Hanging Pawns Chess Videos

The Catalan with 4…Bb4+ and the Open Catalan with 5…Bb4+

The move Bb4+ is a way to get the Catalan player out of “main line” Catalan positions, and

Playing Qa4+ instead of Bg2 or Nf3, going into normal Open Catalans, avoids a ton of opening theory

There are 9 theoretical variations black could choose from in the Open Catalan. a6 is the main line,

The Latvian Gambit is a very aggressive and unsound opening for black, with which black tries to blow

There are 9 theoretical variations black could choose from in the Open Catalan. Nc6 is the second most

Vishy Anand is an was (and still is) an absolute chess monster in all stages of the game.

There are 9 theoretical variations black could choose from in the Open Catalan. c5 is probably the most

Magnus Carlsen is probably the greatest endgame player of all time. His ability to plan, calculate, and never

Mikhail Tal was nicknamed “The Magician from Riga” because of his brilliant, tactical, attacking play. He wasn’t well

There are 9 theoretical variations black could choose from in the Open Catalan. Bd7 is perhaps the most