Thursday, July 30, 2009

Winning Chess Tactics - Benoni Defense

The Benoni defense is a modern opening against white queen pawn openingsand is known for it's aggressive, tactical and almost reckless nature. Black obtains active pieces and a queen-side pawn majority at the cost of allowing white to expand.


Friday, July 10, 2009

The Dutch Defense - Stonewall Variation

One of the better fighting defenses that black has at its disposal against 1. d4 is the Dutch Defense. Here is a video that shows the Stonewall variation of the Dutch Defense.