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Win your own brilliant miniatures by learning the c3 Sicilian, an opening you can master with just a few easy-to-learn ideas! Get the ultimate training with GM Ron Henley’s 21 hour “Crushing Black with the c3 Sicilian”. Get instant access AND a 35% discount here ► https://ichs.co/2yai4gO Want a near unbeatable 👊 chess opening? FM Alisa Melekhina shows how to sidestep Sicilian Defense theory and catch your opponents out with your own chess opening tricks! The c3 Sicilian (also known as the Sicilian Defense Alapin variation) is a fantastic opening weapon against Sicilian players. This game demonstrates the typical plans in the c3 Sicilian for White, including how to execute a crushing piece attack against the Black king. Black chose a slightly inferior line, allowing White to get an advantage with simple and natural developing moves. These moves lead to a tactical miniature, typical of the Sicilian Alapin and proving that it is not at all a "quiet opening." Even the strongest of players are not immune from having to play precisely against the c3 Sicilian. This opening is ideal for those who don't have time to learn all the Open Sicilian Defense theory but like to play systematic openings based on ideas. The chess openings database is full of quick wins for White in the c3 Sicilian. Alisa Melekhina identifies the targets available to White and explains how and why White’s attacking plan works. Master these few simple rules and you will become a chess openings pro, an expert in the Sicilian Alapin striking fear into your rivals and racking up tournament points against anyone who dares to play 1…c5. Learn how to play the c3 Sicilian as White properly and you will have a reliable chess opening for life. Alisa Melekhina is a FIDE master with one International Master Norm. She started playing at age 5 and entered her first tournament at age 7. In less than three years, she was winning prestigious international tournaments and has competed 4 times for the U.S. Women's Championship. Alisa is currently entering her third and final year of law school at the University of Pennsylvania. ► Corresponding article from this video with extra goodies: https://www.ichess.net/blog/fm-alisa-melekhina-win-sicilian-21-moves/ ►Learn more about the c3 Sicilian: https://www.ichess.net/blog/crushing-black-with-the-c3-sicilian/ ► Come checkout the iChess.net shop, we have the world’s largest collection of chess videos and chess courses: https://ichs.co/iChessShop ********** Other Videos from iChess ********** ► Subscribe to our main Youtube Channel: https://ichs.co/iChSubscribe ► Check out award winning Master Method video series: https://ichs.co/MasterMethod Checkout our most recent video: https://ichs.co/latest-chess-video ********** FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: *********** Facebook: https://ichs.co/iChessFB Twitter: https://ichs.co/iChessTwitter YouTube: https://ichs.co/iChSubscribe ********** Our Other YouTube Channels *********** iChess Ch 2: https://ichs.co/iChess2 iChess en español: https://ichs.co/iChessESP

♕ 10 GM SECRETS: http://www.iChess.net/10gmsecrets/ ♕ FULL VIDEO: http://www.iChess.net/shop/killer-c3-sicilian-with-im-sam-collins/ ♕ MORE: http://www.iChess.net/blog/killer-c3-sicilian-im-sam-collins/ http://facebook.com/iChessnet | http://twitter.com/onlinechessless White opens with the c3 Sicilian and black employs one of the main responses with 2. ...Nf6 - immediately pressuring white´s e4-pawn while developing a piece. The opening continues fairly normally however we can see what IM Collins is talking about in the video - the knight on b6 really is worthless! White is able to rapidly generate a direct attack against black´s king, meanwhile all of black´s pieces are unable to help defend as white´s e5-pawn does an excellent job of cramping black´s position and blocking communication with the kingside. With 21. Bxf5!! white tore open black´s kingside, leading to a decisive attack and black´s resignation after only 26 moves! Learn more about the c3 Sicilian: https://www.ichess.net/blog/crushing-black-with-the-c3-sicilian/

♕ 10 GM SECRETS: http://www.iChess.net/10gmsecrets/ 10 HOUR VIDEO ►: http://www.iChess.net/shop/the-killer-french-defense-with-gm-simon-williams/ ♕ MORE ►: http://www.iChess.net/blog/the-killer-french-gm-simon-williams/ http://facebook.com/iChessnet | http://twitter.com/onlinechessless The French Defense is one of the most popular chess openings ever, having been played by many world chess champions and top players throughout the history of the game. The French Defense is known as one of the most solid openings black can employ against 1. e4 as black usually obtains a slightly cramped but strong position in the center with his pawns on e6 and d5. In today´s world of chess, Grandmaster Simon Williams is a leading expert on the French Defense and has been playing this system for more than 20 years! In the below chess video excerpt from the chess DVD ¨The Killer French¨ GM Williams explains many of the typical counterattacking patterns that black employs to strike at white´s center. The very nature of the French Defense dictates that white can obtain a lasting space advantage in the center with pawns on e5 and d4. The main debate is whether these pawns are a strength for white and cramp black´s position, or if these pawns are over-extended and black can obtain active counterplay against them. GM Williams does an excellent job of describing common ways for black to generate energetic pressure against white´s center in the below chess video excerpt. More on the French Defense: https://www.ichess.net/blog/french-defense/ https://www.ichess.net/blog/veco-french-defense-exchange-variation/ https://www.ichess.net/blog/french-defense-beating-advanced-variation-3-e5/

Want to know the best chess openings that don't require endless hours of studying theory? 🤔 GM Susan Polgar has used the Colle-Zukertort System with great success. Get instant access to the full course with 50% off. ►https://ichs.co/PolgarColle Chess openings can be a tough place for the beginner player as it can be very difficult to think of new ideas that are really the best moves in unfamiliar positions. Sure, you can follow well-known fundamental concepts such as control the center, develop your pieces, and get your king safe - however if you suddenly find yourself in a sharp position early in the game you might not be able to fight your way back! The Colle-Zukertort is one of the best chess openings for White that doesn't involve memorising endless lines of theory. As a beginner chess player, it is recommended that you spend most of your study time concentrating on the middlegame and the endgame, as they are the most important phases of the game. It's really only the full-time chess professionals who have the time to delve into complicated openings, analysing and memorising lines and variations fifteen, twenty or more moves deep. At lower levels, memorising moves isn't a good idea, because if you don't understand the reason behind the moves, it is easy to go wrong as soon as the opponent plays a move you hadn't prepared for! This chess opening is good because White can decide how to proceed in the game. White can either attack on the kingside, or can choose to open up the center and create an attack there. The Colle opens with 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3. Black has a number of responses here, but in this Chess For Beginners video, Susan Polgar concentrates on the main move 4...c5. The Zukertort System is where White plays b3 and fianchettoes the queen-side bishop. After going over the basic ideas of the opening, a typical game is analysed between Maroczy and Blake, to help you see the ideas in action and better understand them so you can use them in your own games. ► Corresponding article from this video with extra goodies: **** https://www.ichess.net/blog/colle-zukertort-system-susan-polgar-chess-video/ ****** ► Come checkout the iChess.net shop, we have the world’s largest collection of chess videos and chess courses: https://ichs.co/iChessShop ********** Other Videos from iChess ********** ► Subscribe to our main Youtube Channel: https://ichs.co/iChSubscribe ► Check out award winning Master Method video series: https://ichs.co/MasterMethod Checkout our most recent video: https://ichs.co/latest-chess-video ********** FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: *********** Facebook: https://ichs.co/iChessFB Twitter: https://ichs.co/iChessTwitter YouTube: https://ichs.co/iChSubscribe ********** Our Other YouTube Channels *********** iChess Ch 2: https://ichs.co/iChess2 iChess en español: https://ichs.co/iChessESP

Colle opening is a much underrated system for white as its perceived that the Colle doesn't give much for white, but the same could be said of any chess opening. The Colle itself is easy to understand, practical to play and amounts to a narrow field of opening theory. Some of the most spectacular games can arise as white opens the centre when its deemed advantageous to do so. This video focuses on the Colle ending which is advantageous for white, with control of the only open file, a queen side pawn majority and easy development, how good does it get? chess, echecs , ajedrez , xadrez , shahmati , szachy , sjakk , schach , schaken , satranj , шахматы , شطرنج

Jonathan Schrantz covers 1. e4 d5, the Scandinavian. Learn where to relocate the black Queen after the pawn trade. See Scandinavian games from the strongest players and consider whether the Defense really is as crazy as you thought. 2016.01.11 Ruslan Ponomariov vs Ioannis Papaioannou, EU-chT (Men) (2003): B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen, Chess Olympiad (2014): B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence Fabiano Caruana vs Ludger Koerholz, European Club Cup (2009): B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence Piotr Dobrowolski vs Jacek Tomczak, European Rapid Championship (2010): B01 Scandinavian, Pytel-Wade variation

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