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ECO B20Article1…c5Tabiya: 5.Nc3391 linesSicilian Defense
- Semi-open games
- Sharp play
- Asymmetry
Answer not with a mirror, but with a strike from the side
Study opening- ECO D80Article3…d5Tabiya: 6…Bg759 lines
Grünfeld Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Sharp play
- Big pawn centre
- Hypermodern
Give up the centre, then take it apart
Study opening - ECO D102…c6Tabiya: 8…Nbd752 lines
Slav Defense
- Closed games
- Solid
A pawn on c6, a bishop at large
Study opening - ECO E123…b6Tabiya: 7…Ne473 lines
Queen's Indian Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Fianchetto
- Positional play
- Hypermodern
A bishop on b7 stares across the whole board
Study opening