An offbeat opening where White seizes kingside space with f4. Can lead to a reversed Dutch Defense setup.
Black sacrifices a pawn for a dangerous attack on the kingside
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Open in ChessGrind →A flexible flank opening that can transpose into many other openings. Named after Howard Staunton who employed it in 1843.
A hypermodern opening where White fianchettoes and controls the center from the flanks. Named after Richard Réti who pioneered hypermodern ideas.
Both sides fianchetto and develop symmetrically. A flexible system that can lead to Hedgehog, Maroczy Bind, or reversed Sicilian structures.
A flexible system where White builds a King's Indian structure with reversed colors. Popular with Fischer who used it to devastating effect.