced on multiple chess diagrams with a chess computer.
The student acquires the practice of opening using a chess computer that should not be seen as an opponent but as a necessary means of work.
Each of the chess openings analyzes and comments in-depth 10 games.
An average time for each analyzed game is 30 minutes.

An Included Openings:

[A03] Bird Defense
(60 minutes video, plus PNG ChessBase file format with 10 commented games, suggested as an interesting opening for players with white pieces.)
[D00 A46] Trompowski Defense
(60 minutes video, plus PNG ChessBase file format with 10 commented games, suggested as an interesting opening for players with white pieces.)
[A06 1. B3] Nimzovic Defense
(60 minutes video, plus PNG ChessBase file format with 10 commented games, suggested as an interesting opening for players with white pieces.)
[D05] Colle System
(60 minutes video, plus PNG ChessBase file format with 10 commented games, suggested as an interesting opening for players with white pieces.)
[D02] London System
(60 minutes video, plus PNG ChessBase file format with 10 commented games, suggested as an interesting opening for players with white pieces.)
[C00] Kings Indian Attack
60 minutes video, plus PNG ChessBase file format with 10 commented games, suggested as an interesting opening for players with white pieces.)
[C24] Bishop Opening
(60 minutes video, plus PNG ChessBase file format with 10 commented games, suggested as an interesting opening for players with white pieces.)
[B00] Nimzowitsch Opening
(60 minutes video, plus PNG ChessBase file format with 10 commented games, suggested as an interesting opening for players with white pieces.)
[D01] Veresov Attack
(60 minutes video, plus PNG ChessBase file format with 10 commented games, suggested as an interesting opening for players with white pieces.)
[A00] Dunst Opening
(60 minutes video, plus PNG ChessBase file format with 10 commented games, suggested as an interesting opening for players with white pieces.)

More in-depth for Each Individual Opening:

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Dunst Opening – Attack from the perspective of white pieces

The Dunst Opening is a chess opening where White opens with the move:

1. Nc3;

The opening move 1.Nc3 develops the knight to a good square where it attacks the central e4 and d5 squares. Although quite playable, 1.Nc3 is rarely seen. It is only the eighth most popular of the 20 possible first moves, behind 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.Nf3, 1.c4, 1.g3, 1.f4, and 1.b3. As of February 6, 2009, out of the over 500,000 games in ChessGames.com’s database, only 644—about 1 out of every 780—begins with 1.Nc3. The third-ranking 1.Nf3 is 66 times as popular. Some very strong correspondence chess players employ 1.Nc3 frequently, and it is occasionally seen over-the-board.

The reasons for 1.Nc3’s lack of popularity are that it does not stop Black from occupying the center (while 1.Nf3 prevents 1…e5, 1.Nc3 does not prevent 1…d5 because the d-pawn is guarded by the queen), and it blocks White’s c-pawn from moving, thus making it impossible to play c3 or c4 (which are often desirable moves) without moving the knight first. In addition, after 1…d5, the knight’s position is unstable because Black may attack it with …d4. Although 1.Nc3 develops a piece to a good square.

1. Nc3, d5, 2. E4;
2. Nc3, c5, 2. Nf3, Nc6, 3. D4;
3. Nc3, e5, 2. Nf3, Nc6, 3. D4;

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Bird’s Opening – Opening from the perspective of white pieces

Bird’s Opening (or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening characterized by the move:

1. f4

Bird’s is a standard flank opening. White’s strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square, offering good attacking potential at the expense of slightly weakening his kingside. Black may challenge White’s plan to control e5 immediately by playing From’s Gambit (1…e5); however, the From’s Gambit is notoriously double-edged and should only be played after significant study.

The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings assigns two codes for Bird’s Opening: A02 (1.f4) and A03 (1.f4 d5).

The opening was mentioned by Luis Ramírez de Lucena in his book Repetición de Amores y Arte de Ajedrez con Cien Juegos de Partido, published c. 1497. In the mid-nineteenth century, the opening was sometimes played by La Bourdonnais and Elijah Williams, among others. The British master Henry Edward Bird first played it in 1855 and continued to do so for the next 40 years. In 1885, the Hereford Times named it after him. In the first half of the 20th century, Aron Nimzowitsch and Savielly Tartakower sometimes played 1.f4. In more recent decades, grandmasters who have used the Bird’s with any regularity include Bent Larsen, Andrew Soltis, Lars Karlsson, Mikhail Gurevich, and Henrik Danielsen.

1. f4, d5, 2. Nf3, g6, 3. E3, Bg7, 4. Be2, c5, 5.0-0;
1. f4, d5, 2. Nf3, c5, 3. E3, Nc6, 4, Bb5;

From Gambit

1. F4, e5, 2. Fe5, d6, 3. Ed6, Bd6, 4. Nf3;
1. f4, e5, 2. Fe5, d6, 3. Nf3, de5, 4. E4, Nc6, 5. Bb5.

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Nimzowitsch–Larsen – opening from the perspective of white pieces

A06 1. B3 Nimzowitsch – Larsen opening from the perspective of white pieces. Larsen’s Opening (also called the Nimzo–Larsen Attack or Queen’s Fianchetto Opening) is a chess opening starting with the move:

1. b3

It is named after the Danish grandmaster Bent Larsen. Larsen was inspired by the example of the great Latvian–Danish player and theoretician Aron Nimzowitsch (1886–1935), who often played 1.Nf3 followed by 2.b3, which is sometimes called the Nimzowitsch–Larsen Attack. It is classified under the A01 code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

The flank opening move 1.b3 prepares to fianchetto the queen’s bishop where it will help control the central squares in hypermodern fashion and put useful pressure on Black’s kingside. The b2-bishop is often a source of recurring irritation for Black, who should not treat it lightly.

Although Larsen was initially very successful with this opening, it suffered a setback in the 1970 USSR vs. Rest of the World match in Belgrade, where Larsen played it against reigning World Champion Boris Spassky and lost in 17 moves.[nb 1] Larsen was also decisively defeated when playing it against Rosendo Balinas, Jr. at Manila in 1975.

Notably, this opening received interest from Bobby Fischer the same year, who employed 1.b3 on at least five occasions, winning all five, including games with GM Filip, GM Mecking (Palma de Mallorca 1970 Interzonal), GM Tukmakov (Buenos Aires 1970), and GM Andersson (Siegen 1970). Today, Larsen’s Opening is occasionally used at the GM-level, with top grandmaster Richárd Rapport employing it regularly and successfully. It was also employed at the 2018 Chess Olympiad by Baadur Jobava, in a game against Sulskis Sarunas, which ended in defeat for the former.

1. b3, d5, 2. Bb2, c5, 3. E3, Nc6, 4. Bb5;
1. b3, e5, 2. Bb2, d6;
1. b3, Nf6, 2. Bb2, e6, 3. E3, d5, 4. C4.

A03 A02 Bird’s opening from the perspective of white pieces

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Nimzowitsch Defense – Opening from the perspective of white pieces

The Nimzowitsch Defence is a somewhat unusual chess opening characterized by the moves:

1. e4 Nc6

This opening is an example of a hypermodern opening in which Black invites White to occupy the center of the board at an early stage with pawns. Black’s intent is to block or otherwise restrain White’s central pawns and, if allowed to do so by inaccurate play by White, eventually undermine the White pawn center by well-timed pawn advances of his own or by attacking the white pieces defending the center Nimzowitsch is included under code B00 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

1. e4, Nc6, 2. Nf3, d6, 3. D4, Nf6, 4. Nc3, Bg4; 4… g6.
1. e4, Nc6, 2. D4, e5.

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King’s Indian attack from the perspective of white pieces

C00 Kings Indian attack from the perspective of white pieces

The King’s Indian Attack (or KIA), also known as the Barcza System (after Gedeon Barcza), is a chess opening system for White.

The opening is not a series of specific moves, but rather a system that can be played from many different move orders. Though the KIA is often reached via 1.e4 followed by d3, Nd2, Ngf3, g3, Bg2, and 0-0, it can also arise from 1.g3, 1.Nf3, or even 1.d3.

The KIA is a mirror image of the setup adopted by Black in the King’s Indian Defence. Yet, because of White’s extra tempo, the nature of the subsequent play is often different from that of a typical King’s Indian Defence.

By its nature, the KIA is a closed, strategic opening that presents its practitioner with common themes and tactics and a comfortable middlegame against various defenses. White’s most common plan involves a central pawn push, e4–e5, leading to a central bind, kingside space, and concrete attacking chances on a kingside-castled black king. Black’s resources—more queenside space for example—are not to be underestimated. In fact, this asymmetry often leads to violent middlegames and neatly constructed mating nets involving sacrifices.

1. e4, c5, 2. Nf3, e6, 3. D3, Nc6, 4. G3, d5, 5. Nbd2;
1. e4, e6, 2. D3, d5, 3. Nd2, b6, 4. G3.

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Bishop Opening -Opening from the perspective of white pieces

The Bishop’s Opening is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

1. e4 e5
2. Bc4

White attacks Black’s f7-square and prevents Black from advancing his d-pawn to d5. By ignoring the beginner’s maxim “develop knights before bishops”, White leaves his f-pawn unblocked, preserving the possibility of f2–f4.

The f2–f4 push gives the Bishop’s Opening an affinity with the King’s Gambit and the Vienna Game, two openings that share this characteristic. The Bishop’s Opening can transpose into either of these openings, and in particular a favorable variation of the King’s Gambit, but with care Black can circumvent this. Transpositions into Giuoco Piano and Two Knights Defense and other openings are also possible.

The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings assigns Bishop’s Opening the codes C23 and C24.

1.e4, e5, 2. Bc4, Nf6, 3. D3, Be7, 4. Nf3, d6, 5. 0-0; 3… c6, 4. Nf3, d5, 5. Bb3.
1. e4, e5, 2. Bc4, Nf6, 3. Nc3, Bc5, 4. D3, h6, 5. F4.

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Veresov Attack – Attack from the perspective of white pieces

D01 Veresov attack from the perspective of white pieces

The Richter–Veresov Attack (or Veresov Opening) is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

1. d4 d5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. Bg5

It is also often reached by transposition, for example 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 (the most common move order), 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Nc3, or 1.Nc3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.Bg5.

The opening was named after the German International Master Kurt Richter and later the Soviet master Gavriil Veresov, who played it frequently for over a quarter of a century.

Along with the Trompowsky Attack, Colle System, London System, and Torre Attack, the Richter–Veresov Attack is one of the more common branches of the Queen’s Pawn Game. The more popular Ruy Lopez opening looks like a Richter–Veresov Attack mirrored on the queenside, but the dynamics of play are quite different.

Moving into the last third of the 20th century, grandmasters of the caliber of Spassky, Tal, Smyslov, Larsen, and Bronstein all experimented with the Veresov Opening as an occasional surprise weapon. Even Karpov employed it with success against Romanishin in a Soviet Team Championship. Other, more frequent practitioners have included Hector Rossetto, Lev Alburt, Victor Ciocaltea, Nikola Padevsky, and Tony Miles.

1. d4, Nf6, 2. Nc3, d5, 3. Bg5, c6, 4. F3;
1. d4, Nf6, 2. Nc3, d5, 3. Bg5, Nbd7, 4. E3, e6, 5. Qf3;
1. d4. Nf6. 2. Nc3, d5, 4. Bg5, Bf5 ( 4… Nbd7) 4. Bf6, ef6.

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Trompowski System – Attack from the perspective of white pieces

The Trompowsky Attack is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

1. d4 Nf6
2. Bg5

With his second move, White intends to exchange his bishop for Black’s knight, inflicting doubled pawns upon Black in the process. This is not a lethal threat; Black can choose to fall in with White’s plan.

The Trompowsky is a popular alternative to the more common lines after 1.d4 Nf6 beginning 2.c4 or 2.Nf3. By playing 2.Bg5, White sidesteps immense bodies of the opening theory of various Indian Defences like the Queen’s Indian, King’s Indian, Nimzo-Indian, as well as the Grünfeld Defence.

The opening is named after the one-time Brazilian champion Octávio Trompowsky (1897–1984) who played it in the 1930s and 1940s. The Trompowsky has also been called The Zot.

Julian Hodgson and Antoaneta Stefanova are among several grandmasters who often employ the Trompowsky. World Champion Magnus Carlsen has occasionally employed the Trompowsky, notably in the first game of the 2016 World Chess Championship against Sergey Karjakin.

1. d4, d5, 2. Bg5, Nf6, 3. Bf6, gf6, 4. C4; 3… ef6, 4. E3, Bd6;

A45 Trompowsky – 1. D4, Nf6, 2. Bg5, Ne4, 3. H4, c5; 3… d5,; 3… h6.

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London System – Opening from the perspective of white pieces

The London System is a chess opening that usually arises after 1.d4 and 2.Bf4 or 2.Nf3 & 3.Bf4. It is a “system” opening that can be used against virtually any black defense and thus comprises a smaller body of opening theory than many other openings. The London System is one of the Queen’s Pawn Game openings where White opens with 1.d4 but does not play the Queen’s Gambit. It normally results in a closed game.

Basically, the London is a set of solid lines where after 1.d4 White quickly develops his dark-squared bishop to f4 and normally bolsters his center with [pawns on] c3 and e3 rather than expanding. Although it has the potential for a quick kingside attack, the white forces are generally flexible enough to engage in a battle anywhere on the board. Historically it developed into a system mainly from three variations:

1. d4, d5, 2. Nf3, Nf6, 3. Bf4, e6, 4. E3

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Colle System from the perspective of white pieces
The Colle System, also known as the Colle–Koltanowski system, is a chess opening strategy for White introduced by Belgian Edgard Colle in the 1920s, and further developed by George Koltanowski. This variation of the Queen’s Pawn Game is characterized by a systematic if modest development of White’s minor pieces to support a quick pawn move to the e4 square. It is solid but inflexible.

Colle and Koltanowski each won many tournaments in the 1920s and 1930s. Colle finished ahead of Tartakower, Euwe, and Rubinstein at various times. The opening had even been referred to as the “dreaded” Colle System. George Koltanowski, in his book, “The Colle System” said it offered “solid development”, combinations, a decent endgame, and it gives White “good chances of not losing against a stronger player”. However, players like Capablanca and Tal found ways to take the sting out of some of its various lines.