Discovering Chess Openings: Building opening skills from basic principles by John Emms

Author:John Emms [Emms, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sports & Outdoors
ISBN: 9781781945827
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Published: 2020-12-17T06:00:00+00:00

3) The main line of the Caro-Kann Defence begins 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4. In this position, can you suggest two ways for Black to develop with threats and on each occasion consider White’s replies?

4) Here are two positions that could arise from the Sicilian Defence. Explain briefly why one is commonly seen in tournament play whereas the other is hardly ever witnessed.

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Chapter Five

Pawn Play

So far we’ve concentrated mainly on pieces and how they should develop, whereas the role of the pawns in the opening has been somewhat neglected. In this chapter I’m hoping to redress the balance by studying a few basic pawn structures arising from the opening before moving on to some typical pawn breaks that are worth remembering. Finally, there’s the much misunderstood subject of doubled pawns: when they are a clear weakness compared to when they prove to be a strength.

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