Open Games with ...Bc5 Erzählungen und Romane Re-reading until you fully understand

Re-reading until you fully understand these ideas will be time well spent

Chapter 8 - The Direct Exchange 4

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It was first mentioned in chess literature in the late 15th century

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Open Games with ...Bc5 Erzählungen und Romane Re-reading until you fully understandExperienced coaches often recommend playing positions with similar pawn structures so that ideas learned in one variation can be easily transferred to another. With a similar goal, Sam Collins has designed a repertoire after 1. e4 e5 based on systems with Bc5. Each of these lines (3 Bc5 against the Ruy Lopez and Italian, Ruy Lopez with 4 Bc5, 3 Bb4+ 4. c3 Bc5 against the Scotch, and 2 Bc5 against the King's Gambit) shares the ambition of actively