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The Rat Defense is very strong and almost never played, regardless on which level you play. It’s rare, unknown, and

Ever played a smothered mate or an Anastasia’s mate in a real game? Here are 5 beautiful mating patterns you

My opponent played a well known bad gambit in the Slav and I punished it precisely. If you don’t know

Every Grandmaster plays the Queen’s Gambit. It’s sound, complex, and it can be positional, or wild and tactical depending on

The Greek Gift is a pattern everyone must know how to recognize and execute. This game featured a Greek Gift,

Another Nimzo-Indian. And another tough game. I need to sit down and learn the Nimzo properly. I keep messing up

A mad game in an opening often described as boring, slow, bad, and not ambitious for white. Despite that, I

Fantasy Caro-Kann completely misplayed by white in the opening. Black had a massive edge, a material advantage, and should have

Facing the Nimzo-Indian Defense is never easy. It’s probably my least favorite opening I face in my 1.d4 repertoire. Whether

How to learn chess openings effectively by focusing on understanding instead of memorization. Caro-Kann repertoire with games available here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/caro-kann-pgn-130336434"