GM Fabien Libiszewski is back to show some key Kalashnikov lines, all featuring a powerful black knight on d4. Black is usually happy to sacrifice a pawn in the center to create a monstrous bishop on g7.

2024年8月19日 · chapter covering 3...Nd4: A dubious defense indeed. Moving the same piece. twice does not inspire much confidence in Black's plan. It is tempting to try. responses. Instead, we need to develop our other pieces and 0-0. A breakdown. have too many alternatives to consider. In terms of developing, only Bc5 & Ne7. e5!).

2018年8月24日 · 3..Nd4 is a viable move that is known as the Bird defence. The whole idea after 4.Nxd4 exd4 is that Black's pawn on d4 will restrict white's potential plans to play Nc3 or a quick d4. The line is not as popular as the main lines, but can still be something to watch out for.

2021年6月7日 · Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4. Black gives up the defense of e5 and instead counter-attacks with a threat towards the bishop. The drawback is that after the knight exchange on d4 Black will have a slightly inferior pawn structure, though with a slight space gain.

Nd4 is theoretically amongst the second tier of openings (Kg3, Bd4, Nxc2, and Kh3 being the top tier). I consider it to be the 5th best opening coming out to a draw in all strong response lines but two. It is currently a theoretical mistake.

2015年6月18日 · Nd4 is a very tricky knight attack, and when playing against a tricky player they may respond with Nb5 or Nf5 after e6 and c6 respectively, where e6 and c6 aims to protect those two grids. What is a good response here? Black, who defends, should move its Knight to h6. There it protects f5 so if white moves its knight there, black can capture it.

2021年2月1日 · Nh4 is a blunder since after 14..., Bxe2 to save the bishop (the bishop could also retreat to f7 or e8 to save itself), 15. Qxe2, the pawn fork 15..., g5 will win a piece for Black (this fork could also be made after the bishop retreated, again winning a piece), whereas 14.

2021年6月8日 · GM Fabien Libiszewski is back to show some key Kalashnikov lines, all featuring a powerful black knight on d4. Black is usually happy to sacrifice a pawn in the center to create a monstrous bishop on g7.

2020年11月23日 · Here the situation, It's black to move and using the analysis tool after the game, the computer says the best move to the position above is : Nd4 but I can't figure out why ??? Neither the following moves. Could someone explain it to me please ?

2024年11月15日 · "It is the double king's pawn opening most commonly used in master play; it has been adopted by almost all players at some point in their careers and many play it from both the White and Black sides." White threatens to trade off Black's c6-knight, leaving the e5-pawn undefended. It's not an immediate threat, because after 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5.