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  2. Benko Gambit - Wikipedia

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    The Benko Gambit (or Volga Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the move 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence arising after: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5. Black sacrifices a pawn for enduring queenside pressure. White can accept or decline the gambit pawn.

  3. List of chess gambits - Wikipedia

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    move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Alekhine's Defense. 2 Benko Gambit. 3 Bird's Opening. 4 Bishop's Opening. 5 Blackmar–Diemer Gambit. ... This is a list of chess ...

  4. King's Fianchetto Opening - Wikipedia

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    The King's Fianchetto Opening or Benko's Opening [1] (also known as the Hungarian Opening, Barcza Opening, or Bilek Opening) is a chess opening characterized by the move: 1. g3. White's 1.g3 ranks as the fifth most popular opening move, but it is far less popular than 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4 and 1.Nf3. It is usually followed by 2.Bg2, fianchettoing ...

  5. Chess opening - Wikipedia

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    Chess openings are primarily categorized by move sequences. [19] In the initial position, White has twenty legal moves. [ 20 ] Of these, 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.Nf3, and 1.c4 are by far the most popular as these moves do the most to promote rapid development and control of the center.

  6. Bongcloud Attack - Wikipedia

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    The first use of the joke opening in a FIDE-rated game between top grandmasters occurred during the Chess.com Global Championship finals in November 2022, which was an in-person rapid event played on Chess.com. Trailing 3–0 in his knockout match against Hikaru Nakamura, Polish GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda played 1.e3 and 2.Ke2.

  7. Shogi strategy - Wikipedia

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    Shogi, like western chess, can be divided into the opening, middle game and endgame, each requiring a different strategy.The opening consists of arranging one's defenses and positioning for attack, the middle game consists of attempting to break through the opposing defenses while maintaining one's own, and the endgame starts when one side's defenses have been compromised.

  8. Alexandre Deschapelles - Wikipedia

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    Alexandre Deschapelles (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ deʃapɛl]; March 7, 1780 in Ville-d'Avray near Versailles – October 27, 1847 in Paris) was a French chess player who, between the death of François-André Danican Philidor and the rise of Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, was probably the strongest player in the world.

  9. Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends - Wikipedia

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    The actor said he discussed this scene with the director who pleased with the result. Kenshin's strongest technique, the Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki, was Satoh's favorite move as he likes its meaning. While Kenshin shouts his attacks' names in both manga and anime, Satoh instead decided to say the names after performing those moves. [13]