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The Provocative Tango Chess Opening: Tactics and Strategy
Rating: 4.8 out of 5(93 ratings)
681 students
Created byTryfon Gavriel
Last updated 8/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • Nc6 as a weakness provocation tool in the Opening
  • How to provoke weaknesses in general and exploit them
  • Understanding the importance of pawn structures
  • Understanding strategic bishop exchanges to amplify weaknesses on a certain colour complex
  • Grandmaster game examples of the opening theory in action and how it relates to middlegames and endgames
  • The Mexican defence to 1.d4 - which runs often 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6
  • Strategies for creating great Kingside attacks based on earlier weakness provocation
  • The Nimzovich defence to 1.e4 with an aggressive dark square strategy
  • For the super-lazy you can "Reverse Tango" and use 1. Nc3 with White with many of the ideas in reverse!

Course content

10 sections84 lectures10h 47m total length
  • Introduction to Tango dark square weakness provocation philosophy2:21

    Introduction to the Tango or Nimzovich defence. This small lecture presents one of the basic ideas which is to provoke dark square weaknesses. Pawns do not go backwards in chess. The "Tango" as I like to call it is a very provocative opening trying to encourage the opponent's pawns forward.

  • Not in Scope: 1.d4 Nc64:38

Requirements

  • Knows the basics of playing Chess

Description

Welcome to our course dedicated to the provocative Knights' Tango System, also known as the Black Knights' Tango, Mexican Defense, Two Knights' Tango, or Kevitz–Trajkovic Defense. This strategy can be deployed effectively against both 1.e4 and 1.d4, paving your path to victory.

Learn from the legendary British Grandmaster Tony Miles, who leveraged this strategy to secure an impressive win rate of almost 60% over 95 games. This course also features a similar strategy for white pieces, known by various names including the Dunst Opening, Baltic Opening, Van Geet Opening, among others.

Instructed by FIDE CM Kingscrusher, this course delivers in-depth understanding and practical application of an early Queen's Knight move. This creates a novel and exciting opening with black pieces, capable of disrupting standard opening theory and provoking irreversible weaknesses in the opponent's position.

This opening shares similarities with the Alekhine defense due to its pawn provocation nature. FIDE CM Tryfon Gavriel aka "Kingscrusher" has employed this strategy with remarkable success, especially in faster time controls prevalent in today's Chess scene.

The 'Tango' element of this system lies in the knight's provocative transition from c6 to e5/e7 to g6. This move often weakens the opponent's pawn structure, providing tactical advantages. An effective way to accentuate these weaknesses is to employ a dark square strategy, facilitating knockout blows to the opponent's king.

Discover how to handle a potential space disadvantage by trading off dark-squared bishops and exposing the burden of space that the Knight's tango imposes on the opponent. Explore the "Mexican defence" recommended by FIDE CM Kingscrusher, which has delivered promising results in master games.

In conclusion, if you seek a novel, exciting opening with a proven track record, the Knights' Tango system can be your secret weapon. Embark on this journey for a fun-filled, rewarding Chess experience!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner to intermediate chess players looking for an interesting chess opening to surprise Opponents