Open Games with ...Bc5 Kids Steve Giddins selects and studies

Steve Giddins selects and studies his favourite games by Nimzowitsch and examines Nimzowitsch's skills in the vital areas of attack

Karpov and Kasparov

Another 'Tartakowerism' is: 'An attack is against a castled position

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As an 8-year-old boy

Open Games with ...Bc5 Kids Steve Giddins selects and studiesExperienced 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