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Danish Gambit Opening

The Danish Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3. White will sacrifice one or two pawns for the sake of rapid development and the attack. However, with care, Black can accept one or both pawns safely, or simply decline the gambit altogether with good chances. Although it may have been known earlier, Danish player Martin Severin From essayed the gambit in the Paris 1867 chess tournament and he is usually given credit for the opening. The Danish Gambit was popular with masters of the attack including Alekhine, Marshall, Blackburne, and Mieses, but as more defensive lines for Black were discovered and improved, it lost favor in the 1920s. Today it is rarely played in top-level chess. (Danish Gambit on Wikipedia)

Dutch Defence Stonewall Variation

The Dutch Defence opening, played by black against a white queen's pawn opening, is a very dynamic and tactical opening option. The Stonewall Variation of the Dutch Defence looks to lock down the center in preparation for a king side attack against white. It is very common in Dutch Defence Stonewall games for a piece sacrifice (sometimes more than one!) to begin a brutal assault against the white king. The very first move of the Dutch Defence F5 immediately creates an imbalanced position, laying the foundation for sharp tactical play. (Dutch Defence on Wikipedia)

Sicilian Defence - Dragon Variation - Yugoslav Attack(NEW)

The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's King's Pawn Opening. The Dragon variation of the Sicilian Defence is ushered in when black plays G6 on move 5. Currently one of the strongest lines white has against the Dragon Variation is the Yugoslav attack. (Yugoslav Attack on Wikipedia)

Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation - English Attack Line (6. Be3)

The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4 Currently, White's most popular weapon against the Najdorf is 6.Be3. This is called the English Attack, because it was popularized by English grandmasters Murray Chandler, John Nunn and Nigel Short in the 1980s. White's idea is to play f3, Qd2, g4 and 0-0-0 in some order. Black can respond with 6...e6, 6...e5 or 6...Ng4; to prevent ...Ng4, White sometimes starts with 6.f3 instead. A related attacking idea for White is 6.Be3 e6 7.g4, known as the Hungarian Attack or Perenyi Attack. The English Attack line enjoys extensive use at the top levels of Grandmaster play. (Sicilian Defence on Wikipedia)

Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation Poisoned Pawn - (7. Qb6)

The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4. Bobby Fischer popularized the Poisoned Pawn Variation of the Najdorf, and it has been played by a great many of the world's strongest Grandmasters. (Sicilian Defence on Wikipedia)