English 1.c4 e5 for Black Taktik 2 or 3 moves

2 or 3 moves

he won the 'Best Game' prize for a spectacular win against… Mikhail Tal who praised his opponent for his 'amazing creativity

the Veresov

The best possible target for an attack is the opponent's king

and Ponomariov scored points with it against Bacrot at the FIDE Grand Prix in Thessaloniki in June 2013

English 1.c4 e5 for Black Taktik 2 or 3 movesFrom 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