Jacques Mieses, the first FIDE-authorized British Grandmaster, employs his pet line in the Vienna Game to quickly crush Mikhail Chigorin, former two-time World Chess Championship challenger. Check it out! »
In this lesson we will check out other common Black second moves apart from 2...Nf6. The good news is that there are not too many of them! »
Let's see what you have picked up from the lesson on the mainline, where Black immediately develops his kingside knight. The White player is a strong GM, meanwhile Black has a rating of 2404, IM strength. »
Perhaps 1.e4 e5 is the most common opening move sequence seen in the games of newcomers to chess and mid-range players. It will be helpful to have a system for White which avoids a huge amount of theory, yet at the same time gives good chances. Allow me to suggest an idea. »
Will you be able to guess the move at critical points..? »