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From what I see, you tend to play very aggressive and unsafe openings as white and on the other hand you like playing more solid and positional opening as black. Also you say that you like tactics and ...
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Why is d5 better than dxe5 in this position?
After 1.dxe5 Nd7 Black will get back their pawn with ...Nxe5 and be relieved that White's impressive center has been torn apart.
After 1.d5! The Nc6 is sent to a bad square and leaves the Pe5 with ...
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Why is 11...Qg6 the best move in this line of the italian?
The queen is well placed on g6 facing the White king and hitting the weakest point of the castle, g2.
You were afraid of 12.Nxe5? but this pawn is protected by the Nc6, so no, the Black queen doesn't ...
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Which openings have a 0-0-0 long castle as white and as black?
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Main line Caro-Kann
I believe this is the most played opening with both sides castling long.
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. h5 Bh7 ...
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Why is Nf6 a blunder here?
Because after Bxf6 gxf6 there is Qxf6, which wins a pawn, threatens the rook and threatens mate on f7. You can castle, but then the king is exposed by the missing g pawn. Your only other option is Rf8....
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Why is Nh6 a mistake here? Why is Nf6 the best move?
In a nutshell, castling is good but it's peanuts compared to being up a piece. White isn't going to play Bxf7+ no matter what you do, so do something more useful with your move instead.
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What is the easiest way to win this endgame in a blitz game?
Black's strategy is very straightforward. Push a5 to break up white's queen side pawns, win two of them leaving the d pawn as a passer and then queen it. There's not much white can do.
White should ...
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Why is Nh6 a mistake here? Why is Nf6 the best move?
Control of the center.If you control the central squares(d4,d5,e4,e5) then you have more pressure than your opponent and can infiltrate his/her camp.Control of the center is important because any ...
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Why is Nh6 a mistake here? Why is Nf6 the best move?
B:f7 is not a threat at this moment since white pieces have no way to join the attack immediately and the black King can safely retreat.
Thus the best strategy is to developed pieces actively. The ...
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Why is Nh6 a mistake here? Why is Nf6 the best move?
In the opening it is recommended that you develop you pieces towards the center, especially the knights which are much more active there than on the edge. So 2...Nf6! is better than 2...Nh6?
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