If you’re busy with day to day life — but still want an opening you can rely on against anyone, the English Opening is simply perfect for you. GM Damian Lemos teaches you everything you need to know to play the English with confidence. Get instant access with 35% off. ►https://ichs.co/2RNQrrW
Carlsen, Kramnik, Aronian, and Karpov – they ALL have something in common when it comes to openings…
They prefer simple opening systems that 1. never go out of date… 2. they have a deeper understanding of the plans for both sides…and 3. despite the openings’ simplicity — there is still plenty of room to outplay strong opponents.
As talented juniors like Wei Yi swarm onto the chess scene — these experienced masters want to avoid the “openings arms race”— and win simply because they are STRONGER.
And that’s why they LOVE the English Opening.
In this video GM Lemos introduces you to the English Opening, specifically the Symmetrical Variation. It’s a free preview of his 8-hour Deep Dive into the English Opening.
The English Opening is one of the most popular chess openings for White thanks to its flexibility and many ways to play for the win.
Not only has the English Opening been frequently played by the best grandmasters of the past – Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer – but also it is played by many leading grandmasters today – Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Peter Svidler, Hikaru Nakamura, Vassily Ivanchuk and many more.
The English Opening occurs after the move 1.c4. The opening is called the English Opening because it was introduced and regularly played by the English unofficial World Chess Champion Howard Staunton in the 1840s and 1850s.
It’s a flank opening, meaning that White starts off by pushing the c-pawn instead of the typical e- or d-pawns.
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