English 1.c4 e5 for Black Taktik Dortmund 2003

Dortmund 2003

and Unsuccessful Kingwalks

Death to the 2

It exposes the actual give-and-take nature of chess tactics

dice chess)

English 1.c4 e5 for Black Taktik Dortmund 2003From the beginning we are taught to play for the center, to develop the pieces and to secure our king. But as time goes on these "compulsory rules" lose their force, we allow more and more exceptions, until at some point we pick up our first chess textbook and discover that we have to repeat the general principles from scratch. It is the same with openings. To confuse their opponents, many players today have taken to playing the English Opening with