The Sicilian Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1.e4 c5. The Sicilian is the most popular choice of aggressive players with black pieces. Often White will try to build a strong pawn center with moves like d4 and c4. Black’s response of c5 attacks the pawn center and hopes to gain…
Do you struggle in studying chess openings? Do you think that you can’t do better in openings? Studying chess openings is the most difficult part of the game and as an intermediate chess player, you must know the basics of the openings. Many people like to solve tactics and I personally also advise that solving…
Preparing chess openings is always not easy. To prepare for chess openings, you need someone who can help you. Everyone cannot hire a chess coach every time. Although hiring a chess coach is the best way to learn chess opening quickly. In this article, we will see the 11 best chess opening books for beginners. …
Learning King’s Indian Defense is a long-term process. There are a lot of main openings and variations in king’s Indian from both sides which you should learn. Also, King’s Indian is a very sharp tactical opening. There is a lot of material available on King’s Indian defense from which you can learn. If you are…
French Defense is 3rd most popular choice against 1.e4. In this opening, Black tries to attack the queenside and white control center. This aggressive opening ends with the unbalanced position where both players get equal chances to win. Black usually choose french defense if he/she likes to play the closed positions. White has 4 main…
Ruy Lopez is the most famous opening in chess. In Ruy Lopez, white plays 3rd move Bb5 and then try to gain an advantage This opening is very tricky for both sides as both sides get a decent position from the opening. There are lots of variations involved in Ruy Lopez. It is important to…
Studying chess books is the best way to improve your chess strength. When you start your chess journey you don’t know exactly what to study and how to study and then you end up buying some random books. It is very important to learn the basics and fundamentals of chess when you are a beginner…