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  2. Hippopotamus Defence - Wikipedia

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    The Hippopotamus Defence is a chess opening system employed by Black, consisting of a double fianchetto structure (bishops on b7 and g7) and a small pawn centre (pawns on d6 and e6). The knights are typically developed to e7 and d7 and the rook's pawns to a6 and h6. [ 1 ]

  3. Chess tactic - Wikipedia

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    In chess, a tactic is a sequence of moves that each makes one or more immediate threats – a check, a material threat, a checkmating sequence threat, or the threat of another tactic – that culminates in the opponent's being unable to respond to all of the threats without making some kind of concession.

  4. List of chess openings - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of chess openings, organised by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings ... English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line: 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3.

  5. Yasser Seirawan - Wikipedia

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    Winning Chess Openings - Brief descriptions of the most popular openings, and opening strategies; Winning Chess Endings - Introduction to the endgame; Winning Chess Brilliancies - Notable games analyzed by the author; Winning Chess Combinations - How to recognize the main combination patterns; somewhat of a follow-up to Winning Chess Tactics ...

  6. Chess opening - Wikipedia

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    The opening is the initial stage of a chess game. It usually consists of established theory.The other phases are the middlegame and the endgame. [1] Many opening sequences, known as openings, have standard names such as "Sicilian Defense".

  7. Chess strategy - Wikipedia

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    Chess strategy is the aspect of chess play concerned with evaluation of chess positions and setting goals and long-term plans for future play. While evaluating a position strategically, a player must take into account such factors as the relative value of the pieces on the board, pawn structure, king safety, position of pieces, and control of key squares and groups of squares (e.g. diagonals ...

  8. List of chess gambits - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of chess openings that are gambits. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ECO code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation .

  9. Bird's Opening - Wikipedia

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    Bird's Opening (or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening characterised by the move: 1. f4. Named after 19th century English player Henry Bird, Bird's opening is a standard flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square, offering good attacking chances at the expense of slightly weakening their own kingside. Black may ...