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Bishop's Opening - Complete Guide for White

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Overview

Explore a comprehensive 20-minute video lesson on the Bishop's Opening, a solid and aggressive chess opening for White. Learn the basic moves, main ideas, attacking plans, and tricky traps associated with this opening. Discover how to counter Black's primary responses with aggressive gambits like the Ponziani-Urusov Gambit and the Vienna Hybrid. Gain insights into powerful attacking strategies, including devastating kingside attacks and sacrificial plays for checkmate. Enhance your chess skills with puzzles, quizzes, and practical examples presented by Grandmaster Igor Smirnov from Remote Chess Academy.

Syllabus

Bishop's Opening | Complete Opening Guide
1 If Black plays 2...Nf6
 Ponziani-Urusov Gambit 3.d4
1.1 If Black plays 4...Bc5
Puzzle of the Day
1.2 If Black plays 4...d5
1.3 If Black plays 4...Nc6
1.4 If Black plays 3...exd4
White's powerful attack
Sacrificing on h6 for checkmate
Black's correct response
2 If Black plays 2...Nc6
 Vienna Hybrid 5.f4
Devastating Kingside Attack
Quiz for you

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