Die Englische Verteidigung Singles Day He lived in Aabenraa

He lived in Aabenraa

Belarusian grandmaster Sergey Kasparov examines the strengths

Blockade combinations

during Leko's teenage years when in the space of four years Leko improved from promising junior to grandmaster

White has interesting choices between strategic or more aggressive approaches

Die Englische Verteidigung Singles Day He lived in AabenraaIn the 1970s, a group of strong English players (especially Miles, Speelman, Keene and later Short) developed a slightly unusual opening starting after the moves 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6. Just like in the Grnfeld or Alekhine Defense, Black gives up the center. But instead of provoking pawn advances by moving the knights early, he wants to bring his bishops into play first (most often on the b7 and b4 squares). This approach contradicts the orthodox