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Starting Out: The French Defense (Download) The French is one of Black's soundest defenses to 1.e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while...

Starting Out: The King's Indian Defense The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defenses in chess and is favored by ambitious and aggressive players. At the highest level it has been a major...

Starting Out: Modern Benoni Defense Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Modern Benoni Defense.The Modern Benoni is one of Black's most ambitious and audacious defenses to the...

Starting Out: The Modern Defense The Modern Defense chess opening is a dynamic, ambitious and universal first move - one that can be used against any system White may care to play...

Starting Out: The Nimzo-Indian Defense The Nimzo-Indian is one of the soundest and most popular defenses against 1.d4, offering Black the chance to unbalance the game early on and play for a win...

Starting Out: The Open Games in Chess The "Open Game" refers to a myriad of chess openings arising after the ever-popular 1.e4 e5: the Italian Game, the Scotch, The Two Knights Defense, the...

Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern Defense The very closely linked Pirc and Modern Defenses are dynamic systems that are favored by ambitious, counter-attacking players. Black plays very much in a...

Starting Out: The Queen's Gambit (Download) The Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the most popular and fundamental chess openings of all time and it has been the battleground for countless...

Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Accepted The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is Black's simplest way of dealing with one of White's most fashionable openings, the Queen's Gambit. Black grabs the gambit...

Starting Out: The Queen's Gambit Declined The Queen's Gambit Declined is an opening of great historical importance and Black's fundamental answer to 1.d4. From the very first move Black...

Starting Out: The Queen's Indian Defense The Queen's Indian is one of Black's most dependable and respected defenses to the Queen's Pawn opening. It is an established favorite among...

Starting Out: The Ruy Lopez Defense The Ruy Lopez is one of the most famous of all chess openings. It has a long and distinguished history and has been played by virtually all of the strongest...