An unorthodox chess opening with the tabiya: 1. e4 Nc6!?
The Nimzowitsch Defense is an unorthodox chess opening where Black aims for a 'reversed King's Indian'. The purpose of this defence is to allow White to form a center, but to undermine it.
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Simplest plan to stop my queen from getting trapped
It's reasonably common for my opponents in blitz to fall into the following trap in the opening.
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1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. d5 Nce7 4. f4 Ng6 5.f5 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Qxh1 8. Nf3
This position should be an easy win, but I find myself often…
Noah Snyder
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