User James Ko

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Vienna Game: Struggling to find a good response to 2...Nc6

asked Feb 17, 2021 at 1:00

9 votes

3 answers

567 views

What are the ideas behind the 4.Qxd4 variation of Philidor's Defense?

asked May 13, 2021 at 0:08

8 votes

2 answers

833 views

Description of rectangular opposition in Silman's Complete Endgame Course

asked Jun 16, 2021 at 13:02

8 votes

2 answers

348 views

Strategic plans for Black in Fianchetto Variation of KID

asked Jun 16, 2021 at 20:36

8 votes

1 answer

283 views

What factors make the Nimzowitsch Defense inferior to other 1.e4 defenses?

asked Aug 9, 2021 at 0:05

7 votes

2 answers

460 views

As a Closed Sicilian player, is it impossible to avoid the Taimanov Variation without accepting an inferior position?

asked Jul 13, 2021 at 23:57

6 votes

2 answers

1k views

Understanding when it's OK / not OK to trade off the fianchettoed bishop

asked Jul 19, 2021 at 0:34

6 votes

2 answers

951 views

London system move order

asked Oct 9, 2021 at 1:06

6 votes

1 answer

157 views

What is the point of 6...Ne8 in the f3 Nimzo?

asked Dec 2, 2021 at 7:03

6 votes

2 answers

796 views

What do the c5 and e5 breaks do in the Caro-Kann / Scandi pawn structures?

asked Jun 20, 2021 at 13:09

6 votes

0 answers

591 views

What's the etymology behind the Great Snake Variation?

asked Jun 29, 2021 at 21:41

6 votes

1 answer

777 views

Two Knights of the Caro-Kann: 2.Nc3 vs 2.Nf3

asked May 3, 2021 at 21:07

5 votes

1 answer

526 views

Why is the King's Indian often used to play for a win against 1. d4 when it allows an early queen trade?

asked May 23, 2021 at 12:57

5 votes

3 answers

290 views

Is the Dunst Opening with 3. Nce2 unsound?

asked Jul 19, 2021 at 5:04

4 votes

1 answer

226 views

Why don't masters play 7...e5 against the Fianchetto Variation of the King's Indian?

asked Jul 26, 2021 at 0:08

4 votes

3 answers

156 views

Why does Black play b6 in these lines of the King's Indian?

asked Jul 27, 2021 at 2:31

4 votes

1 answer

430 views

How does the Grand Prix Attack compare to the Rossolimo/Canal Attack?

asked Jul 30, 2021 at 19:36

4 votes

4 answers

323 views

Why exchange the knight for the bad light-squared bishop?

asked Aug 23, 2021 at 17:47

4 votes

3 answers

739 views

Openings where Black castles queenside and White castles kingside

asked Apr 21, 2021 at 14:08

4 votes

2 answers

238 views

Move order in Samisch King's Indian, Panno Variation

asked Aug 2, 2021 at 7:13

3 votes

0 answers

132 views

What's the limit to how much someone can improve without hiring a chess coach? [closed]

asked Aug 15, 2021 at 23:32

3 votes

1 answer

1k views

d3 lines of Ruy Lopez vs. Italian

asked Feb 22, 2022 at 21:06

3 votes

3 answers

492 views

Should King's Indian players know know how to play Benoni-type positions?

asked Jul 31, 2021 at 5:06

3 votes

2 answers

405 views

Why are English setups with g3 like the Catalan considered solid for White, while the Sicilian Dragon is risky for Black?

asked May 10, 2021 at 13:57

3 votes

2 answers

383 views

Why is Bc4 "bad" in a regular Sicilian, yet played almost exclusively in the Smith-Morra?

asked Jul 12, 2021 at 1:10

2 votes

1 answer

708 views

Resources for learning about the Gurgenidze System of the Caro-Kann as Black

asked Jul 13, 2021 at 12:00

2 votes

2 answers

91 views

What's the accurate move order for this line?

asked Jul 13, 2021 at 16:21

2 votes

1 answer

368 views

What's the etymology behind this chess opening?

asked Jun 19, 2021 at 6:01

2 votes

2 answers

1k views

What's the point of the Two Knights French?

asked Apr 8, 2021 at 1:37

2 votes

1 answer

124 views

A weird way to play the Advance French?

asked Apr 20, 2021 at 20:36

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37 Questions

Vienna Game: Struggling to find a good response to 2...Nc6

What are the ideas behind the 4.Qxd4 variation of Philidor's Defense?

Description of rectangular opposition in Silman's Complete Endgame Course

Strategic plans for Black in Fianchetto Variation of KID

What factors make the Nimzowitsch Defense inferior to other 1.e4 defenses?

As a Closed Sicilian player, is it impossible to avoid the Taimanov Variation without accepting an inferior position?

Understanding when it's OK / not OK to trade off the fianchettoed bishop

London system move order

What is the point of 6...Ne8 in the f3 Nimzo?

What do the c5 and e5 breaks do in the Caro-Kann / Scandi pawn structures?

What's the etymology behind the Great Snake Variation?

Two Knights of the Caro-Kann: 2.Nc3 vs 2.Nf3

Why is the King's Indian often used to play for a win against 1. d4 when it allows an early queen trade?

Is the Dunst Opening with 3. Nce2 unsound?

Why don't masters play 7...e5 against the Fianchetto Variation of the King's Indian?

Why does Black play b6 in these lines of the King's Indian?

How does the Grand Prix Attack compare to the Rossolimo/Canal Attack?

Why exchange the knight for the bad light-squared bishop?

Openings where Black castles queenside and White castles kingside

Move order in Samisch King's Indian, Panno Variation

What's the limit to how much someone can improve without hiring a chess coach? [closed]

d3 lines of Ruy Lopez vs. Italian

Should King's Indian players know know how to play Benoni-type positions?

Why are English setups with g3 like the Catalan considered solid for White, while the Sicilian Dragon is risky for Black?

Why is Bc4 "bad" in a regular Sicilian, yet played almost exclusively in the Smith-Morra?

Resources for learning about the Gurgenidze System of the Caro-Kann as Black

What's the accurate move order for this line?

What's the etymology behind this chess opening?

What's the point of the Two Knights French?

A weird way to play the Advance French?